Conference Program

2024 CLEAN GULF Preliminary Conference Session Line-Up

TRACK: RESPONSE

  • Innovation in Response Tools
  • Legacy OSRO’s in a Modern World
  • MP14 Wildlife Response – Field of Excellence Under the Big Top
  • Logistics Challenges During a Response
  • Battery Response Case Studies and Information You Need

TRACK: PORTS AND MARITIME

  • Harbor Safety Best Management Practices, Challenges, Solutions and the Future of Maritime Safety
  • Maritime Case Studies
  • State of the Salvage and Marine Firefighting Industry – Case Studies and Lessons Learned

TRACK: PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS

  • Choices in Risk Management and Spill Response
  • What’s in Your Spill Response Kit
  • Wildlife Response Considerations

TRACK: TRAINING AND EXERCISES

  • Exercise 101
  • Preparedness for Response Exercise Program (PREP) and Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) Requirements
  • OSHA 1910.156 – What it Means to You
  • Fundamentals of Adult Learning and Education
  • What is an Effective Training Program?
  • How to Conduct an Effective Exercise
  • Incident Command System (ICS) Position Specific Training and Qualification
  • Uncovering Planning P Process

TRACK: EMERGING TRENDS AND CONCERNS

  • Alternative Fuels
  • Community Engagement – Managing Expectations Before, During and After a Response
  • Guardians of the Coast – Promoting Resilience and Mental Health Amongst Gulf of Mexico Responders
  • PFAS – Forever Chemicals

TRACK: DISPERSANTS

  • Progress Made on Dispersant Stockpile and Resupply
  • Surface Dispersant Monitoring to Meet EPA Subpart J Requirements

TRACK: RESPONSE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGIES

  • Oil Spill Research Programmatic Initiatives
  • Sniffing, Burning, and Stirring