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Keynote Speakers / Special Guests
Opening General Session
Welcome Address - George M. Israel, III
...............................President & CEO, Georgia Chamber of Commerce
 George M. Israel, III, was appointed president and chief executive officer of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce in 2002. Since that time, he has increased membership, seen near perfect success lobbying on behalf of business at the State Capitol, and led the Chamber through a transformative reorganization that will allow it to work nimbly, proactively and even more successfully on behalf of its over 4,000 members.
Prior to joining the Georgia Chamber, Israel served as a chief executive both in government and business. At just 31 years old, he was elected Mayor of Macon, Georgia's sixth largest city, held the position from 1979 until 1987. During that time, he earned a reputation for being fiscally conservative, fair minded, and of the highest integrity – qualities that led him to a series of leadership positions in real estate and healthcare after leaving office.
George Israel began his career as a field underwriter in the life, health and accident insurance industry. In 1987, he became president and chief executive officer of The Potomac Corporation, a European venture capital firm. During the early 1990's, he was chief executive officer of Fickling & Walker, a Macon real estate development company. In 1994, he became president and chief executive officer of Secure Health Plans of Georgia.
Israel currently serves on the Board of Directors for a number of organizations including the Georgia Allies, the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education and the Georgia Cities Foundation. He is a Board Advisor for the Georgia Department of Economic Development and serves as a member of the Georgia Military Affairs Coordinating Committee. He is an active member of the United States Chamber of Commerce.
Israel was selected by Georgia Governor Zell Miller to Chair the State of Georgia Commission on Privatization from 1994 to1998. He also has served as Chairman of the 21 st Century Partnership in Middle Georgia for the Base Alignment and Closure (BRAC) committee (1993 – 95), Chair of the Macon Chamber of Commerce (1993), Chair of the Macon Economic Development Commission (1988-92), Co-Chair of the Macon-Bibb County Unification Commission, President of the Georgia Municipal Association (1983), and Co-Chair of the Georgia Urban Task Force (1980).
Israel rose to prominence in the national Republican party after being elected President of the Republican Mayors and Local Officials in 1981. He was appointed by President Reagan to serve on the Executive Committee of the Republican National Committee in 1982 and to chair the President's reelection campaign in Georgia in 1984.
Israel is a graduate of Middle Georgia College in Cochran and the University of Georgia . He and his wife, Pam, live in Macon and have two grown children and one grandchild.
Keynote Address - Andrew J. Littlefair
..............................President & CEO, Clean Energy
 Andrew J. Littlefair is President and Chief Executive Officer of Clean Energy (nasdaq: CLNE), and serves on the Board of Directors of the Company. Clean Energy is the largest provider of vehicular natural gas (CNG and LNG) and related services in North America. It has a broad customer base in the refuse, transit, shuttle, taxi, police, intrastate and interstate trucking, airport and municipal fleet markets with vehicles fueling at strategic locations in the United States and Canada. Mr. Littlefair also serves as Chairman of NGVAmerica, based in Washington DC, a national organization dedicated to the development of a growing, sustainable and profitable market for vehicles powered by natural gas. Mr. Littlefair and NGVAmerica were instrumental in gaining new federal legislation to encourage the growing use of alternative fuels for transportation in America. In 2004, Mr. Littlefair was named an NGV Champion by the International Association of Natural Gas Vehicles (IANGV), reflecting his contributions to the growing industry. Previously, Mr. Littlefair served as President of Pickens Fuel Corp (PFC), predecessor company of Clean Energy, which he co-founded in 1997 with Boone Pickens. Earlier, Mr. Littlefair served as Vice President of Public Affairs at MESA Inc., one of America's largest independent producers of natural gas. Before joining MESA in 1987, Mr. Littlefair served as Staff Assistant to President Ronald Reagan, in the Office of Presidential Advance.
Lunch General Session
Keynote Address - Roy Richards, Jr.
.............................Chairman, Southwire Company
Roy Richards, Jr., is the Chairman of Southwire Company, one of North America's largest producers of electrical power cable. He has served as past President of the International Cablemakers Federation, past Chair of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, and was elected Georgia's Most Respected CEO in 1999 by readers of Georgia Trend Magazine. He also serves on the board of directors for the Trust for Public Land. He is an active fly fisherman, downhill skier, and reader.
