Managing Environmental Information 2006
The fourth annual Managing Environmental Information Forum
brought federal, state, local, and tribal officials together
to discuss new environmental information technologies and
new uses of environmental information in
Philadelphia, PA on June 21. Topics included:
- Environmental and Health Information Opportunities
- Treasure Trove of Information: Accident, Incident, and Inspection Information
- The Power of Networks for Environmental Protection
- Updates on projects presented at prior forums
Click here to view a the final agenda and presentations.
Thanks to enfoTech for their generous
support as sponsors of the 2006 Forum. If you have a questions about the Forum, please email Adenike Adeyeye.
Thanks also to our Cooperating Organizations:
- Environmental Council of States (ECOS)
- Local Government Assistance Network (LGEAN)
- National Pollution Prevention Roundtable
- State and Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators/Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials (STAPPA/ALAPCO)
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Past Events
Managing Environmental Information Forum 2005 -- June 1 in Chicago, IL
 Summary (Managing Environmental Information Forum, June 1, 2005)
Agenda and Presentations
The third annual Managing Environmental Information Forum brought federal, state, and local officials together to discuss new environmental information technologies and new uses of environmental information on June 1st in Chicago, IL. The panelists covered everything from how GIS and mapping can better inform environmental decision-making, to how environmental agencies can use IT and information analysis to improve the environment and the bottom line, to how agencies are moving forward to link health and environmental data to solve environmental health problems.
Managing Environmental Information Forum 2004 -- June 22 in Boston,
MA
Synopsis
(Managing Environmental Information Forum, June 22, 2004)
Agenda
and Presentations
This second annual Forum, hosted by Governing Magazine and the Environmental
Compliance Consortium, brought over eighty environmental officials
from all levels of government together to share experience with
new environmental information technologies and new approaches to
environmental information management. Key topics this year included
using rugged laptops and PDAs to conduct inspections, using aerial
photography to measure wetlands loss, sharing monitoring data electronically
among states and communities, electronic submission and access to
permit information and discharge monitoring reports, and using data-driven
decision-making to manage with scarce resources. This Forum was
made possible through the generous support of enfoTech,
a partnership with Governing magazine, and the assistance of numerous
other organizations. You may find more information on the Governing
magazine website at,  http://www.governing.com/govconf.htm#mei
Managing Environmental Information Forum 2003 -- May 28 in Atlanta,
GA
Synopsis
(Managing Environmental Information Forum, May 28, 2003)
Agenda
and Presentations
The ECC’s first annual forum on environmental information was held
on May 28th in Atlanta Georgia in conjunction with Governing Magazine’s
Managing Technology 2003 Conference. The Forum focused on helping
participants improve environmental and compliance outcomes through
better management of environmental information. The topics covered
include integrated compliance systems, mobile technologies, complaint
tracking, compliance reporting, and more. These are a few of the
comments from Forum participants: "Excellent information and topics,
excellent speakers", "Informative, met new people", and "Good ROI,
worth coming back."
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