Opening remarks and observations from the state and federal perspectives.
Ralph Marquez, Commissioner, TCEQ
Israel Anderson, Director, Small Business & Environmental Assistance, TCEQ
Dan Fiorino, Director, National Environmental Performance Track Program, US EPA (Presentation)

Participants will hear findings from ECOS State survey results and potential for ECOS-EPA collaboration on priority actions to strengthen Performance Track and State performance-based programs. 
David Paylor, Deputy Secretary, Virginia Department of Natural Resources (Presentation)
Chuck Kent, Director, Office of Business and Community Innovation, US EPA
Bill Bozzo, Environmental Manager, DynMcDermott Petroleum Operations Co./Member of Federal and State Performance-based Programs (Presentation)

Participants will share observations and experiences with identifying, developing and implementing incentives. Our focus during this session will be on developing better incentives faster by moving past legal and administrative obstacles and reducing transaction costs.
Bob Kerr, Kerr and Associates (Presentation)
Bob Donaghue, P2AD, GA (Presentation)
Chad Carbone, National Environmental Performance Track Program, US EPA (Presentation)

Learn about models for measuring and reporting on your program’s performance.
Susan McLaughlin, National Environmental Performance Track, US EPA
Sharon Baxter, VA DEQ (Presentation)

Hear the results of the Performance Track member survey; get a state's perspective on meeting member's needs and listen to a member discuss his thoughts on program benefits.
Lisa Grogan-McCulloch, National Environmental Performance Track, US EPA (Presentation)
A.W. Armstrong, Texas Pollution Prevention Advisory Committee (Presentation)
Curtis Wales, Motorola (Presentation)

Ideas that may help as you work to do more with the same resources—or less!
Rob Borowski, TCEQ (Presentation)
Andy Teplitzky, National Environmental Performance Track Program, US EPA (Presentation)
Anne Vogel-Marr, Performance Track Member, Chair of States Committee (Presentation)

What might performance-based programs look like in five years?  Join us to hear the perspectives of EPA, ECOS, MSWG and NPPR, as well as thoughts on how we can work more closely together to ensure their success.
Dan Fiorino, National Environmental Performance Track, US EPA (Presentation)
Bob Minicucci, EMS Coordinator, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services and MSWG
Ken Zarker, Manager, Pollution Prevention and Industry Assistance Section,TCEQ and NPPR (Presentation)

Hear thoughts on what can be done to alter the current culture.  Consider comments on when (or if) we’ll ever agree that good environmental performers should be treated differently.  Then add your perspective to the mix in a group discussion on these issues.
Madeline Snow, Director, UMass Lowell EMS Service Program