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Working Group Agendas, Proceedings Actions items & Presentations made at the 2015 Summit

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Agriculture

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Agriculture proceedings
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Agriculture action items 2015
File Size: 308 kb
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Leslie Blakely - Transportation Challenges Impacting Agriculture Markets
File Size: 829 kb
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Kim Falcon - Cross-Border Agricultural Issues
File Size: 9630 kb
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Shelley Jones - Social Licence Security
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Border Issues

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Border Issues action items 2015
File Size: 307 kb
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Geoffrey Hale - Inland Border Issues: The Alberta-Montana Region
File Size: 1265 kb
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Ben Lones & Deborah Meyers - Beyond The Border
File Size: 429 kb
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Laurie Trautman - Borders in Globalization
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Cross-Border Livestock Health

Action Items
File Size: 522 kb
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Agenda
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Michael Latimer - CFIA Import Permit Delay: Effect on US and Canada Livestock Producers
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Antonio Ramirez - Minimizing Trade Restrictions Through the U.S.-Canada Foreign Animal Disease (FAD) Zoning Initiative
File Size: 562 kb
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Disaster Resilience and Cyber Security 

Agenda
File Size: 316 kb
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Disaster Resilience and Cyber Security proceedings
File Size: 116 kb
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Disaster Resilience and Cyber Security action items 2015
File Size: 302 kb
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Eric Holdeman - Center for Regional Disaster Resilience
File Size: 111 kb
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John Gordnier - Body Cameras, Drones, and The Law
File Size: 737 kb
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Energy 

Agenda
File Size: 133 kb
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Energy proceedings
File Size: 105 kb
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Energy action items 2015
File Size: 310 kb
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Mike Cashell - Renewable Resources and Transmission: Challenges and Successes
File Size: 2417 kb
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Chris Hodge - Renewables and the Transmission Markets
File Size: 622 kb
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Peter Macconnachie - Canada’s Oil Sands: Connecting Energy Infrastructure with Core Values
File Size: 2372 kb
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Mike Monea - Commercial CCS Operating Experience
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Greg Schnake - Best Practices in Enhanced Oil Recovery
File Size: 3662 kb
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J.R. Tolbert - EPA’S Clean Power Plan: The Role of Advanced Energy
File Size: 507 kb
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Energy & Enviroment

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File Size: 104 kb
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Energy and Environment action items 2015
File Size: 358 kb
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2015_energy_and_environment_proceedings.pdf
File Size: 509 kb
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Andrew Pape-Salmon - Roadmap to Resilient, Net Zero Energy Buildings and Deep Energy Retrofits
File Size: 3388 kb
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Kevin Davis - High Performance Concrete Building Design
File Size: 3411 kb
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Ron Melton - PNSGD Project Overview & Transactive Energy
File Size: 1681 kb
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Ken Nichols - Distributed Energy Resources in the Pacific Northwest
File Size: 2512 kb
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Expanding Natural Gas Resources

Expanding Natural Gas Markets proceedings
File Size: 122 kb
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David Bennett - Natural gas for transportation
File Size: 1440 kb
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Ian Burkheimer - Natural Gas Market Opportunities: Mining
File Size: 2002 kb
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Abraham Kim - Asia’s Growing Energy Demand: Opportunities & Challenges
File Size: 1349 kb
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Dan Kirschner - What is the resource?
File Size: 1474 kb
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Vern Wadey - Serving the Asia Pacific LNG Market through Jordan Cove LNG
File Size: 2518 kb
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Forestry

Agenda
File Size: 107 kb
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Forestry proceedings
File Size: 137 kb
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Forestry action items 2015
File Size: 556 kb
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Thomas Maness - Rethinking the Building From the Ground Up
File Size: 6674 kb
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Innovation & Higher Education

Agenda
File Size: 84 kb
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Innovation and Higher Education proceedings
File Size: 111 kb
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Jane Muir - The Impact of Research and Technology Commercialization
File Size: 5751 kb
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Invasive Species

Agenda
File Size: 96 kb
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Invasive Species proceedings
File Size: 197 kb
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Invasive Species action items 2015
File Size: 363 kb
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Jennifer Andreas - Biocontrol Efforts on Flowering Rush
File Size: 4559 kb
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Kylie Bloodsworth - Treatments to Eradicate Zebra Mussels in Christmas Lake
File Size: 1971 kb
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Ray Callaway - Emerging Issues in the Region and their Biological Impacts
File Size: 2885 kb
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Lisa DeBruyckere - Advancing A Regional Defense Against Dressenids in the Pacific Northwest
File Size: 870 kb
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Robyn Draheim - Evolving New Zealand Mudsnail Management Priorities in the PNW
File Size: 979 kb
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Virgil Dupuis - Flowering Rush An Invasive Aquatic Macrophyte Infesting the Columbia River Basin
File Size: 6957 kb
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Jeff Forester - Protecting Minnesota’s Lakes and Rivers… Acting Locally
File Size: 1177 kb
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Laurie Kerzicnik - Emerald Ash Borer
File Size: 2286 kb
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Cindy Sawchuk - Mussels And Mutts: The Alberta Conservation K-9 Program
File Size: 3869 kb
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Mark Sytsma - Update on Regional Legislation and Current Gaps in Legislation (United States)
File Size: 740 kb
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Kate Wilson - Federal AIS Regulations in Canada: Finally!
File Size: 1008 kb
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Travis Ziehl - Determining Acres Protected: A need for managers of noxious weeds
File Size: 1713 kb
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Market Access

