2018 Agenda
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Thursday, November 1, 2018
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8:30 am - 9:00 am |
Registration and Continental Breakfast (provided) LOCATION: Klamath Room |
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9:00 am - 9:15 am |
Welcome and Opening Remarks LOCATION: Coastal Room Presenters: Joel Tickner, Lowell Center for Sustainable Production, UMass Lowell Matt Rodriquez, California Secretary for Environmental Protection |
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9:15 am - 9:45 am |
Keynote LOCATION: Coastal Room Presenter: Mary O'Brien, author of Making Better Environmental Decisions: An Alternative to Risk Assessment |
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9:45 am - 10:45 am |
History and Landscape of Alternatives Assessment and Informed Substitution LOCATION: Coastal Room Moderator: Molly Jacobs Presenters: Joel Tickner, Lowell Center for Sustainable Production, UMass Lowell Lothar Lieck, European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) Helen Holder, Hewlett Packard Labs Liz Harriman, Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI) |
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10:45 am - 11:00 am |
Break LOCATION: Coastal Room |
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11:00 am – 12:15 pm |
The State of the Science of Alternatives Assessment Methods LOCATION: Coastal Room Moderator: Alex Stone
Hazard Assessment Presenter: Cathy Rudisill, SRC, Inc. Comparative Exposure Evaluation Presenter: Margaret Whittaker, ToxServices LLC Essential Emergent Aspects Presenter: Lauren Heine, Northwest Green Chemistry Decision Analysis Presenter: Timothy Malloy, University of California, Los Angeles School of Law |
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12:15 pm - 1:15 pm |
Lunch (provided) LOCATION: Klamath Room |
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1:15 pm - 3:15 pm |
Developments in Alternatives Assessment Methods LOCATION: Coastal Room Comparative Exposure Evaluation and Consideration of Life Cycle Impacts LOCATION: Klamath Room LOCATION: Training Room 1 East & West Decision Analysis (including Hazard Assessment Scoring Methods) in Alternatives Assessment LOCATION: Training Room 2 East & West |
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3:15 pm - 3:30 pm |
Break LOCATION: Coastal Room |
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3:30 pm - 5:15 pm |
Panel: Lessons Learned from Alternatives Assessment and Adoption LOCATION: Coastal Room Moderator: Sally Edwards Panelists: Xiaoying Zhou, Safer Consumer Products Program, California Department of Toxic Substances Control Brian Penttila, Washington State Department of Ecology Elke Van Asbroeck, Apeiron-Team NV Linda Gallegos, Levi Strauss & Co. Ryan Canatsey, The Sherwin-Williams Company |
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5:15 pm - 6:15 pm |
Poster Session & Exhibit Hall LOCATION: Atrium |
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6:15 pm - 8:15 pm |
Networking Reception (hor d'oeuvres & refreshments provided) LOCATION: Blue Prynt Restaurant & Bar |
Friday, November 2, 2018
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8:00 am - 8:30 am |
Continental Breakfast (provided) LOCATION: Klamath Room |
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8:30 am - 8:45 am |
Welcome and Day 1 Review LOCATION: Coastal Room Presenters: Meredith Williams, Safer Products and Workplaces Program, California Department of Toxic Substances Control Rick Woychik, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences |
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8:45 am - 10:00 am |
Capacity Needs for Building the Field and Practice LOCATION: Coastal Room Panelists: Elaine Cohen Hubal, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Liz Harriman, Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI) Kevin Masterson, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Matti Vainio, European Chemicals Agency Saskia van Bergen, Washington State Department of Ecology Discussant: Pamela Spencer, ANGUS Chemical Company |
| 10:00 am - 10:15 am |
Break LOCATION: Coastal Room |
| 10:15 am - 11:30 am |
Small Group Discussions: Advancing the Field of Alternatives Assessment This group of sessions provides an opportunity for participants to engage in a facilitated discussion with their colleagues to dive deeper into topics of interest. Attendees can choose from one of the following discussions. Capacity-Building and Training LOCATION: Coastal Room Developing Best Practices, Standards and Alignment LOCATION: Klamath Room The Nexus between Alternatives Assessment, Informed Substitution, and Sustainable Design LOCATION: Training Room 1 East & West (Optional) Further Discussion Of An Emergent Theme From The Symposium LOCATION: Training Room 2 East & West |
| 11:30 am - 12:30 pm |
Closing Remarks LOCATION: Coastal Room Presenters: Joel Tickner, Lowell Center for Sustainable Production, UMass Lowell Karl Palmer, Safer Consumer Products Branch, California Department of Toxic Substances Control |
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12:30 pm |
Adjourn |
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2:00 pm - 5:30 pm |
Optional Short Course Assessing Exposure to Chemicals in Consumer Products for Alternatives Assessment |