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Agenda

Tentative Agenda, Subject to Change

Monday, 6/23

Time

Session/Activity

Room

Sponsored By

7:00am-8:00am

Exhibitor Set-Up

EFGHI

 

8:00am-9:00am

Registration Open & Tour Check-In

 

 

9:00am-12:00pm TOUR: Discover the Journey of Waste - Knott Landfill and Worthy Garden Club/Hopservatory

 

 
9:00am-12:00pm TSWAN Tribal Meeting/Updates

A

 

10:00am-12:00pm

TOUR: Waste Reduction Stars - Hayden Homes Ampitheater and Deschutes Brewery

 

 

10:30am-11:45am

LGBTQIA2S+ Affinity Group Gathering

CD

10:30am-11:45am

LGBTQIA2S+ Ally Workshop

Lower Level Exhibit Hall

12:00pm-1:00pm Welcome & Lunch

EFGHI

1:15pm-2:15pm OPENING PLENARY: Where We've Been, Where We Are, and Where We Are Going: Next Steps for the RMA

B

 
2:15pm-2:30pm Networking Break

EFGHI

 

2:30pm-3:45pm

BIPOC Affinity Group Gathering

AJ

2:30pm-3:45pm

BIPOC Ally Workshop

Lower Level Exhibit Hall

2:30pm-3:45pm

CONCURRENT SESSION: How Will Physical Climate Change Affect Your Operation – A Peer Learning Exercise

CD

3:45pm - 4:00pm Networking Break

EFGHI

 

4:00pm-5:00pm

CONCURRENT SESSION: Can You Talk Like a 5th Grader? The Power of Simple Words to Communicate Complex Topics in Materials Management and Beyond

CD

4:00pm-5:00pm

CONCURRENT SESSION: Tribal Materials Management Program Successes

AJ

5:00pm-6:15pm

Reception

EFGHI

6:30pm-9:00pm

GoodLife Brewing Networking Event

Board shuttles in front of conference center

Tuesday, 6/24

Time

Session/Activity

Room

Sponsored By

8:00am-9:00am

Breakfast

EFGHI

9:00am-10:15am

PLENARY: Legislative Update

B

 

10:15am-10:30am Networking Break

EFGHI

 
10:30am-11:45am CONCURRENT SESSION: PFAS Regulatory and Technical Essentials for Materials Re-Use

CD

10:30am-11:45am

CONCURRENT SESSION: Q&A with CAA

AJ

 

11:45am-1:00pm

Lunch

EFGHI

1:00pm-2:00pm CONCURRENT SESSION: The Future of Reuse: Advocacy, Action, and Innovation

CD

1:00pm-2:00pm

CONCURRENT SESSION: Contamination Reductions Strategies from Across the U.S. and Canada: Research Evaluation and On-the-Ground Learnings

AJ

12:00pm-2:00pm COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITY: Bend Community Cleanup & Recycling Event 

 

 

2:00pm - 2:15pm

Networking Break

EFGHI

 
2:15pm - 3:00pm

Roundtable Discussions

EFGHI

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Networking Break

EFGHI

4:00pm - 5:00pm

CONCURRENT SESSION: Reuse in Action: Community-Led Innovations in Portland and Central Oregon

AJ

4:00pm - 5:00pm

CONCURRENT SESSION: Composting Biosolids on the Oregon Coast - From a Waste Byproduct to Valuable Resource

CD

5:00pm-6:00pm

Reception

Cascade Deck

6:00pm-7:00pm Dinner

EFGHI

7:00pm-10:00pm

Casino Night

Lower Level Exhibit Hall

Wednesday, 6/25

Time

Session/Activity

Room

Sponsored By

8:00am - 12:00pm Silent Auction Pickup

Registration Foyer

 

8:30am-10:00am

Awards Breakfast

EFGHI

10:00am - 10:15am Networking Break

EFGHI

 

10:15am-11:15am

CONCURRENT SESSION: Reducing Textile Waste – Giving Clothing a Second Life: The RePatch Program and Rugged Thread’s Journey

CD

10:15am-11:15am CONCURRENT SESSION: Demo of Service Providers Portal with CAA

AJ

11:15am-11:30am Networking Break

 

11:30am-12:00pm

CLOSING REMARKS & MEET THE NEW BOARD

B

 

Thank You to Our Sustainable Oregon 2025 Sponsors

Title Sponsor

Waste Connections

Scholarship Sponsor

Metro