MARAMA MidAtlantic Regional Air Management Association

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MARAMA Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management
Association

• Alice R. Lutrey
• Training Coordinator
• April 14, 2004

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Member Agencies

• Allegheny County
• Delaware
• District of Columbia
• Maryland
• New Jersey

• North Carolina
• Pennsylvania
• Philadelphia
• Virginia
• West Virginia

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MARAMA Training Staff

• Alice Lutrey, Training Coordinator
• alutrey_at_marama.org
• Mia Lueth, Assistant Training Coordinator
• mlueth_at_marama.org

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MARAMA Directors Value Training Very Highly

• Directors Training Goal
• Improve the technical knowledge and skills of the
  staff of Mid-Atlantic air pollution control
  agencies through workshops and support for
  training.

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MARAMA Enhances Training Grant Resources
Training/workshops where MARAMA supported
either the training or attendees to the training.
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MARAMA is committed to providing high quality
courses.

• Course evaluations summarized for EPA and
  Directors for each meeting.
• Handouts compiled for each meeting.
• One course per year selected for development or
  improvement.
• Quarterly reports to EPA and the MARAMA
  Directors.

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Base Grant Focus

• One-time workshops
• Coordination meetings
• Support for attending national workshops and
  training courses
• Representation on IMPROVE Steering Committee

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Training Grant Focus

• Presentation of established courses
• Most for compliance enforcement staff
• One introductory series per year
• Selection of advanced courses each year

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2003 Course Development

• 2002-2003
• Rutgers Surface Coating Sampling, Transport, and
  VOC Content Calculations
• Completed July 2003
• Part of Rutgers Level 4 courses
• During initial offering, held small meeting
  following the course to provide immediate
  feedback to the instructor

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2004 Course Development

• MACT Course HON Polymer Resin and MON
  Overview
• Brenda Shine, North State Engineering
  Contractor
• Includes an instructors manual, student manual
  and presentation
• Pilot course scheduled for June 2004
• Course will be revised to reflect comments from
  pilot course

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2004 Schedule (May-Sept)

• MACT Training Course HON, Polymer Resin MON
  Overview
• June 2004
• Richmond, VA
• CARB 200 Series Hot Mix Asphalt, Aggregate
  Plants, Concrete Batch, Cement Plants
• June 21-24,2004
• Frederick, MD
• CARB 325 - NSR/PSD
• May 18-19, 2004
• Pikesville, MD (outside Baltimore City)

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2004 Scheduled (May-Sept)

• Rutgers Inspection of Gas Control Devices for
  Selected Industries
• July 13-15, 2004
• Trenton, NJ
• MARAMA Training Committee Meeting
• June 8-9, 2004
• Research Triangle Park, NC
• BACT Determination Course July 20-22, 2004
• APTI 415 Control of Gaseous Emissions
  (tentative) - September

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Training Grant 2005 Plans Established Courses

• CARB 100 Series
• One CARB 200 Series to be determined
• One CARB 325 or Permitting Course - TBD
• Rutgers Air Compliance Center Courses (7 days)
• To be identified at the June Training Committee
  Meeting

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Training Grant 2005Course Development

• Investigate the possibilities of developing an
  on-line course.
• Partnership with other organizations
• Long-term goal
• Whats needed

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What is on the Disk?

• 2003 Training Resources
• Developed June 2003
• Susan Stephenson, MARAMA
• MARAMA Workshop and Meeting Manual
• Revised January 2003
• Completed by Joy Motheral, Systani, Inc.
• Living Document

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MARAMA Resource Disk

• Provide a resource for the MARAMA Training
  Coordinators
• Includes information from
• EPA Education and Outreach Group (EOG)
• California Air Resources Board (CARB)
• Rutgers Air Compliance Center (RACC)
• National Enforcement Training Institute (NETI)
• NESCAUM Clean Air Academy

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Disclaimer

• PC compatible only, does not work on MAC.
• Must be connected to the internet for many of the
  links to work.
• Information is up to date as of May 31, 2003, all
  information should be verified with the
  corresponding organization.

