Global Green Forum, Indianapolis 12/11/96

[Daromir Rudnyckyj <rudy@igc.org>]

From: Dar Rudnyckyj <rudy@igc.org>
Subject: Global Green Forum, Indianapolis 12/11/96

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Dear Friends:

I would like to invite you to attend the first Global Green USA ChemTrust
regional forum on the U.S. chemical weapons (CW) demilitarization program to
be held in Indiana on December 11. The forum, "Chemical Weapons Cleanup in
Indiana," is intended to create greater understanding and consensus
concerning the destruction of the CW stockpile at Newport. The forum is
planned to closely follow the Pentagon's recommendation of an alternative
technology for CW destruction. The day will also explore non-stockpile
chemical weapons cleanup at Crane Naval Weapons Center and Camp Atterbury
and the sustainable conversion of military bases with these problems.

ChemTrust, a joint project of Global Green USA, Green Cross Russia, and
Green Cross Switzerland, is committed to facilitating the dialogue necessary
to ensure safe, cost- effective, and environmentally sound destruction of
CW. The first ChemTrust policy workshop was held July 23-24 in Washington,
DC and brought together senior U.S. and Russian military and government
officials, scientists and industry representatives, state environmental
regulatory agencies, Members of Congress and their staff, and citizens from
the eight U.S. stockpile states.

The workshop addressed the program, policy, and technical options of the
U.S. and Russian chemical weapons destruction programs. For the first time
all stakeholders engaged in a productive exchange, accelerating the process
of building consensus on CW destruction technology. A report from that
meeting and a list of participants is available.

The forum will be held in the Indiana Government Center South, Conference
Center Room C in Indianapolis beginning at 8:30 AM. Please find attached a
draft agenda. Registration is $150 for representatives of government and
industry and $20 (to cover food costs) for others. Please RSVP to
202-879-3184 to register. The fee is payable at the door or in advance by
mailing a check (payable to Gobal Green USA) to our DC office. Scholarships
are available. Space is limited, so please reserve by December 6 to ensure
your participation. We hope that you will be able to join us.

Sincerely,

Paul F. Walker, Ph.D.
Director, ChemTrust

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Draft Agenda, 12-3-96, subject to further confirmation

Global Green USA Legacy Program
Presents

CHEMICAL WEAPONS CLEANUP IN INDIANA
A ChemTrust Forum

sponsored by the Global Green USA Legacy Program

with the assistance of the Office of the Governor,
the Department of Environmental Management,
and the State Emergency Management Agency State of Indiana

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1996, 8:30AM-5:15PM

Indiana Government Center South Conference Center Room C
402 W. Washington Street, Indianapolis, Indiana

8:30-9:00 AM Registration; coffee and rolls

9:00-10:30AM Morning Roundtable
NON-INCINERATION TECHNOLOGIES, CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT, AND STOCKPILE CLEANUP:
An Update and Discussion of Recent Findings and Decisions

- Col. Steven Landry, Product Manager for Alternative Technologies and
Approaches, US Army Program Manager for Chemical Demilitarization,
Aberdeen, MD
- Mr. Michael Clarke*, Staff Director, Panel on Review and Evaluation of
Alternative Chemical Disposal Technologies, National Research Council,
Washington, DC
- Dr. J. Richard Ward, Chief Scientist, Product Manager for Alternative
Technologies Program, Aberdeen, MD

10:30-10:45AM Coffee Break

10:45-12 noon Morning Roundtable continues

- Mr. Thomas Burch, Member, Citizens Against Incineration at Newport
- The Honorable Pamela Carter*, Attorney General, State of Indiana
- Mr. William J. McGowan*, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, M4
Environmental Management Inc., Washington, DC
· Mr. Michael H. Spritzer, Project Manager, General Atomics, San Diego, CA

12:15-1:30PM Luncheon Presentation (Westin Hotel)
THE CHALLENGE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS CLEANUP IN INDIANA -- Speaker TBA
1:45-3:15PM Afternoon Roundtable 1
NON-STOCKPILE DESTRUCTION PROGRAM: A Preliminary Plan for Cleanup at
Newport, Atterbury, and Crane

- Maj. William Schaff*, Commander, Newport Army Ammunition Plant, 
Newport, IN
- Col. Bob Clifford, Director of Facilities--Engineering and Environmental,
Military Department of Indiana
- The Technologies for Non-Stockpile Cleanup -- TBA
- Dr. Greg Steele, Director, Office of Epidemiology, State of Indiana
- Mr. Michael O'Connor, Commissioner, Environmental Management, State 
of Indiana
3:15-3:30PM Coffee break

3:30-5:15PM Afternoon Roundtable 2
BASE CLOSURE, LAND REUSE, AND SUSTAINABLE CONVERSION: Challenges Presented
at Indiana's Chemical Weapons Sites

- Mr. Glenn Lawrence, Governor's Executive Assistant, Governor's Military
Base Use Commission
- Mr. Cloyce Hedge, Coordinator, Natural Heritage Data Center, Indiana
Department of Natural Resources, Indianapolis, IN
- Mr. Dave Heudak, National Fish and Wildlife, Bloomington, IN
- Mr. Dennis McGrath, Director Indiana Chapter, The Nature Conservancy,
Indianapolis, IN
- Mr. Matt Waldo*, Waste Policy Director, Hoosier Environmental Council,
Indianapolis, IN
- Mr. Jim Wheeler, Hudson Institute, Indianapolis, IN
- Dr. Mark Rosentraub*, Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis
(IUPUI)

* unconfirmed

This forum is made possible with the generous support of the HKH Foundation,
the Ruth Mott Fund, the Turner Foundation, Inc., Newman's Own, Inc., and
Global Green USA. The State of Indiana has also provided key support.

For more information or to register please contact:
Dar Rudnyckyj or Phil Shaw
Global Green USA Legacy Program
1025 Vermont Avenue, suite 300
Washington, DC 20005-6303
phone: 202-879-3181, 202-879-3184
fax: 202-879-3182
email: rudy@igc.org