Breakfast General Session
Keynote Address - Chris Clark
.............................Commissioner, Georgia Department of Natural Resources
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On April 2, 2009, Chris Clark was sworn in as Commissioner of Natural Resources by Governor Sonny Perdue. He is the fifth person to head the agency and its 2500 employees. The agency oversees hunting and fishing preservation, regulations and enforcement, the state parks and historic sites, Georgia's wildlife and natural management areas, historic preservation, conservation and environmental education programs, sustainability initiatives, coastal management and environmental protection.
Prior to his appointment as DNR commissioner, Mr. Clark served as executive director of the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority (GEFA). GEFA manages the state environmental bank by providing financing for water infrastructure projects and is home to the State Energy Office , the Georgia Land Conservation Program, and Georgia's Energy Innovation Center.
Commissioner Clark is an advisory board member for the University of Georgia's College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences and a member of the advisory board for the College of Liberal Arts at Georgia Southern University. He is a graduate of Georgia's first executive leadership program, and serves as president of the Georgia Economic Developers Association (GEDA).
Mr. Clark was previously deputy commissioner for global commerce at the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), the marketing arm of the state of Georgia. During his tenure, the state enjoyed record years with more than 40,000 new jobs and more than $8 billion in new investment.
Prior positions include president & CEO of the Fayette County Development Authority in metro Atlanta, and president & CEO of the Hawkinsville-Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce and Development Association.
A native of Fitzgerald, Ga., Commissioner Clark earned a bachelor's degree from Georgia Southern University and received a master's degree in public administration from Georgia College and State University. In 2000, Georgia College and State University named him the “Recent Alumnus of the Year,” and in 2006, Georgia Trend Magazine named him to its annual “40 Under 40” list of state leaders. He is a member of the 2008 Leadership Georgia class.
Mr. Clark, his wife Tiffany and son Christian reside near Peachtree City in Fayette County, Georgia and attend Dogwood Baptist Church.
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Course Descriptions
PS1. Southern Solar Summit
Course Description: This Summit will focus on what is new in solar today, solar economics, solar public policy, solar technology, training / cleantech jobs, and solar buildings. The Southern Solar Summit is composed of an opening General Session keynote (8am - 9am), a panel discussion (9am - 10:30am), and a closing General Session Keynote (10:3am - 12:00pm).
Moderator: TBA
Speakers: TBA
Topic Coordinator: James Marlow
Offered: 8/26 | Pre-School Session | 8:00am - 12:00pm
Sponsored by Georgia Solar Energy Association
1. The IPCC Report: Politics and Policy
Course Description: The U.N. Report on climate change does not represent a consensus of climatologists. How and why it came about.
Moderator: Tim Lowe - Chairman, Georgia Chamber Energy and Environment Committee, Lowe Engineers.
Speakers: Dr. Judith Curry - Chair, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Craig Idso - Chairman, Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change. Shannon Goessling - Executive Director, Southeastern Legal Foundation. David Stooksbury - Georgia State Climatologist, University of Georgia.
Topic Coordinator: Benita Dodd
Offered: 8/27 | Session IV | 11:00am - 12:30pm
2. Carbon Sequestration
Course Description: Carbon sequestration could be a strategy for dealing with carbon after its generation, especially if carbon taxes or cap-and-trade programs are instituted. Terrestrial and well injection are two types of sequestration, with the former involving the capture of carbon through tree planting and the latter being active technologies to capture and then inject carbon in underground wells.
Moderator: David Gipson - Director, Energy Division, GEFA.
Speakers: Josh Love - Georgia Forestry Commission. Kimberly Sams - Southern States Energy Board SECARB program. Dwight Peters - Business Manager, Schlumberger Carbon Services.
Topic Coordinators: PJ Newcomb & David Gipson
Offered: 8/28 | Session VII | 9:35am - 11:00am
3. Climate Change & Federal Policy
Course Description: There are new policies coming out requiring federal agencies to consider the effects of climate change in building federal projects. There are new federal initiatives coming out on climate change that might affect businesses.
Moderator: TBA
Speakers: TBA
Topic Coordinator: Vechere’ Lampley & Patty McIntosh
Offered: 8/27 | Session VI | 3:35pm - 5:00pm
4. Effects of Climate Change on Georgians
Course Description: Learn from state climate, environment and public health experts how climate change is affecting human health, ecology and weather patterns in Georgia.
