MnTAP posts trainings and events related
to manufacturing
and business process improvement, waste management and environmental,
health and safety.
February 3, 2010. Doing Business in the European Union: REACH Compliance: What Now? Department of Employment and Economic Development, Minnesota Trade Office, St. Paul, MN. 8:00 – 10:30 a.m. If your company sells articles in the European Union, this seminar will focus on key tasks and obligations that are necessary to fulfilling requirements under REACH. Sponsored by the Minnesota Trade Office. $45 pre-registered; $55 at the door. Call 651-259-7114 for more information.
February 23, 2010. The Second Annual State of Manufacturing Statewide Event: The State of Manufacturing 2010. Doubletree Minneapolis Park Place, Minneapolis, MN. 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Join Enterprise Minnesota and partners as they reveal the results of the 2nd Annual State of Manufacturing poll, the largest and most comprehensive survey of Minnesota manufacturing executives ever conducted. Sponsored by Granite Equity Partners, LarsonAllen LLP, RJF Agencies, The Center for Rural Policy and Development and Enterprise Minnesota.
February 4, 2010. Understanding Non Phosphate and Transition Metal Conversion Coatings. CCAI Twin Cities All Day Symposium. Royal Cliff Banquet and Conference Center, Eagan, MN. 7:30 registration, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. seminar. Emphasis will be placed on cleaning and rinsing requirements, process set up, implementation, in-house testing, troubleshooting, process control, and maintenance. Sponsored by CCAI, Twin Cities Chapter. $50 members, $95 non-members; RSVP by 1/21/2010. For more information visit www.ccatc.com or contact Phil Ruggiero at ccatc@charter.net or 320.230.6282.
March 4, 2010. Emerging Issues and Controversies in Occupational Health and Safety. Center for Continuing Education, University of Minnesota, Continuing Education and Conference Center, St. Paul, MN. 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. This one-day interdisciplinary symposium features sessions on controversial issues in OHS research, policy, and practice that examines the cross-section of sciences, politics, and practice. Sponsored by the Center for Public Health Education and Outreach. $135.
- Catherine Zimmer will join a panel discussion on the safety benefits of pollution prevention
March 11, 2010. Industrial Stormwater Permit Training. Holiday Inn & Suites, St. Cloud, MN. 12:30 – 4:15 p.m. Presenters will give an overview of the general Industrial Stormwater Permit, including applicability, how to develop an Industrial Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, and which best management practices might work for you. Sponsored by the University of Minnesota and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
March 24-26, 2010. 73rd Annual Wastewater Operations Conference. Northland Inn, Brooklyn Park, MN. The focus of this conference will be training and certification hours for wastewater operators. Sponsored by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. $300 before 3/11; $325 after. Contact Emily Armisted at 651.757.2073 for more information.
April 8, 2010. Healthcare Environmental Awareness and Resource Reduction Team (HEARRT) Meeting. Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN. 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon. Contact Catherine Zimmer at 612-624-4635 for more information.
April 22, 2010. Second Annual Sustainability Conference. Employer’s Association, Plymouth, MN. 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Theme: Business future and climate change: The greening of the economy. Sponsored by Employer’s Association. Contact Chuck Emnett at 763.253.9164 for more information.
May 25-27, 2010. National Environmental Partnership Summit: Taking the Next Steps for Energy, Sustainability and a Green Economy. Orlando, FL. Sponsored by the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable.
- Cindy McComas will act as moderator and present on Metals in Biosolids.
- Jeff Becker will present on Energy Savings Potential in U.S. Industrial Sectors at May 27 session.
