2010 Fall Meeting

CHWMEG, Inc. 2010 Fall Meeting Agenda

Tuesday & Wednesday, November 9-10, 2010
The Ritz-Carlton
San Francisco, CA

Day Time (PST) Topic Presenter Participants
Wednesday
November 9, 2010
7:30 - 8:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast CHWMEG Members and Invited Guests
8:00 - 8:30 am Welcome & Introductions

Antitrust Policy Review

CHWMEG, Inc. Chair

CHWMEG, Inc. Counsel

8:30 - 9:15 am Recent Developments and Impacts Concerning Transportation and Manifesting of Hazardous and Non-Hazardous Wastes Guest Speaker
9:15 - 10:00 am Legal Updates
  • EPA's Proposal for "Pre-Funding CERCLA Liability" for Select Industries
  • Lawsuits Against Regulatory Officials (In Their Personal Capacity) for Their "Overly-Aggressive Regulation" of Companies
  • Solid Waste Redefinition Updates (As Applicable)
Guest Speaker
10:00 - 10:15 am Break
10:15 - 11:45 am E-Scrap Certification & Regulatory Programs: Overview and Considerations Guest Speaker
11:45 am - 12:45 pm Lunch
12:45 - 1:15 pm Finding Hidden, Valuable Gems in Financial Statements & Records: Some Examples Guest Speaker
1:15 - 2:30 pm Introducing the World's Best Recycling/Treatment/Disposal Facility Risk Reviewers: CHWMEG Facility Review Contractor Panel
CHWMEG's Contractor Representatives "The World's Best" Share Their Observations & Experiences

Facilitated by:
CHWMEG, Inc. Administrator

2:30 - 3:00 pm Break
3:00 - 4:00 pm Introducing the World's Best Recycling/Treatment/Disposal Facility Risk Reviewers: CHWMEG Facility Review Contractor Panel
CHWMEG's Contractor Representatives "The World's Best" Share Their Observations & Experiences

Facilitated by:
CHWMEG, Inc. Administrator

4:00 - 4:15 pm Open Discussions and Questions CHWMEG, Inc. Chair
4:15 - 4:30 pm Day One Wrap-Up CHWMEG, Inc. Chair
4:30 - 5:00 pm Optional Session: Update on Commercial Laboratory Risk Management the Global Laboratory Evaluation & Management Program (GLEMP) - www.glemp.org CHWMEG & GLEMP Members
6:00 - 7:30 pm Evening Reception - Hors d'oeuvres and Beverages

 

CHWMEG, Inc. 2010 Fall Meeting Agenda

Tuesday & Wednesday, November 9-10, 2010
The Ritz-Carlton
San Francisco, CA

Day Time (PST) Topic Presenter Participants
Thursday
November 10, 2010
7:30 - 8:00 am Continental Breakfast (Provided) and Day One Review and Questions CHWMEG Members and Invited Guests
8:00 - 9:00 am What TSDFs have to do to Comply with Current and Proposed HWC or CISWI MACT Rules Guest Speaker
9:00 - 10:00 am Emergency Preparedness: Findings from CSB Accident Investigations in the Past Decade, Including:
  • Veolia Environmental Services Flammable Vapor Explosion and Fire in West Carrollton, OH USA (2009)
  • EQ/APEX Hazardous Waste Plant Explosions and Fire in Apex, NC USA (2006)
Guest Speaker
10:00 - 10:15 am Break
10:15 - 11:15 am MIT's SENSEable City Laboratory Trash Tracker Project Developments: Potential Commercial Tracking Service for Generators of E-Scrap and Other Waste Streams to Validate/Verify the Commitments Made by Their Down-Stream Arrangers/Processors Guest Speaker
11:15 am - 12:00 pm CHWMEG RAS Tool for Individual Member Evaluation of Facilities per Their Own Criteria & Threshholds: Overview and Results to Date Guest Speaker
Former BOD Member
Former CHMWEG Member
12:00 - 12:45 pm Boxed Lunch Provided
12:45 - 1:15 pm CHWMEG Report from Europe, Including Brief Updates on:
  • Update on Wyeth Case (Generator Liability for Mis-Direction of Produced Waste)
  • WEEE Revision
  • Waste Framework Directive Implementation in the EU
  • Trafigura Case (Largest UK Class Action Suit in History & Separate Criminal Proceedings in The Netherlands) for Improper Management of Waste
CHWMEG, Inc. Europe Director
1:15 - 1:45 pm CHWMEG Report from the Asia-Pacific Region CHWMEG Asia-Pacific Director
1:45 - 2:00 pm CHWMEG Treasurer's Report CHWMEG Inc Treasurer
2:00 - 2:30 pm State of the Organization/Update CHWMEG, Inc. Chair
2:30 - 2:45 pm Wrap-Up & Adjourn CHWMEG, Inc. Chair