October 17-19, 2007
Chapel Hill, NC

The NIEHS WETP 2007 Fall Conference: The Future of Hazardous Materials Cleanup & Training took place October 17-19, 2007 in Chapel Hill, NC. The conference brought together over 100 NIEHS and WETP awardee representatives to mark the 20th anniversary of the WETP program and discuss past, current and future program initiatives. On October 17 the Awardee Meeting took place. On October 18 and 19 technical workshops were held. Below are the conference agendas, attendees list, and links to each day's presentations and breakout group reports.
Agendas
NIEHS WETP Fall Awardee Meeting Agenda (122KB)
NIEHS WETP 2007 Fall Technical Workshop Agenda (133KB)
Attendees
NIEHS WETP 2007 Fall Conference: The Future of Hazardous Materials Cleanup & Training Attendees (64KB)
Presentations and Breakout Session Reports
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
October 17, 2007 Meeting Notes (46KB)
Time | Topic |
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1:00 p.m. |
Welcome/ NIEHS Update Performance, RFA and the Strategic Plan
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2:30 p.m. | NIEHS National Clearinghouse Update Deborah Weinstock, Director, National Clearinghouse for Worker Safety and Health Training, NIEHS WETP |
3:00 p.m. | Plans for the Spring 2008 Awardee Meeting Presentation Joseph "Chip" Hughes, NIEHS WETP Claudia Thompson, NIEHS SBRP |
3:45 p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions Business Official Meeting: Grants Management Issues Program Official Meeting: Hazardous Waste Worker Training Program (HWWT)/Hazardous Materials Disaster Preparedness Training Program (HDTP)/Department of Energy (DOE) Issues Minority Worker Training Program/Brownfields Minority Worker Training Program (B/MWTP) Issues |
Thursday, October 18, 2007
October 18, 2007 Meeting Notes (98KB)
Time | Topic |
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9:15 a.m. |
Context for the Meeting/Summarizing Work to Date on the Strategic Plan (73KB) Champions Meeting Report Clearinghouse Advisory Committee Report |
10:20 a.m. | What are the training markets? Pete Stafford, Executive Director, Center to Protect Workers' Rights (CPWR), Moderator Mark Catlin, Industrial Hygienist, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Doug Feil, Director, Kirkwood Community College Environmental Training Center |
11:20 a.m. | IAFF Strategic Program Evaluation (1MB) Patrick Morrison, Health and Safety Director, International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Bruce Lippy Ph.D., CIH, CSP, President, The Lippy Group, LLC |
12:00 noon | Lunch Speaker Les Leopold, Author, The Man Who Hated Work but Loved Labor: The Life and Times of Tony Mazzocchi |
1:30 p.m. |
The Evolution of the Brownfields/Minority Worker Training Programs and the Associated Cleanup Markets (3MB)
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1:30 p.m. | Breakouts Breakout 1 - Examining Mission Priorities from the DOE Program Perspective Breakout 2 - Examining Mission Priorities from the HWWT Program Perspective Breakout 3 - Examining Emerging Issues |
Friday, October 19, 2007
October 19, 2007 Meeting Notes (45KB)
Time | Topic |
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8:30 a.m. |
Homeland Security and Emergency Response and Preparedness
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10:15 a.m. |
Breakout Sessions
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