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The 2010 State-EPA Innovation Symposium:
Environmental Protection for a Changing Climate
and Greener Economy

November 1-4, 2010 - Monona Terrace, Madison, Wisconsin

Symposium Agenda

Note: Rooms and times subject to change

Last Updated: January 14, 2011 11:29 AM

The 2010 State-EPA Environmental Innovation Symposium on November 2nd and 3rd will offer plenary speakers and a series of breakout sessions related to the following themes:

  • The Making of a Greener Economy: Emerging Issues and What They Mean for Our Work - This track will focus on green trends and strategies shaping the future of environmental protection and the U.S. economy, and what they mean for the role of environmental regulatory agencies.
  • Collaborating for Co-Benefits: Engaging Partners to Maximize Results - This track will highlight the new ways that government agencies at all levels are working with each other and with non-governmental partners on integrated strategies that achieve multiple results. Participants will learn about novel partnerships, the factors that led to their development, and what is needed to further similarly successful partnerships in the future.
  • From Climate to Classic Programs: New Tools and Strategies - This track will examine new tools and strategies that environmental agencies are employing to address climate change as well as traditional environmental protection challenges.
Monday, November 1st - Pre-Symposium Workshops
    1:00-5:00 pm - Registration - Counter #4
    Workshops:
    1:00-4:00 pm - Asking the Climate Question - An Introduction to the Importance of Climate Change Adaptation - Meeting Room K-L
    1:00-4:30 pm - Empowering Sustainable Behavior - Meeting Room M-N
    1:00-5:00 pm - Performance Management 101 - Learn How to Measure What Matters - Meeting Room O-P
    1:00-4:00 pm - Facebook, Twitter, Wikis and More - Using Web 2.0 Tools and Emerging Web Technology in Environmental Programs - Meeting Room Q-R
Tuesday, November 2nd (8:00 am - 5:00 pm) - Plenary Session and Concurrent Sessions
    7:45 am-5:00 pm - Registration - Counter #3 and #4
    7:45-8:45 am - Continental Breakfast - Grand Terrace
    8:45-9:15 am - Welcome and Opening Remarks - Ballroom A-B
Toddi Steelman, North Carolina State University
Matthew Frank, Secretary, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Michael Linder, Director, Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality
Welcome/Introduction Video (20 min - 16 MB)
    9:15-10:00 am - Gina McCarthy, Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation, US EPA - Ballroom A-B
McCarthy Video (54:20 min - 45.2 MB)
    10:00-10:15 am - Refreshment Break - Grand Terrace
    10:15-11:45 am - Concurrent Sessions I
Ballroom C
The Making of a Green Economy - Emerging Issues and What They Mean for Our Work		 Ballroom D
Collaborating for Co-benefits - Engaging Partners to Maximize Results		 Hall of Ideas G-J
From Climate to Classic Programs - New Tools, New Strategies

Session Recording - 81.1 MB .MP4 format video file

No Session Recording File
    12:00-1:30 pm - Luncheon with Speaker - Grand Terrace
    12:30-1:30 pm   Grand Terrace
David Paylor, Director, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Introduction Video (3:32 min - 2.61 MB)
Andrew Winston, Author, The Green Recovery and co-author, Green to Gold
Slides - State EPA Innovation Symposium, Madison, WI, Nov 2, 2010 - requires name and email to download copy of presentation
Winston Video (59:49 min - 62.2 MB)
    1:30-3:00 pm - Concurrent Sessions II
Ballroom C
The Making of a Green Economy - Emerging Issues and What They Mean for Our Work		 Ballroom D
Collaborating for Co-benefits - Engaging Partners to Maximize Results		 Hall of Ideas G-J
From Climate to Classic Programs - New Tools, New Strategies

Session Recording - 65.8 MB .MP4 format video file

Session Recording - 59.4 MB .MP4 format video file
    3:00-3:15 pm - Refreshment Break - Grand Terrace
    3:15-4:15 pm - Innovator's Cafe - Grand Terrace
    4:15-5:00 pm - Ballroom A-B
Ira Leighton, Deputy Regional Administrator, Region 1, US EPA
Introduction Video (1:34 min - 1.25 MB)
Michelle Moore, Federal Environmental Executive, Executive Office of the President
Moore Video (38:35 min - 31.4 MB)
    5:00-6:30 pm - Networking Reception - Grand Terrace
Sponsored by US Business Council for Sustainable Development
Wednesday, November 3rd (8:00 am - 2:00 pm) - Plenary Speakers and Breakout Sessions
    7:00am-2:30 pm - Registration - Counter #3 and #4
    7:00-8:00 am - Continental Breakfast - Grand Terrace East
    8:00-8:15 am - Welcome - Ballroom A-B
    8:15-9:00 am - Michael Linder, Director, Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality
Introduction Video (2:09 min - 1.54 MB)
Robert Verchick (Slides), Deputy Associate Administrator for Policy, US EPA - Ballroom A-B
Verchick Video (50:04 min - 39.2 MB)
    9:00-9:15 am - Break - Grand Terrace East
    9:15-10:45 am - Concurrent Sessions III
Ballroom C
The Making of a Green Economy - Emerging Issues and What They Mean for Our Work		 Ballroom D
Collaborating for Co-benefits - Engaging Partners to Maximize Results		 Hall of Ideas G-J
From Climate to Classic Programs - New Tools, New Strategies

Session Recording - 67.4 MB .MP4 format video file

Session Recording - 66.8 MB .MP4 format video file
    10:45-11:00 am - Break - Grand Terrace East
    11:00 am-12:30 pm - Concurrent Sessions IV
Ballroom C
The Making of a Green Economy - Emerging Issues and What They Mean for Our Work		 Ballroom D
Collaborating for Co-benefits - Engaging Partners to Maximize Results		 Hall of Ideas G-J
From Climate to Classic Programs - New Tools, New Strategies

Session Recording - 65.2 MB .MP4 format video file

Session Recording - 69.6 MB .MP4 format video file
    12:30-2:00 pm - Lunch and Speaker - Grand Terrace
    1:00-2:00 pm - Grand Terrace
Betsy Shaw, Director, Office of Strategic Environmental Management, US EPA
Introduction Video (4:15 min - 4.61 MB)
Karl Brooks, EPA Region 7 Administrator - Grand Terrace
Brooks Video (47:58 min - 55.0 MB)
    2:30 pm-5:30 pm - Madison Gas and Electric Co-generation Plant with the University of Wisconsin Tour
    2:30 pm-5:30 pm - University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum Tour
    2:30 pm-5:00 pm - State and Federal Forum on Green Workforce Development - Hall of Ideas G-J
Thursday, November 4th - Post-Symposium Tours and Workshops
    8 am-2:30 pm - NPPR Board Meeting - Dane Room
    Tours:    
    8 am-1 pm - Aldo Leopold’s Shack and Legacy Center Tour *Fee Required
    8 am-1 pm - Brownfields Revitalization Tour
    8 am-1 pm - Wisconsin Farm Tour
    Workshops:
    8:30 am-11:00 am - Burn Wise: Wood Smoke Education and Training - Hall of Ideas E
    8:30 am-10:00 am - Tools and resources for estimating the multiple benefits of clean energy - Hall of Ideas F
    8:30 am-2:00 pm - As Your Program Develops - A Measurement Perspective - Hall of Ideas G

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