EN2015 Agenda

Supporting the Business of Environmental Protection

2015 Exchange Network National Meeting
September 28 – October 1, 2015
Philadelphia, PA, and Live via Webcast

 

Monday, September 28, 2015

4:30pm
Registration
Ballroom Foyer
5:30pm
Bromley/Claypoole
6:15pm
EN/EE 101–Introduction to the Exchange Network and E-Enterprise for the Environment
Chris Simmers, New Hampshire DIT
Rob Willis, Ross Strategic
Bromley/Claypoole

 

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

7:45am
Registration
Ballroom Foyer
7:45am
Continental Breakfast (provided)
Ballroom Foyer
OPENING GENERAL SESSION
Ballroom

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8:30am
EN2015 Welcome and Opening General Session Overview
Matthew Leopard, EN2015 Quad-Chair, US EPA
8:35am
Joint Vision for the Environmental Protection Enterprise of the United States
Thomas Burack, Commissioner, New Hampshire DES
Stanley Meiburg, Acting Deputy Administrator, US EPA
9:20am
Advancing the Digital Services Strategy for Reshaping the Business of Federal IT
Lisa Schlosser, Deputy Federal Chief Information Officer and Deputy Administrator
of E-Government and Information Technology, White House OMB
9:55am
Transforming Information Technology to Meet the Challenges of 21st Century Environmental Protection
Ann Dunkin, Chief Information Officer, US EPA
10:30am
Networking Break
Ballroom Foyer
11:00am
Panel Discussion: Big Data Analytics
Moderator:
Victoria Phillips, EN2015 Quad-Chair, Massachusetts DEP
Panelists: 
Christopher Codella, IBM Corporation
Roy Duelfer, Montana DEQ
Ann Dunkin, US EPA
Lisa Schlosser, OMB
12:15pm
Lunch Break
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
1:30pm
Sessions 1, 2, and 3
Session 1: Data Publishing


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Moderator: Chuck Freeman, US EPA

AirNow
Ron Evans, US EPA

EnviroFacts API
Cory Wagner, US EPA

Rapid Data Publishing–Infrastructure
Roy Duelfer, Montana DEQ

Session 2: Air Program Strategies


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Moderator: Lydia Scheer, ITEP

Radiation Data Sharing
Sara DeCair, US EPA

Emissions Information Exchange Network (EIEX) 
Paul Baker, Amec Foster Wheeler plc, and Joseph Martini, Delaware NREC

Establishing Your ICIS-Air Data Flow
Michelle Torreano, US EPA

 

Session 3: Leaning and Streamlining


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Moderator: Virginia Thompson, US EPA
Region 3

Streamlining the IT Process–Making IT Consolidation Work For Us
Kimberly Hoke, Missouri DNR

Air Emissions Reporting
Marc Houyoux, US EPA

US EPA/NHTSA Data Transfer Project
Dawn Timmons-Jones, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and Sara Zaremski, US EPA

3:00pm
Networking Break
Ballroom Foyer
3:30pm
Sessions 4, 5, and 6
Session 4: Shared Services I


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Moderator: Eric Cleckler, Alabama DEM

Virtual Exchange Services
Chris Clark, US EPA

CROMERR Made Easier
Eric Cleckler, Alabama DEM; Chuck Freeman, US EPA; and Greg Mitchell, US EPA

Enterprise Identity Management
Connie Dwyer, US EPA; Lucas Gentry, CGI Federal, Inc.; and Steve Girt, Wyoming DEQ

Session 5: Location, Location,
Location
Session 6: Data Collection and
E-Reporting I


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Moderator: Kristen Gastner, US EPA

E-Manifest
Tina Chen, US EPA

RCRAInfo
Joe Carioti, US EPA

Tribal Emergency Response Application: Emergency Hound
Doug Timms, Open-Environment.Org, LLC

5:00pm
Adjourn
6:30pm
Tribal Caucus
Boardroom

 

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

7:45am
Registration
Ballroom Foyer
7:45am
Continental Breakfast (provided)
Ballroom Foyer
GENERAL SESSION
Ballroom