Moderator: Rebecca Watts Hull - Program Manager, Mothers & Others for Clean Air, Georgia Conservancy.
Speakers: Natasha Prudent - Research Associate, CDC / CCEHIP / National Center for Environmental Health. Ron Carroll - Professor of Ecology, UGA, Odum School of Ecology. Pam Knox - Assistant State Climatologist, UGA.
Topic Coordinator: Patty McIntosh
Offered: 8/27 | Session III | 9:00am - 10:30am
5. Benefits to the Environment & Agriculture of Buying Local
Course Description: Learn how buying local and organic produce economically benefits farmers and retailers and reduces greenhouse gases produced transporting food.
Moderator: Susan Varlamoff - Director, Office of Environmental Sciences, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia.
Speakers: Julian Gaskin. Alice Rolls. Kent Wolfe.
Topic Coordinator: Susan Varlamoff
Offered: 8/27 | Session VI | 3:35pm - 5:00pm
6. Performance Measurement, Verification, Certification, & Auditing of Carbon Trading
Course Description: The Obama administration has proposed a greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program in the 2010 federal budget. The Chicago Climate Exchange has provided a voluntary carbon trading scheme since 2003, and the Western Climate Initiative has proposed a regional greenhouse gas control and offset trading scheme. This panel will cover the complexity, scope, impact, and opportunities involved in implementing such carbon trading schemes.
Moderator: TBA
Speakers: Donald Hendrix - Senior Scientist / Licensed Forester, Environmental Services, Inc. Max Zygmont - Associate, Alston & Bird LLP.
Topic Coordinator: Jonathan Wells
Offered: 8/27 | Session V | 2:00pm - 3:30pm
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“Offshore Oil and Gas; Onshore, Nuclear: Where's Georgia in the Mix?”
Course Description: Is Georgia on base or off the mark when it comes to offshore oil and gas prospects? What's the future for new supplies and pipelines into Georgia? And what does the renewed focus on nuclear power mean for Georgia?
Moderator: Dean Alford - President, CEO, Allied Utility Network.
Speakers: Tim Bearden - Georgia State Representative, Georgia General Assembly.
Fred Palmer - Senior Communications Manager, Shell Oil Company.
Oscar Harper - Vice President, Nuclear Development and Resource Planning, Georgia Power.
Topic Coordinator: Benita Dodd
Offered: 8/27 | Session V | 2:00pm - 3:30pm
8.
Georgia's Power - Future Needs
Course Description: A panel discussion that will focus on meeting the growing energy needs of a growing Georgia population while embracing options that make economic sense, ensure the state's security, encourage energy efficiency and conservation, and minimize the negative environmental impact.
Moderator: Judy Adler - Turner Foundation.
Speakers: Dean Alford - CEO, Allied Utility Network. Clay Robbins - Senior Vice President, Oglethorpe Power Corporation.
John Wilson - Research Director, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Topic Coordinator: Benita Dodd
Offered: 8/27 | Session IV | 11:00am - 12:30pm
9. The Role of Natural Gas in the Environmental Movement
Course Description: The panel will discuss natural gas utilities role in promoting conservation and efficiency through the years, new natural gas technologies (supplies an appliances), and the environmental benefits of natural gas that will come into play with regards to carbon / climate change legislation.
Moderator: TBA
Speakers: TBA
Topic Coordinator: Vicki Foster
Offered: 8/28 | Session VII | 9:35am - 11:00am
10. Tax Credits & Other Financial Instruments
Course Description: There are a variety of financial instruments to help support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in Georgia. This includes state and federal tax incentives, funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, and private finance mechanisms such as energy performance contracting.
Moderator: David Gipson - Director, Energy Services Division, GEFA.
Speakers: PJ Newcomb - State Utilities Program Engineer, GEFA. Ben Taube - Executive Director, Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance. David Gipson - Director, Energy Services Division, GEFA.
