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RFT 2008 Issues Forum

Note: A copy of the individual presentations, in PDF format, are available by clicking the author's highlighted name.

Friday, January 25, 2008

8:00 AM - 8:45 AM Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome & Opening Remarks
Phil Bresee, RFT Chair
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Legislative & Policy Issues & Updates:

Jay Bassett, US EPA Region 4

Charlie Goddard, FDEP

Scott Dudley, Florida League of Cities

Chris Snow, Hillsborough County & FORCE

Recovered Materials and Construction & Demolition
Suzanne Boroff, FDEP
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Break
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Sustainability Efforts on College Campuses

Integrating Energy and Sustainability Programs on Campus
Stacey Radnor, University of Central Florida

Zero Waste: Opportunities and Challenges in Waste Reduction at a Research University
Dedee Delongpre-Johnston, University of Florida
11:45 AM - 1:15 PM Lunch (on your own)
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM Sustainability Efforts in the Public Sector

"Orange to Green" - Implementing a Countywide Climate Change Plan
Lori Cunniff, Orange County Environmental Protection Division

Green Business Partnership: Greening Sarasota County One Business at a Time
Tom Franklin, Sarasota County
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM Sustainability Efforts in the Private Sector

Waste Management's Green Vision - How the Corporate Vision will Impact at the Local Level
Mike Timpane, WM Recycle America

Rooms to Go - One Recycling Success Story
John Zapata, Rooms to Go
3:15 PM Wrap Up & Adjourn
Phil Bresee, RFT Chair