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8:30am
Welcome and General Session Overview
Andrew Battin, EN2015 Quad-Chair, US EPA
8:35am
Advances in Monitoring Technology: Opportunities and Challenges
David Hindin, US EPA
Chet Wayland, US EPA
9:30am
Environmental Audits Help Drive Environmental Excellence
Mark LeChevallier, Director, Innovation & Environmental Stewardship, American Water
10:00am
Networking Break
Ballroom Foyer
10:30am
Moderator:
Dwane Young US EPA
Panelists: 
Edward Clark, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Sara Larsen, Western States Water Council
Alan Rea, U.S. Geological Survey
Brett Rose, Environmental Systems Research Institute
11:20am
Village Green–Demonstrating the Capabilities of Real-Time Monitoring
Kristen Benedict, US EPA
Ron Evans, US EPA
Dennis Sosna, City of Philadelphia
Hallie Weiss, City of Philadelphia
12:15pm
Lunch Break
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
1:30pm
Sessions 7, 8, and 9
Session 7: Portals


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Moderator: Gerallyn Duke, US EPA Region 3

E-Enterprise Portal
Shana Harbour, US EPA

Local Government Portal
Hannah Humphrey, Missouri DNR; Sara Parker Pauley, Missouri DNR; and Sheryl Rosner, US EPA Region 1 

Improving Access to Utah Water Chemistry Data
Paul Inkenbrandt, Utah DNR

Session 8: Regulatory Applications


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Moderator: Peter Soyka, E-Enterprise Coordinator

Ohio EPA’s NPDES e-Apps and e-Reports
James Roberts, Ohio EPA; Adele Vogelgesang, Ohio EPA; and Robert Ward, Ohio EPA

Final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule
John Dombrowski, US EPA

E-Permitting: Assessing the State Experience
Angela Ivester, Georgia DNR, and David Nicholas, US EPA

Session 9: Watershed Management


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Moderator: Amanda Pruzinsky, US EPA
Region 3

Interoperable Watersheds Networks 
Dwane Young, US EPA

Western States Water Council’s Water Data Exchange (WaDE) Update
Sara Larsen, WSWC

The Delaware Valley Early Warning System
Kelly Anderson, City of Philadelphia

3:00pm
Networking Break
Ballroom Foyer
3:30pm
Sessions 10, 11, and 12
Session 10: Shared Services II


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Moderator: Karen Baldwin, Virginia DEQ

E-Enterprise Architecture
Robin Gonzalez, US EPA, and Mary Montoya, New Mexico ED

Accessing EN Data via REST: Data Consumer Perspectives
Stuart Chalk, University of North Florida

Integrating Substance Registry Services (SRS) into Systems and Online Reporting Forms & Facility Registry Services (FRS) Overview
John Harman, US EPA, and Lee Kyle, US EPA

Session 11: National Systems


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Moderator: Vince Allen, US EPA

SDWIS Prime ReST API Update
Trang Le, US EPA

eBeaches Quality Assurance
Bill Kramer, US EPA

Assessment, TMDL Tracking And ImplementatioN System (ATTAINS)
Dwane Young, US EPA

Session 12: Data Collection and
E-Reporting II


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Moderator: Alexandra Dunn, ECOS

Pesticides Data Accessibility and Label Matching
Mardi Klevs, US EPA Region 5, and David Scott, Office of Indiana State Chemist

Joint-Tribal WQX Project and Collaborating with other Tribes in Oklahoma
Frank Harjo, Muscogee (Creek) Nation

From Separation to Integration
Brian Gregory, Georgia DNR, and Angela Ivester, Georgia DNR

5:00pm
Adjourn
5:30pm
Exchange Network Leadership Council Meeting
Bromley/Claypoole

 

Thursday, October 1, 2015

7:45am
Continental Breakfast (provided)
Ballroom Foyer
CLOSING GENERAL SESSION
Ballroom

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8:30am
Welcome and Closing General Session Overview
Andrew Putnam, EN2015 Quad-Chair, Colorado DPHE
8:35am
E-Enterprise Portal
Andrew Battin, US EPA
Robin Gonzalez, US EPA
8:45am
Toward a Shared Vision for Facility: A Linchpin for E-Enterprise
Kimberly Hoke, Missouri DNR
Lee Kyle, US EPA
9:15am
Approaches to Continuous Improvement and Technology Updates for Environmental Agencies  
Moderator:
Andrew Putnam, Colorado DPHE
Panelists
10:30am
Networking Break
Ballroom Foyer
11:00am
E-Enterprise for the Environment Lean and IT Toolkit
Scott Bowles, US EPA
Robert Minicucci, New Hampshire DES
11:30am
EN2015 Wrap-up and EN2017 Save-the-Date
Lynn Capuano, Exchange Network Coordinator
11:45am
Adjourn