Welcome, Logistics and Introduction

• Jerome Blackman and Scott Bartos, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Keynote Address: Combating Global Climate Change Locally

• Mayor Will Wynn, City of Austin, Texas

Climate Science Update

• Andrew Dessler, Texas A&M University

The Consequences of a Warming Arctic

• Mike MacCracken, Climate Institute

SF6 Global Production

• Global SF6 Production and Trends, Katie Smythe, RAND Corporation
• Survey of China’s SF6 Producers, Cui Cheng, Energy Research Institute — China

Conference Luncheon

• EPA Recognition of International Leaders in SF6 Emission Reduction, Dina Kruger, Director, EPA’s Climate Change Division

Utility Breakout Session I: Partnership Update and Partner Presentations

• SF6 Partnership and Equipment Study Update, Jerome Blackman, EPA
• De-commissioning Equipment: “Recycling of Electrical Equipment Containing SF6”, Lorinda Alms, Exelon and Chad Tameling, SET Environmental, Inc.
• Advances in Equipment Leak Repair, Pat DiLillo, Consolidated Edison of New York
• SF6 Reductions within California’s Climate Action Registry, Dave Stein, Advanced Specialty Gases

Magnesium Breakout Session I: Introduction to Alternative Melt Protection Technologies and Climate Protection Initiatives

• MTG Shield (Fluorinated Ketone, Novec™ 612), Ron Geib and Sherry Everett, Matheson Tri-Gas
• Cooperative Study of Magnesium Melt Protection Technologies: Emissions Characterization and Occupational Exposure, Holger Brandt, Lunt Manufacturing and Scott Bartos, EPA
• Update on Public / Private Cooperation for Climate Protection: EPA’s Magnesium Industry Partnership, Scott Bartos, EPA

Utility Break Session II: New Developments in Leak Detection Technologies

• Overview of Leak Detection Technologies, Thomas Heckler, WIKA
• SF6 Leak Detection with Low-Cost Wireless Sensors, Steve Willard, Avistar (PNM Resources)
• Negative Ion Capture, Geoff Hewitt, Ion Science Americas

Magnesium Break Session II: Industry Experiences with Melt Protection Alternatives to SF6

• The Impact of Carrier Gas Selection on SO2 and SF6 Melt Protection in a Simulated Magnesium Dosing Furnace, James Hillis, Magnesium Quality Consulting, Foxconn Technology Group
• Magnesium Melt Protection with Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) at Meridian Operations, Chuck Woodburn, Meridian Global Technology Centre
• Discussion of Emission Reduction Credits Associated with 3M’s Novec™ 612 Magnesium Protection Fluid, Dean Milbrath, 3M

Greeting and Site Tour Information

• Alfonso Lujan, San Antonio City Public Service

International Climate Protection Policies and SF6 Panel Discussion

• Taiwan, Ching-huei Lu, Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Brazil, Newton Paciornik, Ministry of Science and Technology of Brazil
• China, Cui Cheng, Energy Research Institute
• United States of America, Scott Bartos, EPA

Climate Protection and Economic Opportunities

• Global Emissions of SF6 and the Costs of Reducing Them: U.S. EPA’s 2006 Global Emissions and Global Mitigation Reports, Debbie Ottinger Schaefer, EPA
• Flexibility Mechanisms and International Project Development, Karan Capoor, The World Bank
• U.S. Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and GHG Emission Trading Opportunities, Christopher Sherry, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

Utility Breakout Session III: SF6 Reductions: Global Opportunities and Challenges

• SF6 Reduction Opportunities in Africa, Bayo Adeniyi, Power Holding Company of Nigeria
• Verifying SF6 Reductions Market Mechanisms, Seth Baruch, QualityTons
• Obtaining Low SF6 Emissions in Germany, Peter Glaubitz and Friedrich Plöger, Siemens
• SF6 Emissions and Leak Repair of GIS in Japan, Takeshi Yamamoto, FEPC and Kyoichi Uehara, JEMA

Magnesium Breakout Session III: Global Industry Emission Reduction Efforts and Experiences

• China’s Magnesium Melt Protection Practices and Trends, Roger Desaulniers, Polycontrols Technologies and Rob Bailey, Quay Magnesium
• SF6 Reduction, Alternatives, and Process Improvement Activity in the Japan Magnesium Industry, Tsutomu Ito (speaker), Technical Adviser for Japan Magnesium Association (JMA), Hisashi Ohara, JMA
• Magnesium Melt Protection Alternatives, Conversion Case Studies, Sylvain Desaulniers, Polycontrols Technologies

Utility Breakout Session IV: Electric Power Systems: Estimating Emissions, Equipment Repair and Maintenance Issues

• IPCC Guidance on Estimating SF6 Emissions for GHG National Inventories, Debbie Ottinger Schaefer, EPA
• Limiting SF6 Emissions over Switchgear Life Cycle, Georges Montillet and Jean-Luc Bessede, AREVA T&D
• Improving SF6 Management in Australia, Andrew Pankowski, Australia’s Department of the Environment and Heritage
• SF6 By-products: Safety, Cleaning and Disposal Concerns, Mollie Averyt, ICF Consulting

Magnesium Breakout Session IV: SF6 Emission Reduction Project Development Workshop — Panelists and Facilitated Discussion

• Project Financing, Karan Capoor, World Bank Carbon Finance Unit
• Project Planning and Implementation Support, Arnaud Viel, EcoSecurities

San Antonio City Public Service (SACPS) Tour of Switchyard