All, There will be a Northeast Product Safety Society / CNEC Product Safety Engineering Society meeting tomorrow, September 24th, at the Holiday Inn, Boxborough MA. A social hour with light refreshments will begin at 7:00 PM and the technical meeting will start at 7:30 PM. Ian Houseal, Sustainability Consultant with Jacques Whitford Company, will present this months topic concerning supply chain carbon footprinting. If you will be in the area, please feel free to join us as advanced notice or membership in NPSS or IEEE PSES is not required.
Ian Houseal is a sustainability consultant with Jacques Whitford Company. He leads the companys internal carbon footprint program, ecological footprint program, and initiatives surrounding sustainable procurement all steps the company has taken to walk the talk of sustainability. In this role, Ian is responsible for inventorying and reporting greenhouse gas emissions (carbon footprinting) to The Climate Registry for the companys 47 facilities across Canada and the United States. Jacques Whitford is one of ten founding reporter to The Climate Registry, reporting emissions for 2007. Before joining the Jacques Whitford team, Ian worked in the fields of urban planning, architecture, and green construction. He holds a Masters degree in Regional Planning, a Masters degree in Architecture, a Bachelor in Environmental Studies: Natural Resource Policy and Management, and is a LEED accredited professional. Ians topic is Taking the Next Step Forward: Supply Chain Carbon Footprinting . As we move into a carbon-constrained world, reducing carbon emissions and mitigating climate change is becoming a driving issue for forward thinking businesses. Some companies have stayed ahead of the coming carbon regulation and manage carbon emissions in their facilities through greenhouse gas inventories and reduction strategies. These companies are learning about conducting business in a carbon-constrained world and are prepared. For these companies, managing the carbon footprint of products across the supply chain is the next step in the effort to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate climate change. If you or anyone you know would like to give a product safety technical presentation, please contact Paul Smith, our meeting scheduler, by email at [email protected]. A technical presentation should be 45 to 60 minutes in duration and be related to product safety. Although the presentation may reference your company and its services, the presentation must not be simply company advertising. We would also appreciate any slides or handout materials be made available for posting on the NPSS web site. Releasing presentation materials for posting is desired but not a requirement to make a presentation. The 2008 NPSS meeting schedule is available on the NPSS website at http://www.nepss.net/Calendar.html. Further information about the Northeast Product Safety Society and how to become a member is available at http://www.nepss.net. You can also contact one of the NPSS officers via links on the NPSS web site. Directions: >From Route 495 North or South, take Exit 28 to Route 111 East Turn right onto Adams Place (approximately 500 feet from Route 495 North) The Holiday Inn is the last building on the left. Regards, Matt Campanella NPSS Secretary Compliance Engineer Motorola, Inc. Broadband Communications Sector 111 Locke Drive Marlborough, MA 01752 (508) 786-7629 Direct (508) 786-7500 Main (508) 480-6332 Fax [email protected] email - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
