2017 Event Schedule
Alpha Analytical frequently participates in both regional and national trade shows,conferences and training seminars related to the environmental industry. We hope you will find the time to visit us at one or more of these currently scheduled events.
Environmental Breakfast
September 6, 2017 in East Syracuse, NY
Environmental Breakfast Club: Hancock & Estabrook
Topic: What's This I Hear About Part 200, 201 and 212? Is My Facility's Air Program Compliant?
Speaker: Katie Cooper, O'Brien & Gere
For more information, please visit: www.hancocklaw.com
Details:
DoubleTree by Hilton
6301 NY-298
East Syracuse, NY 13057
Time: 8:30am-10:00am
Young/Sommer, LLC Environmental Breakfast Club
September 8, 2017 in East Syracuse, NY
The Young/Sommer LLC Environmental Breakfast Club is an informal group of environmental professionals that meets monthly to discuss current environmental issues. Each meeting features a speaker on a topic of interest, a regulatory update, and an open forum.
The Environmental Breakfast Club meets on the first Friday of each month at the Radisson Hotel Albany (formerly Holiday Inn Turf) (building in back of main hotel) on Wolf Road in Colonie, New York. Meetings start at 7:30 a.m. The cost is $15 per person which includes a full breakfast buffet.
Topic: Remediation of the ALCO Site
Speaker: Scott D. Nostrand, P.E., Senior Vice President - Environmental Engineering at Barton & Loguidice, P.C.
For more information, please visit: www.youngsommer.com
Details:
Radisson Hotel/Albany
205 Wolf Rd
Albany, NY 12205
Time: 7:30am-10:00am
RISEP Summer Party
September 12, 2017 in Smithfield, RI
Please join us on Tuesday, September 12, between 5 to 8 pm for the Rhode Island Society of Environmental Professional's (RISEP) annual Summer Party and Scholarship Award Ceremony at Twelve Acres in North Providence, Rhode Island. Enjoy an old fashioned Rhode Island barbeque and lobster bake with delicious fixings (steam clams, clam chowder, clam cakes, corn, potatoes and more) among colleagues and friends. Guests are welcome and there will be a cash bar. There will be a cocktail hour between 5 pm and 6 pm, with dinner served at 6 pm. When registering please specify a dinner choice (lobster, steak or chicken). During the event, RISEP will announce our 2017 scholarship awards.
For more information, please visit: www.risep.org
Details:
Twelve Acres
445 Douglas Pike
Smithfield, RI 02917
Time: 5:00pm - 9:00pm
NYWEA - NYC Watershed Science and Technical Conference
September 13, 2017 in Saugerties, NY
he Watershed Science and Technical Conference was created as an annual opportunity to bring scientists, professionals, and other experts together with watershed stakeholders and the public, to technically inform, exchange ideas, and unveil new information regarding the protection of the nation’s largest unfiltered surface water supply.
For more information, please visit: www.nywea.org
Details:
Diamond Mill Hotel
25 S Partition Street
Saugerties, NY 12477
Time: 8:00am - 4:30pm
EBC & SAME Annual Portsmouth, NH Harbor Cruise
September 14, 2017 in Portsmouth, NH
Join Alpha Analytical for a late summer evening on the water with the Environmental Business Council and the Society of American Military Engineers – Piscataqua Post. Join other energy and environmental industry leaders and enjoy the wonderful sights and sounds of Portsmouth Harbor. Make new friends and develop new business relationships. Spouses and friends are encouraged to attend this annual summer evening event. Event capacity is 75 people – register today!
Heavy hors d’oeuvres are included. Cash bar.
Registration and boarding: 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Harbor Cruise: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
For more information, please visit: www.ebcne.org
Details:
Isles of Shoals Steamship Company
315 Market Street
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Time: 5:00pm - 8:00pm
EBC: End of Summer Meeting
September 19, 2017 in South Boston, MA
Join Alpha Analytical and a gathering of young professionals in the energy and environmental sector. Get out and meet your fellow energy and environmental young professionals at the EBC’s End-of-Summer Bash! Enjoy a variety of appetizers (fried mac&cheese bites! bratwurst sliders!) and craft beer at Coppersmith, a converted warehouse in South Boston just a five minute walk from the Red Line. You’ll meet professionals from every corner of the sector – water and wastewater, energy, renewable energy, construction and sustainable buildings, environmental engineers and consultants… you name it, they’ll be there!
