26th National Radon Training Conference September 18 September 21, 2016 San Diego, CA Sunday September 18 SPECIAL INTEREST AND CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING 9:00 4:00 Building Technical Capacity Training This day long pre-conference training has both classroom and hands-on components. This training is designed for both new and seasoned radon program staff. It will provide a fresh perspective on how to educate the public and conduct public outreach. Training will consist of a Train the Trainer session on Radiation, Radioactivity and Radon, a daylong version of a session from last year s conference presented by Peg Roding, 3R s Curriculum Director, Richard George Company. The training will be at the hotel and casual office wear is recommended. Seating is available for this training on a first come first serve basis. It is offered to CRCPD registrants first. We will open it to AARST as slots are available. 6:00 8:00 Joint CRCPD / AARST Opening Session American Lung Association Video Contest John DeRosa, American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest National Poster Contest Winners Patrick Daniels, CRCPD Radon Committee Chair Page 1 of 8
Monday September19 JOINT SESSION CRCPD & AARST Moderator Patrick Daniels - E25 Committee Chair 8:00 8:30 Welcome AARST Shawn Price, AARST President CRCPD Jared Thompson, CRCPD Chair USEPA Mike Flynn, Director, USEPA Office of Radiation and Indoor Air Host Welcome Natalia Deardorff California Department of Health 8:30-9:00 Keynote 9:00 9:30 Revising the Physicians Guide Dr William Field 9:30 9:50 National Radon Action Plan 2016 Progress Janice E. Nolen, American Lung Association Assistant Vice President, National Policy 9:50 10:00 Q & A 10:00 10:30 Break / Exhibits 10:30 12:00 National Radon Action Plan Allies Panel USEPA - Mike Flynn HUD Peter Ashley Mortgage Finance Peter Hendrick (AARST) Construction Codes Jane Malone (AARST) Weatherization Patrick Daniels (CRCPD) 12:00 1:30 Luncheon CRCPD and AARST Awards CRCPD Jared Thompson, CRCPD Chair (Radon Hero Award) AARST Shawn Price, AARST President (AARST Radon Award) Page 2 of 8
JOINT SESSION CRCPD & AARST Moderator Shawn Price - AARST President 1:30 2:15 Joint Leadership Update USEPA Dave Rowson, Branch Chief for Radon and Air Toxics CRCPD Patrick Daniels, CRCPD E25 Committee Chair AARST Shawn Price, AARST President 2:15 2:45 TBD 2:45 3:15 Illinois Footprint Study University of Illinois Springfield 3:15 3:45 Break / Exhibits 3:45 4:05 DOE Weatherization Research Update Paul Francisco, Research Engineer Coordinator Indoor Climate Research & Training, Illinois Sustainable Technology Center University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 4:05 4:25 Standards Update Soil Gas Mitigation for Single Family Multi Family Measurement Revision QA / QC for Testing 4:25 4:45 AARST Foundation YouthBuild Calvin Murphy, AARST Foundation President YouthBuild Coordinator TBD 4:45 5:00 Afternoon Q & A 5:00 Adjourn Page 3 of 8
Tuesday September 20 CRCPD SESSION Highlighting State Radon Programs Moderator Marybeth Rich, Ohio Morning Session 8:00 8:05 Housekeeping / Announcements 8:05 8:35 CRCPD Building Technical Capacity at the National Tribal Forum (NTF) Brandy Toft, Air Quality Specialist Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe 8:35 9:05 Colorado Programmatic Highlights Chrys Kelley, Radon Program Manager Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment 9:05 9:35 Minnesota Programmatic Highlights Joshua Kerber, Minnesota Radon Program Minnesota Department of Health 9:35 9:45 Q & A 9:45 10:15 Break / Exhibits 10:15 10:45 Mandatory Testing in Real Estate Transactions Montgomery County, Maryland TBD 10:45 11:15 Illinois Tenants Radon Protection Act John DeRosa, American Lung Association Upper Midwest 11:15 11:45 Implementing Licensing in Kentucky Kentucky Radon Program TBD 11:45 12:00 Q &A 12:00 1:30 Lunch (On Your Own) Page 4 of 8
CRCPD SESSION Cancer Control Plans and Chamber Activities Moderator Clark Eldredge, The Great State of Florida Afternoon Session 1:30 1:35 Housekeeping / Announcements 1:35 1:55 Radon and the Nevada State Cancer Control Programs Susan Howe, Radon Project Coordinator State of Nevada 1:55 2:25 Cancer Control and Pulmonary Disease Project Susan Martino, Boulder County Public Health State of Colorado 2:25 2:45 Iowa Cancer Control Efforts TBD 2:45 3:15 Break / Exhibits 3:15 3:45 National Radon Risk Estimate USEPA TBD 3:45 4:15 USEPA Montgomery Lab Activities TBD 4:15 4:45 What is a Calibration? Phil Jenkins, Bowser Morner Chamber 4:45 5:00 Q & A Page 5 of 8
Wednesday September 21 CRCPD SESSION Working Real Estate Moderator Bob Stilwell, Maine Morning Session 8:00 8:05 Housekeeping / Announcements 8:05 8:35 State Radon Real Estate Policy Tobi Bernstein / Doug Farquhar Environmental Law Institute 8:35 9:05 Radon, How it Really Fits in a Real Estate Transaction John Mallon 9:05 9:45 Panel Discussion: What States are doing with the Real Estate Industry Marybeth Rich, OH / IO Phil Gibson, North Carolina Melinda Lewis, Illinois 9:45 10:15 Break / Exhibits 10:15 10:35 Radon Resistant Construction Study in Illinois Indoor Climate Research & Training, Illinois Sustainable Technology Center University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 10:35 11:00 Temperature Effects on Radon Concentrations Indoor Climate Research & Training, Illinois Sustainable Technology Center University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 11:00 11:20 Surveillance System Design and Implementation TBD 11:20 11:30 Q & A 11:30 1:00 Lunch (On Your Own) Page 6 of 8
Wednesday September 21 Afternoon Session CRCPD SESSION Compliance and Enforcement Moderator Josh (Big Daddy) Kerber, Minnesota 1:00 1:05 Housekeeping / Announcements 1:05-2:05 Radon Enforcement in Regulatory States Marybeth Rich, Senior Health Physicist Ohio Department of Health Patrick Daniels, Radon Program Manager Illinois Emergency Management Agency 2:05 2:25 National Radon Proficiency Program Compliance Gary Hodgden, NRPP Compliance Officer 2:25 2:45 National Radon Safety Board Compliance TBD, NRSB Compliance Officer 2:45 3:15 Break 3:15 3:35 NCSL Conference in Chicago Susie Shimek, United States Environmental Protection Agency 3:35 3:55 Ask the E25 Committee Open Discussion 3:55 4:15 Final Drawing for Evaluation Submissions and Closing Comments Patrick Daniels E25 Chair Page 7 of 8
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