Agenda

8:00~8:30 Registration
 
8:30~8:40 Welcome
 
8:40~9:30 Green Chemistry:  Background and Drivers
Paul Anastas, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
 
9:30~9:45  Break
 
9:45~11:00 Green Chemistry:  Basics for Business
John Warner, University of Massachusetts-Boston
  Examples from the Agricultural, Polymer, Pulp and Paper and Textile Industries
Mary Kirchhoff, Green Chemistry Institute, American Chemical Society
Paul Anastas, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
John Warner, University of Massachusetts-Boston
 
11:00~11:45 Green Chemistry and Pollution Prevention at Nike:  Past, Present and Future Efforts
Richard Crosbie, Nike
 
11:45~1:00 Lunch - special presentation by syndicated cartoonist, Jack Ohman of The Oregonian
 
1:00~1:45 Product Stewardship - Driving Green Chemistry into Your Supply Chain
Derek Smith, Norm Thompson
John Frazier, Nike/CH2M Hill
 
1:45~2:45 CONCURRENT SESSION
I. Finding Green Chemistry Solutions in the Marketplace
Chris James, Fatearth
Chemical Source Reduction:  Strategies and Challenges for Small Business
Kevin Masterson, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
II. Green Chemistry Problem Solving and Discussion Session
Mary Kirchhoff, Green Chemistry Institute
Paul Anastas, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
John Warner, University of Massachusetts-Boston
Jim Hutchison, University of Oregon
 
2:45~3:00 Break
 
3:00~4:00 CONCURRENT SESSIONS 
III. Marketing Green Chemistry Inside and Outside Your Organization
Cynthia Cann, University of Scranton School of Business
IV. Teaching Green Chemistry and Technical Skills Development
Jim Hutchison, University of oregon
John Warner, University of Massachusetts-Boston
 
4:00~5:00  Integrating Green Chemistry into Your Business Operations
Larry Chalfan, Zero Waste Alliance
 
4:45~5:00 Closing Session