GLIN==> Webinar: U.S. EPA's Quality Program Refresher

U.S. EPA's Quality Program Refresher
Tuesday April 12, 2011
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Central Time
Registration web link: http://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/917562688

U.S. EPA Region 5 and the Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO)
are sponsoring a two-hour training session providing a refresher on U.S.
EPA’s  quality program as it pertains to environmental data operations.

The session will discuss:
Recent changes to U.S. EPA’s quality assurance (QA) policies and
guidance;
Updated quality requirements pertaining to EPA organizations, programs
and projects;
Considerations for implementing quality requirements as they pertain to
extramural agreements (i.e. acquisitions/ contracts, assistance/grants,
interagency agreements and cooperative agreements)

Target Audience
This session is designed as a refresher training for individuals who
plan, generate, assess and/or use environmental data as well as those
who manage or implement (i.e. recipients) extramural agreements. This
includes U.S. EPA managers and staff, and external organizations such as
other federal agencies, states, Indian tribal governments, local
agencies, universities and not-for-profit organizations. The session
will discuss recent and upcoming changes to U.S. EPA’s quality policies.
The session is expected to be beneficial to both technical and
non-technical staff and will provide a foundation for future quality
training sessions.

Prerequisites:  It will be assumed that participants have taken
introductory training on U.S. EPA quality assurance program and related
training on quality assurance project plans (QAPPs).

Training Format:
The training session will be offered via webinar to off-site U.S. EPA
employees and to external organizations. After registering, you will
receive a confirmation email containing more detailed information
(including minimum software requirements/downloads) about joining the
Webinar.

Registration
Webinar participants shall register no later than April 5, 2011 via the
following link:  http://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/917562688
Additional information and helpful hints for webinar access will be
provided following registration.

More Information?

Please contact:
Amberina Khan, U.S. EPA Region 5
e-mail: khan.amberina at epa.gov
phone: 312-886-1503