June 2013: Made in California
Welcome
Dear RMDZ Workshop Attendee: We are pleased to invite you to CalRecycle's Holiday Inn Sacramento "Zone Works" Training Workshop on June 5-6, 2013. Zone Works offers the unique opportunity for Zone Administrators, CalRecycle Zone Liaisons and Loan staff, and valued program partners to regularly convene and discuss current issues and to coordinate business assistance activities. The theme of this Zone Works is "Made in California," and we will have the opportunity to learn about the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), including the Made in California program. As requested in past workshops, we will also have a session focusing in on reuse business models and trends. Through the workshop sessions, we will continue to highlight existing and to explore new program ideas and partners through which we can leverage local, state and federal resources to recruit and retain business in California, specifically recycling manufacturers. As develop the final agenda, the included draft offers a snapshot of what we are planning.
Arrangements for registration, travel, and one night’s hotel can be made by CSUS using the online registration process, by phone, or by mail. The cost for each of these will be automatically paid via each ZA’s CalRecycle Zone Incentive Funds (ZIF). You will not have to get pre-approval or submit a reimbursement for airfare, lodging, or registration. However, other expenses like mileage or airport parking will require submitting a reimbursement form, which will be provided at the workshop. Please also be aware, if more than one night’s lodging is required, you will need pre-approval from Marshalle Graham prior to registering. Also, if you are a ZA and would like to use your ZIF monies to pay for a guest from your Zone to attend the workshop, prior approval must be obtained from Marshalle Graham. More instructions are forthcoming.
We look forward to a successful event and hope to see you in Sacramento on June 5-6, 2013. If you have any questions about Zone Works, please contact Marshalle Graham at marshalle.graham@calrecycle.ca.gov or 916-341-6270.
Sincerely,
Cara Morgan, Branch Chief
Local Assistance and Market Development