AeANET : Environmental Roadshow Recap May 2008

More than 50 technology companies were represented at the AeA Midwest Council's Environmental Compliance program, held at the Motorola Campus in Scaumburg, IL.

An interactive and informative program was presented, designed to enable high-tech company managers, compliance executives, legal departments, and environmental and facilities professionals to better understand and comply with the various environmental directives that are consistently being updated and implemented. The program also assisted attendees in determining how their companies can best position themselves in today's changing global marketplace.

The AeA Midwest Council would like to extend a thank you to our speakers who presented at this program. A special thank you to our attendees for making the 2008 environmental program a great success!

Below you will find links to the PowerPoint presentations, additional resources, and photos from the program. If you have any questions or would like further information, please don't hesitate to utilize any of the resources listed or contact AeA directly.

7:30 - 8:00 a.m.	Registration, Networking, Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 8:10 a.m.	Welcome Remarks & Program Overview Ed Longanecker, Executive Director, AeA Midwest Council
8:10 - 9:00 a.m.	EU RoHS Chris Smith, UK RoHS Enforecement Authority (NWML): Outline of the UK's compliance and enforcement regime for the RoHS Directive and discussion of the activities that have been undertaken in the EU's informal network of enforcement authorities. Access presentation here. Steve Andrews, UK Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform: Discussion of the European formal Reviews of the two Directives (EU RoHS & EU WEEE) and general policy issues. Access presentation here.
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.	EU WEEE Ken Rivlin, Associate, US Environmental & Regulatory Law Group, Allen & Overy: Status of EU regulations that require manufactureres to finance the recycling and disposal of most electronic waste (WEEE Directive). Access presentation here. Steve Andrews, UK Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform: Status of WEEE review. Access presentation here.
10:00 - 10:15 a.m.	Break
10:15 - 10:45 a.m.	Global RoHS Policy Update: China RoHS, Korea RoHS and Others Michaela Muranova, Director, International Environment & Trade Policy, AeA: Overview of expectations in Catalogue development; update on supporting standards and ongoing enforcement activities of the Labeling and Information Disclosure requirements; overview of Korea Rohs requirements, Thailand RoHS proposal and onging Global RoHS industry activities. Access presentation here.
10:45 - 11:15 a.m.	High-Tech Environmental Compliance Best Practices Chuck Derrow, Manager-Compliance Engineering, Zebra Technologies. Access presentation here.
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 noon	Energy Awareness Steve Andrews, UK Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform: Short overview of Energy Using Products Framework Directive. Update on the latest developments on the draft Implementing Measures that will apply that framework to individual products. Access presentation here. Overview of the Global Energy Efficiency Initatives Holly Evans, President, Strategic Counsel, LLC & AeA Consultant. Access presentation here.
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.	Luncheon
1:00 - 1:45 p.m.	State Legislation & Activities Holly Evans, President, Strategic Counsel, LLC & AeA Consultant. Access presentation here.
1:45 - 2:45 p.m.	REACH Regulation Ken Rivlin, Associate, US Environmental & Regulatory Law Group, Allen & Overy. Access presentation here. ASTM F40 Standard for REACH Supply Chain Information Exchange A.J. Guikema, Consultant & Chair ASTM F40, Tetra Tech. Access presentation here.
2:45 - 3:15 p.m.	IEC TC111 John Plyler, Manager-Corporate Responsibility, Motorola. Access presentation here.
3:15 - 3:30 p.m.	Closing Remarks & Adjourn Ed Longanecker, Executive Director, AeA Midwest Council