EPS 2003 - Agenda

CONFERENCE AGENDA

Pre-Conference Workshop (all day): October 6, 2003

8:00	Workshop Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30	Fundamentals and the Logic Model for Developing Performance Measurements for Environmental and Natural Resources Programs Jeff Bergin, Director of Government Center, The Performance Institute
12:00	Lunch
1:15	Best Practices and Model Indicators for All Levels of Government Session A - Federal Government Programs: Measuring Environmental Performance: Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) Jeff Bergin, Director of Government Center, The Performance Institute Session B - State Government Programs: Determine Environmental Performance Ken Jones, Executive Director, Green Mountain Institute Session C - Local Government Programs: Innovative Environmental Performance Chris Patterson, M.A., Director of Civic Innovation, Green Mountain Institute
4:30	Adjourn

Day One: October 7, 2003

Track 1:
Developing Outcome-Based Performance Measures

Track 2:
Environmental Results-Based Management Systems

Track 3:
Performance Measures for Emerging Programs

8:00

Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30

KEYNOTE: The Role of Performance Measures in Advancing Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Management

Lynn Scarlett, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior

9:30

EPA: Update on Implementation of the President's Management Agenda

Linda Combs, Chief Financial Officer, EPA

10:15

Morning Break and Refreshments

10:30

LEADERSHIP PANEL: Update from Key Federal Agencies and Stakeholder Organizations on the Use of Performance Measures to Improve Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Management

Nina Hatfield, Deputy Director, Department of the Interior*
Kathy Sedlak O'Brien, EPA
Tim Keeney, NOAA
Matt Faulkner, Assistant to the Chief Financial Officer, USDA

12:00

LUNCHEON LEGISLATIVE KEYNOTE PANEL: Views from Congress Using Performance Information and Management to Drive Legislative Decisions on the Next Generation of Envioronmental Protection

Eric Webster, Staff Director, House of Representatives Environment Committee*
Michele Nellenback, Staff Director, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee*

1:30

Performance Measures for Clean Air

Michael Hadrick, Senior Planning Advisor, EPA

Performance-Based Budgeting for Environment

David B. Struhs, Secretary, Florida Department of Natural Resources*
Mike Feldman, Associate Director, Annual Planning and Budget Division, Office of the CFO, EPA

Invasive Species

Lori Williams, Executive Director, The National Invasive Species Council (NISC)

2:30

Afternoon Break and Refreshments

2:45

Performance Measures for Clean Water

Jeff Peterson, Office of Water, EPA

Performance-Based Budgeting for Natural Resource Programs (PART)

Pam Haze, Deputy Director of Budget, Department of Interior

Wildland Fire

Dan Keller, Project Manager, Fire Program Analysis, U.S. Forest Service*

3:45

Performance Measures for Protected Species

Clint Riley, Special Assistant, Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service

Using Information Technology to Measure, Track and Report Environmental Performance

Rick Otis, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Environmental Information, EPA
Dana York, Director, Operations Management and Oversight Division, USDA

Environmental Science, Research and Development

Chuck Hennig, Research Program Director, Bureau of Reclamation

4:30

Networking Reception

Day Two: October 8, 2003

Track 1:
Developing Outcome-Based Performance Measures

Track 2:
Environmental Results-Based Management Systems

Track 3:
Performance Measures for Emerging Programs

8:00	Continental Breakfast
8:30	Lessons Learned from the Federal Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) Process Carl DeMaio, President, The Performance Institute
9:30	Forging Effective Programs Using Performance Goals and Measures Jan Reitsma, Executive Director, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
10:30	Morning Break and Refreshments
10:45	Inter-Agency Collaboration: Creating Common Measures and Integrated Strategies to Improve Performance Achieving Leron Bielak, Program Analyst, Department of the Interior*
12:00	LUNCHEON STATE GOVERNMENT KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Measuring and Improving Environmental and Natural Resources at the State Level C. Ronald Franks, Secretary, Maryland Department of Natural Resources* Betsy Child, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation*
1:30	Performance Measures for Healthy Lands Ray Beittel, Management Analyst, Office of Planning and Performance Management, Department of Interior	Public Measures for Permit and Regulatory Programs Larry Niles, New Jersey Department of Environment	Parks and Recreation Evan Braff, Virginia Department of Community and Recreation Services
2:30	Afternoon Break and Refreshments
2:45	Performance Measures for Healthy Oceans Dan Farrow, Special Projects, NOAA	Acountability and Reporting: Reporting Information for Management and Public Confidence Invited*	Implementation of Environmental Management Systems for Counties and Cities: A Case Study Ligia R. Moss, P.E., Senior Engineer, Montgomery County, Maryland
3:30	Afternoon Break and Refreshments
3:45	PLENARY SESSION: Townhall Dialogue on Lessons and Next Steps: EPA's State of the Environment Report Moderator: Breanna Roe Kingsbury, Director, The Environmental Performance Institute Panelists: Carl DeMaio, President, The Performance Institute Suellen Keiner, Center for Economy and Environment, National Academy of Public Administration Jan Mazurek, Center for Innovation and the Environment, Progressive Policy Institute* Ken Jones, Executive Director, Green Mountain Institute
5:00	Adjourn

* Invited