2023 ECOS Spring Meeting

2023 ECOS Spring Meeting

Building Bipartisan Solutions

 

Materials

• Agenda (Posted March 25)
• Attendee List
• Sponsors
• Speaker Guidelines 
• Signed 889 Form for U.S. EPA Attendees

March 28

Breakout #1: ECOS Oil & Gas Caucus: Model Methane & Air Activities

• Fact Sheet on New Mexico-EPA-DOJ-Matador Settlement
• Presentation: Kim Mendoza-Cooke, Oxy
• Presentation: Ted Kelly, EDF
• Presentation: Tom Hassenboehler, Differentiated Gas Coordinating Council
• Presentation: Donna Vorhees, HEI Energy
• HEI Energy Fact Sheet on Researching Community Exposures

Breakout #2: ECOS Digital Business Workgroup

Remarks by U.S. State Department Deputy Assistant Secretary John Thompson on International Plastic Pollution

• Presentation

Open Session: State Strategies on Climate Resiliency with Adaptation Program Director Mark Rupp of Georgetown Climate Center

• Presentation
• Climate Program Portal – Highlighting Unprecedented Federal Funding for Climate Change

Roundtable: Water Quality Data Enhancements to Drive Protection

• Presentation: Julie Espy, SAS

March 29

Climate & Energy Workgroup

• Slides: Todd Parfitt, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality
• Presentation: Jahi Wise, U.S. EPA

Roundtable: Connecting the Federal Agency Dots with ECOS Alumni

• Presentation: Janet Coit, NOAA Fisheries, RI Alum
• Presentation: Bradley Crowell, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NV Alum
• Presentation: Steve Owens, U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board, AZ Alum

Remarks by Smith Environmental Law Attorney Kristi Smith on Electric Buses in State Implementation Plans (SIPs)

• Presentation
• White Paper: Don’t Miss the Bus: Including Electrification of School Buses & Fleets in State Implementation Plans under the Clean Air Act

Roundtable: Partnerships to Protect Public Health & Advance Equity

• Presentation: Chris Frey, U.S. EPA
• Presentation: Kimberlee Wyche Etheridge, ASTHO
• Presentation: Tequila Smith, Covanta

Registration

By February 10:

• $675 member/state
• $775 federal/dues-paying Alumni Association
• $875 other

Add $75 for registration 2/11-3/10. Add $50 more after 3/10.

Register here.

Final Registration Deadline is 3/23!

Important Notes:

• Cancellation by 2/10 is subject to $35 fee. Non-emergency cancellation after 2/10 is non-refundable.
• ECOS cannot comp attendees who plan to attend one session only, unless they are speakers for that session.

Hotel

March 8 Update: The ECOS block of rooms at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel has closed. If you are interested in securing a room at the special $258 ECOS rate, email Lily Schneider of ECOS to add you to the waiting list and indicate which nights you need. If you have a hotel reservation that you do not need, please also email Lily so that she can arrange a transfer to the next attendee on the waiting list.

Book online or call 1-800-228-9290 and mention the “Environmental Council of the States 2023 Spring Meeting” to reserve a room at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel at the special ECOS group rate of $258 per night (federal per diem rate), plus applicable state and local taxes in effect at the time of check-out. Please see additional booking details below: 

• The ECOS reservation cutoff at the Renaissance is March 6. Reservations received after this date, or after the block is filled, are subject to prevailing rates and availability. 
• The ECOS room block covers the nights of March 27, 28, and 29. The special ECOS group rate is available three days post and prior on a space-available basis. These pre- and post-meeting shoulder nights cannot be booked online; contact Lily Schneider of ECOS to facilitate this reservation.
• The cancellation policy is 72 hours prior to the date of check-in, and an early departure fee of one night of room and tax will be assessed if the check-out date is not changed at the time of check-in.
• Check-in time is 3 p.m., and check-out time is noon. 
• Current special overnight parking charges for ECOS attendees in the room block are a discounted $34 overnight for self-parking and $49 overnight for valet parking. For those not in the room block, the special $34 daily parking rate will apply if you pick up a coupon at the ECOS registration desk. The hourly parking rate is $23. There is a complimentary shuttle to/from the Airport and Crystal City Metro Station every 30 minutes.

Other Policies

• ECOS Program Diversity Policy
• ECOS Code of Conduct
• ECOS Meeting Security Protocol
• Attire for the meeting is business casual on 3/27 and business on 3/28-30.

Twitter

Follow @ECOStates on Twitter for updates on the Spring Meeting, and tweet about the event using the hashtag #ECOSpring23.

Contact Information

• For registration and hotel questions, contact Lily Schneider.
• For agenda or sponsorship questions, contact Lia Parisien.