ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING IN THE
FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY XXXII

February 24-28, 2002
Delta Pinnacle Hotel, Vancouver
British Columbia, Canada

Theme:

Environmental and Energy in a Changing World

Poster Sessions

DAY 1

	Sunday, February 24, 2002
7:00	Whistler Skiing Chair: D.L. Catton, The Process Group Breakfast for skiers by Gannett Fleming, Inc.
15:00 - 19:00	Registration and check-in	Pinnacle Foyer
16:00 - 17:00	Session Chair meeting Gottfried Haase	Point Grey Room
16:30 – 17:00	Guest Orientation Meeting Antoinette Chartier Virginia Haase	Caulfeild Room
17:00 - 17:30	Orientation for first time participants Ted Weller, B&A Safety and Health Consultants Gottfried Haase, Kraft Canada Inc. Richard Fein, United Engineering Foundation Larry Perry, Frito-Lay, Inc.	Hollyburn Room
17:30 - 18:30	Social Hour Sponsored by Paques ADI Inc. and ADI Systems Inc.	Shaughnessy Room
18:30 - 19:45	Welcome Dinner	Pinnacle I & II
19:45 - 20:00	Opening of Conference, Introductions and Announcements	Pinnacle I & II
20:00 – 20:45	Entertainment Tsimshian Dancers – West Coast Native Dancers	Pinnacle I & II
20:45 – 21:30	Social Hour Sponsored by CET Engineering Services	Shaughnessy Room

DAY 2

	Monday, February 25, 2002
7:00 – 8:00	Breakfast	Pinnacle I
8:00 - 8:10 8:10 – 8:55	Opening Remarks Mike Harcourt Former B.C. Premier and Mayor of Vancouver "Urban Tsunami"	Pinnacle II & III
9:10 - 10:40	Regulatory Outlook and Future Perspectives Chair: John Groenewold, STS Consultants, Ltd. Co-Chair: Anne Giesecke, American Bakers Association
	Speakers: Clay Detlefsen International Dairy Foods Association. "A Review of Food Processing Industry Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Reporting Requirements"
	John Thorne American Meat Institute "Working with the Regulatory Agencies: Challenges and Opportunities"
.	Anne Giesecke American Bakers Association "Trade Associations: Best Tools of the Trade"
10:40 - 11:00	Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30	Avoid Environmental Mismanagement in Mergers and Acquisitions Chair: Ruth Adelman, Unilever Bestfoods NA Co-Chair: Alan Carter, Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.	Pinnacle II & III
	Speakers: Theresa Lanctot Sara Lee Bakery Group "Limiting Environmental Liability in Acquisitions" Carol Kenfield, The Pillsbury Company "Environmental Management Acquisition Tools" Sarah Walls Cantey & Hanger L.L.P. "The Seller’s Perspective: Welcome to the Hotel California"
12:30 – 13:45	Lunch	Pinnacle I
14:00 – 16:30	Ad hoc Sessions: Facilitators: James A. Merideth, Fox Engineering Associates, Inc. Robert Pharmer, Donohue & Associates Topics and Subjects: "Wastewater Issues: New Technologies, Permitting, Major Expansions"	Shaughnessy I
14:00 – 15:00	Steering Committee Meeting
17:00 – 18:00	Poster Session and Social Hour Chair: Stephanie Richardson Preventive Environmental Management, Inc. Co-Chair: George Cassady, Tropicana Products, Inc. Social Hour sponsored by: Luker, Inc.	Shaughnessy
18:00 – 19:30	Dinner	Pinnacle I
19:30 – 21:00	International Session Chair: Bob Landine, ADI Systems Inc. Co-Chair: Michael Jakob, Parkson Corp.	Pinnacle II & III
	Speakers: Greg Koch Coca-Cola Company "The Coca-Cola eKOsystem"
	Tom Kaszas McCain Foods Limited "Pollution Control, Energy & Waste Management Issues – Our Global Experience"
	John Groenewold STS Consultants, Ltd. "Environmental Management Trends in Mexico"
21:00 – 22:00	Poster Session and Social Hour Social Hour sponsored by: Kennedy/Jenks Consultants.   Deluxe Dessert Bar Sponsored by: Food Industry Environmental Network Preventive Environmental Management, Inc. The Process Group The Stover Group	Shaughnessy

DAY 3

	Tuesday, February 26, 2002
7:00 – 8:00	Breakfast	Pinnacle I
8:00 - 9:45	4. Energy: Innovations and Strategy. Chair: Brian Molenaar, Strand Associates, Inc. Co-Chair: John J. Brown, H.J. Heinz Company	Pinnacle II & III
	Speakers: Douglas V. Bloss Daniel W. Fonner Armstrong Services, Inc. "Optimize Utility Infrastructure with Third Party Capital"
	Garrett Smith COGENTECH, Inc. "A Practical Guide to Cogeneration"
	Mark D. Crowdis Think Energy, Inc. "Fuel Cell Generation: Costs and Benefits Amidst Volatility"
9:45 – 10:15	Coffee Break
10:15 – 12:00	5. Take a Deep Breath (Air Issues) Chair: Carol Kenfield, The Pillsbury Company Co-Chair: D.L. Catton, The Process Group	Pinnacle II & III
	Speakers: Theresa Lanctot Sara Lee Bakery Group "How CFCs Can Ruin Your Life"
	Anne Tennier Maple Leaf "Air and Odor Emissions in Canada" Douglas Foster Tropicana Products, Inc. "VOC Emissions from Citrus Feed Mills: A New Regulatory Approach"
12:15 – 12:30	Lunch: pick up box lunch	Pinnacle I

