GLIN==> Register for webinars: Quality management training and technical presentations

Please register for webinars offered in support of the Great Lakes
Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Quality Technical Conference December 7,
and 8, 2010

The U.S. EPA Office of Water (OW), Great Lakes National Program Office
(GLNPO), and Region 5 are providing a series of training modules on
quality management to foster awareness of EPA’s quality system and train
EPA staff and collaborators on quality implementation for EPA-funded
projects.  The training is scheduled for December 7, 2010 and will
coincide with the First Annual Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI)
Quality Technical Conference being held in Chicago, Illinois on December
7, 8, and 9, 2010. The conference will include a series of technical
presentations that will be provided in four sessions on December 8,
2010.  The GLRI Quality Assurance workgroup will meet on December 9,
2010.  No webinars are planned for December 9.  More detailed
information about the conference will be made available at:
http://epa.gov/greatlakes/qmp/

Quality management training modules - December 7, 2010

(1) Data Verification, Validation and Usability
December 7, 2010, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Central time/Chicago)
This three-hour workshop is designed to assist project managers, project
staff, and data users in understanding (1) the processes necessary to
determine if data are suitable for their intended use and (2) techniques
for documenting data quality in order to comply with requirements of the
Data Quality Act and EPA’s quality system.
Registration Web Link: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/349459529

(2) Quality Documentation Tracking, Inventory, and Reporting
December 7, 2010, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Central time/Chicago)
Tracking and reporting the status of quality requirement implementation
for projects is a critical component of all quality programs.
Development and approval of quality documentation, such as quality
assurance project plans, is often a requirement for projects that
involve the collection or use of environmental data.  This two-hour
training will discuss the importance of inventory, tracking, and
reporting for project quality documentation throughout the review and
approval process and present example procedures for these quality
program components.
Registration Web Link: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/692478921

(3) Field and Laboratory Auditing
December 7, 2010, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Central time/Chicago)
This two-hour training module will focus on how to plan, conduct, and
report upon audits of laboratories and field operations.  The training
will address the “what, why, who, when and how” of auditing including,
the various types of audits (such as routine and corrective action),
establishing project requirements against which to audit, assembling an
audit team, developing relevant audit procedures for a specific project,
audit documentation, and corrective actions and follow-up.
Registration Web Link: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/145760264

First Annual GLRI Quality Technical Conference - December 8, 2010

(4) Quality Fundamentals and GLRI Accountability
Wed, Dec 8, 2010, 8:30 AM - 9:40 AM (Central time/Chicago)
Stages of Quality for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative,
Information Quality Guidelines, Great Lakes Accountability System
Registration Web Link: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/531767896

(5) Quality Considerations for Sediment Assessment and Remediation
Projects
Wed, Dec 8, 2010, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Central time/Chicago)
Data Management and Analytical Support for Great Lakes Legacy Act, Use
of Geostatistics in Sediment Assessment and Remediation Projects,
Quality Considerations for EPA Emergency Response and Sediment
Remediation Projects, Construction and Engineering Quality Issues, and
Real-time Turbidity Monitoring and Construction Quality Assurance for
Dredging
Registration Web Link: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/705515256

(6) Quality Considerations for Habitat Restoration Projects
Wed, Dec 8, 2010, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM (Central time/Chicago)
Common Quality Issues for Habitat Restoration Projects under GLRI and
Strategies for Assessing and Implementing Quality
Registration Web Link: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/677079305

(7) Quality Considerations for Projects Using Existing Data and Remote
Sensing Projects
Wed, Dec 8, 2010, 3:20 PM - 4:30 PM (Central time/Chicago)
Delisting Beneficial Use Impairments for Great Lakes Areas of Concern,
Great Lakes Observation System, Understanding and Interpreting
Non-detect Results
Registration Web Link: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/661926552
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Pranas Pranckevicius, CISSP
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Great Lakes National Program Office
77 West Jackson Blvd.  G-17J
Chicago, IL  60604-3590
pranckevicius.pranas at epa.gov
312 353-3437 Tel | 312 385-5446 Fax
www.epa.gov/greatlakes