P E M A

November Luncheon - Boat Tour (Early date)

Key Speakers:
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When:
November
11:15 am - 1:30 pm

Where:
Hs Lordships Restaurant,
199 Seawall Dr., Berkeley Marina

To Reserve:
(415) 979-4787

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October Luncheon - City & Port of Richmond: Redevelopment From Shoreline to City Center

Key Speakers:
Steve Duran, Director of Community & Economic Development,
City of Richmond

Isaiah Turner, City Manager, City of Richmond

Jim Matzorkis, Richmond Port Director

The City and Port of Richmond are improving and redeveloping unique gems of property from the historic city center to the shorelines. The surrounding area has transitioned in recent years from heavy industrial uses to residential, office, commercial, and marina and shoreline park uses.

Last year, they offered RFP's for two major bayside projects: Point Molate, a 415-acre site in northwest Richmond to be cleaned up and redeveloped into a mixed-use project, and Terminal One Brickyard Cove, 13.83 acres used by the former Terminal One facility, which may be converted to residential, commercial, or a mixed-use development of housing and coastline commercial activities. Refineries and other private firms also continue to change and improve their properties.

Join PEMA and SMPS for shore leave and enjoy this port of call!

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When:
October 16th
11:30 am - 1:30 pm

Where:
Hs Lordships Restaurant,
199 Seawall Dr., Berkeley Marina

To Reserve:
(415) 979-4787

August Luncheon - Recycled Water

Key Speakers:
Karen Morvay, Water Conservation Specialist—Santa Clara Valley Water District

Recycled water has been used in California since 1929. Almost every city in Northern California will need more drinking water in the future than they can draw from their existing imported or groundwater supplies. Thus, water and wastewater agencies are joining forces to produce recycled water for their communities to use for landscape irrigation, industrial processes and other non-consumptive uses. Join us to learn more about the environmental challenges of recycled water projects and how the bay area agencies are working together to stretch our available drinking water supply by 2020!

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When:
Tuesday, August 26th
11:15 am - 1:30 pm

Where:
Hs Lordships Restaurant,
199 Seawall Dr., Berkeley Marina

To Reserve:
(415) 979-4787

September Luncheon - Client Feedback Panel

Key Speakers:
Chris Nelson, Environmental Remediation Specialist Presidio Trust

Marti Coffman Steiner Manager, Site Remediation Environmental Affairs
Pacific Gas and Electric Company

What are your clients (and potential clients) looking for in a consulting firm? Join us on September 30th to hear our two panelists candidly talk about what they like and dislike about consultants. Also, they will share the best way to market them for future projects.

When:
Tuesday, September 30th
11:15 am - 1:30 pm

Where:
Hs Lordships Restaurant,
199 Seawall Dr., Berkeley Marina

To Reserve:
(415) 979-4787

July Luncheon - Hot Markets in a Down Economy

Key Speakers:
Po-Sun Chen, Principal Zweig White Inc.

Come find out the viable markets during this time of economic concern. Zweig White is a national research firm which researches future markets in the professional services industries, including engineering and consulting, design and construction.

Po-Sun Chen leads Zweig White's recruiting division and has extensive experience managing a wide range of projects for A/E/P & environmental consulting firms nationwide. Po trains and advises clients on interviewing, compensation, relocation, outplacement, strategic recruitment, staff retention, and other human resource issues. As a management consultant, Po has supported marketing consulting, firm mergers and acquisitions, market research, and valuation/ownership transition projects for A/E/P & environmental consulting clients.

In addition, Po is a contributing author to several publications including The Zweig Letter, a weekly newsletter dedicated to management issues in design and environmental consulting firms; as well as bi-monthly publications such as the Recruitment Advisor, the Strategic Planning Advisor and the Merger & Acquisition Advisor.

When:
Tuesday, July 29th, 11:15 am - 1:30 pm

Where:
Hs Lordships Restaurant, 199 Seawall Dr., Berkeley Marina

To Reserve:
(415) 979-4787

June Luncheon - Transportation Contracts and Opportunities Luncheon

Speaker:
Jose Luis Moscovich, Executive Director
SF COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

More information coming soon. Please check back.

When:
Tuesday, June 24, 11:15 am - 1:30 pm

Where:
Hs Lordships Restaurant, 199 Seawall Dr., Berkeley Marina

To Reserve:
(415) 979-4787

May Luncheon

We are sorry, but the May 2003 program for the Northern California Chapter of PEMA
has been CANCELLED.

Please make plans to attend the June 24th, 2003 program
“State of the Environment”.