 

12:30 – 17:00	Technical Tour – Coordinators: David J. Olig, Gannett Fleming, Inc. B.C. Hot Houses Buses sponsored by: B&A Health and Safety Consultants, Coca Cola Enterprises, Inc. and Triad Engineering, Inc.
18:00 -	Dinner at your pleasure

DAY 4

	Wednesday, February 27, 2002
7:00 – 8:00	Breakfast	Pinnacle I
8:00 - 9:45	6. Hazardous Materials Management: Beyond Flammable Cabinets and Manifests Chair: Diane Leslie, Campbell Soup Supply Co. Co-Chair: Quentin Davis, Fehr-Graham & Assoc.	Pinnacle II & III
	Speakers: Debbie Mensay The Minute Maid Company "Hazardous Materials in Transportation"
	Jere Zimmerman and Mark Kunugi Coors Brewing Company "Chemical Management – Controls and Documentation for Regulatory Compliance: Lessons Learned"
	Ana Prieto Novartis Consumer Health "Emergency Management: One Company’s Approach"
9:45 – 10:15	Coffee Break
10:15 – 12:00	7. Waste/By-Product Utilization Chair: Tom Stachura, ConAgra Refrigerated Prepared Foods. Co-Chair: Mark Johnson, Gannett Fleming, Inc.	Pinnacle II & III
	Speakers: Paul Halberstadt Renewable Environmental Solutions "Thermo-Depolymerization Process Update: Organic Liquids and Solids Processing"
	John Katers University of Wisconsin and David Drew STS Consultants, Ltd. "Energy and Resource Recovery from Agricultural and Food Wastes".
12:00 – 13:00	Lunch	Pinnacle I
13:00 – 13:30	Preview 33rd Annual Conference

 

13:30 – 16:30	Ad hoc Sessions and Workshops Facilitators: James A. Merideth, Fox Engineering Associates, Inc. Robert Pharmer, Donohue & Associates Topics and Subjects: "Crisis Management: Natural and Man Made Disasters".	Shaughnessy I
13:30 – 15:30	Year 2003 Organizing Committee Meeting Chair: Larry E. Perry, Frito-Lay, Inc.
17:00 – 17:45	Poster Session and Social Hour Chair: Stephanie Richardson Preventive Environmental Management, Inc. Co-Chair: George Cassady, Tropicana Products, Inc. Social Hour sponsored by: Parkson Corporation Hycor + American Bulk Conveying Products.	Shaughnessy
17:45 – 19:30	Banquet and Awards Dinner Wine sponsored by Frito-Lay, Inc.	Pinnacle I
19:45 – 21:00	8. Solid Waste Management and Packaging Material Management (Reduction Efforts and EPR) Chair: Binayak Acharya, Nestlé Co-Chair: Warren Howe, WHEE, Inc.	Pinnacle II & III
	Speakers: Steven Woodruff (presented by Warren Howe) Woodruff & Howe Environmental Engineering "Innovative Replacement for Wax-Coated Boxes" Neil Hastie Encorp Pacific (Canada) "Organzing Principles for Industry Product Stewarship" Andrew Holynsky William Wrigley Jr. Company "TBD"
21:00 – 22:00	Poster Session and Social Hour Social Hour sponsored by: Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.	Shaughnessy I

DAY 5

	Thursday, February 28, 2002
7:00 – 8:00	Breakfast	Pinnacle I
8:00 - 9:45	9. Land-Based Wastewater Treatment: Energy Conservation and Resource Recovery Chair: Dan Bruner, Cascade Earth Sciences. Co-Chair: Michael Henderson, Lamb-Weston, Inc.	Pinnacle II & III
	Speakers: Robert Shober Campbell Soup Supply Company. "Food Processing Wastewater Treatment – Cost Effective Alternatives"
	Daniel J. Burgard Cascade Earth Sciences. "Energy Conservation Using Natural Systems for Wastewater Treatment"
	Tim Westman Muskegon County, MI. "Case Study on One of the Largest Land Application Systems in the Free World"
9:45 – 10:15	Coffee Break
10:15 – 11:30	10. Outsourcing Water and Wastewater Treatment. Chair: Tom Bachman, Triad Engineering, Inc. Co-Chair: Reginald Prime, Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.	Pinnacle II & III
	Speakers: Chris McKee Environmental Management Corp. "Creating a Win-Win Partnership"
	Panel Discussion: Outsourcing Water and Wastewater Treatment Al Beers, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. John Brown, H.J. Heinz Company John Groenewold, STS Consultants, Ltd. Carol Kenfield, The Pillsbury Company Reginald Prime, Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.
11:30 – 12:00	Conference Wrap-Up (and Passing on the Dipper), Adjournment and Take-Out Lunch Gottfried Haase	Pinnacle I

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