March 22, 2006

• View the Conference Brochure (PDF, 396 KB)

Speakers' PowerPoint Presentations

TRACK I - Local Government Regulations and Best Practices

• Session A: Kay Prince, "Air Quality Regulations 101"
• Session B: Joe Morris,"CityGreen: Tree Canopy Analysis as an Air Quality Planning Tool"
• Session B: Jan Whitesell, "GIS Tool for General Development Policy Application"
• Session C: Dan Nuckolls, "Improving Air Quality and Employee Awareness"
• Session C: Ted Phillips, "The Economics of Purchasing Hybrid Vehicles"

TRACK II - Education / Health

• Session A: Kelly Rimer, "Health Effects of Air Toxics"
• Session A: Susan Lyon Stone, "Health Effects of Ozone and Particle Pollution"
• Session B: Donna Rogers, "Air Quality Education and Outreach"
• Session B: Keith Bamberger, "Air Quality Education: Issues and Opportunities"
• Session B: Angelo Spadaccini, "Energy Management and Savings at the Caldwell County Schools"
• Session C: Steve Udelson, "Informing the public, a TV perspective"
• Session C: Richard A. "Chet" Wayland, "AIRNow: Protecting Public Health Using Real-Time and Forecast Air Quality"

TRACK III - Community Strategies for Action

• Session A: Linda Rimer, "Transcending Barriers to Community Change"
• Session A: Dan Mikkelson, "Challenges to Community Change"
• Session B: Bill Eaker, "Actions to Improve Air Quality in the Asheville Region"
• Session B: John Tippett Jr., "Regional Initiatives for the Western Piedmont"
• Session B: Virginia G. Booker, "Regional Initiatives for the Triad "

Special Speakers:

• Bill Ross: "What to Make of Diminished Thing"
• Lisa Renstrom: Focus on Smart Energy Solutions
• Larry Shirley: Sustainable Energy Strategies for Clean Air in North Carolina
• Transcript of Larry Shirley's speech
• Senator Dan Clodfelter: "Clean Cars for North Carolina?"