Agenda
File Size: 18 kb
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Market Access proceedings
File Size: 95 kb
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Market Access action items 2015
File Size: 420 kb
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Wendy Hutchinson - Millennium Bulk Terminals
File Size: 1765 kb
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Joe Ritzman - Gateway Pacific Terminal
File Size: 1857 kb
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Joe Ritzman - Trends in Global Shipping & Future Infrastructure Needs for Washington Ports
File Size: 1455 kb
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Mining

Agenda
File Size: 85 kb
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Mining proceedings
File Size: 108 kb
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Mining action items 2015
File Size: 376 kb
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Ed Fogels - Areas of regional cooperation for mine safety: Alaska
File Size: 4773 kb
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Tammy Johnson - Overview of S.409 revise metal mine laws in Montana
File Size: 465 kb
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David Morel - B.C.'s Response to the Mount Polley Breach
File Size: 2033 kb
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Public-Private Partnerships for Infrastructure Development (P3)

Agenda
File Size: 107 kb
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P3 proceedings
File Size: 104 kb
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P3 action items
File Size: 458 kb
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Rick Adcock - Water Sector P3 Projects Market Trends and the Relative Cost of Service
File Size: 1099 kb
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Mark Liedemann - The P3 Experience: Perspectives on the Benefits and Implementation of Public Private Partnerships
File Size: 1470 kb
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Tesse Rasmussen - The P3 Experience: Perspectives on the Benefits and Implementation of P3s
File Size: 2264 kb
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Bob Rowe - Planning and investing in critical utility infrastructure with public consultation
File Size: 3093 kb
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Tourism

Agenda
File Size: 95 kb
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Tourism proceedings
File Size: 480 kb
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Tourism action items 2015
File Size: 417 kb
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Dave Cowen - Update: NORPASS, Sichuan Vias Pilor, & PNWER Product Themes
File Size: 962 kb
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Chris Dorrington - Great Northern Corridor Multistate Planning & Development Study
File Size: 635 kb
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Rob Eaton - Amtrak Rail Passenger Service & PNWER
File Size: 397 kb
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Taylor Middleton - Opportunities to Market Winter Tourism: Bringing Winter Tourism Opportunities to Market
File Size: 2484 kb
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Tourism Marketing Panel (Paul Nursey, Trina Mousseau, Glenniss Indreland & Dale Ryan)
File Size: 6123 kb
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Marine Tourism Panel (Greg Wirtz, Ryan Malane, & Peter Schrappen)
File Size: 1693 kb
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Trade and Economic Development

Agenda
File Size: 114 kb
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Trande and Economic Development proceedings
File Size: 99 kb
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Michael Brownrigg - Scaling Developing World Prosperity without Choking the Planet to Death
File Size: 849 kb
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Tim Faley - Regional Cluster Development: MARF Multi-Asset Renewal Funds
File Size: 470 kb
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Christian Hauselman - Economic Development with Market Returns Financial Innovation for Economic Renewal
File Size: 445 kb
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Transportation

Agenda
File Size: 104 kb
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Transportation proceedings
File Size: 112 kb
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Transportation action items 2015
File Size: 471 kb
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Ken Holgard - Operational Controls for High-Hazard Flammable Trains New Regulatory Requirements Addressed in HM-251 Final Rule
File Size: 810 kb
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Jack Isselmann - Tank Car Regulations Summary
File Size: 5226 kb
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Laureen Kinney - Transport Canada
File Size: 868 kb
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David Miller - CN: Playing our Role as a Backbone of the Economy
File Size: 1992 kb
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Bill Owens - Tank Car Derail data and Tank Car Retrofit Deadlines
File Size: 153 kb
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Phillip Romero - Playing our Role as a Backbone of the Economy: How Freight Rail Drives Washington’s Economy
File Size: 852 kb
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Jerry Whitehead - Transportation Challenges In the Pacific Northwest Economic Region
File Size: 8475 kb
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Dean Wise - Rail Capacity & Safety
File Size: 3159 kb
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Water Policy

Agenda
File Size: 99 kb
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Water Policy proceedings
File Size: 103 kb
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Water Policy action items 2015
File Size: 388 kb
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Spencer Cohen - Agriculture and Food Processing in Washington State Economic Impacts and Importance of Water
File Size: 1168 kb
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Mike Nemwth - Rethinking operations of river infrastructure from experience in Alberta: people, tools, and process
File Size: 3158 kb
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Derek Sandison - Identifying New Funding Sources to Support Water Infrastructure
File Size: 3515 kb
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Workforce Development

Agenda
File Size: 94 kb
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Workforce proceedings
File Size: 112 kb
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Kim Allen - Challenges and Opportunities for Professional Licensure in the PNWER Region
File Size: 504 kb
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Katy Brooke - RevUp Montana
File Size: 1848 kb
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Chris Parson - Flathead Valley Community College
File Size: 846 kb
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Shana Peschek - Washington State Sector Strategy for Workforce Development
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