Getting the Most Out of P2ric.org P2R7 Roundtable Fall Meeting KC, KS USEPA Region 7 Offices September 14, 2005

Overview P2RIC.org: what we have & do Game Your direction on-line information, clearinghouse, library support for our community of practice Game Your direction

What Do You Do? (P2 Specialist DACUM) Conduct Facility Assessments Research Existing and New Technologies Coordinate Educational Activities Ensure Regulatory Compliance Establish Partnerships & Promote Programs Measure Program Effectiveness Fulfill Administrative Responsibilities From http://www.ateec.org/career/dacum/dacum22.html

P2RIC Purpose Pollution Prevention Regional Information Center (P2RIC) strives to improve resource sharing between the programs, businesses, and agencies of EPA Region 7 (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska) that provide waste reduction services and expertise to business and industry. From http://p2ric.org/about/aboutus.cfm

Community of Practice (CoP) Simply stated, a CoP is a group of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and who interact regularly to learn how to do it better.

P2Rx & P2RIC Serve as the first stop for pollution prevention (P2) information for environmental service providers. Increase the awareness, accessibility, and usability of P2 information. Facilitate dynamic regional P2 networks.

Information Databases A reference collection created to improve: Your awareness of alternative solutions Your access to supporting information Your knowledge of processes Your awareness of peers

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Measurable Impact An RSS feed will (in the experience of the OECA centers and P2Rx centers that have them) increase traffic to your web site content. Item Q1/04 Q2/04 Q3/04 Q4/04 RSS 447 1640 3111 4123 The rest 1968 1860 1843 2196 Total 2415 3500 4954 6319

2004 P2RIC Traffic

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Information Architecture Service Web measurement Web site features, applications Trends

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Information Architecture Service Webspace for Nebraska A&WMA, Nebraska Industrial Council on the Environment, SONAR, MercWork Work areas for workgroups “Email” without spam Improved document sharing Conferencing Archives

Marketing Items Table tent pyramid – hanging mobile Tattoos Postcards Table top display Calendar Misc: Window clings, and/or desktop icons Would like to convince EPA to print another round of the “red brochure” – we’ll provide a Program Directory update to it EH Wellness content

P2RIC Logic Model The draft model (there are other versions) ties outputs to outcomes. Posit: The outcomes should support your activities as described by the DACUM.

Richard Yoder, PE UNO - NBDC P2RIC Director 6001 Dodge St. RH308 Omaha, NE 68182 402.554.6257 ryoder@unomaha.edu www.p2ric.org

Social Dilemmas To see what we’re dealing with as a Community of Practice, let’s play a game: Prisoner’s Dilemma http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner's_dilemma

What To Do First, take one red card and one black card. Number off, 1,2,1,2… Prepare a score sheet: Round You (R or B) Other Your Score 1 _____ ______ ________ 2 3 4 Color only matters – not rank

How To Play You will be asked to play a card, and then I will match you with another player. Your earnings will depend on what you play and what your matched player chooses. If you play R, your earnings go up 2, other none If you play B, your earnings go up none, other 3 If you each play R, you each earn 2. If you each play B, you each earn 3. If you play R, other B, you earn 5, other 0. If you play B, other R, you earn 0, other 5.

Scoring You Other Score You (Other) R 2(2) B 3(3) 5(0) 0(5)

Analysis Other You R B (2,2) (5,0) (3,3)

Getting the Most Out of P2RIC? Your contributions build the wealth of the commons – shared knowledge P2RIC has IT capacity for you to use. You tell me.