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NEW:  Kathleen Pritchard of Tryskele Inc., has graciously created a website listing local Ottawa attractions and events of interest to CEAA conference attendees.  You can also signup online to participate in tours and activities.  For more information, visit the site at http://www.tryskele.ca/.
 

Preliminary Conference Program
 

Day 1:  Wednesday, October 8th - Workshops
Registration
9:30 am - 5:00 pm	Workshop and Conference Registration
Classroom Workshops
10:00 am - 12:00 pm	Workshop #1
	"CEA - CEA(SFM) Certification Exam Preparation"
	Gary Loftus - Executive Director (Registrar), CEAA
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm	Workshop #2
	"Integrated Risk Management"
	Ed Arnold - Jacques Whitford Environmental
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Workshop #3
	"Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessments/Brownfields"
	Menno Speyer, Manager, Gartner Lee Limited
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm	Workshop #4
	"CSA-SFM Program - New Standard"
	Peter Johnson, CSA International Forest Products Group
Out of Classroom Workshops
CANCELLED	Practice Case Study of EMS -1 (limit of 40 participants)
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Practice Case Study of EMS -2 (limit of 35 participants)
	Bowater’s Gatineau mill, located in the Ottawa Region, produces quality newsprint using wood chips, old magazines and old newspapers as its primary fibre sources.  On average, the mill produces approximately 435,000 tonnes of newsprint per year of which 95% of the mill's production is shipped to North American markets.  The Bowater mill in Gatineau is one of the most important producers of recycled-content newsprint in North America.  The Bowater mill in Gatineau was the first pulp and paper mill in Quebec to obtain registration according to the international standard for environmental management, ISO 14001, in 1998.
	The facility includes primary and secondary wastewater treatment systems, which ensure thorough removal of all contaminants from the water.  An electrostatic precipitator is another example of an important environmental abatement technology in operation at the mill.  The precipitator is used to reduce particulate matter emissions to the environment, thereby improving air quality.
	NOTE: Safety equipment provided except for footwear, no open toe footwear is allowed.
Informal Social Gathering
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm	Informal Ice Breaker at a Local Pub
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm	Board of Directors Meeting
Day 2:  Thursday, October 9th - Technical Sessions and Annual General Meeting
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Registration and Breakfast
8:30 am - 8:35 am	Opening Welcoming Remarks:  Dave Fairbairn, CEAA President
8:40 am - 9:10 am	Keynote Speaker:  Johanne Gelinas, Commissioner for the Environment and Sustainable Development
SESSION A:  Sustainable Cities - Vision and Strategy - What does Sustainable City Mean?
9:15 am - 10:30 am	"Sustainable Cities – Federal Perspective.”
	Jim Lynes, Canada Lands Corporation
	"Sustainable Cities – Green Streets.”
	Jeffrey Monty, Tree Canada Foundation
	"Sustainable Cities - National Capital Commission"
	Michelle Comeau, VP - National Capital Commission (invited)
	"Sustainable Cities.”
	Louise Comeau, FCM (invited)
	"Sustainable Cities, Environment Canada.”
	Rose Kattackal (invited)
10:30 am - 10:45 am	Break
SESSION B:  Sustainable Cities - Tactics - Lessons Learned and Examples
10:45 am - 12:00 pm	"Green Architecture.”
	Dominique Toneti, Public Works and Government Services Canada
	“Urban Transportation.”
	Helen Gault, Area Vice-President, for OC Transpo
	“Integrated Management Systems for Biosolids.”
	Tim Murphy, Earth Tech (Canada) Inc.
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch - Delegates on their own for lunch
SESSION C:  Contaminated Sites and Brownfields
1:30 pm - 2:45 pm	"Conceptual Model.”
	Gareth Owen, GOwen Environmental
	“ESAs for Assessors: Avoiding the Liability Pitfalls and Perils.”
	Marc McAree, Willms & Shier
	“Community Brownfields Redevelopment.”
	TBA
	“Panel Discussion”
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm	Break
SESSION D:  Environmental Auditing/Regulatory Trends in Forestry
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm	"Third-party Auditing to Reduce Legislative Compliance Audit Costs to Government.”
	Chris Mosher, Forest Practices Board of B.C.
	“Voluntary Certification vs. Regulatory Requirements.”
	Betty van Kerkhof, OMNR
	“Nexfor’s Transition to Risk Based Auditing.”
	Jean-Pierre Fry, Nexfor Inc.
	“Community Forestry / Woodlot Owner.”
	Scott Davis, Eastern Ontario Model Forest
4:30 pm - 5:15 pm	Annual General Meeting - Dave Fairbairn, CEAA President

Social Event
6:30 pm - 12:00 am	National Arts Centre - Buffet Dinner at 6:30 pm

Day 3: Friday, October 10th - Technical Sessions and Conference Wrap Up
7:00 am - 8:00 am	Board of Directors Meeting
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Registration and Breakfast
SESSION E:  Standards and Practices Update
8:30 am - 10:30 am	“International Update.”
	Lynn Johannson, E2 Management Corporation (E2M)
	“CSA Z 773 - Environmental Compliance Auditing.”
	David Zimmerman, Project Manager, Canadian Standards Association
	“Simplifying EMS.”
	Don Fraser, President, DevRo Consulting
	“AA1000 Assurance Standard.”
	Susan Todd, Solstice Consulting
	“CEAA Update.”
	Gary Loftus, Executive Director (Registrar), CEAA
10:30 am - 10:45 am	Break
SESSION F:  Auditing/Regulatory Trends
10:45 am - 12:00 pm	"Corporate Sustainability Reporting.”
	Stephanie Meyer, Stratos Inc.
	“External Trends and Regulatory Factors for Auditors.”
	Mark Madras, Gowlings
	“Ontario Cooperative Agreements.”
	Bev Tuazon, Ministry of the Environment (invited)
	“P2 Planning Opportunities Ahead”
	Chris Wolnik, C2P2
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm	Buffet Lunch in Canadian Room
	Keynote Speaker: David Anderson, Minster of the Environment (invited)
SESSION G:  Greenhouse Gases and Other Issues
1:30 pm - 3:15 pm	“ISO Protocols for Greenhouse Gas.”
	Christine Schuh, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
	“Greenhouse Gas Emissions Verification.”
	Pierre Boileau, Environment Canada
	“Integration of Climate Change Adaptation Management into your EMS.”
	Alan Bell, Allan Bell Environmental Management Services
	“GHG Emissions Verification Audits.”
	Duncan Rotherham, Project Manager, ICF Consulting Canada Inc.
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm	Conference Wrap-up
	Closing Remarks: Dave Fairbairn, CEAA President
Registration and Sponsorship Forms (all in Word97 format)

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