The IWRC staff has over 200 years of combined experience in environmental consulting, assistance, training and education and as a result has presented and spoken at many conferences, events, and workshops over the years. If you need a speaker for an upcoming event, send an email to iwrc@uni.edu letting us know what type of event you're hosting, when and where it will take place, and what topic(s) you would like staff to cover.
Topics We Can Cover
- Air quality (as related to Iowa small businesses)
- Environmental regulatory compliance and reporting (as related to Iowa small businesses)
- Food waste
- Hazardous and non-hazardous waste management (as related to Iowa small businesses)
- Pollution prevention
- Solid waste (as related to Iowa small businesses)
- Spray painter training and efficiency
- Storm water (as related to Iowa small businesses)
- Waste reduction
- Wastewater (as related to Iowa small businesses)
Where We Have Spoken
- International and national conferences such as the School Nutrition Association Conference (food waste), International Composting Conference ( food waste), BioCycle Conferences (food waste)
- State association conferences such as Iowa Recycling and Solid Waste Management Conference (food waste, environmental), i-Best (environmental), Iowa Environmental Health Conference (environmental, air quality, food waste)
- Association chapter meetings such as the Associated General Contractors of Iowa (air quality)
- Workshops and conferences such as those held by the Iowa DNR's Pollution Prevention program (environmental), Growing Sustainable Communities (food waste),
- Local economic development groups and other organizations such as the Mid Iowa Growth Partnership (environmental), Corn Belt Power Cooperative (environmental)
- Training events and Lunch n' Learn meetings jointly coordinated with organizations such as Minnesota Technical Assistance Program (painter training), City of Fort Dodge (food waste), Molyneaux Insurance (environmental) Linn County Air Quality (painter training)