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Whats Included

• About MARAMA
• Training Coordinators
• MARAMA Workshop Manual
• Training Providers
• Course Lists

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Purpose of the Manual

• Guide those who organize and conduct MARAMA
  events
• Guide those who are involved in one aspect or
  more of a MARAMA event
• Agenda development
• Attendance at a MARAMA event
• Ensure that MARAMA events provide high quality
  training

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Manual Examples

• Chapter 1 Overview
• Types of Events
• Staff roles
• Other organizations roles
• Chapter 3 Agenda Development
• Meeting Framework (sample document)
• Drafting the agenda

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Checklists

• Available for all Levels 1-4 and the Executive
  Board
• Can be used independently of the manual
• Programmed to give dates and identify staff role
  responsibility
• Can be adjusted to fit each situation

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Checklist Level 3
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Meeting Management Guidebook-Overview

• General information on setting up and running an
  event
• Descriptions and explanations of various event
  related terms
• Rule of thumb advice regarding basic event
  practices

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Example
Classroom (medium to large groups, all
day) Classroom set-up accommodates medium- to
large-sized groups and is the most often used
style of meeting arrangement. It works well for
all sizes of gathering, especially where group
interaction and note taking will take place.
Tables and chairs are set up so that the
attendees all face the presenter. A herringbone
set-up is a variation of the classroom set-up
where the tables are set at an angle in relation
to the front of the room, allowing for, in most
instances, an unobstructed view of the
presenter. The following points should be taken
into consideration when planning for a classroom
set-up         Distance between the
tables         Spacing between persons seated at
the tables         Table width         Drapes
and linens for tables         Aisle space
between tables (usually running down the middle
of the room)
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Guidebook

• Can be used separately or in conjunction with the
  manual.
• Guidebook is referenced throughout the manual
• Written by Joy Motheral for another government
  grant and modified to conform with MARAMA
  guidelines

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Training Providers

• Regional Consortia
• MARAMA
• NESCAUM
• CenSARA
• WESTAR
• Metro 4/SESARM
• LADCO

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Training Providers (cont.)

• Training Providers
• CARB
• Rutgers Air Compliance Center
• NESCAUM Clean Air Academy
• Air Pollution Training Centers
• Contractors

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Training Providers - APTC

• Air Pollution Training Centers
• University of Cincinnati
• University of Texas Arlington
• University of Illinois Chicago
• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
• CalPoly
• Contractors
• Jerry Crowder
• Leo Stander

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Training Providers

• Each Air Pollution Training Center includes
• List of APTI courses they can teach
• At the training centers
• On the road
• Contact information and web site links

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Course Listing

• EPA EOG
• APTI
• Satellite
• Virtual Classroom
• Self Instructional
• NETI
• CARB
• Rutgers
• NESCAUM Clean Air Academy

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Links Course Listing

• Consolidated Calendar
• On-line course descriptions
• Organizational web sites

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Comments

• This is our first attempt, we welcome any
  comments and suggestions for future Resource
  Disks
• Please send your comments and suggestions to
  Alice Lutrey, MARAMA
• alutrey_at_marama.org

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Contact Us

• MARAMA schedules are updated at
  http//www.marama.org under the Calendar and on
  the Consolidated Calendar.
• MARAMA
• 711 W. 40th Street, Suite 312
• Baltimore, MD 21211
• 410-467-0170 410-467-1737
• Susan S. G. Wierman, Executive Director
• Serpil Kayin, Senior Environmental Scientist
• Bill Gillespie, Senior Environmental Scientist
• Megan Schuster, Air Quality Specialist
• Susan Stephenson, Air Quality Planner
• Alice R. Lutrey, Training Coordinator
• Mia Lueth, Assistant Training Coordinator
• TJ Davies, Executive Assistant