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8th Annual CARE Conference - April 26 - 28, 2010
La Posada De, Santa Fe, NM

Conference Agenda

Monday, April 26
8:00 - 12:00   Registration
1:00 - 1:30   Welcome, Review of Today's Agenda, Intro to the La Posada Resort
  Speaker - Frank Hurd
1:30 - 2:00   CARE 2009 Annual Report
  Speaker - Frank Hurd
2:00 - 2:30   State of CARE
  Speaker - Georgina Sikorski
2:30 - 3:00   MOU 2002, the History and MOU 2012, the Next Steps in Carpet Stewardship
  Speakers - Matt Ewadinger, Manager, NC RBAC
3:00 - 3:30   Break
    Overview of Recycling Industries
3:30 - 4:00   Rechargeable Battery Association
  Speakers - Carl Smith, President
  Moderator - Anne Peters
4:00 - 4:30   American Coatings Association
  Speakers - Dave Darling, Director Environmental Affairs
  Moderator - Anne Peters
4:30 - 5:00   Product Stewardship Institute
  Speakers - Scott Cassel, Executive Director
  Moderator - Anne Peters
5:00 - 5:30   Questions & Answers
  Moderator - Anne Peters
6:00 - 7:00   Members Cocktail Reception
     
Tuesday, April 27
7:30   Breakfast
8:00 - 8:30   Review of Today's Agenda, Housekeeping
  Speaker - Frank Hurd
8:30 - 9:00   CARE Member Business Meeting
  Speaker - Frank Hurd
    Effectively Using CARE Marketing Materials
  Speaker - Jeremy Stroop
    Drivers for Carpet Reclamation
9:00 - 9:30   Extended Producer Responsibility
  Speaker - Jennifer Mendez
9:30 - 10:00   Carpet Recycling in the Northwest – Developing Infrastructure, Growing Local Businesses, Getting Value from Materials
  Speaker - Shirli Axelrod, Senior Environmental Analyst, Seattle
  Public Utilities
10:00 - 10:30   Recycling Programs in New Mexico
  Speakers - English Bird, Executive Director, Recycle New Mexico
10:30 - 10:45   UNICOR Reclamation Opportunities
Speaker - John Roderique, UNICOR
10:45 - 11:00   Break
    Technical Presentations
11:00 - 11:20   Evaluation of Surface Treatment Methods to Enhance the Mechanical Properties of Composites Fabricated from Waste Carpet
  Speaker - Abhishek Jain, Oklahoma State University
11:20 - 11:40   Polar Materials - C2C Fillers
  Speaker - Joe Keating, President, Polar Materials
11:40 - 12:00   Re2E - Another Innovation in Shaw's Post Consumer Carpet Solution Portfolio
  
Speaker - Shaw Industries Representative
12:00 - 1:45   Lunch and Keynote Speaker
  Speaker - Anthony Minite, President of Bentley Prince Street
2:00 - 3:00   Suppliers' Exhibits and Raffle, Exhibit Hall
3:00 - 5:00   Carpet to Plastics Product Opportunities
  Moderator - Frank Endrenyi, President, Sustainable Material
  Solutions
    Collector
  Speaker - Dee Cassell, Business Manager, Texas Carpet   Recycling
    Processor
  Speaker - Sean Ragiel, CarpetCycle
    Compounder
  Speaker - Butch Crawford, Wellman
    Parts Manufacturer
  Speaker - Frank Endrenyi, President, Sustainable Material
  Solutions
5:00 - 5:30   Break
5:30 - 7:30   CARE Awards Reception
CARE Awards - Recycler of the Year, CARE Person of the Year, Partners' Awards
Recognition for Excellence
     
Wednesday, April 28
8:00 - 8:30   Review of Today's Agenda, Housekeeping
  Speaker - Frank Hurd
8:30 - 9:30   Global Outlook for Recycling
    Canadian Carpet Reclamation Effort (CCRE)
  Speaker -Stephen Verhoeff, President, ISO Canada
    Modular Carpet Recycling
  Speaker - Ron Simonetti, President
9:30 - 10:30   US Mill Roundtable, Q&A with Attendees
  Moderator - Georgina Sikorski
10:30 - 11:00   Wrap Up, Adjourn
  Speaker - Frank Hurd
12:00   MOU Meeting Starts (Invitation Only)
     

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