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2015 CPANS Conference & AGM

May 26, 2015 @ 8:00 am - May 27, 2015 @ 5:00 pm

The 2015 CPANS Conference was held in Edmonton, AB May 26 and May 27. Click HERE for the 2015 conference program with the presentation slides included in the conference schedule below.

Day 1 – Wednesday, May 26 2015

8:00 – 9:00 Registration and Coffee
9:00 – 9:10 Kim O’NeillCPANS President
Welcoming & Opening Remarks
Session 1
  Session Chair: Sunny Cho
9:10 – 9:35 Shannon WhiteAESRD
Biodiversity Management Frameworks for Alberta’s Land Use Planning Regions: From mammals to mites. ( Download PDF )
9:35 – 10:00 Alberto PereiraAlberta Innovates Technology Futures
Quantification of Naphthenic Acids in Water Samples: Challenges from complex matrix? ( Download PDF )
10:00 – 10:25 Lisa BrownCity of Edmonton
Application of Electronic Odour Monitoring to Edmonton Waste Management Centre. ( Download PDF )
10:25 – 10:55 Networking Break & Poster Presentation and Open Exhibition (Aurora Room)
Session 2
  Session Chair: Allan Legge
10:55 – 11:20 David ChadderRWDI Air Inc.
Future Odour Enforcement and Role of Regulations in Alberta. ( Download PDF )
11:20 – 11:45 Md. Aynul BariU. of Alberta
Monitoring of Indoor and Outdoor Levels of BTEX and Petroleum Tracer Compounds in Edmonton Homes. ( Download PDF )
11:45 – 12:10 Ray YangLevelton Consultants Ltd.
Approaches to Developing Meteorological Restrictions for Non-Routine Sour Gas Flaring Management Using the Risk Based Criteria. ( Download PDF )
12:10 – 13:10 Kim O’NeillCPANS
Lunch & CPANS AGM (Maple Leaf Room)
Session 3
  Session Chair: Piotr Staniaszek
13:10 – 13:35 Hamid NamsechiAESRD
A Strategic-level Discussion of Air Policy Development in Alberta. ( Download PDF )
13:35 – 14:00 Ron ChapmanRDWI Air Inc.
Determining Forecast Skill in a Numerical Weather Model: Case Study – WRF NWP Results Compared Against the WBEA Air Monitoring Network. ( Download PDF )
14:00 – 14:25 Yayne AkliluAESRD
Ambient Hydrocarbon Concentration near Cold Heavy Oil Production Area in Northern Alberta. ( Download PDF )
14:25 – 14:50 Networking Break & Poster Presentation and Open Exhibition (Aurora Room)
Session 4
  Session Chair: Kim O’Neill
14:50 – 15:15 Kurt J. HansenGreen Inc.
QA/QC of Data Used for SGER GHG Emission Compliance and Offset Project Reporting. ( Download PDF )
15:15 – 15:40 Craig VatcherNovus Environmental
Novel Approaches to Integrated Environmental Monitoring and Management. ( Download PDF )
15:40 – 16:05 Longdong ZhangU. of Alberta
OP-FTIR: a Versatile and Powerful Technology for Measuring Multiple Gaseous Compounds. ( Download PDF )
16:05 – 17:00 Student Poster Competition/Evaluation
Tour the Poster Presentation & Exhibition Room (Aurora Room)
17:00 – 19:00 Kim O’NeillCPANS President
Networking Mixer & Poster Competition Awards Ceremony (Maple Leaf Room)

Day 2 – Thursday, May 27 2015

8:00 – 9:00 Registration and Coffee
9:00 – 9:10 Sunny ChoConference Chair
Second Day Opening of the Conference
9:10 – 10:00 Jay NagendranAEMERA
Keynote Presentation: Our Environment. ( Download PDF )
Session 5
  Session Chair: Bob Myrick
10:00 – 10:20 Bob MyrickAEMERA
LAEMERA – A new era for air monitoring in Alberta. ( Download PDF )
10:20 – 10:45 Networking Break & Poster Presentation and Open Exhibition (Aurora Room)
10:45 – 11:10 Long FuAEMERA
An Innovative Approach for Environmental Data Visualization. ( Download PDF )
11:10 – 11:35 Thompson NunifuAEMERA
High Resolution Air Mapping Tool for the Oil Sands Region in Alberta. ( Download PDF )
11:35 – 12:00 Quamrul Huda & Zheng YangAEMERA
Remote Sensing of CH4 under controlled release by Differential Absorption Light Detection and Ranging (DiAL). ( Download PDF )
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
Session 6
  Session Chair: David Chadder
13:00 – 13:25 Peter FortnaWillow Springs Strategic Solutions
The McMurray Métis’ Cumulative Effects Management Strategy ( Download PDF )
13:25 – 13:50 Jean BirksAlberta Innovates Technology Futures
Characterizing the Organic Composition of Snow and Surface Water Across the Athabasca Region. ( Download PDF )
13:50 – 14:15 Kelly MunkittrickCOSIA
COSIA’s Approach for Analyzing Regional Cumulative Effects Data. ( Download PDF )
14:15 – 14:40 Roger OrdSNC-Lavalin Inc.
Automatic Monitoring Systems: SAM, PEMS, CEMS. ( Download PDF )
14:40 – 15:00 Networking Break & Poster Presentation and Open Exhibition (Aurora Room)
Session 7
  Session Chair: Yayne Akililu
15:00 – 15:25 Christian ReutenRWDI Air Inc.
Comparison of Measurements: A Bayesian Approach. ( Download PDF )
15:25 – 15:50 Nicole PyshRoyal Roads University
Exploring the Factors that Influence Environmental Performance at Alberta’s Kraft Pulp Mills. ( Download PDF )
15:50 – 16:15 Hebaallah MareyU. of Alberta
Impact of Alberta Forest Fires on Air Quality Based on AERONET and Multiple Satellite Data Sets. ( Download PDF )
16:15 – 16:30 Sunny ChoConference Chair
Conference Wrap-up

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May 26, 2015 @ 8:00 am
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May 27, 2015 @ 5:00 pm
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Venue

University of Alberta, Lister Centre
11613 87 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H6
Edmonton, Alberta Canada
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