Registration includes appetizers and a drink ticket and goes directly toward offsetting the cost of the venue and provisions.
Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
For more information, please visit: www.ebcne.org
Details:
Coppersmith
40 W 3rd Street
Boston, MA 02127
Time: 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Alpha Analytical Technical Series
September 20, 2017 in King of Prussia, PA
PA Brownfields: Navigating through the Program and the Considerations and Impacts of Vapor Intrusion - September 20, 2017 in King of Prussia, PA
Program Description
The Brownfields Program within the state of Pennsylvania is rich with stories of success when it comes to the planning and re-use of industrial sites. Having a vision and the fortitiude to engage in a Brownfields redevelopment project can be a daunting and exhaustive task. With the most recent updates to the PADEP Land Recycling Program Technical Guidance Manual (TGM) for Vapor Intrusion into Buildings from Groundwater and Soil under Act 2 (final November 2016), recognizing and understanding how these new guidlines will impact a Brownfields Redevelopment site is critical for the timely completion of successful projects.
Alpha Analytical has assembled a team of experts from regulatory, consulting, legal and testing industries for this half-day session which will address and educate current and future practitioners on the PA Brownfields program, regulations, methodologies, funding, best practices, laboratory requirements and legal ramifications associated with vapor intrusion.
Time: 8:00am on-site registration and breakfast followed by presentations from 8:30am - 12:30pm
Cost: $40 online/pre-event and $60 day of event registration fee
For more information or to register, please contact Shannon Turner at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Details:
Double Tree by Hilton Hotel Philadelphia/Valley Forge Hotel
301 West DeKalb Pike
King of Prussia, PA 19406
Time: 8:00am - 12:30pm
LSPA September Membership Meeting
September 26, 2017 in Newton, MA
LSPA September Membership Meeting - Kick-Off with MassDEP Updates
Once a month, the LSPA holds an evening membership meeting. These meetings are popular networking and educational events, regularly attended by over 100 members and non-members. An hour of socializing, with a complimentary buffet dinner, is followed by an hour presentation from invited guest speakers on a broad range of topics. Typically 1 technical or regulatory credit is offered.
Presenters include: Paul Locke, BWSC, Assistant Commissioner and Liz Callahan, BWSC, Acting Division Director, Policy and Program Development
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
For more information, please visit: www.lspa.org
Details:
Newton Marriott
2345 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02466
Time: 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Alpha Analytical Technical Series
September 26, 2017 in Long Island, NY
Emerging Contaminants Seminar
Program Description
Emerging contaminants such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), 1,4-dioxane and perchlorate are being widely discussed in the media as well as the environmental community. Many states have been taking the lead in drafting policies and regulations, and as such there are differing requirements in terms of analytical methodology, target compound lists, regulatory standards, detection limits, etc. This presentation will focus on the history of emerging contaminants, overviews of the evolving regulatory and scientific landscape, potential sources, legal ramifications, results of a recent NY State pilot study and the analytical method options that are available to address them.
Alpha Analytical has assembled a team of experts for this half-day session which will address and educate current and future practitioners as it relates to the challenges faced when confronted with emerging contaminants.
Time: 8:00am on-site registration and breakfast followed by presentations from 8:30am - 12:30pm
Cost: $40 online/pre-event and $60 day of event registration fee
For more information or to register, please contact Shannon Turner at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Details:
Hyatt Regency / Long Island
717 Motor Parkway
Hauppauge, NY 11788
Time: 8:00am - 12:30pm
CIANJ - EBC Roundtable
September 27, 2017 in Edison, NJ
The EBC Environmental Roundtable meets every other month to discuss relevant environmental issues, regulatory changes and new developments that may impact our members provided by our sub-committees which focus on: Regulatory Affairs, Brownfields & Site Remediation, Natural Resource Damages, Water, Air, Environmental Technology, Sustainability, Energy, Enforcement & OSHA News and Regulations.
