CI Conference '99 Agenda

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1999 National Community Involvement
Conference/Training
"EPA's Role In Community Involvement"

Session abstracts can be viewed by selecting the date, time, or session of interest.

Tuesday, May 25

8:00	Conference Registration
9:00	Plenary Session: • Welcome • Keynote Presentation • Organize Open Time
10:45
11:00	Community-Based Solutions to Community Defined Problems	EPA/Cooperative Extension Partnership to Support Community Based Education	Gauging the Effectiveness of Agency Public Involvement from the View of Citizen Advisory Boards	The Sustainable Community Redevelopment Process	Facilitating Effective Community Meetings
12:30	Lunch
1:30	Building Bridges Over the River Fox: Strategies for Managing Complex Intergovernmental Partnerships	Cleaning Up the Neighborhood: Community-Based Strategies to Prevent Illegal Dumping	The Tale of Two Cities: Two Approaches to Urban Community Engagement	Development of a Community Team Approach to Address the Issue of Childhood Asthma in Toppenish, Washington-A Pilot Project	Overcoming Sins of the Past: A TOSC Solution for Mitigating a Legacy of Poor Community Involvement, and Other Benefits of Third Party Outreach
2:30	*Open Time*
3:30	Working with Local Health Officials: Addressing Community Health Concerns at Hazardous Waste Sites	Environmental Excellence Business Network	Building Capacity in Communities through a USDA-EPA Partnership	Lessons Learned About Meaningful Community Involvement	Village Based Solutions to Rural Sanitation Challenges in Alaska
5:00
5:30	*Social Hour-Hosted by EPA Region 7 Office of External Programs (cash bar)*

Wednesday, May 26

8:30	Catron County, New Mexico: Community Involvement in Environmental Dispute Resolution and Sustainable Development	From Piecemeal to Cohesion: A Bottoms-Up Approach to Improving the Environment and Public Health in Providence, RI	Community Cultural Profile: Understanding a Community’s Sense of Place	Four Core Techniques-Social Profile, Responsive Publication, Open House, and Planning Workshop	Field Trip Community Involvement and Brownfields: A Kansas City Site Tour
11:45	Lunch
1:00	Plenary Session: • Keynote Presentation
2:00	Open Time
3:00	The National Estuary Program: A Model for Community Involvement in Environmental Protection	Technical Assistance: Knowledge is Power	HELP!!?? - Knowing When and How to Obtain and Use Outside Facilitators or Mediators in Your Community Involvement Effort	Providing Better Service: Hearing from Community Partners	Write It Easy-to-Read	Field Trip Kansas City, MO, & Surrounding Communities’ Household Hazardous Waste Program/Building Tour
5:00
5:30	Evening Activity

Thursday, May 27

8:30	Innovative Approaches for Engaging Critical Audiences in Local Drinking Water Protection Programs	Working with the Union Hills Community Group to Determine Health Problems Associated with Residing in the Arizona Neighborhood	Psychosocial Stress in Communities Affected by Hazardous Wastes and How to Deal with It	Partnering for Sustainable Communities: Sharing Our Experiences	Three Rural Watersheds: Tailoring Three Community Involvement Strategies
10:00
10:15	Master Watershed Steward Program	Sustainability: Reaching the Vision Through Community Involvement	Columbia Plateau Ag Initiative and the Wilke Farm: Changing the Face of Farming	Engaging the Enraged: Citizen Participation Redeemed	“Community Assessment” Workshop Series
11:45	Plenary Session: • Luncheon ($16.00 per person) • Closing Keynote Presentation • Closing Activities
	Optional Training/Field Trip
1:30	Public Involvement with a Cross Cultural Focus Part I CANCELLED	Crisis Communications Part I	Media Relations Training	Field Trip Hillsdale Lake CBEP-An on the Ground Learning Experience

Friday, May 28

8:30	~~Public Involvement with a Cross Cultural Focus~~ ~~Part II~~ CANCELLED	Crisis Communications Part II
12:30