CAC 23 AGENDA

 

GENERAL SESSIONS                     Peak 4 and 5

REGISTRATION                Conference Center Foyer

EXHIBIT HALL                          Coppertop III

Hours

Tuesday, Wednesday              7:00am-5:30pm

Thursday                                 7:00am-12:00pm

DEMONSTRATIONS 

Tuesday - Thursday               MAHA Diesel Particle Measurement Meter

 

Monday, September 24, 2007

10:00am – 5:00pm                           Exhibitor Set-up – Coppertop III

Government and Industry Meetings:

1:00pm – 3:00pm                             I/M Solutions - Peak 4

3:00pm – 5:00 pm                            Transitioning I/M Workgroup - Peak 5

 

6:00pm – 9:00pm                             WELCOME RECEPTION - New Belgium Beer Tasting

Sponsored by Parsons –Coppertop II

Tuesday, September 26, 2007

 

7:00am – 8:00am        CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST – Exhibit Hall Coppertop III

8:00am – 10:00am      Clean Air Conference Opening Session

Welcome:        Lenora Bohren Director, National Center for Vehicle Emissions Control and Safety/Colorado State University

Dean April Mason, College of Applied Human Sciences/

Colorado State University

 

Keynote Speaker:  From the Mountains to the Prairies: Air Quality in Colorado”, Martha Rudolph - Director of Environmental Programs - CDPH&E

 

EPA Keynote Speaker:  “EPA’s International Clean Fuels and Vehicle Programs”, Dennis Leaf – Senior Policy Advisor for International Programs - Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ)

 

10:00am – 10:30am    Break: Exhibit Hall – Coppertop III

10:30am – 12:00pm    Panel:  Global Air Quality Issues

Moderator, Jack Pierce - Applus+ Technologies, Inc.

·          “White Paper on Periodic Technical Inspections in Central and South America: A Preliminary View”,  Jesús Díez AlonsoPLURALSYS

·         “CAFE - Carbon = World Cars are Coming! Vince Mow – Automotive Emissions Consulting

·         “Canada’s New Air Quality Index”, Dave Henderson – Health Canada

·         “Asia/Pacific Issues”, Benjamin Rico -Worldwide Environmental Products, Inc.

12:00pm – 1:30pm      LUNCH - Breckenridge Ballroom 

1:30pm – 3:00 pm       Panel:  Local Air Quality Issues

Moderator, Lucinda Smith, City of Fort Collins, CO

·          “Cities Think Globally - Act Locally”, Lucinda Smith - City of Fort Collins, CO

·         “Local Government Implementation: Boulder's Transportation Emission Reduction Efforts”, Andrew Bascue – City of Boulder, CO

·         “Air Quality Issues for the City of Austin, TX”, Pharr Andrews – City of Austin, TX

·         “Aspen’s Response to Global Warming: Progress and Directions of the Canary Initiative”, Kim Peterson – City of Aspen, CO

3:00pm – 3:30pm        Break: Exhibit Hall – Coppertop III

3:30pm – 5:00pm        Panel:  Health, Education and Outreach

Moderator, Betsy Tracy - Illinois DOT, Office of Planning & Programming

·         “The American Lung Association in 2007—National Organizational Changes, and What We Know About Air Pollution and Lung Health”,

Curt Huber – American Lung Association of Colorado

·         “Breathe Deeply and Relax…It’s Easy to Successfully Incorporate Health Messages Into IM Outreach Programs“ Angela O’Regan-Michaud– Parsons

·         “The Path to I/M Awareness and Potential Pitfalls “, Becky Robinson – GA/VerizonBusiness

·         “It All Adds Up to Cleaner AirPublic Education Lessons Learned Over a Decade”,  Kathy Daniel – Federal Highway Administration

 

7:00pm – 11:00pm      CASINO NIGHT! - Sponsored by Gordon-Darby, Inc - Breckenridge Ballroom

Come help Gordon-Darby celebrate 25 Years of I/M Industry Service!

 

 

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

7:00am – 8:00am        CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST – Exhibit Hall Coppertop III                           

8:00am – 9:30am        Panel:  I/M Innovations

Moderator, Jay Gordon, Gordon-Darby, Inc.

·         Charles Pappas – Missouri

·         Robert Tekniepe – Nevada

·         Vinny Porcaro – New Jersey

·         Jay Gordon – Gordon-Darby, Inc.

9:30am – 10:00am      Break: Exhibit Hall – Coppertop III

10:00am – 11:30pm    Panel:  I/M Case Studies: DC Vehicle Inspection Program Improvements

Moderator,  Richard Joy - Gordon-Darby, Inc.

