2016 Conference Agenda
June 6-8 - DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel - Portland, OR
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This year's conference will feature several tracks that session themes will follow.
Sustainable Business Track (June 8-9) – Includes first session in each of the concurrent sessions.
The Sustainable Business Track provides business leaders with resources, tools, ideas, and examples of ways to make your business more sustainable. This track features sessions focused on product design, markets for recyclable materials, organizational diversity and equity, sustainable events, and effective measurement and metrics.
Reuse Track (June 9) – Includes second session in each of the concurrent sessions.
Join your fellow reuse businesses and advocates in attending the Reuse Track. This track will provide extensive networking opportunities, showcase the power of partnerships in reclaiming and reusing materials, provide tools for overcoming challenges faced for reuse businesses ,and information about measuring impact and success in the reuse industry. The evening will feature a Repair Café where attendees and the public will have the opportunity to witness a repair event in action and have household items repaired by volunteers.
Tuesday, June 7
| 12:30pm - 5:00pm | Golf Tournament | Riverside Country Club |
| 5:00pm-8:00pm | Exhibitor Setup | Exhibit Hall |
Wednesday, June 8
| 7:00am | Registration Opens | DoubleTree 2nd Floor |
| 8:30am-12:00pm | Facility Tours | Depart from DoubleTree Lobby |
| 11:00am | Exhibit Hall and Silent Auction Open | Exhibit Hall |
| 12:00pm–1:15pm | Welcome Lunch and Keynote: Jordan Figueiredo "Loving Ugly Food" | Cascade Ballroom |
| 1:15pm-2:00pm | Networking Break: Dessert and Coffee | Exhibit Hall |
| 2:00pm-3:15pm | Concurrent Sessions | |
| 1. Sustainable Product Design | Mt. Bachelor/Mt. Hood | |
| 2. Tools to Waste Less Food at Home |
Mt. St. Helens |
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| 3. Clean Fleet |
3 Sisters |
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| 3:15pm–3:45pm | Networking Break | Exhibit Hall |
| 3:45pm–5:00pm | Concurrent Sessions | |
| 1. Organizational Tools for Diversity and Equity | Mt. St Helens | |
| 2. The Rise of Multifamily Recycling | Mt. Bachelor/Mt. Hood | |
| 3. More. Better. Recycling: Cleaning Up the Stream through Best Practice Communications | 3 Sisters | |
| 5:00pm–6:30pm | Welcome Reception | Exhibit Hall |
| 6:30pm-10:00pm | Portland Brew Bus | Depart from Exhibit Hall |
Thursday, June 9
| 7:00am | Registration Opens | DoubleTree 2nd Floor |
| 8:00am–9:00am | Continental Breakfast and Table Topics | Exhibit Hall |
| 9:00am-10:00am | Plenary: AOR Year in Review and Policy Session | Cascade Ballroom |
| 10:00am–10:30am | Networking Break | Exhibit Hall |
| 10:30am–12:00pm | Concurrent Sessions | |
| 1. Markets Panel | Mt. Bachelor/Mt. Hood | |
| 2. Networking and Partnerships in Reuse | Mt. St. Helens | |
| 12:00pm-1:30pm | Annual Meeting and Board Elections Luncheon | Exhibit Hall |
| 1:30pm-3:00pm | Concurrent Sessions | |
| 1. Good Green Fun: Hosting Sustainable Events | Mt. St. Helens | |
| 2. The Business of Reuse: Challenges and Successes in Reused Materials | 3 Sisters | |
| 3. Stabilizing Rates in Unstable Markets | Mt. Bachelor/Mt. Hood | |
| 3:00pm-3:30pm | Networking Break | Exhibit Hall |
| 3:30pm | Exhibit Hall and Silent Auction Close | Exhibit Hall |
| 3:30pm-5:00pm | Concurrent Sessions | |
| 1: Measuring What Matters: Recovery and Beyond | Mt. Bachelor/Mt. Hood | |
| 2: Forging the Path in Reuse and Repair | 3 Sisters | |
| 3: Youth Engagement in Recycling | Mt. St. Helens | |
| 5:00pm | Happy Hour (no-host bar and snacks) | Exhibit Hall |
| 6:00pm-8:00pm | Repair Cafe | Exhibit Hall |
Friday, June 10
| 7:00am | Registration Opens | DoubleTree 2nd Floor |
| 8:30am–9:30am | Recycler of the Year Awards Breakfast | Cascade Ballroom |
| 9:30am–10:30am | Plenary: Salem's Been Busy: Legislative Update | Cascade Ballroom |
| 10:30am–11:00am | Networking Break | Cascade Ballroom |
| 11:00am–12:30pm | Concurrent Sessions |
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| 1. Business & Organics Recovery: A Love/Mandate Relationship | Mt. Bachelor/Mt. Hood | |
| 2. Oregon's Recycling Frontier: Reuse, Roundups, and Innovative Rural Recycling Methods | Mt. St. Helens |