25th Annual Conference on Managing Environmental Quality Systems
Main Page Overview Courses Schedule Registration Hotel
Austin Skyline

AUSTIN, TEXAS APRIL 24-27, 2006


Monday April 24, 2006
8:30a
to 12:00n 		Systematic Planning Using the DQO Process Environmental Sampling: Quality Assurance in the Field
12:00n
to 1:00p 		L u n c h
1:00p
to 5:00p 		Data Quality Assessment: A Reviewer's Guide (Continuation of Environmental Sampling: Quality Assurance in the Field)
Throughout the day Stakeholder Meetings
These meetings are chaired by EPA organizations. Agendas typically involve stakeholders who have knowledge about the host organization's objectives and discussion topics.
Tuesday April 25, 2006
Time  
8:30a
to 12:00n 		Plenary Session

Welcome - Opening Address:
  • Reggie Cheatham, Director, U.S. EPA Office of Environmental Information Quality Staff
Invited Speakers:
  • Craig Hooks, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, U.S. EPA Office of Environmental Information
  • Sam Becker, Deputy Assistant Regional Administrator for Management, U.S. EPA Region 6
Keynote Address
  • Joseph DeFeo, President/CEO of the Juran Institute
QA Manager of the Year Award Presentation

12:00n
to 1:00p 		B r e a k
1:00p
to 4:30p 		Panel Sessions

Information Quality Guidelines Implementation - Year 3 Perspectives:
  • Reggie Cheatham , U.S. EPA Office of Environmental Information Quality Staff
  • Laurie Lenkel, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  • Thomas Dabolt, U.S. EPA Office of Water
Data Management in Incident Response - A Practical View of Reality:
  • Sam Becker, U.S. EPA Region 6
  • Thomas Dabolt, U.S. EPA Office of Water
  • Connie Haaser, U.S. EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response


* Click on any link below to view titles of the papers presented in that session.
* To view complete Technical Sessions list on one page, click here

Wednesday  April 26, 2005
Time  
8:30a
to 10:00a		 Quality System Development Quality Program and Quality Improvements in the EPA Office of Environmental Information Best Practices in Information Quality Improvement Environmental Statistics: A New Source of Discovery
 Ambient Air I
10:00a
to 10:30a 		B r e a k
10:30a
to 12:00n		 Quality System Implementation I Quality Improvement Practices in the EPA Office of Environmental Information Environmental Quality Systems Management: Best Practices and Case Studies Statistical Issues for Health and the Environment Ambient Air II
12:00n
to 1:00p 		L u n c h
1:00p
to 2:30p		 Quality System Implementation II Environmental Data Quality and Laboratory Systems Workshop: Linking DQOs to MQOs (1) Methodological Advances in Quality Measurement and Assessment Ambient Air III
2:30p
to 3:00p 		B r e a k
3:00p
to 4:30p		 Quality Documentation & Records Project Planning & Assessment Workshop: Linking DQOs to MQOs (2) Recent Applications of SAS in Health and Environmental Analyses Ambient Air IV
4:30p
to 5:00p 		B r e a k
5:00p
to 6:00p		 EPA Combined Meeting of the Statistics Users Group and the SAS Users Group
Thursday April 27, 2005
Time  
8:30a
to 10:00a		 Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Quality System Policy Framework Quality Improvement and International Quality Standards Advances in Sampling & Monitoring Ambient Air Workgroup Introduction to ANOVA, Regression and Logistic Regression
10:00a
to 10:30a 		B r e a k
10:30a
to 12:00n		 Accreditation Standards for Environmental Measurements Environmental Indicators Electronic Tools to Improve Data Management I Workshop: Avoiding Statistical Pitfalls in Environmental Science Ambient Air Workgroup (continued) Introduction to ANOVA, Regression and Logistic Regression (continued)
12:00n
to 1:00p 		L u n c h
1:00p
to 2:30p		 Detection and Reporting Limits Topics in Hurricane Response Electronic Tools to Improve Data Management II N/A Ambient Air Workgroup (continued) Introduction to ANOVA, Regression and Logistic Regression (continued)
2:30p
to 3:00p 		B r e a k
3:00p
to 4:00p		 Closing Plenary

  • Nancy Wentworth, Director, Environmental Analysis Division, U.S. EPA Office of Environmental Information
  • Reggie Cheatham, Director, Quality Staff, U.S. EPA Office of Environmental Information

 Introduction to ANOVA, Regression and Logistic Regression (continued)
4:00p
to 4:30p		 N/A Introduction to ANOVA, Regression and Logistic Regression (continued)
Quality Systems Website