Watch your email box for details!

April Luncheon - Hidden Opportunities Luncheon

NEW APPROACHES TO REMEDIATION INSURANCE

Key Speakers:
Ed Morales—Marsh McLennan

Rod Jacobus—Zurich North America

A speaker from AIG to be determined

Cost cap? Containment insurance? Self-Insured Retention?
Cost cap insurance requirement are showing up everywhere - from the Corps of Engineers $200M FPRI contracts (currently out to bid), to commercial cleanups like the Pacific States Steel Project in Union City, and is likely to show up as a requirement for future PG&E remediation work. What is it? Cost containment insurance defines the ultimate cost of an environmental remediation project by insuring against project cost overruns.

Typical Cost Cap insurance has five basic components to its structure. Do you know what they are? Do you know what the consultant’s role is within the insurer/client/consultant collaborative effort? Can you discuss the elements of Self Insurance Retention or the Attachment Point at a cocktail party or client meeting? If not, better come to PEMA for a primer about cost cap insurance, stop loss, environmental liability, and other requirements your firm may face on upcoming projects!
This meeting will be informative for all users of remediation insurance:

• Owners, Buyers, Sellers or Operators of Contaminated Properties

• Brownfields Developers & Investors

• Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs)

• Remediation Contractors & supporting firms

When:
Tuesday, April 29th, 11:15 am - 1:30 pm

Where:
Hs Lordships Restaurant
199 Seawall Dr.
Berkeley Marina

To Reserve:
(415) 979-4787

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March Luncheon - Regulatory Update Luncheon

Key Speakers:

Ms. Alexis Milea—CA Dept of Health Services Drinking Water Program

Cheryl Nelson—EPA Region 9-Hazardous Materials Division

The Federal Hazardous Waste Program
Regulatory Update Presentation-(Online version)
By Cheryl Nelson

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California Drinking Water Quality Regulations Update -(Online version)
By Alexis M. Milea California Department of Health Services
Drinking Water Program March 2003

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The Panel will cover:
This panel is a “must see” for information for you and your clients about the new Federal and State regulations!

Ms. Alexis Milea of the California Department of Health Services Drinking Water Program will explain new and upcoming “hot” regulations for our state water issues. She will discuss what’s happening with state regulations that will affect your industrial and municipal clients.

Federal issues and regulations will be covered by Cheryl Nelson of the Hazardous Materials Division of the EPA Region 9.

Even during these uncertain times, there are regulations that will be driving our clients to solicit help from environmental consultants and engineers. Come see and hear what they are!

When:
Tuesday, March 25th, 11:15 am - 1:30 pm

Where:
Hs Lordships Restaurant
199 Seawall Dr.
Berkeley Marina

To Reserve:
(415) 979-4787

February Luncheon - Federal Opportunities Luncheon

FEDERAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2003

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(Online version)

Key Speakers:
Nancy Rothermich—Lawrence Berkeley Labs

Bob Bainer—Lawrence Livermore National Labs

Representation from the Army Corp of Engineers

GSA

The Panel will cover:
Representation from the Army Corp of Engineers, and/or GSA will be discussing
opportunities of the future. There are many questions with the instability of our
budget and downsizing what type of opportunities should environmental firms
focus on for 2003. This panel will reveal new Federal opportunities and the
best way to win federal work.

When:
Tuesday, January 25th, 11:15 am - 1:30 pm

Where:
Hs Lordships Restaurant
199 Seawall Dr.
Berkeley Marina

To Reserve:
(415) 979-4787

January Luncheon - Client Feedback Luncheon

CLIENT FEEDBACK PANEL
What do clients want from environmental industry consultants in their future projects?

Once a year we ask clients from the public and private sectors to tell us what
they value in their environmental consultants and brief us on their upcoming projects.
Join us for a candid presentation and discussion!

The Panel will cover:

• Ingredients of a successful client/consultant relationship

• Effective marketing and proposal techniques

• What they will expect from consultants

• Upcoming projects within their companies

When:
Tuesday, January 28th, 11:15 am - 1:30 pm

Where:
Hs Lordships Restaurant
199 Seawall Dr.
Berkeley Marina

To Reserve:
(415) 979-4787

Mail:
PEMA,2475 Rawson Street, Oakland, Ca 94601
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Payment Information:
Checks made payable to PEMA or cash. Credit card payment is not available.

Pre-registered Members:
$25 (Members may pre-register theirs guests for $25!)

Non-registered Members:
Non-registered guests & all walk-ins $40