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Schedule of Events

Overview

The 2013 Community Involvement Training Conference will begin on Tuesday morning, July 30, 2013. Conference activities will end around 5:30pm on Thursday, August 1, with final adjournment at 5:30pm.

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Schedule of Events

Provided below is the conference schedule, which shows the dates and times of conference activities and provides the names of training sessions and field trips. The 2013 Community Involvement Training Conference Agenda (PDF) (3 pp, 83.2KB, About PDF) is also available for download.

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

7:00	*Registration/Conference Welcome*
8:00	Plenary Session Welcome Keynote Presentation: Jeanne DuBois, Executive Director of Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation Open-Time Session Discussion
9:45	Break
10:00	90-Minute Information Sessions Eliciting Occupant Preferences (for Vapor Intrusion Risk-Management-Decisions) is Community Involvement Topic: Non-traditional Community Involvement Strategies Level: All Levels Engaging One Southeast Asian Community: Best Practices for Pollution Prevention Topic: Cultural Diversity, Cultural Competency, and Environmental Justice Level: All Levels Meeting People Where They Are - The Importance of Targeted Communication Topic: Non-traditional Community Involvement Strategies Level: All Levels Technical Assistance Can Enhance Community Involvement, Communication, and Inclusion Topic: Communication and Collaboration through Technology; Cultural Diversity, Cultural Competency, and Environmental Justice; Non-traditional Community Involvement Strategies; and Facilitating Effective Collaboration Level: All Levels Using Crowdsourcing to Advance Environmental Justice Topic: Communication and Collaboration through Technology; Cultural Diversity, Cultural Competency, and Environmental Justice; Non-traditional Community Involvement Strategies; and Facilitating Effective Collaboration Level: All Levels Working Effectively with Locally Elected Officials Topic: Facilitating Effective Collaboration Level: Intermediate
11:30	*Lunch (On Your Own)*
12:45	90-Minute Information Sessions Coastal Cultural Collaboration in the Gullah/Geechee Nation Topic: Cultural Diversity, Cultural Competency, and Environmental Justice; Non-traditional Community Involvement Strategies; and Facilitating Effective Collaboration Level: All Levels Getting Community Engagement Tools in the Hands of Practitioners Topic: Other; Creating an EPA Community of Practice for EPA Staff Working with Communities Level: All Levels Koppers: What Would You Do? – Chaos to Communication Topic: Communication and Collaboration through Technology Level: All Levels LEAPs of Faith: Lessons from the Leaders in Environmental Action Pilot Initiative Topic: Non-traditional Community Involvement Strategies Level: All Levels "Oh, Now I Get It!": Communities Learning By Doing Topic: Non-traditional Community Involvement Strategies Level: All Levels There's an App for That! An In-Depth Look at the Water Watchers Smartphone Application Topic: Communication and Collaboration through Technology Level: All Levels
2:15	Break
2:30	3-Hour Training Sessions or Field Trip EJ SCREEN: Learning EPA's New Nationally Consistent EJ Screening Tool – THIS SESSION OPEN TO EPA EMPLOYEES ONLY Topic: Cultural Diversity, Cultural Competency, and Environmental Justice Level: All Levels Innovative Ways of Involving Environmental Justice Communities in EPA Decision-Making Topic: Cultural Diversity, Cultural Competency, and Environmental Justice Level: All Levels Pictures Speak 1,000 Words: Advanced Video of Community Involvement Practitioners Topic: Communication and Collaboration through Technology Level: Intermediate Transit Oriented Justice (TOJ): Not About Us Without Us Topic: Cultural Diversity, Cultural Competency, and Environmental Justice; Non-traditional Community Involvement Strategies; and Facilitating Effective Collaboration Level: All Levels Field Trips Fairmount/Indigo Line Project Mystic River Watershed Tour
5:30
6:00-7:30	Poster/Tech Demo Session and Evening Reception

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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

