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2nd Annual Federal Electronics Stewardship Conference

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Agenda and Presentations

Speaker biographies are also available (PDF, 42 KB).

February 7, 2006

Welcoming Remarks

  • Khary Cauthen, Special Assistant to the Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
  • Susan Hazen, Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, Environmental Protection Agency
  • Thea McManus, Associate Director, Municipal & Industrial Solid Waste Division, Office of Solid Waste, Environmental Protection Agency

Introductions, Overview of Conference, Agenda
Juan Lopez, Office of the Federal Environmental Executive (OFEE)

  • Introductions
  • FEC & FESWG Background
    • Why Electronics?
    • Goals of the Federal Electronics Challenge (FEC)
    • Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Overview
    • Electronics Recycling and Reuse Challenge (ERRC)
  • Conference Goals and Objectives
  • Agenda

Presentation (PDF, 2,125 KB)

Achievements in Sustainable Electronics Stewardship at the Department of Energy
Tom Traceski, DOE and Jeff Eagan, DOE

Presentation (PDF, 93 KB)

Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT)
Holly Elwood, EPA
Overview of EPEAT and Status Update

Presentation (PDF, 504 KB)

Ensuring Data Security and Destruction
Matthew Scholl, NIST, and Mike Caltabiano, EPA
Appropriate Security Measures and Implications for Reuse

Presentation (PDF, 325 KB)
Presentation (PDF, 245 KB)

Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report on E-Waste
Nathan Anderson, GAO
Report Summary and Discussion

Presentation (PDF, 50 KB)

UNICOR Recycling Demonstration
Janice Aragon, UNICOR

Recycling Electronics & Asset Disposition (READ) Update
Oliver Voss, EPA

Presentation (PDF, 1,077 KB)

Federal Electronics Challenge Web Site Demonstration
Laura Nazef, EPA
A Look at the Tools & Resources Available to FEC Partners

End-of-Life Electronics Panel
Clare Lindsay, EPA, John Cross, EPA, and Bob Tonetti, EPA

  • Update on Recent and Pending Electronics Legislation
  • Electronics Recycler Certification Update
  • End-of-Life Frequently Asked Questions

Presentation (PDF, 106 KB)
Presentation (PDF, 98 KB)
Presentation (PDF, 398 KB)

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February 8, 2006

OMB Environmental Management Scorecard
Juan Lopez, OFEE

Presentation (PDF, 51 KB)
Scorecard (PDF, 27 KB)

*Cyndi Vallina of OMB was unable to attend.

Your Electronics Stewardship Program
Michelle Boyd, EPA, Zac Appleton, EPA, Bill Kulas, DVA, and Patty Dillon, Dillon Environmental Associates

  • Team Building, Taking a Baseline, Setting Goals
  • Integrating Electronics within Your Environmental Management System (EMS)
  • Measuring Success:
    • Data Collection
    • Calculating Environmental Benefits

Presentation (PDF, 433 KB)
Presentation (PDF, 637 KB)
Presentation (PDF, 2,427 KB)
Presentation (PDF, 30 KB)

Electronics Life-Cycle: Acquisition and Procurement (A&P)
Catherine Cesnik, DOI, and Bill McGovern, DHS
Acquisition: Success Stories and Lessons Learned

Presentation (PDF, 913 KB)
Presentation (PDF, 52 KB)

Electronics Life-Cycle: Operations and Maintenance (O&M)
Katharine Kaplan Osdoba, EPA, and Liza Hearns, EPA

  • ENERGY STAR Program Developments
  • Operations & Maintenance: Success Stories and Lessons Learned

Presentation (PDF, 437 KB)
Presentation (PDF, 284 KB)

Environmental Benefits Calculator Demo
Patty Dillon, Dillon Environmental Associates, and Maria Socolof, Abt Associates

Electronics Life-Cycle: End of Life (EOL) - Reuse
Denise Hicks, GSA, Rick Parker, GSA, and Jim Teal, DVA

  • Computers For Learning Program
  • Computer Donations for Hurricane Relief Efforts
  • VA Utilization and Donation of Personal Property

Presentation (PDF, 83 KB)
Presentation (PDF, 292 KB)

Electronics Life-Cycle: End of Life (EOL) - Recycling
Freddie Martinez, DVA, and Joe Bergstein, EPA
Recycling: Success Stories and Lessons Learned

Presentation (PDF, 101 KB)
Presentation (PDF, 979 KB)

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