• Welcome!
  • About CRRA
  • Program
  • Exhibition Hall Floor Plan

Call for Speakers and Ideas

SUBMISSIONS DUE BY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2009

There will be no subsequent Call for Papers. Please forward as appropriate

The California Resource Recovery Association will be having its 34th Annual conference in Sacramento, California on August 8-11, 2010, and we are organizing the most comprehensive, informative, and thought-provoking conference exploring how we adapt to our changing environment.

Bring your cutting-edge ideas on waste reduction and resource management and couple them with real life experiences and lessons for our members and conference attendees.

We are especially interested in speakers within the full range of the subject, from introducing the beginning recycler to the subject; the details of program operations; to the most advanced and up to date issues in each of these areas.

CRRA is looking for qualified speakers, panelists, and roundtable leaders for the following subjects:

  • Zero Waste - Keeping Relevant While the Climate Changes Around Us
  • Colleges and Universities Recycling and Sustainability
  • Living Close – Making Local Economies Work
  • Outreach, Marketing and Education
  • Non Profits and How They Fit Into the Big Picture
  • New Technologies
  • Environmental Purchasing and Product Stewardship
  • Green Building and Deconstruction
  • Growing Organic Programs
  • Funding Programs – From Tipping to User Fees, Where Do We Get the Cash?
  • What's Happening with Private Sector Programs
  • Markets and Recent Market Meltdowns
  • City Programs and Program Contract Management
  • Policy and Legislation – From Grassroots to Lobbying to Creating Your Own
  • Programs, Programs and More Programs
  • Adapting to Our Changing Environment or Living with Climate Change
  • Special or Difficult to Handle Materials
  • Personal and Professional Career Development

You are also welcome to suggest other topics, or speakers, for a particular subject via this process.

Submit ALL Speaker Proposals Online

2010 Call for Speakers Downloadable Document

Any questions please contact Bob Gedert at bobg@crra.com.