TRB Webinar: Achieving Sustainable Transportation through Collaboration

TRB Webinar: Achieving Sustainable Transportation through Collaboration 01/01/2016 04:15 PM EST TRB will conduct a webinar on April 14, 2015, from 1:00pm to 2:30pm ET that will summarize NCFRP Report 28: Sustainability Strategies Addressing Supply Chain Air Emissions, which identifies potential strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from supply chains. Webinar presenters will address how to collaborate across the supply chain, whether it is through public-private partnerships, engaging the private sector, or embedding new practices in traditional business operations. Participants must register in advance of the webinar, and there is a fee for non-TRB Sponsor or non-TRB Sustaining Affiliate employees. A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) will be provided to attendees who register and attend the webinar as an individual. This webinar is pending approval by the American Institute of Certified Planners for 1.5 Certification Maintenance Credits. Webinar Presenters Glen Kedzie, American Trucking Association Elena Craft, Environmental Defense Fund Rachel Muncrief, International Council on Clean Transportation Moderated by: Denise Kearns, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Webinar Outline PART 1: How fuel savings programs, carbon disclosure programs (e.g., EPA’s SmartWay), and collaboration with other market participants may be able to save costs and reduce emissions PART 2: Summary of efforts by the Environmental Defense Fund to achieve reduced carbon emissions in the supply chain, and how these efforts are being duplicated elsewhere PART 3: How collaboration across the supply chain has helped the public realize improved air quality PART 4: Question and answer session The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions. The Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP) categorizes this webinar activity as relating to health, safety, and welfare including core technical. Learning Objectives At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to: Explain the structure and data development process of EPA’sSmartWay, and how it has shifted shipper and carrier interactions in the marketplace; Describe current collaborative trends in the transportation sector, including setting standards for sustainability across the supply chain; Summarize the implications of carbon emissions reductions on human health and improvements to the bottom line, labor standards, and efficiency in business operations; and Discuss challenges in capturing further segments of the supply chain in carbon emissions reductions activities. Registration Information There is no fee for employees of TRB Sponsors or TRB Sustaining Affiliates who register using their work email address. In addition to employees of TRB sponsor organizations, the following are eligible to receive complimentary webinar registration: TRB and National Academies employees; Chairs of TRB standing committees, sections, or groups; CRP panel members who were involved with developing the report or project that is the subject of the webinar; Members of the media; Employees of tribal governments; and Members of Congress or their staff. Other sites must pay $49 per site. View our pricing page for details. After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.   You can go to the following website to submit your registration: http://www.trb.org/Calendar/Blurbs/172137.aspx Professional Development Hour Information A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) will be provided to Professional Engineers (PEs) who register and attend the webinar as an individual. For groups, only the person that registers and attends the session will receive a PDH certificate. Individuals registered as Florida PEs are required to email Reggie Gillum, RGillum@nas.edu, with their license number. Please check with your licensing board to ensure that TRB webinar PDHs are approved by your board. This webinar was developed in October 2014. TRB has met the standards and requirements of the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Credit earned on completion of this program will be reported to RCEP by TRB. Certificates of Completion will be issued to individuals who register for and attend the entire webinar session. Complaints about registered providers may be sent to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. Website:www.RCEP.net. American Institute of Certified Planners Certification Maintenance Credits This webinar is pending approval by the American Institute of Certified Planners for 1.5 Certification Maintenance Credits. Please make sure that you register for this session and log-in using the link that TRB provides to your email account. We use this as your record that you attended this session. TRB only maintains the records of attendees who use their email address to log into the webinar, and cannot verify attendance of individuals who view the webinar without personally logging into the session. To report your CM credits, visit www.planning.org/cm 1. Login using your ID# and password 2. Select My CM log 3. Select Add Credits 4. Under Browse you have the option of searching by Date, Provider, or Distance Education and using the search box to type in the name of the event or activity and clicking go 5. A pop-up box will appear. If this is a multi-part event you will have the option to select from a list of activities 6. Please rate, add a comment (optional), and click on the Ethics statement and answer 7. Click submit and the CM credits should appear in your CM log If you have problems reporting your CM credits or have general questions about the CM program, please contactAICPCM@planning.org. Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu.