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2008 Remediation Technologies Symposium - Draft Agenda

(Agenda subject to changes and substitutions - updated July 17, 2008)


October 15th, 2008

9:00
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12:00

Federal Contaminated Sites - Innovative Remediation Solutions Workshop
General Session
(Cascade Ballroom)

This workshop will provide a forum for interaction between the Canadian remediation industry (particularly vendors of innovative technologies) and representatives of federal departments where contaminated sites are located. In addition, the workshop will serve to heighten awareness of the capabilities of the Canadian remediation industry and of the needs of the federal custodians of contaminated sites.

RemTech Registration Fee includes access to this workshop.

Further details to follow.

12:00
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1:00

Networking Lunch
(Cascade Ballroom)

1:00
-
5:00

Federal Contaminated Sites - Innovative Remediation Solutions Workshop
Invite Only Session
(Alberta Room)

Details to Follow

Technology Funding Options Workshop
(Cascade Ballroom)

Presentations by:

Alberta Finance and Enterprise
Alberta Ingenuity Fund
CETAC-WEST
Canada Revenue Agency - SR&ED Tax Credit
Industry Canada
NRC-IRAP
SDTC

RemTech Registration Fee includes access to this workshop.

Full Details to Follow

5:00
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9:30


RemTech 2008 Opening Reception and Casino

"RemTech Royale 008"

The welcoming reception is an excellent networking opportunity for all exhibitors, sponsors and delegates. Experience great food and a charity fun money casino. The casino night is made possible by the generous support of IW Kuhn Environmental and the Cement Association of Canada.

Experience the ice bars with special martinis in honour of the Bond Girls.

All delegates attending the reception will receive $5,000 in fun money - additional money is available for a small donation to the Ilsa Mae Research Fund. At the end of the evening the fun money can be turned in for draw tickets for various prizes.

Grand Prize: $2,500 Fun Sun Vacation Gift Ceriticate. Addition prize information to follow.

In addition, a silent auction will be held with a number of great items up for auction. All proceeds will be donated to the Ilsa Mae Research Fund, the Environmental Artworks Foundation and the Calgary Zoo Conservation Fund. Item details to follow.

Casino Opens at 6 PM and Closes at 9 PM

Sponsored by: the Cement Association of Canada and IW Kuhn Environmental

Charity Silent Auction Opens

10:00 -->

Buses to Downtown

Sponsored by Bodycote Testing Group


October 16th, 2008

7:00
-
8:15

Registration / Networking Breakfast
(President’s Hall and Van Horne Ballroom A, B, C, Upper Level)

8:15
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8:30

Opening Remarks and Welcome
(Van Horne Ballroom A)

Emcee:
Mr. Fred Keating

Opening Remarks and Welcome:
Mr. Craig Robertson, Wiebe Environmental Services, ESAA President

Hon. Iris Evans (invited)
Minister, Alberta Finance and Enterprise

8:30
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9:30

Opening Plenary Session
(Van Horne Ballroom A)

9:30
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10:00

Networking Break
(Exhibit Area- Van Horne Ballroom C and President’s Hall)
 

Bioremediation
(Beatty)

Military Sites and Gun Ranges
(Coleman)
Technology from the Netherlands - Update
(Shaughnessy)
Sydney Tar Ponds Update
(Theatre)
10:00
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10:30
Remediation of LNAPL Contaminated Fractured Bedrock Using a Bioreactor Study in Southern Alberta
Jennifer Arnold, Stantec
Remediation Technologies - A New Challenge and New Opportunities
Jonathon Preston. DND UXO and Legacy Sites Program National Defence
TBA Sydney Tar Ponds and Coke Ovens Cleanup - Project Overview
5 Minute Transition
10:35
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11:05
Enhanced Bioremediation Field Experience: Using Observed Half Lives in Design and Prediction
Joanna Moreno, Adventus Group
Remediation of a Former Canadian Forces Base in Chatham, New Brunswick
Jeff Dirks, Biogenie
TBA Sydney Tar Ponds and Coke Ovens Cleanup - Community Engagement
5 Minute Transition
11:10
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11:40
Design of Bioaugmented Biobarriers for Remediation of a TCE Plume
Carol E. Aziz, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc
Case Study - Innovative Methods Used to Investigateand Remediate Lead Contaminated Soil at the Strathcona Shooting Range, Edmonton, AB
Don Roy, Earth Tech Canada
TBA Sydney Tar Ponds and Coke Ovens Cleanup - Stabilization and Solidification of the Cooling Pond
5 Minute Transition
11:45
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12:15
Coupled ISCO-Bio via Activated Persulfate and Timed Oxygen Release using a Sodium persulfate/calcium peroxide matrix
Jean Paré, Chemco Inc.
CAM-F Intermediate DEW Line Site Clean-up Sarcpa Lake, Nunavut
Jeff Dirks, Biogenie
TBA Sydney Tar Ponds and Coke Ovens Cleanup - Pilot Work in the North and South Tar Ponds

