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Scrap to Profit 4 will be held in the Arkansas Ballroom, The Peabody, Little Rock
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
5:00 - 7:00 pm	Attendee, Speaker, Exhibitor Registration
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
7:30 - 8:30 am	Attendee Registration, Arkansas Ballroom, The Peabody, Little Rock
7:30 - 8:30 am	Continental Breakfast, Arkansas Ballroom, The Peabody, Little Rock Sponsored by: Cooper Tire
8:30 - 8:45 am	Welcoming Remarks Roger Lawrence, Solid Waste Division Chief, Arkansas DEQ; and Jim Goble, Director, Pulaski Inter-District Waste Tire Program
8:45 - 9:20 am	Ground Rubber Markets and Supply Andrew Horsman, Executive Director, Ontario Tire Stewardship Board, Canada
9:20 - 10:20 am	Improving the Quality of Ground Rubber Charles Astafan, General Manager, Columbus-McKinnon Corporation, Sarasota, FL and Greg Wright, Director of Sales, Granutech Saturn, Grand Prairie, TX
10:20 - 10:55 am	Evolution of the Carbon Markets and Potential Opportunities for the Scrap Tire Industry Tony Georgis, Senior Consultant, Halcrow, San Francisco, CA
10:55 - 11:15 am	Morning Networking Break with Exhibitors Sponsored by: M.A. Associates, Inc.
11:15 - 11:50 am	The New ASTM Specifications for Infill and Industry Outlook John Amato, President, JJA Sports, Westford, MA
11:50 - 12:30 pm	The New ASTM Specifications for Playground and Mulch and Industry Outlook Walt Henderson, Consultant, Henderson Consulting Service, Inc., Middleton, PA
12:30 - 1:30pm	Networking Lunch, Riverview Room, The Peabody Little Rock Sponsored by: Liberty Tire Corporation
1:30 - 2:00 pm	Understanding LEED Certification and Its Impact on Scrap Tire Products Danielle Shafer, Sustainability Consultant, Tinsley-Mullen Engineers, Little Rock, AR
2:00 - 2:40 pm	Update on Human & Environmental Health Impacts of Ground Rubber Marisa Kreider, Chemrisk
2:40 - 3:15 pm	State Market Development Programs Jim Gilbert, Tire Recycling Market Development Specialist, Empire Development (NYS), Chair of RCC Subcommittee on Ground Rubber
3:15 - 3:45 pm	Building and Maintaining Customer Relations Sam Kauffman, Vice President/COO, Edge Rubber, Chambersburg,PA
3:45 to 4:10 pm	Afternoon Networking Break with Exhibitors Sponsored by: M.A. Associates, Inc.
4:10 - 4:45 pm	CASE STUDY: Use of State Grants to Develop a New Product: The California Experience Ed Boisson, Senior Consultant, R.W. Beck, San Rafael, CA
4:45 - 5:15 pm	Changes to Tire Construction Michael Blumenthal, Vice President, Rubber Manufacturers Association, Washington, DC
5:30 - 7:00 pm	Networking Reception, Salon C, The Peabody Little Rock Sponsored by: Columbus-McKinnon Corporation
Thursday, November 4, 2010
7:30 - 8:30 am	Continental Breakfast, Arkansas Ballroom, The Peabody Little Rock Sponsored by: Granutech Saturn
8:00 - 8:35 am	Polymer Rubber Composites (PRC) Upcycling of Waste Materials: Thermosets to Thermoplastics Harry Heulings, Dow Advanced Materials, Springhouse, PA
8:35 - 9:35 am	Equipment Issues Related to Manufacturing Composites with Crumb Rubber and Plastics Renzo Taffarello, Taffarello Engineering & Associates, Italy
9:35 - 10:05 am	CASE Study: Selling Ground Rubber Into a New Market Kedar Murthy, Vice President and General Manager, Lehigh Technologies, Tucker, GA
10:05 - 10:25 am	Morning Networking Break with Exhibitors Sponsored by: MTR Tire Recyclers
10:25 - 11:00 am	Selling Green Products from a Big Box Store Gary Vernon, District Manager, WalMart, Bentonville, AR
11:00 - 11:30 am	The Realities of the Rubber Modified Asphalt Market Mark Belshe, Executive Director, Rubber Pavements Association
11:30 - 12:00 pm	Scrap Tire Management in Rural Areas Michael Blumenthal, Vice President, Rubber Manufacturers Association, Washington, DC
12:00 pm	Conclusions: What are the Issues You are Dealing With? Preparation for Scrap to Profit 5
	End of Conference

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