Climate Change and Collaborative Efforts

• The Power of Voluntary Partnerships, Michael Stenburg, Air Division, Region IX, U.S. EPA
• What Can Ice Cores Tell Us About Climate Change, Jeff Severinghaus, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
• International Business and Global Climate Change, Norine Kennedy, U.S. Council for International Business

Global Sales of SF6 and U.S. Emission Reduction Activities

• Update on SF6 Global Sales Study, Katie Smythe, RAND Environmental Science & Policy Center
• The Future of SF6 for Electric Utilities and the Magnesium Industry, Scott Bartos and Jerome Blackman, U.S. EPA

International Activities To Reduce High GWP Emissions

• The Australian Greenhouse Office, Lee Eeles, Australian Greenhouse Office
• Canada’s Action Plan 2000 for Climate Change, Yemi Fasoyinu, Natural Resources Canada
• The Netherland’s Reduction Programme for Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases, Ronald Flipphi, Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning, and the Environment
• Norwegian Pollution Control Authority, Torgrim Asphjell, Norwegian Pollution Control Authority

Utility Breakout Session I: Utility Sector SF6 Emissions

• Progress Report: EPA’s Utility Partnership, Jerome Blackman, U.S. EPA
• Cradle-to-Grave SF6 Inventory Methodology, Andreas Luxa, CAPIEL
• SF6 In the Electric Power Industry, Michael Pittroff, CIGRE

Magnesium Breakout Session I: Partnership Activities

• Progress Report: EPA’s Voluntary Partnership, Scott Bartos, U.S. EPA
• Partnering to Reduce GHG Emissions, Jerry Marks, J Marks & Associates
• Measured SF6 Emissions from Magnesium Die Casting Operations, Ravi Kantamaneni, ICF Consulting

Utility Breakout Session II: Present and Future Emission Reduction Options

• Solid State Current Limiter Research, Ben Damsky, EPRI
• EPRI SF6 Research: Past Highlights and Future Plans, Luke van der Zel, EPRI
• SF6 Reuse Program, Daniel Lauzon, Solvay Fluorides, Inc.

Magnesium Breakout Session II: Emission Reduction Technologies In Practice

• Industry Laser Imaging of SF6 Emissions in Magnesium Die Casting, Eric Treiber, Chicago White Metal Casting, Inc. and Mark Baird, Equipment Imaging & Solutions, Inc.

Magnesium Breakout Session III: Cover Gas Alternatives to SF6

• Sulfuryl Fluoride (SO2F2): An Alternative to SF6 for Blanketing in the Mg Industry, J. Peter Hobbs, Halide Group, Inc.
• The International Program to Identify Alternatives to SF6 for Magnesium Melt Protection, James Hillis, Noranda Magnesium
• Development of 3M Novec 612 Magnesium Protection Fluid as a Substitute for SF6 Over Molten Magnesium, Dean Milbrath, 3M Performance Materials Division
• Environmental Implications of Using HFC-134a as a Replacement for SF6 in the Magnesium Industry, Nigel Ricketts, Cooperative Research Centre for Cast Metals Manufacturing

Utility Breakout Session III: SF6 Emission Reductions & Inventory Management Case Studies

• ConEdison, Mike Alfieri, ConEdison
• Bonneville Power Administration, Louis Church, Bonneville Power Administration
• Oncor, Tommy Johnson, Oncor
• PG&E, Sandra Olson and Sven Thesen, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Utility Breakout Session IV: Activities In Other Countries

• Canada: SF6 Tracking Program, Louise Ouellet, BC Hydro and Power Authority
• Japan: SF6 Emission Reduction From Gas Insulated Equipment, Hiroshi Yasutake, Federal of Electric Power Companies and Masanari Meguro, Toshiba Corporation
• Norway: Voluntary Agreements with Electric Utilities, Thor Endre, ABB

Magnesium Breakout Session IV: Corporate Perspectives

• Hydro Magnesium, Darryl Albright, Hydro Magnesium
• Ford Motor Company, Naiyi Li, Ford Motor Company