Select video from the conference is available online here.

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Conference Committee Meeting
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Tiki Bar- Reception - Meet and Greet - Cash Bar

Monday, June 2, 2008

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM	Registration Open
8:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Creative Recycling Systems (CRS) E-Waste Management Tour
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM	Board Meeting
9:00 AM - Noon	FDEP Recycling Coordinator Data Training
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM	Exhibitor Set-up
11:00 AM - Noon	Committee Meetings
Noon - 1:00 PM	Lunch on Your Own
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Opening Session (Plenary) Welcome and Introductions Pam Shoemaker, Brevard County (RFT Conference Chair) Phil Bresee, Broward County Waste and Recycling Services (RFT Chair) Keynote Introduction: The Honorable Charlie Crist, Governor, State of Florida Keynote Speaker: Waste Diversion and the Mitigation of Climate Change Rod Muir, Waste Diversion Canada
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Refreshment Break
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM	General Session 2008 Florida Legislative Update Ron Henricks, Florida Department of Environmental Protection Corporate Recycling & Waste Reduction Initiatives Moderator: Mike Timpane, WM - Recycle America Toyota's Efforts to Eliminate Waste Ryan McMullan, Toyota Motor Sales Rooms to Go - One Recycling Success Story John Zapata, Rooms to Go Welcome Reception: Exhibit Hall

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Registration Open
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Concurrent Session 1 E-Waste Panel Moderator: Ray Moreau, Southern Waste Information eXchange, Inc. (SWIX) 2009 Analog to Digital TV Switch Raoul Clark, Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Invited) Cell Phone Recycling - Solutions for Today and Tomorrow James Mosieur, RMS Communications, Inc. Curbside E-Waste Program - Case Study Valerie Lane, City of Dunedin
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Concurrent Session 2 Organics I Moderator: Chris Snow, Hillsborough County Solid Waste Management Department Recycling Supermarket Food Waste into Soil Amendments Jeff Rogers and Mark LaJeune, Organic Recovery Organics Recycling - Update from California Bernadette Thavarajah, Solid Waste Consultant Large Scale Composting with Foodwaste Darren Midlane, Compost USA
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Refreshment Break
11:00 AM -  Noon	Concurrent Session 3 Advanced Recycling Moderator: Adam Schlachter, Kessler Consulting, Inc. Reuse First: Book Recycling Programs Mary Murphy, Better World Books Textile Recycling Program in Marion County Dennis Slifer, Marion County Solid Waste Department Recycling Market for Milk/Juice Cartons & Drink Boxes Luis Gonzalez, Atlas Paper Mills, LTD. Kilsy Vargas, Aseptic Packaging Council Florida
11:00 AM -  Noon	Concurrent Session 4 Organics II Moderator: Chris Snow, Hillsborough County Solid Waste Management Department Status of 62-709 Changes and Where Do We Go From Here Chris Snow, Hillsborough County Solid Waste Management Department Composting and Reuse of Organic Waste Materials for Environmental and Economic Advantage Morgan Levy, South Dade Soil and Water Conservation District. Taking the Next Step Rod Muir, Waste Diversion Canada
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	RFT Annual Awards Luncheon Meeting 2008 AF&PA Florida Recycling Award Winners Presentation Steve Lengefeld, SP Recycling Corporation
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Concurrent Session 5 Going Green Suzanne Boroff, Florida Department of Environmental Protection The Greening of Solid Waste Management Betsy Dorn, R. W. Beck, Inc. Flash, Fizzle, and Fact: The Greening of America Mitch Kessler, Kessler Consulting, Inc.
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Concurrent Session 6 Moderated Round-Table Discussion on Collegiate Recycling in Florida Audrey Copeland, Eckerd College & Brian Warshay, Malcolm Pirnie
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Refreshment Break: Exhibit Hall
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Networking Session
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM	Reception: Exhibit Hall
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM	Dinner

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

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 Innovative Grant Review Moderator: Gene Jones, Southern Waste Information eXchange, Inc. Increasing Recycling Drop-off Participation in Rural Counties Chuck Hatcher, Jackson County Parks & Recycling Shelter from the Storm - Debris and Solid Waste Managers State Survey Results on Beneficial Use Michael Alexander, Kessler Consulting, Inc. C&D Waste Diversion through Partnership with Habitat for Humanity Restore Hal Heck, Florida Tech & Pam Shoemaker, Brevard County Development of a Web Based GIS Information Portal Focused on the Increased Beneficial Reuse of Recyclable Materials with a Focus on Traditional and Non-traditional Local Disposal Options Dr. Tarek Abichou, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Peter Lakanen, Platinum Web Development Development of a Pilot Low-Cost Educational Campaign for Recycling Awareness Pam Shoemaker, Brevard County
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Refreshment Break
11:00 AM - Noon	General Session Florida Department of Environmental Protection Update Moderator: Ron Henricks, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Noon	Adjourn