Monday, June 6, 2005

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM	Special Workshop Texas DOT Compost Utilization: A Blueprint for Florida Success? Moderated by Chris Snow, Hillsborough County Solid Waste Management Dept. with Don Legacy and Richard Weaver, JV Environmental Services, Inc. Lunch Provided (Sponsored by JV Environmental Services, Inc.)
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM	Conference Opening Session Welcome Conference Co-Chairs: Susan Chapman, Solid Waste Authority Jon Yob, Creative Recycling Systems, Inc. RFT Chairman David Baker, Pinellas County FLPPR Representative Nichole Hefty, Miami-Dade Department of Environmental Resources Management Keynote Speakers: Mary Jean Yon, Director, Division of Waste Management Florida Department of Environmental Protection Panasonic's Approach to Sustainability David Thompson, Assistant General Manager, Panasonic Changing Role of Recycling Trade Associations & Their Affect on Recycled Material Markets Bill Heenan, President, Steel Recycling Institute - How and why the role of trade associations has changed over the past ten years, - Why some associations have folded and others flourished over the past two years, - Where trade associations are headed, and - How they affect recycled material markets.
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Refreshment Break: Exhibit Hall
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	General Session: Greening Hospitals Hospitals for Healthy Environment (H2E) Aprilia Graves, Florida Department of Environmental Protection Green Hospital Strategies David Pickup, Manatee County Greening of Hospitals - The Sustainable Design Movement Paul Cleary, Lees Carpets
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Welcome Reception: Exhibit Hall

Tuesday, June 7, 2005

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Registration Open
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Continental Breakfast: Exhibit Hall
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Concurrent Session 1: The Art of Reuse Resource Reuse Centers Walter Drew, Reusable Resources Association Deb Romanelli, The Resource Depot Successes of Tools for Schools, A Reusable Resource Center for Teachers Liz Kent, Alachua County Let's Recycle Miami! Rosa Duarte, representing The Education Fund
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Concurrent Session 2: Alternative Fuels - A Palette of Opportunities Clean Diesel Technologies with a Focus on Alternative Fuels Martin Costello, Florida Department of Environmental Protection Alternate Fuels in a Small Fleet Community Richard Cascio, City of Coconut Creek
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Refreshment Break: Exhibit Hall
11:00 AM -  Noon	Concurrent Session 3: Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) - The Composition of Closing the Loop Cutting Costs Not Trees: A Cost-Effective Approach to Green Purchasing and Pollution Prevention Marcia Deegler, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Implementing EPP in Lee County Dale Nottingham, Lee County
11:00 AM -  Noon	Concurrent Session 4: Panel Discussion: Update on Hurricane Debris Update on Hurricane Debris Moderator: Monica Ozores-Hampton, UF/SWFREC Panelists: Chris Snow, Hillsborough County; Chuck Jett, Sumter County; Pagan Orlando, Amerigrow Recycling, Inc.; Roger Peterson, Peterson Organics, Inc. FORCE Update Stacie Stokes, Sumter County
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Annual Luncheon Meeting
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM	The Art of Networking Session
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM	Reception: Exhibit Hall
7:30 PM - 12:00 AM	Awards Banquet and Casino Night Party Awards Banquet Presentation

Wednesday, June 8, 2005

8:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Registration Open
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Continental Breakfast: Exhibit Hall
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	General Session Florida Department of Environmental Protection Update Ron Henricks, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Refreshment Break: Exhibit Hall
11:00 AM - Noon	General Session Town Hall Meeting and Conference Wrap-up
Noon	Adjourn