29th Annual BioFest • Ordinary People, Extraordinary Things
Semiahmoo; Blaine, WA September 11-13, 2016
Sunday, September 11, 2016
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5:00PM |
Registration |
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5:30PM |
Annual Membership Meeting |
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7:00PM |
Exhibit Hall Opening and Social |
Monday, September 12, 2016
OPENING SESSION
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7:30AM |
BREAKFAST |
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8:30AM |
Conference Welcome & Awards Presentation |
Northwest Biosolids President & Annual Conference Committee Co-chairs |
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9:15AM |
From Offensive Tackle to Belt Filter Press Professional |
Richmond Webb, Environmental Machines & Services |
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10:00AM |
BREAK |
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10:30AM |
Blazing a Trail in Understanding Organics |
Andrew Carpenter, Northern Tilth |
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11:15AM |
LUNCH |
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CONTAMINANTS
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12:15PM |
Ebola and Antibiotics: Are they a hazard in sewage and biosolids? |
Ian Pepper, University of Arizona |
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12:50PM |
Emerging Contaminants Summit 2016: Current state of research, regulations and talking points |
Rebecca Singer, King County, WA |
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1:25PM |
Carbamazepine in the environment |
Sally Brown, University of Washington |
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2:15PM |
BREAK |
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OUTREACH
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2:45PM |
Harvest time – understanding what farmers need to know to grow a successful crop |
Dave Ruud, Boulder Park Incorporated |
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3:15PM |
Know what you don’t know – using social media and market research to inform Loop communication strategies |
Ashley Mihle, King County, WA |
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3:45PM |
The elephant (and other savanna animals) in the room: Who is hearing your message and why? |
Erika Kinno, King County, WA |
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4:15PM |
ADJOURN |
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Tuesday, September 13, 2016
BIOSOLIDS PROJECT SPOTLIGHTS
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7:30AM |
BREAKFAST |
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8:30AM |
Selected poster presentations |
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9:30AM |
BREAK |
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SCIENCE
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10:00AM |
Is Land-applying municipal biosolids a sustainable strategy? |
Lynda McCarthy, Ryerson University, |
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10:30AM |
Swithgrass based ethanol with biosolids |
Sally Brown, University of Washington |
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11:00AM |
Bench-scale to bulldozers: A science-based discussion on the evolution of biosolids use in mine reclamation |
Mark Teshima, SYLVIS Environmental, BC |
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11:30AM |
LUNCH |
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GROWING WITH BIOSOLIDS
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12:30PM |
Show me the green – smart vegetation investments and their end use returns |
John Lavery, SYLVIS Environmental, BC |
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1:00PM |
Building soil with Class B biosolids at Twenty Mile South Farm |
Ben Nydegger, City of Boise, ID |
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1:30PM |
Tipping the Scales at TAGRO |
Dan Eberhardt, City of Tacoma, WA |
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2:00PM |
Biosolids have what trees need |
Brian Vrablick, King County, WA |
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2:30PM |
BREAK |
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APPLICATION TECHNIQUES
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2:45PM |
Growing Crops with Biosolids – How Much to Apply? |
Peter Severtson, Washington State Department of Ecology |
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3:10PM |
Changing application techniques |
Brian Campbell, Natural Selection Farms, WA |
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3:35PM |
The What Where’s and How’s of Biosolids Application Rates for Agronomic Crops |
Andy Bary, Washington State University |
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4:15PM |
VENDOR RAFFLE |
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4:30PM |
CONFERENCE ADJOURNS |
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