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 20th – Ramada Conference Center |
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| 7:00—8:00 | Registration, Refreshments & Setup Exhibits (Room TBA) | |
| Option 1: Bus Tour | ||
| 7:30—7:45 | W e l c o m e (TBA): TBA Silent Auction Starts |
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| 7:45 | BOARD THE BUS. | |
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Graymont Limestone Quarry | |
| Lunch (Fisherman’s Paradise) | ||
| Fisherman’s Paradise Tour | ||
| Barrel 21 | ||
| 4:00 | Return to Ramada (option for non-drinkers to skip the distillery, go back on the bus and be back at Ramada by 3PM). | |
| 6:00—6:30 | Free Time-Networking, Tie-Dye T-shirts & Cash Bar (Outdoor Pavillion) | |
| 6:30—8:00 | Buffet Dinner (Outdoor Pavillion) | |
Thursday, June 21st – Ramada Conference Center |
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| 7:00—8:30 | Registration & Setup Exhibits (Pre-Function Area) | ||
| 8:30—8:45 | W e l c o m e (Grand Ballroom): Andy McAllister, WPCAMR | ||
| 8:45—9:25 | KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Steve Moyer, Trout Unlimited, “Reflecting on 20 Years of Reclamation Success” | ||
| Track 1 (Grand Ballrm.) | Track 2 (Chairman’s) | Track 3 (Exec. Forum) | |
| 9:30—10:10 | Tim Altares, PA DEP BAMR, “PA’s Abandoned Coal Mine Fires” | Rachael Grube, EPCAMR, “New Methods for Digitizing Mine Maps” | Tom Gray, TetraTech Inc, “Coal and Coal Mine Wastes, a Resource for Rare Earth Elements?” |
| 10:15—10:40 | Break & Exhibits (Pre-Function Area) | ||
| 10:45—11:25 | Tom Clark, SRBC, “Susquehanna River Basin Mine Drainage Portal: Additions and Improvements 2018” | Beth Burkhauser, IHP, “Connecting Art – Creating Solutions: a Hexagonal In-depth Inquiry into AMD” | Jaret Gibbons, ARIPPA, “Environmental Benefits of the Coal Refuse Industry” |
| 11:30—12:10 | Peter Smyntek, St. Vincent College, “Screen to Stream: Student Scientists explore watersheds Online & Outdoors” | Robert Hughes, EPCAMR, “Funding thru PA’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit” | Andy Freifeld, Temple University, “Restoring the Black Desert: A novel approach to reclamation in NEPA” |
| 12:15—1:25 | Lunch (Grand Ballroom), Anne Daymut and Robert Hughes: “A Reclamation Conversation”, Mayfly Award Announced & Silent Auction Ends |
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| Track 1 (Chairman’s) | Track 2 (Exec. Forum) | ||
| 1:30—2:10 | Daniel Bochicchio, Skybernetics, “Valuable Insights from On High: Drone use in AMR” | Jacob Johnson, PSU, “Case Study to assess the cost of ARRI’s Forest Reclamation Approach” | |
| 2:15—2:55 | Andrea Nerozzi, Wyoming Valley Seminary Upper School, “Developing Partnerships with Highschools” | David Thomas & Donald Hedge, Broad Top Township, “Passive Treatment System Maintenance” | |
| 3:00—3:25 | Break & Exhibits (Pre-Function Area) | ||
| 3:30—4:10 | Mike Korb, Tetra Tech Inc, “How to Give the Best Field Trip Ever” | Joe Pizarchik, “Preserving Decades for Success; A Plan for O&M Funding” | |
| 4:15—4:55 | Eric. E. Cavazza, PA DEP BAMR, “The AML Pilot Program in Pennsylvania” (Grand Ballroom) | ||
| 5:00—5:30 | End of the conference, Hand in your name tag & Takedown exhibits | ||