The AMR Conference Planning Committee is working on the development of a great program this year! This is still a DRAFT and subject to change…
Wednesday, June 21st – Genetti’s |
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| 8:00—9:00 | Registration, Refreshments & Setup Exhibits (Princess Ballroom) | |
| Option 1: Bus Tour | Option 2: Walking Tour/Films | |
| 8:30—8:45 | W e l c o m e (Wilkes Room): Robert E. Hughes Silent Auction Starts |
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| 8:45 | BOARD THE BUS. Pick up boxed lunch in Princess Ballroom. | |
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LRCA, “Old Forge Borehole” | 10:45 Walking Tour congregates at Registration Table |
| Swoyersville Borough, “Harry E. Banks” | 11:00 Walking Tour leaves from Genetti’s | |
| Lunch (Kirby Park) | Lunch (on your own) | |
| EPCAMR, “Solomon’s Boreholes” | ||
| Earth Conservancy, “Askam Treatment System ” | 2:00 Film Festival Starts at Genetti’s (Wilkes Room) | |
| EPCAMR, “Red Lake” | 3:30 Break (Wilkes Room) | |
| Tour of Benny Brew Co. | Film Festival Resumes (Wilkes Room) | |
| 4:00 | Return to Genetti’s (option for non-drinkers to skip the brewery, go back on the bus and be back at Genetti’s by 3PM). | |
| 6:00—6:30 | Free Time-Networking & Cash Bar (Empress Ballroom) | |
| 6:30—8:00 | Buffet Dinner (Empress Ballroom) | |
Thursday, June 22nd – Genetti’s |
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| 7:00—8:30 | Registration & Light Breakfast (Princess Ballroom) | ||
| 8:30—8:45 | W e l c o m e (Empress Ballroom): | ||
| 8:45—9:25 | KEYNOTE ADDRESS: John Stefanko, PA Department of Environmental Protection, “The Future of Reclamation” | ||
| Track 1 (Empress Br.) | Track 2 (Wilkes Rm.) | Track 3 (Barre Rm.) | |
| 9:30—10:10 | Ryan Ellis, IMCC, “Update on AML-related Legislative Activity in the New 115th Congress” | Mike Korb, P.E. “Making Mine Land Reclamation More of a Community Asset” | Kathy Jeremiah, Northumberland Co. Planning & Dev., “From AML to an Off-Road Vehicle Facility” |
| 10:15—10:40 | Break (Princess Ballroom) | ||
| 10:45—11:25 | Timothy Stahl, PA DEP, “Rebuilding Beaver Creek” | Hank Zielinski, Northhampton Generating Company, “Excellence in Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation: Loomis Bank Operation” | Tom Clark, SRBC, “AMD Restoration Protection Through Delisting and Reclassification |
| 11:30—12:10 | Erica McBride, Pennsylvania Hemp Advisory Council, “Hemp for Bioremediation” | Elizabeth Hughes, Earth Conservancy, “Lessons Learned from 25 Years of Recovery, Reuse, and Redevelopment” | Anne Daymut, WPCAMR, “SMCRA Reauthorization Toolkit” |
| 12:15—1:25 | Lunch (Empress Ballroom) & Speaker: Mike Hewitt Mayfly Award Announced & Silent Auction Ends |
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| Track 1 (Empress Br.) | Track 2 (Wilkes Rm.) | ||
| 1:30—2:10 | Sandra Holoman, PA DEP, “Subsidence Remediation Using Structural Support Methods on BAMR Emergency Projects” | Colin Lennox, Eco Islands LLC, “Metal Reclamation Units for AMD and Nutrient Cycling” | |
| 2:15—2:55 | Daniel Fiscus, Frostburg Grows, “Youth & Mine Reclamation: Leveraging Innovative Partnerships in Appalachia” |
Matt MacConnell, Lehigh River Stocking Association, “Lausanne Tunnel Remediation Progress” |
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| 3:00—3:25 | Break (Princess Ballroom) | ||
| 3:30—4:10 | George Ellis, ARIPPA, “Economic & Environmental Benefits of the PA Coal Refuse to Energy Industry” | Andy Freifeld, Temple University, “Landscape Design and Reuse Planning in Mine Reclamation” |
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| 4:15—4:55 | Joe Pizarchik, Former Director of OSMRE, “Strategy Going Forward” (Empress Ballroom) | ||
| 5:00—5:30 | End of Conference, Hand in your name tag & Takedown Exhibits | ||