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The presentation files on this page are an archive of files previously presented to FEC Partners. Please take the date of the file (listed beneath the title) into consideration when reviewing or using these slides. More recent information on specific topics may be available in other sections of the FEC Web site.

The FEC Steering Committee developed the following presentations to review program requirements, highlight the benefits of joining, and introduce useful tools.

Program Overview

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Overview of the Federal Electronics Challenge Program (PDF, 155 KB) | PPT (424 KB)
Date: January 2010
Contact: FEC Champions
This presentation provides an overview of the Federal Electronics Challenge, including program goals, information on how to participate and receive recognition, and tools available.

Building a Team for Your FEC Program (PDF, 440 KB) | PPT (154 KB)
Date: January 2009
Contact: FEC Champions
This presentation provides information on building your electronics stewardship team within your organization. It includes information on completing and utilizing your Baseline Survey, building and broadcasting a message, implementing electronics stewardship activities, and achieving recognition. The following documents may assist in building and broadcasting your message:

FY2009 Annual Reporting and 2010 Award Applications (PDF, 251 KB) | PPT (494 KB)
Date: November 2009
Contact: FEC Champions
This presentation reviews the FY2009 Annual Reporting Form and 2010 Award Application processes.

» See also: Information relating to FEC Annual Reporting and Awards and Recognition.

Mentoring to Improve Electronics Stewardship (PDF, 117 KB) | PPT (329 KB)
Date: July 2009
Contact: Kim Bartels, EPA, (bartels.kim@epa.gov)
This presentation provides an overview of mentoring, including examples and suggestions for finding mentors or mentees.

» See also: FEC's Mentoring Fact Sheet (PDF, 64 KB)

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About Electronics

Electronics Stewardship and Federal Data Centers (PDF, 278 KB) | PPT (635 KB)
Date: August 2009
Contact: Cate Berard
This presentation is a basic overview of data centers and how to transfer lessons learned from FEC to data center improvements.

Measurement and Reporting of Electronics Stewardship Activities (PDF, 254 KB) | PPT (921 KB)
Date: January 2010
Contact: FEC Champions
This presentation discusses strategies for measuring and reporting electronics stewardship activities.

Leveraging FEC Accomplishments within Other EPA Partnership Programs (PDF, 442 KB) | PPT (306 KB)
Date: March 2008
Contact: FEC Champions
This presentation provides an overview of other EPA partnership programs that may assist you with electronics stewardship, or provide you other opportunities for recognition for the great work you are already doing to improve electronics stewardship.

Electronics Stewardship for Small and Handheld Electronics (PDF, 145 KB) | PPT (473 KB)
Date: March 2009
Contact: Chris Newman, EPA
This presentation provides a basic overview of small and handheld electronics and some of the ways that their purchase, use, and end-of-life management can be improved.

Greening Gadgets: Lifecycle Considerations for Smaller Electronics (PDF, 170 KB) | PPT (234 KB)
Date: December 2007
Contact: FEC Champions
This presentation provides an overview of how partners can improve electronics stewardship of mobile phones, PDAs, and other gadgets, throughout the electronics lifecycle.

Measuring Results: Calculating Environmental Benefits of Electronics Stewardship (PDF, 746 KB) | PPT (1.5 MB)
Date: April 2007
Contact: FEC Champions
This presentation walks through how to use the Electronics Environmental Benefits Calculator to convert your electronics stewardship activities into environmental outcomes.

Spotlight on the Stoplight: FEC and the OMB Environmental Management Scorecard (PDF, 195 KB) | PPT (138 KB)
Date: February 2007
Contact: Juan Lopez, OFEE, lopez.juan@epa.gov
This presentation discusses the Office of Management and Budget's Environmental Stewardship Scorecard, providing an overview of the Scorecard goals, standards for success, and Agency scores.

Improving the Life Cycle Management of Printing and Imaging Equipment and ENERGY STAR® Imaging Equipment Specification Overview (PDF, 763 KB) | PPT (770 KB)
Date: December 2006
Contact: FEC Champions
These presentations discuss best practices in environmentally sound life-cycle management of imaging equipment. They address issues of green purchasing, efficient operations and end-of-life considerations for printers, copiers and fax machines.

What is an E-Product? (PDF, 7.2 MB) | PPT (1.9 MB)
Date: February 2004
Contact: Juan Lopez, OFEE, lopez.juan@epa.gov
This presentation defines electronic products, classifies them, and explains why the Federal Electronics Challenge is focusing on them.

Navigating the Roadmap: Federal, State, Local and International Electronics Regulations (PDF, 181 KB) | PPT (93 KB)
Date: August 2007
Contact: Clare Lindsay, EPA, lindsay.clare@epa.gov
This presentation reviews existing international, federal, state and local legislation related to electronics, including recent developments in electronics takeback and recycling legislation at the state and federal level.

Integrating Electronics into your Environmental Management System (EMS) (PDF, 1.5 KB) | PPT (1.9 MB)
Date: April 2009
Contact: Will Garvey, EPA, garvey.will@epa.gov; Kim Bartels, EPA, bartels.kim@epa.gov; Bruce Angle, INL, bruce.angle@inl.gov
This presentation provides an overview of EMS, with a focus on electronic products, and two case studies from federal facilities that have incorporated electronics management into their EMSs.

» See also: Other resources on integrating FEC into your EMS.

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Acquisition and Procurement

Update on the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) (PDF, 250 KB) | PPT (778 KB)
Date: October 2009
Contact: FEC Champions
This presentation provides an introduction to EPEAT and answers to common questions about EPEAT.

