Thursday April 09 2015 - TURA Continuing Education Conference

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The Toxics Use Reduction Planner Continuing Education Conference

Thursday, April 9, 2015
Double Tree Bedford Glen
44 Middlesex Turnpike
Bedford, MA 01730 

Agenda

8:00 - 8:30 - Registration & Continental Breakfast  
8:30 - 8:45 - TURA Program Update  (Required)
8:45 - 9:30 - Plenary Keynote - Katherin Winkler and Rich Murphy, EMC (Required) 
9:45 - 11:00 - Session A: Materials Accounting Workshop (Required)
11:00 - 12:30 - Concurrent Morning Sessions B, C, D
12:30 - 1:15 - Lunch
1:15 - 4:00 - Concurrent Afternoon Sessions E, F, G

 
Plenary Keynote: Katherin Winkler, Sr Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, EMC Corporation and Rich Murphy Vice President of Global Supply Chain Engineering for EMC (Required) They will use EMC's experience with corporate sustainability to illustrate how incorporating TUR into a company's regular management activities helps them stay competitive and proactively avoid potential future risks.

      
Session A: Materials Accounting Workshop (Required) This session continues our emphasis on improving TUR reporting and planning by diving deep into process characterization and materials accounting, with an emphasis on some of the unusual situations that can trip up even the best of planners. We'll review materials accounting requirements, then facilitate problem-solving workshop exercises.  Required of all conference participants for full day's credit.   

11:00 - 12:30 - Concurrent Morning Sessions B, C, D  

Sessions B: Flame Retardants Session will focus on flame retardants used in plastics and resins in a variety of products, including textiles, foams, wire, and plastic housings. Marty Ahrens from the National Fire Protection Association will open the session.  Dr. Courtney Carnigan will review current information on the hazards of brominated and chlorinated flame retardants and Emma Lavoie from USEPA will present the results of four EPA DfE alternatives assessments, helping to identify safer alternatives..  

Session C:  TUR in the Emerging Nanomaterials Industry - THIS SESSION IS NOW CLOSED
Nanomaterials represent an exciting new technology and a rapidly growing industry, especially here in Massachusetts. This session will feature a case study of one cutting-edge nanomaterials company that decided to incorporate TUR into its processes right from the start, plus further information about methods that nano materials production can use to minimize toxic hazard.  

Session D:  Business Case Analysis Tool & Dry Cleaning Case Study
Elyce Biddle, PhD is an assistant professor in the West Virginia University School of Public Health's Department of Health Policy, Management and Leadership.  Dr. Biddle will focus on an economic analysis model she has developed to make the business case for interventions and related impacts on health and the environment, in this case, related to toxics use reduction. She will teach you how to use the tool in your own economic analysis. Dr. Biddle has been assisting TURI to make the business case for dry cleaners converting to wet cleaning.  Results of her data analysis will be presented as a case study.

1:15 - 4:00 Concurrent Afternoon Sessions E, F, G     

Session E:   Environmental Management Systems for TUR - THIS SESSION IS NOW CLOSED. Incorporating TUR into a company EMS is an alternative to conventional TUR Planning under TURA. The EMS approach can be used to advantage even by those companies who don't have an EMS, or who choose not to formally incorporate TUR into its EMS. This session will feature presentations about the experiences of TUR EMS filing companies.This session is a requirement for those completing the current training for TUR EMS certification, but can be taken by any interested conference attendee. Qualifies for 3 EMS credits

Session F:  Chemical Footprint Project Training Workshop 
The Chemical Footprint Project has created a new metric for publicly benchmarking corporate chemicals management and profiling leading companies. It is designed to add transparency to companies' chemical management efforts, and to help companies identify and benefit from opportunities related to adopting safer chemicals. In this workshop, the designers of the Chemical Footprint Project will introduce the components of the Chemical Footprint, and participants will work together to begin using the tool for their own situation. We will discuss links between TUR planning and Chemical Footprint reporting.  

Session G:  Resource Conservation: Materials in Solid Waste - THIS SESSION IS NOW CLOSED.  Solid waste resource conservation often involves re-thinking the design processes, packaging, and products themselves.  This session will deal with novel as well as traditional ways to reduce materials in solid waste by reducing them at their source.  Qualifies for 3 RC Solid Waste Credits

To Register:

You may register online  via this email, or download the registration form at the top of this page.  You can fax the form to (978) 934-3050 or mail it to:

Brenda Wilson
CE Conference
TURI-UMass Lowell
600 Suffolk Street, 501
Wannalancit Mills
Lowell, MA  01854-2866

Fees:
The registration fee includes conference materials, a continental breakfast, lunch and breaks.  The full day fee forTURA filers is $200.00 and the fee for non-filers is $250.00. The half day fee is $125.00.  All fees include lunch.
Conference fees can be paid using a credit card through our on-line system.  Fees may also be paid by mailing a check to Brenda Wilson at TURI-UMass Lowell, 600 Suffolk Street, Suite 501, Lowell, MA  01854-2866.
 

Make checks payable to UMass Lowell.  Checks may be mailed or brought to the conference.

Cancellations:
Cancellations must be received by April 1, 2015.  Cancellations by this date will receive a credit for the registration that may be used for a future training.  There will be no credit given for cancellations after April 1, 2015.

TUR Credit: 
MassDEP has approved this event for double credits. The full day conference will be worth 12 credits.  RC credits will not be doubled.  These credits may be used to apply to MassDEP for recertification.

If you have any questions or special needs contact Anne Basanese at 978-934-3144 or  [email protected]
For questions about the conference content, contact Mark Myles at 978-934-3298 or   [email protected]