12:15
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2:15

Keynote Luncheon
(Van Horne Ballroom A)

"To the Top of Everest"
Laurie Skreslet,
FIRST CANADIAN EVER to reach the summit of Mount Everest

Sponsored by Regenesis

Charity Silent Auction re-opens

2:15
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2:40

Networking Break
(Exhibit Area- Van Horne Ballroom C and President’s Hall)

 

In-Situ 1
(Beatty)

Phytoremediation and Natural Attenuation
(Coleman)
Solidification / Stabilization
(Shaughnessy)
Vapour Management
(Theatre)
2:40
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3:10
The Theorgy Behind the Art Technology Scusses in Treating Petroleum & Chlorinated Compounds, MTBE and 1,4 Dioxane
Marco Odah, Accelerated Remediation Technologies, Inc

Successful field and laboratory tests of advanced phytoremediation systems for decontamination of petroleum and salt impacted soils
Bruce M. Greenberg, University of Waterloo

Two Projects, One City, One Solution: S/S
Paul Lear, Shaw Environmental and Infrastructure
Vapor Barriers: Chemical Compatibility, Testing, and Advancements in Materials Science
Ben Mork, Regenesis
5 Minute Transition
3:15
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3:45
Rethinking the "Interim Measure" Strategy for LNAPL Remediation Projects
Matthew Rousseau, Conestogra-Rovers & Associates
Phytoremediation as an On Site Ex Situ Remediation Option
Gary Millard, Shell Canada Products
Site Remediation and Hazardous Waste Management With Presumptive Remedies Under BC Regulatory Provisions Using Cement-Based Solidification / Stabilization
John H. Wiens, SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd.
Case Studies: Use of Alternate Vapour Flow Media for Vapour Management Systems for New Building Construction
Randy Pennell, AMEC Earth & Environmental
5 Minute Transition
3:50
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4:20
To Be or Not to Be a DUA - Procedures to Identify a Domestic Use Aquifer?
Tai T. Wong, O'Connor Associates Environmental Inc.
Numerical Assessment of Monitored Natural Attenuation Using Source Depletion as a Variable Loading Factor
A.Aziz Shaikh, EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd.
Removing hydrocarbons from soil more cost effectively than other conventional thermal technologies is now further enhanced when you can create viable recycling alternatives
Chris Harper, CHH Consulting
Design of Below Sub-slab Vapour Management System For a Commercial Building
Charito Canero, Golder Associates Ltd.

4:20
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6:00


Environmental Artworks Foundation of Alberta Reception and
Silent Auction
(Exhibit Area - Van Horne Ballroom A-C)

An opportunity to view photographs from Grade 4-12 students across Alberta. Enjoy wine, beer, great food and the music of Terry Jorden and Orest Warchola. There will also be a chance to win some great prizes. Details to follow.

Open to all Sponsors, Delegates and Exhibitors.

In addition, the Silent Auction will continue with a number of great items. All proceeds will be split between the Ilsa Mae Research Fund and the Environmental Artworks Foundation of Alberta.

