Working Group Agendas, Proceedings Actions items & Presentations made at the 2015 Summit
Agriculture
| Agenda |
| Agriculture proceedings |
| Agriculture action items 2015 |
| Leslie Blakely - Transportation Challenges Impacting Agriculture Markets |
| Kim Falcon - Cross-Border Agricultural Issues |
| Shelley Jones - Social Licence Security |
Border Issues
| Agenda |
| Border Issues action items 2015 |
| Geoffrey Hale - Inland Border Issues: The Alberta-Montana Region |
| Ben Lones & Deborah Meyers - Beyond The Border |
| Laurie Trautman - Borders in Globalization |
Cross-Border Livestock Health
| Action Items |
| Agenda |
| Michael Latimer - CFIA Import Permit Delay: Effect on US and Canada Livestock Producers |
| Antonio Ramirez - Minimizing Trade Restrictions Through the U.S.-Canada Foreign Animal Disease (FAD) Zoning Initiative |
Disaster Resilience and Cyber Security
| Agenda |
| Disaster Resilience and Cyber Security proceedings |
| Disaster Resilience and Cyber Security action items 2015 |
| Eric Holdeman - Center for Regional Disaster Resilience |
| John Gordnier - Body Cameras, Drones, and The Law |
Energy
| Agenda |
| Energy proceedings |
| Energy action items 2015 |
| Mike Cashell - Renewable Resources and Transmission: Challenges and Successes |
| Chris Hodge - Renewables and the Transmission Markets |
| Peter Macconnachie - Canada’s Oil Sands: Connecting Energy Infrastructure with Core Values |
| Mike Monea - Commercial CCS Operating Experience |
| Greg Schnake - Best Practices in Enhanced Oil Recovery |
| J.R. Tolbert - EPA’S Clean Power Plan: The Role of Advanced Energy |
Energy & Enviroment
| Agenda |
| Energy and Environment action items 2015 |
| 2015_energy_and_environment_proceedings.pdf |
| Andrew Pape-Salmon - Roadmap to Resilient, Net Zero Energy Buildings and Deep Energy Retrofits |
| Kevin Davis - High Performance Concrete Building Design |
| Ron Melton - PNSGD Project Overview & Transactive Energy |
| Ken Nichols - Distributed Energy Resources in the Pacific Northwest |
Expanding Natural Gas Resources
| Expanding Natural Gas Markets proceedings |
| David Bennett - Natural gas for transportation |
| Ian Burkheimer - Natural Gas Market Opportunities: Mining |
| Abraham Kim - Asia’s Growing Energy Demand: Opportunities & Challenges |
| Dan Kirschner - What is the resource? |
| Vern Wadey - Serving the Asia Pacific LNG Market through Jordan Cove LNG |
Forestry
| Agenda |
| Forestry proceedings |
| Forestry action items 2015 |
| Thomas Maness - Rethinking the Building From the Ground Up |
Innovation & Higher Education
| Agenda |
| Innovation and Higher Education proceedings |
| Jane Muir - The Impact of Research and Technology Commercialization |
Invasive Species
| Agenda |
| Invasive Species proceedings |
| Invasive Species action items 2015 |
| Jennifer Andreas - Biocontrol Efforts on Flowering Rush |
| Kylie Bloodsworth - Treatments to Eradicate Zebra Mussels in Christmas Lake |
| Ray Callaway - Emerging Issues in the Region and their Biological Impacts |
| Lisa DeBruyckere - Advancing A Regional Defense Against Dressenids in the Pacific Northwest |
| Robyn Draheim - Evolving New Zealand Mudsnail Management Priorities in the PNW |
| Virgil Dupuis - Flowering Rush An Invasive Aquatic Macrophyte Infesting the Columbia River Basin |
| Jeff Forester - Protecting Minnesota’s Lakes and Rivers… Acting Locally |
| Laurie Kerzicnik - Emerald Ash Borer |
| Cindy Sawchuk - Mussels And Mutts: The Alberta Conservation K-9 Program |
| Mark Sytsma - Update on Regional Legislation and Current Gaps in Legislation (United States) |
