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2008 SEF News
Feb 13, 2008
Pre-meeting materials for the second virtual meeting of 2008 have been uploaded. The subject of this meeting is “Impacts of Freshwater Pollutants on the Chesapeake Bay”. Date and time: February 19, 2 pm ET.
Log on procedure: To access the meeting itself, please browse to http://aiche2.webex.com a few minutes before 2 pm on February 19, 2008. Click on the webinar name, fill in your name and email address and finally click 'Join Now'. After a few moments, you will be brought in to the WebEx viewer where you will be presented with a popup window that gives call-in details (phone number, meeting number and attendee ID). This virtual meeting is sponsored by the AIChE Institute for Sustainability and ASME.
The next SEF Meeting:
- March 20, 10 am ET: Livestocks’ Long Shadow - Speaker to be announced.
Jan 18, 2008
Pre-meeting materials for the first virtual meeting in 2008 have been uploaded. The subject of this meeting is “Reducing non Power Plant Mercury Emissions”. Note-takers are needed; please volunteer. Also, if you have a short presentation or discussion of some related items for this topic, please let Dr. Beaver know soon. Any questions? Just E-mail him Erbeav@aol.com or Bill Byers at Bill.Byers@CH2M.com. This Virtual Meeting is free. Visuals will be posted on Monday.
Next two SEF Meetings:
- February 19, 2 pm ET. Impacts of Freshwater Pollutants on the Chesapeake Bay, - Fred Tutman, Patuxent Riverkeeper
- March 20, 10 am ET: Livestocks’ Long Shadow - Speaker to be announced
Jan 08, 2008
The SEF welcomes new leadership for the January 2008 - December 2009 term.
2007 SEF News
December 14, 2007
The purpose for this message is to provide details on the 9th SEF Virtual Meeting in 2007. Subject: “Sustainability Aspects of Brownfields and Greenfields”. Pre-meetingmaterials for this meeting have been uploaded.
We will conduct this Virtual Meeting using the new AIChE webex system. The event is being advertised to all AIChE membership via the December AIChE Exchange (the monthly newsletter to all AIChE members) to give the SEF additional visibility.
The process for the attendees to login to the meeting: 1. Go to http://aiche2.webex.com a few minutes before the start. 2. On that page, see that days meeting and click on it, then click "join" to be brought in to the meeting. For this Virtual Meeting, membership numbers, etc., will not be needed; that may be added in the future if the SEF chooses to continue to use the WebEx system for the Virtual Meetings.
November 27, 2007
Information on the next SEF Virtual Meeting has been posted. Subject: “Sustainable Actions an Individual Can Take”.
October 22, 2007
Details on the next SEF Virtual Meeting has been posted. Subject: “Planting the Seeds of Sustainability with the Next Generation”.
October 12, 2007
The Fall 2007 Sustainable Engineering Forum newsletter (Vol. 1, No. 2) has been posted. It will give you an update on recent and current SEF activities.
August 21, 2007
The first five SEF Virtual Meetings of 2007 have been well-attended and successful as have the Environmental Division Virtual Meetings. We will have approximately four more.
Now, it's time for you to work a bit. First, help with topics. Second, help with the format. Third, send Dr. Beaver E-mail addresses of "lost SEF members" or folks you feel we should invite.
Please vote on topics for the remainder of the year. Please indicate your first, second and third choices for future SEF Meeting Topics by placing a "1" a "2" or a "3" by those choices and replying to Dr. Beaver by E-mail. You may cut, paste and reply or simply write the first few words of a topic and your vote in an otherwise blank message with subject "SEF Vote."
Dr. Beaver will tally the results and let you know. If you wish to offer other selections, please let him know and he will include them in the next poll.
Choices:
Sustainable Actions One Individual Can Take
Planting the Seeds of Sustainability with the Next Generation
Design of Sustainable Laboratories
Coal Bed Methane and Associated Water
Proteomics/Genomics/Nanotechnology: How Can We Know What to Do when the Vocabulary is 'Foreign'
Oceans: Impacts of freshwater pollutants entering with rivers & runoff, cruise lines & shipping
Sustainability issues in Confined Animal Feeding, e.g., Mad Cow Disease, waste runoff.
Biodiversity and the Effects of Invasive Species
Exploration of the New, Warm Arctic
Sustainability Aspects of Brownfields and Greenfields
Urban Sprawl -- Suburban Invasion -- Rural Marauders
"Livestock's Long Shadow"
Reducing Non-Power Plant Mercury Emissions
Format:
Comment on increased use of webcasting.
Do we need "Video" (even if there's a small fee)?
Comment on the length (currently 90 minutes).
Comment on the frequency (~10 per year).
Comment on the Day of the Week, the Time of Day and the Possibility of Running Each One Twice at Different Times to Encompass the Globe.
Any other comments or suggestions are most welcome.
August 8, 2007
The purpose for this message is to provide details on the next SEF Virtual Meeting. Subject: “Individual Drinking Water Wells”. Materials for this meeting have been uploaded.
May 3, 2007
The first AIChE Sustainable Engineering Forum Newsletter has been posted.
The First International Symposium on Sustainable Chemical Product and Process Engineering (SCPPE) is to be held in Guangzhou, China (September 25-28, 2007).
