American Bio-Recovery Association 19th Annual Conference 

When

Tuesday August 2, 2015 at 8:00 AM CDT
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Friday August 5, 2015 at 5:00 PM CDT

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Where

Embassy Suites Colorado Springs, CO

 7290 Commerce Center Drive

Colorado Springs, CO 80919 

Ph:  719-955-6848 

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ABRA’s 19th anniversary of defining excellence in professional education and distinguished strength in the field of Bio-Recovery makes this year's Annual Conference a must-attend educational event! Each year, our distinct domestic and international ABRA member participants learn from one another in an environment that truly supports camaraderie.
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AT THE DOOR AUGUST 1-5, 2016  
1 DAY RATE - 
NETWORKING DINNER - Additional Networking Dinner tickets (Per Person for spouse/family members not attending the conference) 
Cancellation Fees of $50.00 per registration will apply after August 01, 2016. ALL payments for registration MUST be in by 08/02/201

Register Now!                               !This Event Qualifies for ABRA, ACAC & IICRC CE Credits!

Attendance at the entire conference will satisfy the ABRA Technician Certification CE annual renewal requirements. 

Contact

ABRA Annual Conference Planning Committee 
American Bio-Recovery Association 
888-979-2272 
conferencecommittee@americanbiorecovery.org 

Event Agenda:

Tuesday, August 2nd :

Educational Session  8 am - 5pm

8.00 am- 12 pm

 Train the Trainer – BBP Standard - Presented by ehs International, Inc. This Train the Trainer Course is for those interested in conducting training in-house for the BloodBorne Pathogen Standard.  CFR 1910.1030.

12.00-12.50 pm - Lunch (on your own)

1pm - 5 pm

 Infection Control Risk Assessment Awareness Training - Presented by Thomas Licker, CEICR, CBRM  This course discusses the risk of doing remedial work in health care environments.   It is designed to inform attendees of the risks and project requirements for contractors doing work in health care systems. 

Meet & Greet 6 pm

Wednesday August 3rd :

7.30 am- 8 am Visit vendor tables and networking giveaway *Must be present to win

8 am President's address

9 am - 10 am -  Mind the Gap; Pitafalls in insurance and Best Practices Presented by Jacqueline Brettner & Eric Ferrante of Carver Darden Keretzky Tessier Finn Blossman & Areaux LLC

 10 am - 11 am - Hidden Industry Issue; Trauma Cleaning and PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) Presented by Andrew Yurchcuck Bio-Clean of New Jersey

11.00 am - 12.30pm - Fast, Accurate & Easy Estimating - Presented by Clint Lien of Bluebook International

12.30-1.20 pm - Lunch (on your own)

1.30 pm - 3.00 pm

Advantages of Induction Charged Technologies - Presented by Naaron Reed of ByoPlanet

3.00 pm - ABRA Member Meeting (Strictly ABRA Active member companies only)

Thurs. August 4th;

7.30 am- 8 am Visit vendor tables and networking giveaway *Must be present to win

8 am - 9 am - Coroner meets Bio Recovery World Presented by Heidi Lamkin of Absolute Bio-Recovery Service East, LLC

9.00 am - 10.30 am- Forensic Entomology for Secondary Responders Presented by Henry Mulzac, BCE

11.00 am - 12.00 pm Business Emergency response Training - Presented by Bill Cunningham BERT

12.00 pm ABRA Welcomes Rampart High's Forensic Program Students & Teachers

12.30 pm - 1.30 pm - Lunch (on your own) 

1.30 pm - 3.00 pmICS Incident Command in the Field - Presented by Patrick DiTullio

3.00 pm -4.30 Delusional Parasitosis: Environmental Causes Presented by Eric Morse Tri State Bio Recovery 

6pm - ABRA Member Networking Dinner Phantom Canyon Brewing Co

Fri. August 5th;

7.30 am- 8 am Visit vendor tables and networking giveaway *Must be present to win

8 am - 9.30 am - The pros and cons of professional certification - Presented by Adam Andrews American Council for Accredited Certification (ACAC)

9.00 am - 10.30 am - Technologies that Improve the Profitability of Bio-Recovery- Presented by Stephen Leung of Contec, Inc. / Sporicidin Division

10.30 am - 12.30 pm James Dennison from Century Environmental Hygiene

1.30 pm - ABRA Member Committee meeting