Topic Coordinator: PJ Newcomb
Offered: 8/27 | Session III | 9:00am - 10:30am
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11. Environmental Trends in the Southeast - Recycling & Energy Conservation
Course Description: Lowering our carbon footprint and energy consumption through waste reduction and recycling programs. The moderator will describe the strong recycling markets in Georgia that use recycled content materials resulting in significant energy savings and describe how the state is working with local governments to get non-committed recyclers to start recycling in the state. The session will frame Georgia's recycling efforts within the broader context of environmental trends within the southeast. The first presentation: Environmental Trends, Implications for Small Communities and County Governments in the South will be presented by Ms DeMeo. This presentation is based on a 2008 report. The report analyzes the accuracy of environmental trend projections made in 1996, describes emerging environmental trends, and identifies some of the implications of the emerging trends for small communities and county governments in the southeastern states. Environmental and natural resource trends addressed include: climate change, air quality, energy, water resources, waste management, land resources, forests, and wildlife. The second presentation will highlight EPA Region 4's Municipal Government Toolkit (MGTK) which provides a centralized web-based resource for recycling-related information designed to assist local governments. The toolkit presents a collection of economic data, sample legislation, waste reduction efforts, guidance resources, and case studies regarding the impacts of recycling in the Southeast. The presentation will cover economic and climate change impacts, community benefits of recycling, and other recycling hot topics. The presenter will walk through the use of the toolkit and demonstrate how it will help local governments implement their recycling programs.
Moderator: Randy Hartmann - Director, Office of Environmental Management, Georgia Dept. of Community Affairs.
Speakers: Terry DeMeo - Senior Water Resources Director, Tetra Tech, Inc. Rhonda Rollins - Environmental Scientist, US EPA, Materials Management.
Topic Coordinator: Randy Hartmann
Offered: 8/27 | Session V | 2:00pm - 3:30pm
12. Alternative Energy Approaches
Course Description: Panelists from leading utility companies and renewable energy companies will discuss their respective plans for bringing renewable electric utility supplies and projects to Georgia.
Moderator: Scott Hitch - Partner, Hitch & Webb LLC.
Speakers: Alden Hathaway - Senior VP, Business Development, Sterling Planet Inc. Doug Fulle - Environmental Affairs Director, Oglethorpe Power Corporation. Ervan Hancock - Manager, Renewable & Green Strategies, Georgia Power Company.
Topic Coordinator: Scott Hitch
Offered: 8/27 | Session VI | 3:35pm - 5:00pm
13. Bioenergy - The Latest Industry Developments
Course Description: In Development.
Moderator: Bill Boone - Director, Agricultural Innovation Center, University of Georgia.
Speakers: Jill Stuckey - Director, Center of Innovation - Energy, GEFA. Nathan McClure - Chief Forester, Utilization and Marketing, Georgia Forestry Commission. Ross Harding - VP, Business Development, Herty Foundation.
Topic Coordinator: Jill Stuckey
Offered: 8/26 | Session I | 2:30pm - 4:00pm
14. Renewable Energy on the Farm
Course Description: Farmers are not only producing bioenergy crops for fuel but using solar and wind power for a variety of needs. Learn how the Future Farmstead will be an energy efficient operation.
Moderator: Craig Kvien - Chair, National Environmentally Sound Production Laboratory, University of Georgia.
Speakers: Gary Hawkins - Biological and Agricultural Engineer, University of Georgia. Dewey Lee - Extension Agronomist - University of Georgia. George Shumaker - Professor Emeritus, Ag and Applied Economics, University of Georgia.
Topic Coordinator: Susan Varlamoff
Offered: 8/26 | Session II | 4:30pm - 6:00pm
15. Energy Efficiency Opportunities in Georgia - Affecting Businesses' Bottom Lines
Course Description: In Development.
Moderator: TBA
Speakers: TBA
Topic Coordinator: Gabriel Eckert
Offered: 8/26 | Session II | 4:30pm - 6:00pm
16. UGA's Agricultural Water Use and Conservation
Course Description: This session will showcase the aggressive measures being taken to conserve water in rural and urban agricultural, the state's largest industry. UGA engineers and scientists have developed technology and management practices that are being used on farms and landscapes throughout the country to make every drop of irrigation water count.
Moderator: Dr. Mark Risse - Extension Coordinator - Water Programs, University of Georgia.
Speakers: Dr. Jim Hook - Professor, Crop and Soil Sciences, University of Georgia. Dr. Calvin Perry - Superintendent, Stripling Irrigation Research Park, University of Georgia. Dr. Clint Waltz - Group Leader, UGA Turf Team - University of Georgia.
