ESS EXPO.08 Was a Huge Success with Over 400 Attendees!

We would like to thank all of our customers and partners for making ESS EXPO.08 the best EXPO yet. To view ESS EXPO.08 presentations, please visit the ESS Customer Network (ECN).

ESS EXPO.08 was the industry's premier conference dedicated to enabling software technologies for environmental stewardship and corporate sustainability. This global forum brought together responsible EH&S and Crisis Management professionals from around the world to share how their organizations are leveraging technology to reach corporate sustainability goals.

ESS EXPO.08 was be held April 13 - 17, 2008 at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort in Phoenix, Arizona. The Conference featured over 50 sessions covering critical business challenges including compliance reporting, greenhouse gas management, stakeholder reporting, worker health and safety and emergency response. Attendees heard the latest news relating to Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC), environmental stewardship and corporate sustainability.

Why was ESS EXPO.08 our best ever?

• Sessions - Attendees learned industry best practices from top EHS and Crisis Management professionals - including experts at Fortune 100 organization and government agencies, research analysts, and others.
• Live Full-Scale Emergency Exercise - The first Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standard (CFATS) exercise in Arizona was conducted at the City of Chandler's training site. Attendees witnessed the incident first hand and on monitors in the conference room as events were broadcast live to our EXPO session room.
• Certification - Continuing Education Units (CEU's) were recieved for attending ESS EXPO.08. ESS and NREP (the National Registry of Environmental Professionals) teamed up to give credit for attending EXPO and improving your knowledge base.
• Networking - ESS EXPO was the ideal event to meet top EHS and Crisis Management professionals and Information Technology experts from around the world. Attendees learned from their experiences, gained their insights and built new business relationships.
• Hands-on Workshops - Attendees learned how you can leverage the latest information management innovations to reduce risks and costs and achieve a competitive advantage. Solutions from ESS as well as complementary solutions and services available through ESS business partners.
• ESS Excellence Awards Gala - We recognized organizations driving excellence and demonstrating a strong commitment to reducing operational risks associated with EHS regulatory compliance and crisis events through improved information management.
• Technology Exhibits - The very latest technology innovations were displayed, from ESS as well as complementary solutions and services available through ESS business partners - including Microsoft Across America truck loaded with software and hardware from HP, Intel, Cisco and more.
• Training - Two days of professional training and hands-on software classes helped attendees stay on track quickly and affordably with a focused curriculum that identified key regulatory compliance issues and best practices concepts needed for success.
• And much more...