Sponsored by JSK Consulting Ltd., PROECO Corporation, Summit Environmental Consultants

Charity Silent Auction Closed

 

October 17th, 2008

7:30
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8:30

Networking Breakfast
(Exhibit Area- Van Horne Ballroom C and President’s Hall)

 

In-Situ 2
(Beatty)

Extraction
(Coleman)
Unique Situations
(Shaughnessy)
Alberta Environment Updates
(Theatre)
8:30
-
9:00
In Situ Chemical Oxidation of Gasoline Compounds Using Persulfate
Kammy Sra, University of Waterloo
Chemical Recovery via Vapor Condensation (A "Green Remediation" Approach): The Next Generation Soil Vapor Extraction Off-Gas Treatment Technology
Lowell Kessel, G.E.O. Inc.
Ex Situ Chemical Oxidation in Canadian Winter Conditions
Dennis Owens, Oxy Teknologies Inc.
TBA
5 Minute Transition
9:05
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9:35
LNAPL Remediation via Horizontal Biosparging Wells Facilitates Property Redevelopment
Derek W. Tomlinson, ERM

Remediation of Perfluorinated Alkyl Compounds at a Former Fire Fighting Training Area
Lindsay Paterson, SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd.

A Cooperative Approach to the Management and Remediation of a Former Oil Refinery Site on the Banks of the Bow River
Trent Parks, The City of Calgary
TBA
5 Minute Transition
9:40
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10:10
Trace Testing Techniques to Support Design and Operation of In Situ Remediation Systems
Craig E. Divine, ARCADIS U.S., Inc
Off-Gas Treatment Carbon Footprint Calculator: Form and Function
Lowell Kessel, G.E.O. Inc.
Remediation in and Under Buildings
Percy A. Dumba,Quantum Remediation
TBA

10:10
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10:40

Networking Break
(Exhibit Area- Van Horne Ballroom C and President’s Hall)

 

In-Situ 3
(Beatty)

RemTech Jokers Wild
(Coleman)
Frameworks & Tools
(Shaughnessy)
Investigations
(Theatre)
10:40
-
11:10
Pilot Test of In Situ Chemical Oxidation Technologies Leads to Improved Understanding of Immediate and Midterm Geochemical Response and Contaminant Destruction Within Petroleum Hydrocarbon Plume
James E. Studer, ChemRem International LLC
Surfactant Enhanced Bioremediation of F3 and F4 Contaminated Soils
George A. Ivey,
Ivey International Inc.
Making Use of the New Alberta Tier 2 Guideline Framework in Remediation Planning
Miles Tindal, Axiom Environmental Inc.
Environmental Forensic Principles for Source Allocation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Court D. Sandau, TRIUM Environmental Solutions Inc.
5 Minute Transition
11:15
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11:45
In-Situ Chemical Oxidation (ISCO) of Petroleum Hydrocarbons at a Former Gas Bar
Lisa Tomlinson, SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd
Geochemical Conceptual Site Models Validated by Speciation Data to Support In Situ Treatment Strategies for Metals
Miranda Logan, ARCADIS U.S., Inc.
n-Hexane, Why is a Separate Guideline Being Developed for this Substance and Why is it Being Considered for Oil and Gas Impacted Sites?
Anthony Knafla, Equilibrium Environmental Inc.
The Use of DNA Technologies in Determining the Biotreatability of Chlorinated Aliphatic Hydrocarbons
Annemarie Douglas, HydroQual Laboratories Ltd.
5 Minute Transition
11:50
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12:20
Soil Spatial Variability Implications for In Situ Chemical Oxidation and Reduction Remediation Programs
Rick McGregor, Vertex Environmental Solutions Inc.
Performance Comparison of Aerobic and Anaerobic In-situ Treatment Approaches
Kim Heinze, Arcadis U.S., Inc.
How to "Unlock" Value to Remediate and Redevelop Gasoline Stations
Tammy Lomas-Jylha, OCETA
Assessment and Remediation of a Historical Pipeline Release: Tools, Techniques and Technologies applied to In-situ/Ex-situ Soil and Groundwater Remediation
Neil Reid, EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd.

12:20
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2:30

Keynote Luncheon, Door Prizes and Closing Remarks
(Van Horne Ballroom A)

"That Old Cat and Dog Thing"
Brian Keating, Calgary Zoo
Head of Conservation Outreach

Presentation of Door Prizes and Exhibitor Give-aways.

Sponsored by Regenesis

 

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