Topic Coordinator: Susan Varlamoff & Jill Stuckey
Offered: 8/27 | Session IV | 11:00am - 12:30pm
17. Green Buildings Impact on Economic Development
Course Description: Green buildings and green jobs are hot topics in Economic Development initiatives across Georgia. The adaptive reuse of existing buildings to house future job growth is proving to be a viable solution. A moderated panel discussion format will provide unique perspectives from economic development professionals at the leading edge of a major shift in where & how jobs will be created.
Moderator: Greg O'Brien - Principal, Sustainable Options.
Speakers: Robin Spratlin - General Manager - Economic Development, Georgia Power. Amanda Taylor - Project Manager, Savannah Economic Development Authority. Lauren Salas - Business Development Manager, Partnership Gwinnett.
Topic Coordinator: Greg O'Brien
Offered: 8/27 | Session IV | 11:00am - 12:30pm
18. Property Reuse / Redevelopment
Course Description: Updates on Brownfield efforts including completed and ongoing projects. Different approaches / aspects of redevelopment will be presented.
Moderator: James Kutzman - Senior Advisor, MACTEC Engineering & Consulting.
Speakers: Scott Hitch - Attorney, Hitch and Webb LLC. Gerald Pouncey - Partner, Morris, Manning & Martin. Matthew Robbins - Redevelopment Coordinator, EPA, Region IV. Dan Grogan - Manager, MACTEC Engineering & Consulting.
Topic Coordinator: Jim Kutzman
Offered: 8/26 | Session I | 2:30pm - 4:00pm
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Conserving Land in Tough Economic Times
Course Description: Conserving land provides many benefits to Georgia's citizens. State agencies work with local and federal governments, landowners and nonprofit organizations through the Georgia Land Conservation Program. Speakers will discuss some of the resources and techniques available to permanently protect land in Georgia, especially in an era of reduced public grant funding.
Moderator: Daniel Westcot - Senior Forester, Georgia Forestry Commission.
Speakers: Buford Sanders - Staff Forester - Stewardship and Forest Legacy, Georgia Forestry Commission. Andrew Szwak - Manager, Land Conservation Program, Georgia Land Conservation Program. Joe Burnam - Natural Resource Biologist, Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Michelle Cable - Southeast Georgia Protection Specialist, The Nature Conservancy.
Topic Coordinator: Larry Morris
Offered: 8/27 | Session IV | 11:00am - 12:30pm
20. The Greening of Georgia
Course Description: Weather, Climate and regulatory impacts of climate regulations on Georgia.
Moderator: Dr. Craig Idso - Chairman, Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global.
Speakers: David Stooksbury - State Climatologist, University of Georgia. Dr. Harold Brown - Author, The Greening of Georgia. Chip Knappenberger - Research Climatologist, New Hope Environmental Services, Inc. Patty McIntosh - Vice President, Georgia Conservancy Coastal Programs and Growth Management.
Topic Coordinator: Benita Dodd
Offered: 8/27 | Session VI | 3:35pm - 5:00pm
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Alternatives for Resolving Environmental Conflicts
Course Description: This session explores alternatives to litigation in resolving environmental conflicts and challenges, including arbitration & mediation, stakeholder processes, and environmental leadership and networking programs such as the Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership.
Moderator: Todd Silliman - Partner, McKenna, Long & Aldridge.
Speakers: Chauncey Davis - Vice-President, American Arbitration Association. Robert Williams - Senior Fellow, UGA Fanning Institute. Gordon Rogers - Executive Director and Riverkeeper, Satilla Riverkeeper.
Topic Coordinator: Todd Silliman
Offered: 8/26 | Session II | 4:30pm - 6:00pm
22. Hot Topics in Toxic Tort Environmental Litigation
Course Description: This panel will discuss recent developments in toxic tort, class action, and environmental litigation, and recent changes to Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC) regulations.
Moderator: TBA
Speakers: Jonathan Wells - Associate, Alston & Bird LLP. Steven Shugart - Resolve Environmental Engineering.
