Conference Highlights

This year's EXPO was our biggest event yet!

EXPO.08 was 5 days with over 50 sessions and solution based training classes — packed full of information about the latest EHS and Crisis Management technologies and best practices. Also on the agenda:

• Keynote Speaker: Simon Jacobson, Senior Analyst for AMR Research gave the keynote address, entitled "Laying the Foundations for Sustainability with Environmental Compliance" which provided perspectives on how organizations are meeting the challenges of globalization."
  
  
• Plenary and Applications Sessions: The latest market intelligence from industry experts focused on how newly released ESS software products are already delivering sustainability, global reporting, interoperability and more with integrated EHS and Crisis Management. Here are a few of the sessions from the EXPO:
  
  
  • Starting an EMIS Project - Life After Approval
    Speaker: Bob Schnelle of Duke Energy
    
    
  • Beyond Implementation: Sustainability & Multi-Generation Planning
    Speakers: Karen Williams and David Robbins of Dow Chemical
    
    
  • Streamlining Your ISO 14001 Internal Audit Process
    Speaker: Stephanie Sparkman of Alcoa
    
    
  • REACH: Understanding and Implementing for Compliance
    Speaker: Andrew Fasey

    Andrew Fasey has been involved in the development of REACH from its very inception under the UK Presidency in 1998. He was one of the (very few) authors of the European Commission's REACH proposal whilst working for DG Enterprise of the European Commission and took the proposal through the start of the co-decision process. Since leaving the European Commission to set-up his own consultancy business he has worked for the UK Government during their Presidency under which the first reading was completed and more recently was the Special Advisor on REACH to the Government of Finland during their Presidency in 2006 in their successful bid to finalise REACH in 2006. He works with many companies and trade associations on REACH issues.

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  • Environmental Footprint Reduction - Strategy to Operations to Results
    Speakers: Wade Carter and Shelia Galegher of CH2MHill
    
    
  • Industrial Hygiene Stressors - It's All About Location, Location, Location
    Speaker: Ken Erickson of Brookhaven Lab
    
    
  • Trends in Safety and Training Management Reduce Injuries and Costs
    Speakers: Jenni and Jolene Pieper of Cardinal Glass
    
    
  • GHG: Developing a Business Strategy for Carbon Management
    Speaker: Steve Mooney of Carbonetworks
    
    
  • Innovative Technology for Environmental Performance Management
    Speaker: Dr. Ram Ramanan of T3
    
    
• Live Full-Scale Emergency Exercise - The first Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standard (CFATS) exercise in Arizona happened 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.
  
  
• Professional Training Seminars and Hands-On Software Courses: Today's EHS and crisis managers must stay abreast of the latest industry information. At ESS, our training team has developed a focused curriculum that identifies the key regulatory compliance issues and best practices concepts that you need knowledge of for success. Our professional training seminars and hands-on software classes will help you stay on track quickly and affordably.
  
  
• Hands-On Workshop: Always one of the most popular aspects of our conference … attendees met informally, face-to-face with system experts to get help with unusual application challenges and/or technical questions.
  
  
• Technology Exhibition: The latest from other world-class providers of EHS and Crisis Management products and services.
  
  
• ESS Excellence Award Gala: An evening honoring organizations that are making the best use of ESS Products. This was a Business Casual Attire Gala not to miss.