8:00	90-Minute Information Sessions Assessment and Communication in Complex Exposure Environments Topic: Cultural Diversity, Cultural Competency, and Environmental Justice Level: All Levels Collaborating for Success in an Environmental Justice Community – 35th Avenue Site Topic: Facilitating Effective Collaboration Level: All Levels Innovative Partnerships and Community Engagement: Case Studies from the Department of Defense Topic: Non-traditional Community Involvement Strategies Level: Intermediate National Peer Matching Program for Native American Tribes and Alaskan Native Villages Topic: Non-traditional Community Involvement Strategies Level: All Levels Outreach and Environmental Justice Tactics for Connecting with Hispanic Communities Topic: Communication and Collaboration through Technology; Cultural Diversity, Cultural Competency, and Environmental Justice; Non-traditional Community Involvement Strategies; and Facilitating Effective Collaboration Level: All Levels Revolutions Begin with a Spark: Rub Guerilla Marketing and Memes Together and Watch Your Outreach Catch Fire! Topic: Non-traditional Community Involvement Strategies Level: All Levels
9:30	Break
9:45	90-Minute Information Sessions The Art of Community Engagement and Involvement Topic: Communication and Collaboration through Technology and Facilitating Effective Collaboration Level: All Levels Is Meaningful Community Involvement Radical? A Case Study of The Duwamish River Topic: Communication and Collaboration through Technology; Cultural Diversity, Cultural Competency, and Environmental Justice; Non-traditional Community Involvement Strategies Level: All Levels Planning for Participation: Trends and Opportunities with Community Involvement Plans Topic: Cultural Diversity, Cultural Competency, and Environmental Justice; and Facilitating Effective Collaboration Level: All Levels Promoting Community Involvement with Little to No Outreach Budget! Topic: Communication and Collaboration through Technology; Non-traditional Community Involvement Strategies; and Facilitating Effective Collaboration Level: All Levels Raising Awareness and Action on Climate Change in Urban Communities Topic: Cultural Diversity, Cultural Competency, and Environmental Justice Level: All Levels Using Intercollegiate Debates to Inform and Engage the Public Topic: Non-traditional Community Involvement Strategies Level: All Levels
11:15	Break
11:30	60-Minute Open-Time Sessions Topics to be determined
12:30	Lunch (On Your Own)
1:45	4-Hour Training Sessions or Field Trips Citizen Journalism and the EPA Topic: Communication and Collaboration through Technology Level: All Levels Color-Coding: Going Beyond the Numbers Topic: Non-traditional Community Involvement Strategies Level: All Levels Critical Community Engagement Addressing Urgent Environmental Crisis Using Case Study Topic: Facilitating Effective Collaboration Level: Intermediate Master Class in Risk Communication and Cultural Diversity Topic: Cultural Diversity, Cultural Competency, and Environmental Justice Level: All Levels Field Trips Condor Street Urban Wild/East Boston Sea Level Rise, Environmental Justice Tour (with a community service component) The Food Project
5:45	Adjourn

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Thursday, August 1, 2013

8:00	Plenary Session Poster Awards Keynote Presentation: Just sustainabilities: Re-imagining e/quality, living within limits Dr. Julian Agyeman, Chair of the Tufts Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning Closing Announcements
9:00	Break
9:15	3-Hour Training Sessions or 7-Hour Training Sessions 3-Hour Sessions (9:15 am — 12:15 pm) Capacity Building Tools to Move From Division to Dialogue Topic: Communication and Collaboration through Technology and Non-traditional Community Involvement Strategies Level: All Levels The Moment of Oh! When People Are Ready to Make Decisions Topic: Cultural Diversity, Cultural Competency, and Environmental Justice; Non-traditional Community Involvement Strategies; and Facilitating Effective Collaboration Level: All Levels 7-Hour Sessions (9:15 — 12:15 pm and 1:30 — 5:30 pm) Advanced Risk Communication and Media Skills Topic: Facilitating Effective Collaboration Level: Advanced Be Prepared: Know What to Say and How to Say It Topic: Communication and Collaboration through Technology; Non-traditional Community Involvement Strategies; and Facilitating Effective Collaboration Level: All Levels Collaborative Learning - An Expert Practice for Community Involvement in a Changing Climate Topic: Communication and Collaboration through Technology Level: All Levels Strengthening Community Engagement Across EPA: Knowledge & Skill Building Topic: Facilitating Effective Collaboration Level: Intermediate
12:15	Lunch (On Your Own)
1:30	4-Hour Training Sessions or 7-Hour Training Sessions (Continued) 4-Hour Sessions (1:30 — 5:30pm) Risk Communication: Messaging to Build Trust and Understanding Topic: Non-traditional Community Involvement Strategies Level: Intermediate The Strength of Community Framework: A Model for Engaging Immigrants in Creating Environmentally Healthy Communities Topic: Cultural Diversity, Cultural Competency, and Environmental Justice Level: Introductory 7-Hour Sessions (9:15 — 12:15 pm and 1:30 — 5:30 pm) Advanced Risk Communication and Media Skills (continued) Topic: Facilitating Effective Collaboration Level: Advanced Be Prepared: Know What to Say and How to Say It (continued) Topic: Communication and Collaboration through Technology; Non-traditional Community Involvement Strategies; and Facilitating Effective Collaboration Level: All Levels Collaborative Learning - An Expert Practice for Community Involvement in a Changing Climate (continued) Topic: Communication and Collaboration through Technology Level: All Levels Strengthening Community Engagement Across EPA: Knowledge & Skill Building (continued) Topic: Facilitating Effective Collaboration Level: Intermediate
5:30	Adjourn

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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Thursday, August 1, 2013

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