Topic Coordinator: Jonathan Wells
Offered: 8/27 | Session III | 9:00am - 10:30am
23. Green Communities– Leading the Way to Sustainable Living
Course Description: Communities across the country are undertaking initiatives to reduce their environmental footprint while strengthening the community and building sustainable economic value. Learn about efforts underway in Georgia focusing on green building, energy efficiency, green power, water use reduction and efficiency, transportation and land use, waste reduction and other sustainability goals. Panelists will discuss the Atlanta Regional Commission's Green Communities Program and Chatham County's initiative to become the Greenest County in Georgia.
Moderator: Patty McIntosh - Vice President, Coastal Programs and Growth Management, Georgia Conservancy.
Speakers: Maia A. Davis - Principal Environmental Planner, Atlanta Regional Commission. Patrick Shay - President, LEED AP, AIA, Gunn, Meyerhoff, Shay Architects and Urban Development.
Thomas Fry - Chief, Environmental Division, Directorate of Public Works, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Topic Coordinator: Patty McIntosh
Offered: 8/28 | Session VII | 9:35am - 11:00am
24. Federal Effects: The New Obama Administration
Course Description: Understanding new or changing federal policies and programs and the impact on Georgia. Impacts of the Federal Stimulus Package on Georgia - as part of President Obama's economic stimulus package, the State of Georgia is expected to receive hundreds of millions of dollars. In addition to the obvious economic impact this will have on our state, infrastructure development projects related to transportation, water and sewer, and buildings all have significant environmental implications. This session with provide an update on state agencies' efforts to implement programs eligible for stimulus funding.
Moderator: TBA
Speakers: TBA
Topic Coordinator: David Mook
Offered: 8/27 | Session V | 2:00pm - 3:30pm
25. Greening of Business in Georgia
Course Description: Sustainability and corporate social responsibility are now part of the business lexicon and have proven they create real business value. Collaboration is key in developing sustainability strategies that save money and natural resources. Learn about a unique collaboration program, FREE to any Georgia business, The Partnership for a Sustainable Georgia. Attendees will also learn more about how to get their green message out in a saturated market, including identifying news hooks, understanding "greenwashing," and utilizing the growing social media marketplace to strengthen their base and advance their messages.
Moderator: Suzanne Burnes - Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Sustainability Division.
Speakers: Thatcher Young - Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Sustainability Division. Candace McCaffery - Cookerly Public Relations.
Topic Coordinator: PJ Newcomb & Suzanne Burnes
Offered: 8/28 | Session VII | 9:35am - 11:00am
26.
Tools for Underground Storage Tank Compliance
Course Description: This session features the new Video Training and Toolkit on how to “Bring Your Underground Storage Tank (UST) Into Compliance from the Ground Up”. Speaker presentations include funding, compliance, inspection, enforcement, tips, training, resources, and current requirements for USTs.
Moderator: Rita Wayco - Local Government Program Coordinator, USEPA.
Speakers: Bill Truman - Chief, USEPA Region 4, UST Program. Ted Larrabee - Director Special Programs, Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority.
Topic Coordinator: Rita Wayco
Offered: 8/27 | Session VI | 3:35pm - 5:00pm
27. Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures Program, and Required Tank Integrity Testing
Course Description: Planning and other requirements. USEPA is requiring companies that maintain more than 1,320 gallons of petroleum products or other types of oils to have their SPCC plans in place, updated for new rules and ready to implement by early in 2010.
Moderator: Joel Dicks, Southwire.
Speakers: Steven Shugart, P.G. - Resolve Environmental Engineering. Ted Walden - USEPA, Region IV.
Topic Coordinator: David Mook
Offered: 8/28 | Session VII | 9:35am - 11:00am
28. State Legislative Update (1st Offering)
Course Description: The General Assembly's done with the first half of the 2009-10 session. How the Legislature's actions impacted Georgia's environment, industry and agriculture; what's left for next year.
Moderator: TBA
Speakers: Harold Reheis - Former Director, Georgia EPD, Joe Tanner & Associates. Gary Black - President, Georgia Agribusiness Council. Ross Tolleson - Senator, Chairman, Georgia Senate Natural Resources Committee.
Topic Coordinator: Benita Dodd
Offered: 8/26 | Session I | 2:30pm - 4:00pm
29. State Legislative Update (2nd Offering)
Course Description: The General Assembly's done with the first half of the 2009-10 session. How the Legislature's actions impacted Georgia's environment, industry and agriculture; what's left for next year.
Moderator: Tom Barton - Editorial Page Editor, Savannah Morning News.
