Tuesday, August 29 7:30 Conference Registration 8:30 Welcome: Felicia Marcus, EPA Region 9 • Keynote: David Gershon • Organize Open Time 10:20 Break 10:30 Benefits of Third Party Outreach and Continuous Community Involvement The Sustainable Lifestyle Campaign: Enabling Communities to Achieve Environmental Results at the Neighborhood and Household Level Clean Air for Kids: A Community Partnership to Help Kids Breathe Easier! Community Profiles: Models for Effective Citizen Involvement in Environmental Protection Monroe County: Our Water, Our Way of Life Working Together for a More Informed Public 12:00 Lunch 1:30 Developing Sustainable Local Partnerships to Implement Environmental Community Action Projects Promoting Public Participation at EPA The PCB Contaminated Community of Anniston, AL: Community Involvement Challenges and Lessons Learned Community Participation in Brownfields Redevelopment Navajo Abandoned Uranium Mines Project Working Together, Building Trust: CIC, TOSC, and Community Perspectives on the Value of CAGs 3:00 Open Time 4:00 Role of Local Health Officials: Partners Performing a Community Health Education Needs Assessment at Hazardous Waste Sites Protecting Children's Health and Reducing Lead Exposure through Collaborative Partnerships Dioxin: Calming a Crisis in Rhode Island, or Chicken Soup for the Dioxin- fearing Soul Community Involvement at Logan Lead Site: A Confluence of Government, Environmental Justice, Redevelopment, and Political Reality American Water Works Association Research Foundation: Public Involvement Strategies The Care and Feeding of Partnerships 5:30 Networking Hour Hosted by EPA Region 9 Wednesday, August 30 8:30 Nonviolent Communication: A Method to Deal with Citizen Mistrust How to Succeed in Health Risk Communication with Diverse Populations: A Case Study Involving the Asian and Pacific Islander Communities in Washington State The Cultural Dynamics of Tribal Source Water Protection Citizen Involvement in Source Water Awareness Campaign Memphis Depot, Tennessee: Effective Risk Communication Strategy Creating Communication Excellence Demonstrating the Effectiveness of the Sustainable Brownfields Redevelopment Process: A Tool for Designing & Evaluating Stakeholder Involvement 10:00 Incorporating Tribal Values into EPA Programs: Two Regional Examples This is How We Do It: Building Informed, Sustainable, and Empowered Communities Pittsfield and PCBs: The Threat is Fading Fall from Grace: Libby, Montana, Residents Help You Read Between the Headlines 11:30 Luncheon Keynote: Susan Masten 1:00 Open Time Field Trip to Creek Keepers Projects       2:00 Community Involvement in Hispanic Communities EPA's Community-Based Environmental Protection Approach: Overcoming the Institutional Barriers to Better Implementation Preparing for the Media On-Site Boulder Area Sustainability Information Network (BASIN): One Community's Approach to Gathering and Providing Environmental Data Educate to Action: Using Cutting-Edge Tools to Motivate a Watershed Community 3:30 Break 3:40 Public Involvement in Drinking Water Protection: A Preliminary Community Assessment   Developing a Community Advisory Group with Pueblo/Non-Pueblo Communities   The 4 Ps: How to Protect the Environment, Produce Jobs, Provide Environmental Training, and Promote Economic Development   Are We Doing Anything Right? Meeting the Needs of Environmental Justice Communities   Non-Traditional Public Participation Strategies in a Caribbean Coastal Community: The Community of Piñones Case Study     5:10     5:30 Evening Dinner Event at the Beach Chalet (Pre-Registration Required) Thursday, August 31 8:30 Keynote: Mohammed Colin Nuru • Closing: Marylouise Uhlig, Office of Prevention, Pesticides & Toxic Substances 9:30 Focus on Risk Community Cultural Profiling From Centralia to Hiroshima: Common Experiences of Toxic Contamination and Their Implications for Community Involvement Revisiting Authentic Signs of Hope: Exploring Lessons Learned and Best Practices for Meaningful Community Involvement and Environmental Justice in Brownfields Revitalization and Smart Growth Programs Using the Web to Present Timely Drinking Water Quality Information to the Public: A Case Study of Des Moines Water Works' Experience How to Conduct Public Meetings 12:30 Lunch 1:30 Dealing with Hostile Meetings and Difficult People Media Relations Training Introduction to Community Involvement Designing Community Involvement Processes that Bridge Racial and Cultural Diversity Understanding and Dealing with the Stress of Working with Superfund Communities– Theirs and Yours Risk Communications and Public Dialogue 5:30   Friday, September 1 8:30 Dealing with Hostile Meetings and Difficult People (Continued) Media Relations Training (Continued) Introduction to Community Involvement (Continued) Designing Community Involvement Processes that Bridge Racial and Cultural Diversity (Continued) Understanding and Dealing with the Stress of Working with Superfund Communities: Theirs and Yours (Continued) Risk Communications and Public Dialogue(Continued) 12:30
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