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Hi Scott – Contact Janet Brown at
Hospitals for a Healthy Env’t (H2E) janet.brown@h2e-online.org
413-253-0254 (Massachusetts). She’s
organized weekly tech assistance teleconferences (recently shifting to webinars)
for several years - see http://cms.h2e-online.org/teleconferences/,
with archived audio sessions avail. for podcast(ing). I think archives
are free at present; there’s a fee (per session or annually) to listen to
the original live broadcasts. Usual topics = nuts-n-bolts (operating room
P2, green construction, procurement, mercury reduction, benchmarking) - tho a recent
one on climate change & health care incl. Bill McKibben as a presenter. Typical H2E webinar features: ·
Excellent web info promoting session content & value ·
1 -3 speakers on big picture and case studies ·
PowerPoint presentations ·
Background docs & web resources to view before/after webinar ·
90 min session ·
“Listening” participants on mute until presentations
end; then lines open nationwide for Q & A ·
Webinars & supporting resource links are archived online WA Dept. of Ecology and PPRC have hosted monthly H2E webinar “listening
sessions” and follow-up local discussions for the last year.
It hasn’t taken off like we’d hoped, to create/sustain regional health
care peer networks across the state. Some people listen from their own workplaces,
others just catch up later, many can’t get away from work to join a group
meeting at another hospital or office. The variety of topics means
there’s often a different audience for each session,
too. Keep that in mind if you’re looking at podcasts as
a way to support local networks or sub-sector groups within ChemAlliance. Regards – Cathy Buller Pacific NW Pollution Prevention Resource Center (PPRC) Seattle, WA 206-352-2050 cbuller@pprc.org www.pprc.org From:
owner-p2tech@great-lakes.net [mailto:owner-p2tech@great-lakes.net] On Behalf
Of Butner, R Scott P2TECh-ies If you're
like me, you come back from a long Thanksgiving feeling recharged, ready to
conquer the world (and about 3 lbs heavier -- which is a good thing if you're
going to conquer the world because you'll need those fat reserves). The feeling
usually lasts until about mid-December, when the reality of winter's imminent
arrival sinks in. That process was accelerated a bit around here last
evening as we got our first snowfall of the year. So, striking
while the iron is still hot -- I am seeking input from people who have used
podcasting as part of a technical assistance/business assistance program.
What was the topic of the podcast? How about format (was it a panel
discussion, lecture, or what?) How many downloads did you
have? What sort of feedback did you get? How did you promote the
podcast? How does the cost compare to producing a similar text-based
document? Perhaps most
importantly: what lessons did you learn "the hard way," that we
might avoid learning that way at ChemAlliance? We've
committed to piloting a few podcasts on our site this coming year, providing
compliance assistance and P2 information to chemical manufacturing
companies. My hope is that the widespread availability of mp3 players
will allow users to listen to the podcasts on their morning commutes or at
other times when they might not otherwise have the opportunity to do so. thanks in
advance for whatever insights you can share. ========================================
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