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Event Calendar

 

Next Chapter Meeting

 

August 26th, 2008 @ 6:30 PM

Join Us and Enjoy a Free Beverage
(of Your Choice!)

Our Westside venue:

The FOX Sports Grill

Downtown Seattle

1522 6th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
206-340-1369

 

Located at 6th Ave and Pine Street near Nordstrom
Click Here for MapQuest directions

 

Future Events

Webinar and Local Discussion on
Implications of the New PM 2.5 Rule


Date: August 27, 2008
Time: 11 am – 3 pm
Place: Washington Department of Ecology Northwest Regional Office
3190 - 160th Ave. SE; Bellevue, WA 98008

Cost: $ 40 (lunch included) – checks and cash only at the door

On May 5, 2008 EPA promulgated a new regulation for fine particulate matter (PM 2.5).  You are invited to an A&WMA Webinar followed by a local discussion to learn more about the significant implications and challenges presented by this rule.  The Webinar features the following speakers:

  • Ken Weiss, Principal and Global Air Practice Leader, ERM;
  • Gary McCutchen, RTP Environmental;
  • John Paul, Regional Air Pollution Control Agency; and
  • Raj Rao, NSRG, QAQPS / AQPD


Details about the webinar are available at: http://www.awma.org/events/view_event.html?typeid=4&id=32

After hearing from the national level speakers, we will hold a local discussion.  Local speakers will include: 

  • Jay Willenberg, CH2M Hill
  • Dave Bray, EPA Region 10
  • Doug Morrison, Environmental Law Northwest
  • Rich Hibbard, Washington Department of Ecology


Space is limited to 50, and the room is filling fast!  (As of this writing we have 18 seats left). So, to reserve your spot, please RSVP to Williams.claude@gmail.com. 

Note: Parking is limited, so please bus or carpool if possible.  This location is walking distance from the Eastgate Park & Ride, so please consider reducing your carbon footprint and busing in.  Plan your trip using Sound Transit’s Trip Planner at http://www.soundtransit.org/.  If driving, please carpool and park the overflow parking lot across the street on the west side of 160th Ave SE.  Click here for directions and parking.


This event is hosted by the Puget Sound Chapter of the Pacific Northwest International Section of A&WMA.

We would like to extend a special thank you to the Washington Department of Ecology for providing the conference space and to CH2M Hill for sponsoring the A&WMA Webinar Registration Fee.
  


 

 

Past Events

 

May 6, 2008 - A Guide to Emissions Testing

 

September 6, 2007 - End of Summer Social
September 6, 2007 - Climate Change & the Future in Washington

June 5 & 6, 2007 AERMOD - How Recent Modeling Changes Affect Permits & Compliance, "Don't Get Caught in the Downwash"
May 12, 2007 - Alan Butler’s Retirement Celebration
February 2, 2007 - PNWIS 2007 Winter Social



September 13, 2006 - PNWIS 2006 Last Gasp of SUMMER BBQ
August 29, 2006 - Global Climate Change in the Pacific Northwest
May 18, 2006 – Environmental Managers Boot Camp



December 13, 2005 - 
Enforcement Update: A Review of EPA's Progress and Priorities in Environmental Enforcement
November 9 thru 11, 2005 – PNWIS 2005 Annual Conference
September 27, 2005 – Rescheduled “Summer BBQ”
September 7, 2005 – Industry Tour of King County’s 1 Megawatt Fuel Cell at the Renton Wastewater Treatment Plant.
May 10, 2005 – Initiative 901 -  Secondhand Smoke
April 20, 2005 - Starting a Facility Environmental Compliance Auditing Program – Who, What, Where, When, and Why
January 13, 2005 - Winter Fiesta



October 21, 2004 - New Source Review (NSR) Updates Lunchtime Seminar
Summer Party August 31st- If you were there you had fun. Otherwise....
July 27, 2004 - Clearing the Air - NSR Reform Update Live Interactive Audio + Web Conference
June 17, 2004 - Boiler MACT Live Interactive Audio + Web Conference
May 19, 2004 - Future Trends Impacting Air Quality in the Pacific Northwest.
May 14, 2004 - Student Chapter  Spring Fling
April 27, 2004 - Officer Changeover Meeting
April 6, 2004- Brown Bag Lunch "Environmental Compliance Auditing, Self-Auditing, and the EPA's Voluntary Disclosure Program"
March 2, 2004 - Brown Bag Lunch - "Detection Limit Issues for Laboratories, SourceTesters, Modelers, Permit Writers, and Risk Assessors - Why Do We Care If Nothing's There?"
February 26, 2004 - "Brownfields to Greenfields, How to Transform Dirt to Dollars" - Featuring an overview of potential liabilities, regulatory dynamics, risk management solutions, and a panel discussion.
January 29, 2004 - PNWIS/PSC Winter Pizza Party and Retirement Party for Naydene Maykut



November 7, 2003 - The NEW PNWIS UW Student Chapter invited the local chapter to its first joint event!
October 9, 2003: NEW  PNWIS Student Chapter organized at the University of Washington - 1st Officers elected.
September 23-26, 2003: PNWIS 2003 Annual Conference in Girdwood Alaska
August 19, 2003 PNWIS/PSC SUMMER BARBECUE!
May 13th, 2003
Puget Sound Chapter Spring Specialty Conference - Citizen Suites
May 5th, 2003 GHG -
Climate Change Web Conference
April 29, 2003 Officers Change Over Meeting at the Icon Grill
April 21, 2003 Puget Sound Chapter Brown Bag Seminar -  Concerned About Toxics?
March 20, 2003 Puget Sound Chapter Brown Bag Seminar
Security Vulnerability Assessment Tools
January 30, 2003 NSR Reform Seminar
Two hour web and conference call seminar from EPA Headquarters
January 22, 2003 - "Greenhouse Gases Inventory for the City of Seattle" 
 


 

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