Speakers: Harold Reheis - Former Director, Georgia EPD, Joe Tanner & Associates. Gary Black - President, Georgia Agribusiness Council. Ross Tolleson - Senator, Chairman, Georgia Senate Natural Resources Committee. Lynn Smith - Representative, Chair, Georgia House Natural Resources Committee.
Topic Coordinator: Benita Dodd
Offered: 8/26 | Session II | 4:30pm - 6:00pm
30. Transportation Update: Moving Georgia Ahead
Course Description: With the Georgia Legislature failing for the second year in a row to move on transportation funding options, what will it take to find consensus and secure Georgia's needs, now and in the future?
Moderator: Benita Dodd - Vice President, Georgia Public Policy Foundation.
Speakers: Sam Olens - Chairman, Cobb County Commission, Atlanta Regional Commission. Ryan Mahoney - Director of Public Policy, Georgia Chamber of Commerce. Christian Kotscher - Kapsch. Lee Biola - President, Citizens for Progressive Transit.
Topic Coordinator: Benita Dodd
Offered: 8/27 | Session V | 2:00pm - 3:30pm
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31. Water Conservation Implementation Plan
Course Description: Local Government, Water Utilities, Jack Dozier - challenges & possibilities. Its impact and meaning for local communities, industry, and businesses.
Moderator: Gil Rogers - Southern Environmental Law Center.
Speakers: Ed Klaas - Southern Sprinkler Systems, LLC. Mark Crisp - C.H. Guernset and Company. Bruce Adams - EMC Engineers, Inc. Laura Hartt - Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper.
Topic Coordinator: Gil Rogers
Offered: 8/27 | Session VI | 3:35pm - 5:00pm
32. Water Supply
Course Description: Presentations on recently completed water supply infrastructure needs, water supply assessments, and the relationship to the statewide water plan.
Moderator: Jim Kutzman - Senior Advisor, MACTEC Engineering & Consulting.
Speakers: Kevin Kelly - GEFA. Larry Neal - Principal, MACTEC Engineering & Consulting. Linda MacGregor - Branch Chief, Water, Georgia Environmental Protection Division.
Topic Coordinator: Jim Kutzman
Offered: 8/27 | Session V | 2:00pm - 3:30pm
33. Update on Stream Quality in Georgia
Course Description: This session will include updates on forestry BMPs and TMDL implementation plans and an insightful overview of water quality/quantity issues throughout Georgia.
Moderator: Daniel Westcot - Senior Forester, Georgia Forestry Commission.
Speakers: Frank Green - Associate Chief of Forest Management, Georgia Forestry Commission. Ted Mikalsen - Acting Program Manager, Georgia Environmental Protection Division. Dr. C. Rhett Jackson - Professor of Hydrology, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources.
Topic Coordinator: Larry Morris
Offered: 8/26 | Session II | 4:30pm - 6:00pm
34. Georgia's Comprehensive State-wide Water Management Plan
Course Description: Georgia's new State-wide Water Management Plan is being implemented in a variety of ways. This session will review: (1) water resources assessments (surface water, groundwater and water quality), (2) forecasting (population, agriculture, energy and land use) and (3) regional water planning being led by ten new Water Planning Councils across the state.
Moderator: Rick Brownlow - CH2M Hill.
Speakers: Liz Booth - Georgia EPD. Nap Caldwell - Georgia EPD. Don Cope - Dalton Utilities.
Topic Coordinator: Linda MacGregor & Rick Brownlow
Offered: 8/27 | Session IV | 11:00am - 12:30pm
35. Georgia Coastal Plain Water Issues - Groundwater & Saltwater
Course Description: This session will focus on the importance of groundwater as a significant resource throughout the Coastal Plain and the negative impacts associated with overpumping. Case studies of saltwater intrusion modeling and desalinization technologies, including reverse osmosis, will be discussed. Finally, the status of recent groundwater resource assessments required by the State Water Plan will be summarized.
Moderator: Nils Thompson - Associate, Leggette, Brashears & Graham, Inc.
Speakers: David Wiley - Senior Vice President, Leggette, Brashears & Graham, Inc. Paul Delphos - East Region Water Practice Leader, Black & Veatch.