Please follow the provided links for more information.
May 1, 2007
The purpose for this message is to provide details on the next Virtual Meeting. A new version of “References and Resources” has been posted. This version contains brief excerpts and/or reviews of the items. Please let Dr. Beaver know how you like it.
April 12, 2007
Job opening announcements will be posted on the SEF website from now on. You can check the updated announcements under Jobs & Links > Job Openings.
April 12, 2007
This is a notice of Today's SEF Virtual Meeting (The Shift in the View of Climate Change”-Sequel & Counterpoints). Materials have been posted.
March 24, 2007
This is a notice of Wednesday's SEF Virtual Meeting (Nuclear Waste - Bury it or Reprocess it). Some materials have been posted. We have 22 registrants and 30 lines, so feel free to share this invitation with groups of students and associates who may wish to use a conference telephone. Note-takers are needed; please volunteer. Also, if you have a short presentation or discussion of some related items for this topic, please let Dr. Beaver know soon.
March 14, 2007
The purpose for this message is to provide details on the next two Virtual Meetings the second of which is a sequel to the February 28 Virtual Meeting.
1. The next two SEF Virtual Meeting calls have been set up as follows:
March 27 (Tuesday) from 10:00-11:30 AM (ET) with 30 lines on the topic-- "Nuclear Waste: Bury it or Reprocess it"
April 12 (Thursday) from 1:00 - 2:30 PM (ET) with 30 lines on the topic--"The Shift in the View of Climate Change - a Sequel"
> "An Inconvenient Truth"
> "The Great Global Warming Swindle"
> "From a Rapt Audience: a Call to Cool the Hype"
> Additional specifics chosen by participants
Call in number for both calls: 513-569-7897, conferee code 2484#.Please RSVP by March 20 for the first one and by April 5 for the second one, at which time Dr. Beaver will distribute the final agenda and pre-meeting materials and post them on the SEF website. We have 30 lines each time, so feel free to share this invitation with groups of students and associates who may wish to use a conference telephone.
Note-takers are needed; please volunteer. Also, if you have a short presentation or discussion of some related items for this topic, please let Dr. Beaver know soon. Any questions? Just E-mail him Erbeav@aol.com or Erbeav@sbcglobal.net. You may register by sending him a short reply. Virtual Meetings are free.
Feb 16, 2007
Early materials related to the upcoming SEF Virtual Meeting have been uploaded. February 28 (Wednesday) from 10:00 - 12:00 AM (ET) with 30 lines on the topic—"The Shift in the View of Climate Change"
Feb 08, 2007
There are three purposes for this message: 1) to provide details on the next two Virtual Meetings, 2) to give you the outcome of the SEF poll of preferences for upcoming topics during the remainder of 2007, and 3) to inform you of an Environmental Division Virtual Meeting. Note the similarities (and differences) in the SEF Meeting topic and the Environmental Division topic. It's a great opportunity for two different perspectives on Climate Change and Global Warming.
1. The next two SEF Virtual Meeting calls have been set up as follows:
February 28 (Wednesday) from 10:00 - 12:00 AM (ET) with 30 lines on the topic-- "The Shift in the View of Climate Change"
March 27 (Tuesday) from 10:00-12:00 AM (ET) with 30 lines and a probable topic-- "Nuclear Waste: Reprocess or Bury"
Call in number for both calls: 513-569-7897, conferee code 2484#.
Please RSVP by February 21 for the first one and by March 20 for the second one, at which time Dr. Beaver will distribute the final agenda and pre-meeting materials and post them on the SEF website. We have 30 lines each time, so feel free to share this invitation with groups of students and associates who may wish to use a conference telephone.
Note-takers are needed; please volunteer. Also, if you have a short presentation or discussion of some related items for this topic, please let Dr. Beaver know soon. Any questions? Just E-mail him Erbeav@aol.com or Erbeav@sbcglobal.net. You may register by sending him a short reply.
2. The votes are in and the top four winners of the SEF Virtual Meeting Topics Poll are:
Nuclear Waste: Reprocess or Bury
Global Freshwater Resources
Coal-to-Liquids; Coal-to-Gases
The Shift in the View of Climate Change
Dr. Beaver is gathering materials now. If you would like to contribute, to speak, to submit a discussion question or to nominate a speaker, send him an E-mail.
3. Environmental Division Virtual Meeting
This is to announce an upcoming ENV virtual meeting. There are two speakers, Sunil Hangal, Principal of RTP Environmental Associates, and Bill Reynolds, North American Director of SGS Climate Change Program, who will speak on the subject of Verifiable GHG Emissions. If you wish to contribute material or agree to make some limited remarks, contact Ray Smith at USEPA. To contact Ray for any reason, he is available at 513-569-7161 or by E-mail before the meeting. A final agenda and pre-meeting materials will be sent by February 20 for the virtual meeting which will occur on Thursday, February 22, 4:00 - 5:30 PM (Eastern Time).
The speakers have suggested that we ask you whether you have particular areas within GHG monitoring, reporting and verification where you would like them to focus. Also, if you have questions with regard to particular process emissions, it would be good for them to know in advance. RSVP to Smith.Raymond@epamail.epa.gov via E-mail to reserve a line for the virtual meeting. Note-takers are needed for this meeting also; please volunteer.