BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4e526e0d01d92796c10bbfe6767766af34 CATEGORIES:Conferences and Events SUMMARY:2018 Annual Conference LOCATION:Radisson Hotel Lansing\, 111 N. Grand Ave\, Lansing, MI 48933 DESCRIPTION:
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
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span style="font-size: 18px;">9:00am
to 6:00pm
The Michigan Chemistry Council Annual Confe rence is the largest gathering of professionals from Michigan’s chemi cal industry.
This full-day conference wil l feature fantastic keynote speakers, as well as breakout sessions for both technical and general audiences. There will also be ample networking time with exhibitors and peers. Finally, the conference will conclude with a rec eption for attendees, MDEQ staff, and other invited guests.
Who Should Attend?
This conference w
ill provide value to a range of professionals, including but not limited to
: plant or operations managers, EHS or regulatory managers, public or gover
nment relations managers, and technical or sales managers. Continuing educa
tion units (CEUs) will be available for the technical sessions.
We encourage comp
anies to consider sponsorship and/or exhibitor options, most of which inclu
de a number of individual registrations. Additional attendees are $50 each.
Individual registration for those whose companies are not sponsoring or exhibiting begins at $150 (early bird before September 28 th).
Program and Speakers<
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Morning Keynote: "Outlook for Chemistr y and the Economy: What Can We Expect on Autos and Tariff Impacts" |
Martha Moore, Senior Director for Policy A nalysis and Economics, American Chemistry Council |
Morning Keynote: "Public Politics and Private Politics: How S hould Companies Respond?" | Thomas Lyon, Dow Chair of Sustainable Science, Technology and Commerce at the University of Michigan |
Morning Presentation: "Upda te on PFAS in Michigan and Best Practices for Industry" | John Cuthbertson and Lucy Pugh, AECOM |
Technical Presentation: "MDEQ's Meaningful Change Rule and Chemical Plant Permitting" | Stephanie Jarrett, Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr,
& Huber Tracey McDonald, M ichigan DEQ |
Technical Panel: "Late st PFAS Solutions" |
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General Prese ntation: "Peer to Peer Best Practices in Energy Efficiency and Management" | Phil Rausch, Hem lock Semiconductor |
Afternoon Panel: "Mich igan Environmental Decision-Making: Impacts of New Review Panels and EJ Ord ers" |
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Afternoon Panel: "2018 Election Preview a nd What's to Come?" | Lansing press corps and political pundits
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Exhibitor and Sponsor Opportu nities
There are a number of exhib itor and sponsor opportunities available. Please click here for an exhibitor and spon sor prospectus and application form. Please note th at there are new options and pricing available this year for both MCC membe r and non-member companies.
Thanks to our current sponsors!