EPEAT 101 (PDF, 355 KB) | PPT (1.3 MB)
Date: June 2009
Contact: Holly Elwood, EPA, elwood.holly@epa.gov
This template presentation can be used to introduce audiences to EPEAT, and in particular, present to small businesses.

Meeting the EPEAT Goal: Introduction to EPEAT and an Air Force Case Study (PDF, 762 KB)
Date: May 2008
Contact: Holly Elwood, EPA, elwood.holly@epa.gov
This presentation provides an overview what the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) is; federal requirements for using EPEAT; how your organization can use EPEAT; and ongoing work to expand EPEAT. It also includes slides describing how the Air Force has successfully integrated EPEAT and ENERGY STAR into their electronic procurement, operations, and maintenance.

Summing Up the Total Cost of Ownership: A New FEC Tool (PDF, 219 KB) | PPT (419 KB)
Date: March 2007
Contact: FEC Champions
This presentation provides information on what Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) modeling is, how it can help your organization and instructions on using the TCO Calculator Tool.

Eco-labels – Helping You Make a Better Decision (PDF, 1.6 MB) | PPT (2 MB)
Date: October 2004
Contact: FEC Champions
Make informed decisions on purchasing environmentally preferable electronic products. This presentation reviews how to use "eco-labels" to acquire better products more easily.

How to Purchase Environmentally Preferable Electronic Products and Services (PDF, 4 MB) | PPT (1.6 MB)
Date: February 2005
Contact: FEC Champions; Catherine Cesnik, DOI, catherine_cesnick@ios.doi.gov; John Sherman, BLM, john_sherman@blm.gov
This presentation covers the acquisition and procurement of environmentally preferable electronic equipment. It lists criteria that can be used to determine if a product is "green" and explains why it is important to purchase green electronic equipment. The presentation describes how to build environmental considerations into purchasing decisions and features a case study on the Department of the Interior. It also lists the acquisition and procurement activities that FEC Facility Partners must implement to achieve the bronze, silver, and gold recognition levels.

» See also: Other Acquisition and Procurement Resources.

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Operation and Maintenance

ENERGY STAR® and Power Management Presentation (PDF, 607 KB) | PPT (2 MB)
Date: February 2010
Contact: Una Song, EPA, song.una@epa.gov
This presentation provides an overview of ENERGY STAR's program related to green IT, including power management, energy efficient products, and data center initiatives.

Meeting the Four Year Goal: Extending the Life of Electronic Equipment Presentation (PDF, 147 KB) | PPT (167 KB)
Date: June 2008
Contact: FEC Champions
This presentation provides strategies for meeting the electronics life-cycle extension goal of Executive Order 13423.

Meeting the Power Management Goal: Debunking Myths and Overcoming Challenges (PDF, 473 KB) | PPT (667 KB)
Date: February 2008
Contact: Steve Ryan, EPA, ryan.steven@epa.gov
This presentation provides an overview of power management, including a review of common issues and concerns and whether each is myth or reality.

Engaging IT in Operations and Maintenance of Electronic Equipment (PDF, 155 KB) | PPT (319 KB)
Date: September 2006
Contact: Liza Hearns, EPA, hearns.liza@epa.gov
This presentation discusses how to engage IT personnel in electronics O&M, and resolve challenges, by examining electronics management practices at EPA.

Optimizing Operations and Maintenance of Electronic Equipment (PDF, 284 KB) | PPT (431 KB)
Date: February 2006
Contact: Liza Hearns, EPA, hearns.liza@epa.gov
This presentation introduces FEC and recommends practices to reduce energy usage, conserve office resources, and extend the PC lifecycle.

» See also: Other Operation and Maintenance Resources.

Extending the Life of Electronics and Donation for Reuse (PDF, 155 KB) | PPT (618 KB)
Date: May 2009
Contact: FEC Champions
This presentation reviews strategies for extending the life of electronics equipment within your organization, and donating equipment for reuse outside your organization.

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End-of-Life Management

Electronics Disposition and the Responsible Recycling (R2) Practices (PDF, 112 KB) | PPT (136 KB)
Date: December 2009
Contact: FEC Champions
This presentation provides an overview of the Responsible Recycling (R2) Practices.

Meeting the End of Life Goal: Reuse, Recycling, Asset Recovery, and Manufacturer Take-Back (PDF, 126 KB) | PPT (194 KB)
Date: October 2008
Contact: FEC Champions
This presentation addresses the electronics stewardship end-of-life requirements in Executive Order 13423, and the revised FEC EOL resources.

Green Computing, Data Security, and Media Sanitization (PDF, 186 KB) | PPT (169 KB)
Date: August 2008
Contact: FEC Champions
This presentation provides an overview of media sanitization and discusses integration of media sanitization and data security with your electronics stewardship end-of-life requirements.

Used and End-of-Life Electronics: Environmentally Sound Management (PDF, 398 KB) | PPT (127 KB)
Date: April 2006
Contact: Bob Tonetti, EPA, tonetti.robert@epa.gov
This presentation provides an overview of the legal definitions and associated regulatory requirements for electronic products and electronic waste.

From Trash to Treasure: Determining the Reuse Potential of Old Equipment and Finding Recipients (PDF, 897 KB) | PPT (351 KB)
Date: September 2007
Contact: FEC Champions
This presentation reviews the GSA process for equipment reuse, how to determine the reuse potential of your used equipment, and how to find recipients for your used equipment.

Turning eWaste into eCycling: Finding an Electronics Recycler (PDF, 1.8 MB) | PPT (270 KB)
Date: October 2007
Contact: FEC Champions
This presentation reviews FEC best practices for finding an electronics recycler and completing due diligence.

» See also: Other End-of-Life Management Resources.

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