For more information, please visit: www.cianj.org
Details:
PSEG Training & Development Center
234 Pierson Ave.
Edison, NJ 08837
Time: 8:00am - 9:30am
Environmental Professionals' Association of Connecticut
September 28, 2017 in Hartford, CT
Join Alpha Analytical and the Environmental Professionals' Association of Connecticut (EPOC) at the new Dunkin' Donuts Park, home of the Hartford Yard Goats AA baseball team, for the annual dinner meeting showcasing the new stadium. The event begins at 5:30 PM with social hour, followed by buffet dinner, brief business meeting, and our keynote presentation.
For more information, please visit: www.epoc.org
Details:
Dunkin' Donuts Park
1214 Main St
Hartford, CT 06103
Time: 5:30pm - 9:00pm
Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments, Water, & Energy
October 16-19, 2017 in Amherst, MA
A strong and diverse technical program is developed each year in concert with a variety of educational, social, and networking opportunities. Live equipment demonstrations augment the exhibition hall, bringing real world application to the technical theory presented in the sessions. Focused day and evening workshops provide attendees with practical information for immediate application.
The conference promises to be an exciting opportunity for all those concerned with the challenge of developing creative, cost-effective assessments and solutions that can withstand the demands of regulatory requirements.
For more information, please visit: www.aehsfoundation.org
Details:
Murray D. Lincoln Campus Center
1 Campus Center Way
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Time: 7:30am - 5:00pm
LSPA Annual Dinner Meeting
October 26, 2017 in Lowell, MA
The Annual LSPA Dinner Meeting is an opportunity for members of the Association to gather in a networking and dinner environment.
Guest speaker: To Be Announced
For more information, please visit: www.lspa.org
Details:
UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center
50 Warren St
Lowell, MA 01852
Time: 5:00pm - 9:00pm
LSPA November Membership Meeting
November 14, 2017 in Newton, MA
LSPA September Membership Meeting - Environmental Insurance
Once a month, the LSPA holds an evening membership meeting. These meetings are popular networking and educational events, regularly attended by over 100 members and non-members. An hour of socializing, with a complimentary buffet dinner, is followed by an hour presentation from invited guest speakers on a broad range of topics. Typically 1 technical or regulatory credit is offered.
Presenters: To Be Announced
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
For more information, please visit: www.lspa.org
Details:
Doubletree
5400 Computer Drive
Westboro, MA 01581
Time: 5:00pm - 8:00pm
CIANJ - EBC Roundtable
November 15, 2017 in Edison, NJ
The EBC Environmental Roundtable meets every other month to discuss relevant environmental issues, regulatory changes and new developments that may impact our members provided by our sub-committees which focus on: Regulatory Affairs, Brownfields & Site Remediation, Natural Resource Damages, Water, Air, Environmental Technology, Sustainability, Energy, Enforcement & OSHA News and Regulations.
For more information, please visit: www.cianj.org
Details:
PSEG Training & Development Center
234 Pierson Ave.
Edison, NJ 08837
Time: 8:00am - 9:30am
National Brownfields Training Conference
December 5-7, 2017 in Pittsburgh, PA
In 1996, a cross-section of stakeholders came together in Pittsburgh for the very first federally co-sponsored National Brownfields Training Conference. Now more than two decades later, Brownfields 2017 is coming back to the city where the cleanup and redevelopment movement started.
Cosponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the International City/County Management Association (ICMA), the National Brownfields Training Conference will take place December 5-7, 2017, with pre-conference workshops on December 4th, in Pittsburgh, PA at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. Offered every two years, the conference is the largest gathering of stakeholders focused on cleaning up and reusing formerly utilized commercial and industrial properties.
Mark your calendars and join us for three days of training, networking and business development!
For more information, please visit: www.brownfields2017.org
Details:
David L. Lawrence Convention Center
1000 Fort Duquense Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Time: 8:00am - 5:00pm