Topic Coordinator: Nils Thompson
Offered: 8/28 | Session VII | 9:35am - 11:00am
36. Water Reclamation, Reuse, Catchment Opportunities in Georgia
Course Description: This session will look at new water reclamation, reuse, and catchment opportunities in Georgia. Eddie Van Giesen of BRAE Rainwater Harvesting Systems will present Georgia's new building codes and impact on residential rainwater catchment and graywater use. DeKalb County Watershed Management Department Director Francis Kung'u or Associate Director Jo Ann Macrina will present findings of the DeKalb County Water Reuse Feasibility Study. John Fitzgerald and or Al Canepa will present findings of the St Johns Water Management District's ten year study of Aquifer Storage and Recovery and its applications to SE Georgia. David Munnikhuysen of Manheim will present findings of an industrial water reuse project involving bio-digesters.
Moderator: Nolton Johnson - Senior Consultant, Geosyntec Consultants.
Speakers: G. Edward Eddie Van Giesen - BRAE Rainwater Harvesting Systems. Frances Kung'u - Director or Jo Ann Macrina - Associate Director, DeKalb County Watershed Management Department. John Fitzgerald or Al Canepa - SJWMD. David Munnikhuysen - VP Best Practices, Manheim.
Topic Coordinator: Nolton Johnson
Offered: 8/26 | Session I | 2:30pm - 4:00pm
37. Georgia Stormwater Issues & Enforcement
Course Description: This session will help explain the differences between Georgia Industrial Stormwater, General Construction Stormwater, and Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) in terms of permitting, implementing issues, & enforcement. This will be presented to those wanting basics in stormwater management in Georgia supplemented with a stormwater utility and enforcement status report for the state. Presenters include representatives of Geosyntec Consultants, Kimberly Horn, Integrated Science & Engineering, Georgia EPD, and Troutman Sanders.
Moderator: Nolton Johnson - Senior Consultant, Geosyntec Consultants.
Speakers: Andrea Pinabell - LEED - AP, Kimberly Horn. Tony Pelliccia - Principal, Integrated Science & Engineering. Darrell Crosby - Manager, Georgia EPD, Coastal District. Harvey Rosenzweig - Troutman Sanders.
Topic Coordinator: Nolton Johnson
Offered: 8/27 | Session III | 9:00am - 10:30am
38. Sustainable Water Infrastructure
Course Description: By helping customers reduce their water use, conservation programs frequently cause a reduction in water usage and can adversely affect the amount of revenue collected by a water utility. These activities have long-term benefits for both the utility and the broader community but may cause financial challenges for the utility. Compounding this issue there is a growing recognition in the United States and elsewhere that the condition of our vital water infrastructure needs serious attention in many places. The pipes, pumps, and treatment facilities that are critical to delivering a clean, adequate supply of potable water to our communities are central to our quality of life, the protection of public health and safety, and a thriving economy. The burden of paying for construction, operation and maintenance of these facilities falls mainly on customers of the systems, and those costs are rising dramatically in some areas. This session will discuss these issues and make recommendations on how communities can address these challenges and ensure that this vital service is sustained.
Moderator: TBA
Speakers: TBA
Topic Coordinator: Rick Brownlow
Offered: 8/27 | Session III | 9:00am - 10:30am
39. Wetlands, Permits, and Historic Properties
Course Description: The panel will address what waters are protected by the Clean Water Act, recent changes to the permitting process, as well as how the historic properties issues fit within the permitting process.
Moderator: Carol Berstein - Chief, Coastal Branch Regulatory Division, Savannah District Corps, Regulatory.
Speakers: Bill Sapp - Senior Attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center. Richard Morgan - Section Chief, Coast Branch Regulatory Division, Savannah District Corps, Regulatory. Will Brockenbrough - Senior Architectural Historian, Brockington and Associates, Inc. Dr. Jeff King - Chief, Permit Section in the Coastal Branch of the Regulatory Division, US Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District.
Topic Coordinator: Bill Sapp
Offered: 8/26 | Session I | 2:30pm - 4:00pm
40. Georgia Governor's Energy Challenge
Course Description: Winner of the Governor's Energy Challenge energy audit will share lessons learned from his or her company's energy audit and the steps they plan to take to reduce their energy consumption 15%.
Moderator: TBA
Speakers: TBA
Topic Coordinator: Jennifer Wilson
Offered: 8/27 | Session III | 9:00am - 10:30am
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