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2001 Community Involvement Conference Agenda


Agenda

Tuesday, June 19, 2001
7:30 AM	Conference Registration
8:30 AM	Plenary Session: Welcome Keynote Presentation EPA's Public Participation Policy Organize Open Time
10:15 AM	Break
10:30 AM	A Model Cooperative Partnership: Dickinson County, Kansas, Water Improvement Program	A Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment of Residents' Physical Environment in Eastside and Southwest Detroit, Michigan: A Case Study of a Participatory Public Health Evaluation and Intervention	Computer Graphics that Build Confidence and Communicate Expertise: Lessons Learned at the Capitol City Plume Site in Montgomery, Alabama	Community Involvement in the Adoption of New Approaches in Environmental Protection	Opportunities for Small Communities to Be Involved in EPA Rulemaking	The Three E's: Enable, Empower, and Encourage Partnerships and Effective Leadership for Environmental Action
12:00 PM	Lunch
1:30 PM	A Community Government	Conducting Effective Focus Groups	Coordination and Cooperation: Keys to a Successful Project (State and Federal Government Working Hand-in-Hand)	Protecting Drinking WaterA Workbook for Tribes: Effective Approaches for Implementing Population-Specific Education Programs	Some are Weatherwise	Three Community Involvement Success Stories: The Value of Community Participation in Environmental Decision-Making
3:00 PM	Break
3:15 PM	Building a Community Coalition to Characterize and Affect Levels of Hazardous Air Pollutants: The St. Louis Community Air Project	Community Outreach & Involvement in Supplemental Environmental Projects	Creating Community Involvement for Water Quality Improvement	Making Brownfields Cleanup and Economic Redevelopment Work for Everyone in an Underused/ Underserved Neighborhood	Reaching Beyond the "Choir:" Targeting "Hard-to-Reach" Groups Through Creative Multimedia Education and Outreach	The Wonderful Works of the Woolfolk Alliance
4:45 PM	Open Time
6:00 PM	Reception
Wednesday, June 20, 2001
7:30 AM	Plenary Session (Breakfast Buffet): Keynote by Robert Potts, The Nature Conservancy-Texas Chapter Open Time Announcements
9:00 AM	Break
9:15 AM	Building Community Capacity through Negotiation and Facilitation Training	"It All Adds Up To Cleaner Air:" A Collaborative Transportation and Air Quality Public Education Initiative	Nonviolent Communication: A Method to Deal with Citizen Mistrust	The Oregon Well Water Program: Training for Community Volunteers Doing Drinking Water Protection Outreach	Weighing the Risks: Cultural Impacts of Tribal Community Participation in the EPA Hazard Ranking System	Community Affairs Panel
12:15 PM	Lunch
1:30 PM	Agricultural Environmental Management Systems: Tools to Support Implementation of Community Source Water Protection Plans	Community Involvement in Designing Sustainable Neighborhoods in the Southwest United States	Empowering Communities to Use Risk Assessment to Evaluate Local Environments	Environmental Justice and Public Involvement	Involving the School Community in the Fight Against Childhood Asthma	Using an EPA Technical Assistance Grant for Rural Sustainable Community Redevelopment
3:00 PM	Open Time
4:00 PM	A Model for Effective Community Involvement in Environmental Protection	Addressing Environmental Challenges Through Community Partnerships	Brownfield Reuse and the Changing Nature of Community Involvement	Capacity Building for Environmental Health in the Paso del Norte Region: The Case of El Paso/Juárez	EPA's National Asthma Education and Prevention Program	Using Internet-Based Resources to Enhance Public Participation
6:00 PM	Evening Activity
Thursday, June 21, 2001
8:30 AM	Community Involvement in Environmental Protection: Navajo Nation EPA Experience	Creating a Community Plan for the Glenullin Bog in Northern Ireland	Focus Groups/Surveys of EPA's Environmental Information	Lessons Learned: A Look at EPA's Public Outreach Program for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)	Linking and Learning: Effecting Behavior Change A Pacific Island Case Study	United Parents Against Lead: Measuring the Success of Community Involvement and Public Outreach Programs
10:00 AM	Break
10:15 AM	Plenary Session: Keynote by Greg Ellis, Edwards Aquifer Authority Closing Comments
11:45 AM	Lunch
1:00 PM	Communicating in Crisis: Tools You Can Use When There's No Time to Waste (Part 1 of 2)	Community Culture and Environment: A Guide to Understanding a Sense of Place (formerly Community Cultural Profiling Guide) (Part 1 of 2)	Introduction to Community Involvement (Part 1 of 2)	Media Relations Training (Part 1 of 2)	Social Marketing and Effective Media Campaigns to Get Environmental Results	Understanding and Dealing with Psychological and Social Stresses of Working with Contaminated Communities (Part 1 of 2)
5:00 PM	Adjourn
Friday, June 22, 2001
8:00 AM	Communicating in Crisis: Tools You Can Use When There's No Time to Waste (Part 2 of 2)	Community Culture and Environment: A Guide to Understanding a Sense of Place (formerly Community Cultural Profiling Guide) (Part 2 of 2)	Introduction to Community Involvement (Part 2 of 2)	Media Relations Training (Part 2 of 2)	Understanding and Dealing with Psychological and Social Stresses of Working with Contaminated Communities (Part 2 of 2)