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Registration
Open for the WasteWise 2005 Annual Conference
Join WasteWise for
the 2005 Annual Conference, to be held October
24 and 25, 2005 in Arlington, Virginia. This year's
Annual Conference will be a two-day event dedicated
to information sharing, networking opportunities,
and recognition of leading waste reduction programs.
Please see the Events*
page on the WasteWise Members Services section
for an agenda, logistical information, and to
register online. Invitations will be mailed shortly.
For your convenience,
WasteWise has reserved a block of rooms at the
Doubletree Hotel Crystal City for Sunday, October
23, and Monday, October 24, 2005. To make reservations
and receive the special conference rate, please
contact the hotel directly at (703) 416-4100 and
mention WasteWise. Reservations must be made by
Friday, September 23, 2005, to receive the special
rate.
Climate
Partner Forum
The Partner Forum
on August 17, 2005 was a success! During the one-hour
teleconference, partners learned how to:
- Reduce greenhouse
gas emissions through waste reduction
- Use climate tools
and resources
- Understand climate
change..
Thank you to the
many partners who participated on this conference
call, especially guest speakers Chris Bussen,
Brett Rohring, and Frank Walkup.
If you missed this
event, you can view a meeting summary and recording
of the forum on the Partner
Forum* page of the WasteWise Web site.
Partner
with the Federal Electronics Challenge
Are you a federal
facility or agency that wants to change the way
it manages electronic assets or already have an
electronics management program and want to receive
technical assistance and national recognition?
Consider partnering
with the Federal
Electronics Challenge (FEC)! FEC encourages
federal facilities and agencies to purchase greener
electronic products, reduce impacts of electronic
products during use, and manage obsolete electronics
in an environmentally safe way. The program offers
its partners many tools and resources to assist
you in developing and implementing an environmental
management system. In addition, FEC partners have
access to additional tools including a Listserv
and technical assistance team.
To become a partner,
please go to the FEC
Registration page.
*To access
this section of the WasteWise Web site, please
enter the username: partner and the password:
iamwise.
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