2025 ECOS Fall Meeting

Environmental Inspiration in the Land of Enchantment

The meeting will feature two late afternoon networking events in and around town. On September 2, complimentary Meow Wolf Immersive Art Museum tickets and transportation are available on a first-come, first-served basis to each ECOS registrant and up to one guest. Please email Adam Elkins of ECOS with the number of tickets desired, names of participants, and choice of hotel departure time (shuttles will depart at 4 and 4:40 p.m.). On September 3, registrants will enjoy a Sky Railway Sunset Serenade Pre-Dinner Classic Train Ride. This event is open to meeting registrants who sign up during the registration process, and we are currently operating on a waitlist, available through the registration checkbox.

Materials

• Agenda (as of August 27)
• Attendee List (as of August 29)
• Sponsor Posters
• Signed 889 form for U.S. EPA Attendees
• Santa Fe Activities & Attractions

September 3

ECOS Oil & Gas Caucus (O&GC): Game-Changing Technologies in Water Reuse and Methane Detection & Mitigation

• Presentation, Jim Kenney, New Mexico Environment Department
• Presentation, Matthias Sayer, Bradfute Sayer
• Presentation, Scott Lichtig, California Environmental Protection Agency
• Presentation, Jon Goldstein, Environmental Defense Fund
• Presentation, Angel Zivkovich, Oxy

2025 State Program Innovation Awards in the AI & Technology Category

• Videos, State Program Innovation Award Nominees

Roundtable & Open Discussion: AI at Work in Environmental Programs

• Presentation, Meta Hirschl, New Mexico Environment Department
• Presentation, Alicia Keyes, Apaluma

Shark Tank & Live Vote on Technology Solutions in Environmental Permitting

• Presentation, Sunny Fleming, Esri
• Video, Sue Frost & Rafi Lav, Deloitte
• Video, Dan Connally & Liz Gorman, ERG
• Video, Julie Espy & Mark Lindgren, SAS/Carollton/Pega
• Presentation, Ted Bloechle & Ken Dircks, EY
• Presentation, Alicia Keyes, Apaluma

September 4

ECOS Climate & Energy Workgroup – Strategies in Resilience & Adaptation

• Presentation, Julie Moore, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
• Presentation, Reid Wilson, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
• Presentation, Phetmano Phannavong, AECOM

Roundtable & Open Discussion: The State of State Compliance & Enforcement

• Presentation, Ed Tormey, Iowa Department of Natural Resources

2025 State Program Innovation Awards in the Environmental Programs & Agency Management Category

• Videos, State Program Innovation Award Nominees

Roundtable & Open Discussion: Hot Topics, Hot Takes from the ECOS Chairs

• Presentation, Jim Kenney, New Mexico Environment Department
• Video, NextCycle Overview, Resource Recycling Systems

Roundtable & Open Discussion: Challenges & Considerations for PFAS Destruction & Disposal

• Presentation, Karen Hyun, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
• Video, Katrina Kessler, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Open Problem-Solving Discussion: Workforce Solutions amid Budget Woes

• Presentation, Julie Moore, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources

Roundtable & Open Discussion: Water for All, Large & Small

• Presentation, Robert Powelson, National Association of Water Companies

Registration

By July 7 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern:

• $675 member/state
• $775 federal/dues-paying Alumni Association
• $875 other

Add $75 for registration 7/8-8/4. Add $50 more after 8/4. Final registration deadline is 8/22. No onsite registrations will be accommodated.

Important Notes:

• Unless a purchase order is provided, registration fees must be paid in full by 9/1.
• Cancellation by 7/7 is subject to a $75 fee. Non-emergency cancellation after 11:59 p.m. Eastern on 7/7 is non-refundable.
• ECOS cannot comp attendees who plan to attend one session only, unless they are speakers for that session.