2024 National Enforcement Investigations Center - Environmental Technical Summit
Date/Location
May 21 - 22, 2024 at the Denver Federal Center, Building 41
Denver, Colorado
Important Dates & Participation Information: Registration forms are no longer available online, however, late registration is still available for virtual and in-person attendance. For late registration, please contact Laura Scoggins (Scoggins.Laura@epa.gov).
The virtual attendance links will be posted here prior to the Summit start and those who registered online will receive the Microsoft Teams virtual attendance link via email. The link may be used to attend any of the sessions when they are live)
The abstract submittal deadline has passed, and the deadline for EPA employee travel approval has passed.
Agenda and Building Location Information
Click below to download a pdf of the current agenda and/or Building 41 location on the Denver Federal Center.
NETS Agenda (Updated May 16, 2024) (pdf)
Building 41 and Parking on the Denver Federal Center (pdf)
Meeting Access Links
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 (Click here to enter any session on Tuesday)
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 (Click here to enter any session on Wednesday)
Summary
EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance's National Enforcement Investigations Center (NEIC) is pleased to announce its 2024 Environmental Technical Summit. NEIC is hosting the summit to facilitate cooperation, innovation, and further development in the fields of environmental monitoring, analysis and hazard assessment.
NEIC Background/Mission
Based in Lakewood, Colorado, NEIC provides technical support to complex criminal and civil investigations for EPA enforcement programs across the country. A central tenet of NEIC’s mission is to protect human health and the environment by serving as EPA’s ISO-accredited forensics laboratory. NEIC provides multi-disciplinary expert teams to support criminal and civil enforcement partners, by gathering and providing legally defensible data, performing engineering evaluations and analyzing forensic evidence.
Summit Details
The NEIC Environmental Technical Summit will consider both fundamental advances in detection and quantification technology as well as improved and innovative uses of existing technology. Additionally, the summit will provide a forum for discussion and further collaboration on research and development (R&D) focused on all aspects of the applications of science in the detection and quantification of environmental hazards. Leveraging advancements made in the state of the science can improve the effectiveness and decrease the cost of data gathering and analytics across agencies and organizations.
Focus
For NETS 2024, the committee is seeking presentations related to:
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
- New and emerging analytical technologies
- Environmental Justice
- Software and data analytical tools
- Pesticides/herbicides analysis
- Coal combustion residuals
- Mitigating climate change
- Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
- Reducing air toxics
- Chemical accident risk prevention
- Reducing drinking water noncompliance
- Case studies and professional experiences related to all topics outlined above
- Other applicable topics
Accessibility Information
If you are registered and require special accommodations, such as closed captioning, translation, or accessibility, please contact Laura Scoggins (Scoggins.Laura@epa.gov).
Denver Federal Center and Hotel Information
Location Information: The Denver Federal Center is a secure facility. Photo ID is required to enter the gates to the center and again to enter Buildings. Please use Gate 1 for the visitor entrance
The main entrance for Building 41, and a select amount of parking, is located off Federal Ave. There is additional parking in front of Building 20 off 3rd St. and Building 50 off Main Ave. The building location and suggested parking lots are circled on the map in yellow. A NETS banner will be located outside of the building entrance and directly outside of the conference room.
- Presentations will be held in Building 41 in the Remington Arms Conference Room.
For more information on the Denver Federal Center, please visit GSA's Denver Federal Center Information webpage and Map
Hotel Information: There are several hotels within 2 miles of the meeting location, including:
Sheraton Denver West Hotel
360 Union Blvd,
Lakewood, CO 80228,
(303) 987-2000
Baymont by Wyndham Denver West/Federal Center
11909 6th Ave
Golden, CO 80401
(303) 731-6335
Hampton Inn Denver West Federal Center
137 Union Blvd
Lakewood, CO 80228
(303) 969-9900
Fairfield Inn & Suites Denver West/Federal Center
140 S Union Blvd
Lakewood CO 80228
(303) 233-3133
TownePlace Suites by Marriott Denver West/Federal Center
800 Tabor St
Golden CO 80401
Quality Inn & Suites Golden - Denver West - Federal Center
11907 W 6th Ave
Golden, CO 80401
(303) 231-9939