·          “Gordon-Darby’s Perspective”, Richard Joy – Gordon Darby Inc.

·         “DMV’s Perspective”, Libby Clapp – D.C. Dept. of Motor Vehicles

·         “Department of the Environment’s Perspective”, Charles Williams – D.C. Department of the Environment

·         “ESP’s Perspective”, Joe Haddad – ESP

·         “Management’s Perspective”, Michael St. DenisRevecorp, Inc.

11:30pm – 1:00pm      LUNCH – Breckenridge Ballroom

1:00pm – 2:15pm        Panel: On-Board Diagnostics Issues

Moderator, Ed Gardetto - Sierra Research

·          “Results of the OBD FACA Workgroup”, Gene TierneyUSEPA

·         “Update of OBD I/M Implementation Guidance Appendix D”,

 Jim Lindner – USEPA

·         “Emissions Benefits of OBD”, Jim Sidebottom – CDPH&E

·         “Scan Tool Issues”, Bernie Carr - Vetronix

2:15pm – 3:30pm        Panel:  Non-Road Emissions

Moderator, Mark Carlock, Saint Malo Solutions

·         "Suggested Improvements in the Estimation of Emissions from Off-Road Mobile Sources", Mark Carlock – Saint Malo Solutions

·         “Emissions and Usage of Non-Road Equipment in the Midwest – EPA’s Nonroad Pilot Study”, James Warila – US EPA

·         “Engine Database Development” & “Retrofit Evaluations”, Michael Block - Emisstar LLC & Rick Baker – Eastern Research Group

 

3:30pm – 3:45pm        Break: Exhibit Hall – Coppertop III

3:45pm – 5:15pm        Panel: What Does the Future Hold for I/M?

Moderator Michael St. Denis - Revecorp, Inc.

·         Steven Douglas – The Alliance of Auto Manufacturers

·         Lothar GeilenSysTech International

·         James Goldstene – CARB

·         Jay Gordon - Gordon-Darby, Inc.

·         Gene Tierney – US EPA

 

 

Thursday, September 27, 2007

7:00am – 8:00 am       CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST – Exhibit Hall Coppertop III

8:00am – 8:30am         Guest Speaker: “Simulating Regional Ozone Formation & Transport at National Parks in the Western U.S.”, Mike Barna – Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere

8:30am – 9:45am        Panel: The Climate Connection: Federal and State Initiatives

Moderator, Heidi Schultz – ERG

·         "Climate and Transportation:  The Drivers for Action", Heidi Schultz – ERG

·         “California's Assembly Bill 32”, James Goldstene – CARB

·         “Federal Perspective on Climate Change”, Rebecca White – US EPA

·         “Austin's Plug-In Hybrid Initiative”, Fred Blood – City of Austin

9:45am – 10:00am      Break:             Exhibit Hall – Coppertop III

10:00am – 11:15am    Panel: BioFuels

Moderator, Bryan Willson - Colorado State University

·         BioFuels – Folly or our Future”, Morgan DeFoort  - Engines Conversion Lab, Colorado State University

·         “Net Greenhouse Gas Balance for BioFuels Croping Systems”, Bill Parton – Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory (NREL)/ Colorado State University

·         BioFuels from Algae”, Doug HenstonChief Executive Officer of Solix Biofuels, Inc.

·         “Overview of Recent Emission Testing Results for Biodiesel and E85”, Robert McCormick – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (N-REL), Golden, CO

11:15am – 12:30pm   Panel: Particulate/Diesel Issues

Moderator, Dennis Palmer - Worldwide Environmental Products, Inc.

·         "Transport PM:  Health Impacts, Economics and Action", Antonio Multari  - MAHA &  Peter Anyon – Air Quality Technologies Pty Ltd

·         “Remote Sensing Measurement of Light-Duty Diesel PM”, Richard Olin -  VA DEQ Mobile Source Programs

·         "EPA's Clean Diesel Efforts", Rebecca Russo – US EPA Region 8

12:30pm – 2:30pm      WORKSHOP: Identification & Repair Issues with Automotive Evaporative Emissions; A Case Study Format Using RSD & OBDII” - Peak 5

Jim Kemper - CDPHE & Randy Bernklau - BC Automotive

 

Tee Time: 2:00pm       Tom Peters Memorial Golf Tournament - Breckenridge Golf Course

 

Mark your calendars for the 24th Clean Air Conference!

 ~ Boulder, Colorado, September 22 – 26, 2008 ~