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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, 354 KB) | PPT (331 KB)
Date: February 2008
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, 326 KB) | PPT (1.6 MB)
Date: January 2008
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, setting and reviewing annual goals, building and broadcasting a message, implementing electronics stewardship activities, and achieving recognition. The following documents may assist in building and broadcasting your message:

Meeting the Challenge: Overview of 2009 Federal Electronics Challenge Award Requirements (PDF, 579 KB) | PPT (166 KB)
Date: May 2008
Contact: FEC Champions
This presentation reviews the 2009 award requirements. The FEC has made a number of clarifications to the award requirements that you should be aware of if you intend on applying for an award in 2009!

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

Leading the Way: Mentoring Guidance and Case Studies (PDF, 200 KB) | PPT (78 KB)
Date: May 2007
Contact: FEC Champions
This presentation provides an overview of mentoring requirements for Gold award applicants, including information on finding a mentee and how to document your mentoring activities.

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

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About Electronics

Tracking and Reporting Electronics Stewardship Activities (PDF, 344 KB) | PPT (264 KB)
Date: July 2008
Contact: FEC Champions
This presentation discusses strategies for measuring, tracking 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.

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 Agency's EMS (PDF, 626 KB) | PPT (564 KB)
Date: March 2006
Contact: Zac Appleton, EPA, appleton.zac@epa.gov
Electronics are likely to have significant environmental impacts for most federal facilities. Integrating electronics into your facility EMS helps support staff in implementing FEC goals and provides a broader framework for FEC work. This presentation further describes the connection between electronics and EMSs.

The Federal Electronics Challenge and the VA GEMS Program (PDF, 2.4 MB) | PPT (2.1 MB)
Date: February 2006
Contact: Bill Kulas, DVA, william.kulas@va.gov
This presentation describes the Department of Veterans Affairs' experience integrating the Federal Electronics Challenge into its environmental management system.

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

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Acquisition and Procurement

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
Contacts: 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

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.

ENERGY STAR® Program and Office Equipment Overview (PDF, 633 KB) | PPT (1.7 MB)
Date: September 2006
Contact: Katherine Kaplan Osdoba, EPA, osdoba.katherine@epa.gov
This presentation provides a brief overview of the ENERGY STAR program; information on implementing monitor and computer power management; and an update on the new office equipment/computer specifications.

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.

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End-of-Life Management

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.

All About the Electronics Reuse and Recycling Campaign (ERRC) (PDF, 1.4 MB) | PPT (1.5 MB)
Date: April 2008
Contact: Katie Miller, katie.miller@ofee.gov
This presentation provides an overview of the 2007-2008 Electronics Reuse and Recycling Campaign (ERRC)! Starting on America Recycles Day, November 15, 2007, and ending on September 30, 2008, federal facilities will compete to see who can reuse and recycle the most computers and other electronics.

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.

The Federal Disposal Program (PDF, 536 KB) | PPT (171 KB)
Date: February 2005
Contact: Dave Robbins, GSA, david.robbins@gsa.gov
GSA can help federal agencies dispose of personal property, including computers, no longer needed by a federal agency. This presentation reviews GSA authority and programs.

Don't Let It Byte You: Data Security and Media Sanitization (PDF, 321 KB) | PPT (227 KB)
Date: June 2007
Contact: Matthew Scholl, NIST, mscholl@nist.gov
This presentation provides FEC Partners with guidelines for media sanitization, a critical consideration in the end-of-life management of electronic equipment.

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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