Wednesday, February 23, 2005

1:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Registration
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM	RFT Board meeting
4:00 PM  - 5:00 PM	RFT Committee Meetings
5:00 PM  - 6:00 PM	Reception

Thursday, February 24, 2005

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM	Welcome & Opening Remarks Colleen Puglisi, RFT Issues Forum Chair Senator Charlie Clary, Appropriation's Chair, Florida State Senate
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM	Legislative Update Bill Hinkley, Chief, Bureau of Solid and Hazardous Waste, FDEP
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM	Lobbyist Update Patrick Bell, Lobbyist, Lamonica and Bell
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM	Break
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Fresh Perspectives to Invigorate Existing Recycling Programs Denise Kirk, Waste Reduction and Recycling Manager, Collier County Mandatory commercial recycling ordinance Marie Jacobs, Solid Waste Technician, Pinellas County Voluntary commercial recycling challenges & successes Stephanie Burkhardt, Solid Waste Director, Hernando County Adding curbside recycling to a mandatory residential collection program Lunch (On Your Own)
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM	Incorporating Reuse and Recycling in Hurricane Preparation and Recovery Panel Discussion Bill Hinkley, Chief, Bureau of Solid and Hazardous Waste, FDEP Statewide Overview Mark Triplett, Solid Waste Director, Escambia County Innovative End Use Chuck McLendon, Director of Operations, RW Beck Contracting for Beneficial Reuse Chris Snow, Hillsborough County Solid Waste Management Dept. Organic Storm Debris
3:00 PM	Wrap Up and Adjourn David Baker, RFT Chair