Caribe Royale Resort – Orlando, FL

Held in conjunction with the IEEE International Symposium on Electronics & the Environment (ISEE)

PROGRAM

 

MONDAY, MAY 7

 

IERI SHORT COURSE - Optional Educational Program

8:00AM-12:00Noon

Electronics Specialty Materials: Recycling & Disposal

This course addresses the challenges recyclers face in dealing with specialty items such as televisions, cell phones, florescent lamps, batteries and ink cartridges. Industry subject matter experts will offer solutions for collection, meeting environmental guidelines, transportation, security, and processing; -as well as identifying potential reuse markets and disposal costs.

Course Organizer: Charlie McKernan – Regional Computer Recycling & Recovery

Instructors:

Lamps: Andy Ewing – Earth Protection Services, Inc. (EPSI)

Toner Cartridges: Eddie Barnes - Envirosmart (Nukote)

Televisions: Todd Hill - trueCycle

Batteries: John Patterson - Metal Conversion Technologies

Cellphones: Craig Boswell - HOBI International

 

Course Topics

• Collection
• Environmental Regulations
• Transportation
• Security
• Handling & Processing
• Storage
• Re-use Markets/Disposal Costs

 

1:00-2:00PM: Joint Session with ISEE Conference

Keynote Speaker - Klaus Hieronymi, HP Europe

 

IERI SHORT COURSE - Optional Educational Program

2:00-6:00PM

Downstream Due Diligence and Risk Management

As the E-scrap industry matures, downstream due diligence is becoming a condition for doing business with Fortune 500 companies and many other organizations. Not establishing an effective and robust process for identifying and managing downstream risks leaves a company open for negative criticism which can potentially result in a loss of business. This course will offer an extensive look into an industry best practice for developing and conducting downstream due diligence risk assessments.

Course Organizer: Bill Smith - Intechra

Instructors:

Bill Smith – Intechra, LLC

Andy Ewing – Earth Protection Services, Inc. (EPSI)

Course Topics

• Hazardous substances and regulatory considerations of E-scrap and ITAD operations
• Export and import laws applicable to E-scrap
• Social standards for E-scrap operations in developing countries
• Evaluating financial performance in E-scrap and ITAD operations
• Contracts as a tool to control downstream risks
• Tracking downstream movement of E-scrap
• Conducting due diligence evaluations

 

 

TUESDAY, MAY 8

7:00-8:00AM

IAER MEMBERS MEETING

 

8:00AM-12:00Noon

SUMMIT SESSION #1 - Electronics Recycling Issues Panel

Issues and challenges facing the electronics recycling industry – in particular:

• Export
• Certification
• Prison Labor

Chair: Andy Niles: Scientific Recycling

Panel

Lee Echiverri (Metech/IRI)

Sheila Davis (SVTC)

Todd Hill (trueCycle)

Thea McManus (U.S. EPA)

Mike Newman (Recellular)

Mark Newton (Dell)

Bob Tonetti (U.S. EPA)

Sarah Westervelt (BAN)

 

10:00-10:30AM – Break (Joint Activity with ISEE Conference)

ISEE Technical Poster Session in Exhibit Hall with Refreshments

 

12:25-2:00PM: Joint Session with ISEE Conference

Luncheon Speaker - Mark Newton, Dell Inc.  (Lunch Provided)

 

2:00-5:00PM

SUMMIT SESSION #2 - States Brainstorming Workshop

Experiences, challenges and opportunities for State electronics recycling programs

Chair: Jason Linnell: National Center for Electronics Recycling (NCER)

Panel

Matt McCarron: California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB)

Andy Ewing – Earth Protection Services, Inc. (EPSI)

Kyle Holifield - Wal-Mart

Jack Price - Florida DEP

Tom Sipher – Thomson, Inc.

 

5:00-7:00PM: Joint Activity with ISEE Conference

Exhibits and Buffet Reception in Exhibit Hall

 

 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 9

8:00-10:00AM

SUMMIT SESSION #3 - Industry Data

Updates and trends of the electronics recycling industry

Chair: John Powers (IAER)

• New Baseline Report - Clare Lindsay (U.S. EPA)
• Collection Program Results and Analysis – Heather Smith (NCER)
• Industry Trends – John Powers (IAER)

 

10:15AM-12:15PM

SUMMIT SESSION #4 - Futures Workshop

Future challenges and trends in electronics recycling

Chair: Craig Boswell: HOBI International

• Legislative & Policy Trends

-         Walter Alcorn (Alcorn Consulting)

-         Eric Harris (ISRI)

• Trends from an OEM Perspective

-         Ed Butler (Nokia)

-         Mark Newton (Dell)

• Technology (Glass recycling) and Industry Consolidation - Joe Nardone (Amandi)
• Technology (Plastics recycling) - Mike Fisher (APC)

 

12:30-1:30PM: Joint Activity with ISEE Conference

Lunch, Student Awards, Recognition of Committee in Exhibit Hall

 

1:30-3:30PM

SUMMIT SESSION #5 - Collaboration Forum

Status and plans for collaboration opportunities in electronics recycling (follow-up to the workshop held in conjunction with the E-Scrap conference in October 2006)

Chairs: Clare Lindsay (U.S. EPA) and John Powers (IAER)

• Group 1- Identifying opportunities to develop safe reuse of computers in developing countries and creating transparency in international movement of used electronics (part of the StEP initiative)
• Group 2- RFIDs to inform and improve electronics recycling efforts.
• Group 3-  Increasing computer reuse and improving consumer education for reuse
• Group 4- Infrastructure project: Identifying the collection and recycling landscape
• Group 5- Data Trends Group: Analyzing and Updating eCycling data

 

3:30-4:30PM: Joint Session with ISEE Conference

Plenary Panel - The Path Forward

 

6:00-11:00PM: Joint Activity with ISEE Conference

Networking Event

-  Downtown Disney and Pleasure Island

 

THURSDAY, MAY 10

Optional meetings & activities in the AM

 

·        NATIONAL BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES INFORMATION MEETING

Sponsored by the U.S. EPA

 

·        ELECTRONICS RECYCLING SIMULATION WORKSHOP

Sponsored by Thomson, Inc.

 

·        TOUR - Orange County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility

Sponsored by the IAER

 

For details of the entire ISEE-SUMMIT program and to register and make reservations online

Go to the conference website at: http://www.iseesummit.org

 

 

 

Updated 4/26/07