The 2008 Missouri Environmental Conference has been set. Please
mark your calendars!
The conference begins with a golf tournament, followed by an evening reception on Sunday. Workshops and plenary sessions follow on Monday (all day) and the conference concludes late afternoon on Tuesday.
A block of rooms is available at the Lodge at $94 per night. To make a hotel reservation, call 888.265.5500.
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Highlights of Conference:
- Monday Plenary Speaker - BOBBY FANNING, Wal-Mart Corporate Solid Waste and Recycling Manager will discuss Wal-Mart's sustainable goals, initiatives and success stories that have brought literally millions in savings to the company's bottom line.
- Tuesday Special Speaker - NATHAN J. CLARK, Director of Emissions Offsets with the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX). He will provide an overview of CCX, talk to us about how carbon credit trading and offset programs work and provide a look into the future of the carbon market both domestically and abroad.
- Entertainment will provided during the Sunday reception and Monday luncheon by InTheGreenProductions. Please join Welcome Reception co-sponsors, Barker Lemar, and Veolia for a fun evening on the veranda overlooking beautiful Lake of the Ozarks for an evening of getting reacquainted with old and new friends, food, beverages and live music by In-The-Green Productions.
- A Casino Party and Games are planned for Monday evening's reception. Check out the details: Party
- The Coalition is again conducting a raffle for its education fund. Check out the details: Raffle
- The Department of Natural Resources will be holding a one day Tanks Workshop as part of the Conference. The training will be held on June 24th, 2008, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. The workshop will include training on the Missouri Risk Based Corrective Action process for petroleum storage tanks. The Tanks Workshop will look at such things as the use of site conceptual models (SCM), validation of the SCM, determining soil types, determination of risk based target levels, site characterization, soil vapor sampling, determining representative concentrations, exposure pathway evaluations, risk assessment process, risk management plans, the use of activity and use limitations, and reporting.
- One of the tracts to be offered is Climate Change. Check out the details of the individual workshops in this tract: Climate Change
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Conference Schedule:
For a detailed conference agenda, click here: Conference Agenda
Sunday, June 22
- 12:00 PM Golf Tournament
- 6:00 PM Exhibit Set up, Registration opens
- 7:00 PM Reception
Monday, June 23
- 7:30 AM Speaker Breakfast; registration opens; exhibits open
- 8:30 AM Plenary session with keynote speaker
- BOBBY FANNING, Wal-Mart Corporate Solid Waste and Recycling Manager
- 10:00 AM Break
- 10:30 AM Workshops - Solid Waste Tract, Climate Change Tract, Environmental Tract, and Brownfields Tract
- 12:00 Lunch: InTheGreenProductions
- 1:30 PM Workshops continued
- 3:00 PM Break
- 3:30 PM Workshop continued
- 5:00 PM Reception - Casino Party and other games - check out the flyer
Tuesday, June 24
- 7:30 AM Speaker Breakfast; registration opens, exhibits open; SWANA annual meeting
- 9:00 AM Workshops - Solid Waste Tract, Climate Change Tract, Environmental Tract, Tanks Tract
- 10:30 AM Break
- 10:45 AM Workshops - Solid Waste Groundwater Tract, Tanks Tract, and special presentation by NATHAN J. CLARK, Director of Emissions Offsets with the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX).
- 12:00 PM Lunch: Awards program
- 1:30 PM SWAB Meeting
- 1:30 PM Workshops - Solid Waste Groundwater Tract, Tanks Tract
For a detailed conference agenda, click here: Conference Agenda
Conference Scholarship Available
The Coalition will be offering a limited number of scholarships to employees of local and county government entities that have not attended an MWCC conference in the past three years. The scholarship covers the registration fee and hotel lodging for 2 nights. The registration fee includes all handout materials, a one year membership in the Coalition, continental breakfast and lunch on Monday and Tuesday, breaks, and receptions on Sunday and Monday evenings. The deadline for applications has been extended to June 1, 2008. An application can be downloaded here. The completed application should be faxed to (913) 381-4458 or emailed to mwcc@sbcglobal.net.
Discarded Appliance Demanufacturing Workshops
The Missouri Waste Control Coalition provides one day workshops on Demanufacturing Discarded Appliances. Copies of the power point presentation and the handout materials can be found below. If you are interested in having the Coalition provide the materials and a presenter, please contact Sandra Sabanske, Executive Director, mwcc@sbcglobal.net for a quote.
Discarded Appliance Workshop Power Point Presentation
Appliance Manual
2005 Conference
Check out the Proceedings page for copies of various presentations made at the 2005 conference.
2004 Conference
Check out the Proceedings page for copies of various presentations made at the 2004 conference.
2003 Conference
For pictures and copies of various presentations at the 2003 conference, please check out the following page:
2003 Conference Photos
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