Pamela Heckel, Ph.D., P.E. 24 February 2011 Southwest Ohio Chapter Meeting Dayton, OH

 HQ is now willing to let S&C host workshops and retain profits.  Leadership Training April 8–10 in Pittsburgh is for all officers. RSVP to  Changes to web site include “Communities”.  Partnership with Taylor & Francis to post Journal and EM online after 1 year.

A&WMA

The Education Council produces and promotes programs and activities in education and training to:  encourage adequate human resources in the fields of air and waste management  improve the knowledge and skills of members and the public  exchange information to improve environmental knowledge and decisions

Current topics for staying informed Credible resource for general awareness Class-room material for teaching Focused training for expertise & certification Showcase for awards and scholarships Refereed forum to disseminate R&D

 develops and delivers professional development programs on leading-edge topics within the realm of air and waste management  develops and delivers materials used to educate ◦ members, ◦ other environmental management professionals, ◦ the media, ◦ educators, ◦ and the general public about environmental issues

1.Continuing Education 2.Women’s Prof. Dev. and 3.Webinar Committees Chair: Pamela Heckel, PhD, PE Vice-chair: Rashmi Pathak, PhD 1.Env. Education K-12 2.Public Information 3.Scouting Jamboree Chair : Sashi Pathak, PhD Vice-chair: Danny Reible, PhD, NAE 1.Univ. College & Student Dev. 2.Scholarship Campaign and 3.Awards Committees Chair: George Sorial, PhD Vice-chair: David Ramirez, PhD

 Scholarship Awards Committee Develops guidelines and criteria for the scholarship awards program and recommends awardees to the Board  University/College Education Committee I ntegrates and implements college and university related activities, Student program at the Annual Conference, Facilitation of communication between Student Chapters  Scholarship Campaign Committee S olicits support for A&WMA’s Scholarship Endowment Trust Fund

 Environmental Education (K-12) Committee Develop, disseminate, and market environmental education materials and encourage teacher- training  Public Information Committee Develops and encourage information offerings to the general public  Scout Jamboree Committee Prepare program for 2011 WSJ & 2013 BSJ

 Continuing Education Committee Develops the continuing education program including course selection and marketing  E-Learning Committee D evelops multi-modal electronic and Web-based offerings by A&WMA (audio + web conferences, online courses)  International Outreach Committee International training issues and needs Women’s Professional Development Committee Networking opportunities

 Several new faces have joined Ed Council, including two from Canada.  Professional Ed Division needs help with webinar topics – what training do you need?  Current open positions include Chair and Vice- chair of Public Information Committee.  The K-12 Education Committee needs help writing grants to fund teacher training workshops.  Dallas Baker, Membership, is considering Continuing Ed Credits for conferences & workshops.

1. Need targeted marketing and topic/speaker identification help from TCC and SCC 2. Need Identification of relevant experts in subject matter and grant proposal writing 2. Submit two grant proposals for STEP funding for teacher training workshops 1. Run Twelve Professional Courses /Workshops/ and Ten Webinars over including ACE 3. Need enhancement of website directory and speaker database 3. Research Track at ACE 2012 and one Specialty Conference in