2024 ECOS Spring Meeting

2024 ECOS Spring Meeting

Impactful Partnerships: Bigger & Better Together 

Materials

• Final Agenda *Please print this agenda if you’d like to have a hard copy at the meeting. In the interest of the environment, ECOS will not distribute paper copies.
• Final Attendee List
• Speaker Guidelines
• Meeting Sponsors
• Signed 889 Form for U.S. EPA Attendees

March 25

Breakout Option #1: ECOS Oil & Gas Caucus (O&GC) – Partnerships to Leverage Hydrogen & Optimize Hydrogen Hubs

• U.S. DOE Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs
• ECOS Resolution 22-1: Ensuring a Consultative Role for States and Territories in Setting Policy for the Hydrogen Economy
• EDF Fact Sheet: The Science of Hydrogen’s Climate Warming Effects
• EDF Fact Sheet: Hydrogen Emissions Measurement Study
• EDF Fact Sheet: Preventing and Mitigating Hydrogen Emissions from Infrastructure
• Presentation: Nichole Saunders, Environmental Defense Fund
• Presentation: Steve Schueneman, Puget Sound Energy

Breakout Option #2: ECOS Digital Business Workgroup (DBWG) – Joint Problem Solving on Government Technological Preparedness in the Digital Age

• Presentation: Miriam Patrocinio, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality

Fresh Takes on Preventing Food Waste

• Presentation: Laura Watson, Washington Department of Ecology
• Presentation: Cliff Villa, U.S. EPA Office of Land and Emergency Management
• Presentation: Kori Recalde, Carrier Corporation

Open Problem-Solving Session: Working Across Organizations to Strengthen PFAS Risk Communications

• Video from Community Representatives
• Poll Results and Discussion Questions
  • 1: What do we need to do to address PFAS?
  • 2: What techniques have you used for disseminating PFAS information?
  • 3: What would be most helpful for ECOS to focus on?

March 26

Breakout Option #2: ECOS Infrastructure Workgroup on Climate Resiliency

• Rhode Island’s STORMTOOLS
• Presentation: Sunny Fleming, Esri

Breakout Option #3: Comparison Values & Action Levels for Use in Mobile Air Monitoring

• Presentation: Dr. Sabine Lange, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Plenary Remarks, Melinda Chow & Alondra Fleming-Parra

• Webpage: Austin Youth River Watch
• Video: Austin Youth River Watch

Cross-Agency Efforts on Workforce Capacity Building

• Mickey Leland Internships
• Presentation: Juanita Baldwin, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Networking Across Government to Strengthen Cybersecurity

• Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Regional Offices Contact Information
• CISA Vulnerability Scanning
• Presentation: Andrew Hildick-Smith, WaterISAC

Keynote Remarks, Dr. Scott Tinker

• Presentation

Diverse Pathways Toward Decarbonization

• Presentation: Kelsey Erickson

Remarks, Cheryl Lombard

• Presentation

State Strides in Partnering with Communities on Equity

• Presentation: Myra Reece, South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control

Registration

By February 2:

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

Add $75 for registration 2/3-3/1. Add $50 more after 3/1.

Important Notes:

• Final Registration Deadline is 3/18!
• Cancellation by 2/2 is subject to $75 fee. Non-emergency cancellation after 2/2 is non-refundable.
• ECOS cannot comp attendees who plan to attend one session only, unless they are speakers for that session.

Register here!

Hotel

 

Book Online or call 512-457-1111 and mention the “Environmental Council of the States 2024 Spring Meeting” to reserve a room at the Austin Marriott Downtown at the special ECOS group rate of $279 per night, 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 Marriott is March 3. Reservations received after this date, or after the block is filled, are subject to prevailing rates and availability. *Update: Some room nights are now sold out. Please contact Lily Schneider of ECOS to be added to the ECOS wait list, and please also contact Lily before cancelling any nights.
• The ECOS room block covers the nights of March 24, 25, and 26. The special ECOS group rate is also available on March 23 on a space-available basis. 
• The cancellation policy is 24 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 4 p.m., and check-out time is 11 a.m.

Contact Information

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