| Kate Wilson - Federal AIS Regulations in Canada: Finally! |
| Travis Ziehl - Determining Acres Protected: A need for managers of noxious weeds |
Market Access
| Agenda |
| Market Access proceedings |
| Market Access action items 2015 |
| Wendy Hutchinson - Millennium Bulk Terminals |
| Joe Ritzman - Gateway Pacific Terminal |
| Joe Ritzman - Trends in Global Shipping & Future Infrastructure Needs for Washington Ports |
Mining
| Agenda |
| Mining proceedings |
| Mining action items 2015 |
| Ed Fogels - Areas of regional cooperation for mine safety: Alaska |
| Tammy Johnson - Overview of S.409 revise metal mine laws in Montana |
| David Morel - B.C.'s Response to the Mount Polley Breach |
Public-Private Partnerships for Infrastructure Development (P3)
| Agenda |
| P3 proceedings |
| P3 action items |
| Rick Adcock - Water Sector P3 Projects Market Trends and the Relative Cost of Service |
| Mark Liedemann - The P3 Experience: Perspectives on the Benefits and Implementation of Public Private Partnerships |
| Tesse Rasmussen - The P3 Experience: Perspectives on the Benefits and Implementation of P3s |
| Bob Rowe - Planning and investing in critical utility infrastructure with public consultation |
Tourism
| Agenda |
| Tourism proceedings |
| Tourism action items 2015 |
| Dave Cowen - Update: NORPASS, Sichuan Vias Pilor, & PNWER Product Themes |
| Chris Dorrington - Great Northern Corridor Multistate Planning & Development Study |
| Rob Eaton - Amtrak Rail Passenger Service & PNWER |
| Taylor Middleton - Opportunities to Market Winter Tourism: Bringing Winter Tourism Opportunities to Market |
| Tourism Marketing Panel (Paul Nursey, Trina Mousseau, Glenniss Indreland & Dale Ryan) |
| Marine Tourism Panel (Greg Wirtz, Ryan Malane, & Peter Schrappen) |
Trade and Economic Development
| Agenda |
| Trande and Economic Development proceedings |
| Michael Brownrigg - Scaling Developing World Prosperity without Choking the Planet to Death |
| Tim Faley - Regional Cluster Development: MARF Multi-Asset Renewal Funds |
| Christian Hauselman - Economic Development with Market Returns Financial Innovation for Economic Renewal |
Transportation
| Agenda |
| Transportation proceedings |
| Transportation action items 2015 |
| Ken Holgard - Operational Controls for High-Hazard Flammable Trains New Regulatory Requirements Addressed in HM-251 Final Rule |
| Jack Isselmann - Tank Car Regulations Summary |
| Laureen Kinney - Transport Canada |
| David Miller - CN: Playing our Role as a Backbone of the Economy |
| Bill Owens - Tank Car Derail data and Tank Car Retrofit Deadlines |
| Phillip Romero - Playing our Role as a Backbone of the Economy: How Freight Rail Drives Washington’s Economy |
| Jerry Whitehead - Transportation Challenges In the Pacific Northwest Economic Region |
| Dean Wise - Rail Capacity & Safety |
Water Policy
| Agenda |
| Water Policy proceedings |
| Water Policy action items 2015 |
| Spencer Cohen - Agriculture and Food Processing in Washington State Economic Impacts and Importance of Water |
| Mike Nemwth - Rethinking operations of river infrastructure from experience in Alberta: people, tools, and process |
| Derek Sandison - Identifying New Funding Sources to Support Water Infrastructure |
Workforce Development
| Agenda |
| Workforce proceedings |
| Kim Allen - Challenges and Opportunities for Professional Licensure in the PNWER Region |
| Katy Brooke - RevUp Montana |
| Chris Parson - Flathead Valley Community College |
| Shana Peschek - Washington State Sector Strategy for Workforce Development |