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Spring 2012 Conference
April 12-13, 2012
Chicago, IL
MCDI thanks the more than 90 participants from across the Midwest who attended, especially our presenters and partners who helped organize the event.
Conference agenda and speaker bios (PDF) (4pp, 131K)
Welcome and Introductory Remarks (PDF) (5pp, 130K) Bruce Sypniewski, Deputy Director, Air and Radiation Division, EPA Region 5
Keynote Address: "Diesel Powers The U.S. Economy" (PDF) (36pp, 1.3MB) presented by Allen Schaeffer, Executive Director, Diesel Technology Forum
Session 1: Funding For Clean Diesel Projects
Mark Smith, Vehicle Technologies Deployment Manager, US Department of Energy
Diesel Emission Reduction Act Funding Workshop (PDF) (23pp, 722K) Julie Henning, Environmental Protection Specialist, EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program Funding for Clean Diesel Projects (PDF) (11pp, 115K) Ross Patronsky, Senior Planner, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
Session 2: Idle Reduction and Clean Construction
Manhattanville Development Project and Successful Strategies for Diesel Remission Reduction in Non-Road Equipment (PDF) (33pp, 5.9MB) Ramesh Raman, Executive Director, Construction Field Compliance, Columbia University
Laws and Tools to Reduce Idling/National Idling Reduction Network (PDF) (21pp, 890K) Terry Levinson, Senior Project Manager, Argonne National Laboratory
Idle Reduction and Clean Construction (PDF) (22pp, 576K) Connie Determan, Association of General Contractors Representative and Vice President of Kiewit Building Group
Session 3: Alternative Fuels
New EPA Policies for Vehicle/Engine Conversions to Clean Alternative Fuels (PDF) (17pp, 371K) Frank Acevedo, Mobile Source Program Manager, EPA Region 5
Dan Santini, Senior Economist, Argonne National Laborator
Clean Cities Program Overview (PDF) (48pp, 2.4MB) Carl and Lorrie Lisek, Executive Directors, South Shore and Wisconsin Clean Cities
Liquid Propane Autogas - Product Information and Overview (PDF) (20pp, 1.4MB) Brian Carney, Director of Marketing, ROUSCH CleanTech
Compressed Natural Gas Overview (PDF) (10pp, 1.7MB) Joe Shefchik, Director of Business Development, Paper Transport, Inc.
Friday, April 13 Workshops
EPA Diesel Emission Reduction Act Application Workshop (PDF) (12pp, 134K) Julie Henning, Environmental Protection Specialist, EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Grant Workshop (PDF) (21pp, 1.7MB) Samantha Bingham, Environmental Policy Analyst, City of Chicago Department of Transportation
FY2010 CMAQ application form for projects in Chicago (PDF) (2pp, 34K)
Diesel Emission Quantifier Overview and Training (PDF) (12pp, 430K) Carolyn Persoon, Environmental Engineer, EPA Region 5