Contact
Andrea DesimoneEPEAT
adesimone@greenelectronicscouncil.org
503-279-9383
Registration Options
Full Training Fee - $1200 US
Subscribers Receive a 40% Discount ($720)
Non-subscribers are eligible for a 10% early bird discount if registered by April 27thWhere
Embassy Suites Hotel, Downtown Portland319 SW Pine Street
Portland, OR 97204
Driving Directions
EPEAT Subscriber and Qualified Verifier Training - Portland, OR
EPEAT® CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT AND CERTIFICATE TRAINING
May 21 - 24, 2012 Portland, OR USA
for Manufacturers, Suppliers, Consultants, Verifiers and
Product Registration Entities
Hosted by EPEAT
EPEAT® is the premier environmental rating system to help purchasers evaluate, compare and select greener IT. EPEAT covers computers (Desktops, Laptops, Thin Clients, Workstations), and computer monitors/displays.
EPEAT scores products across more than 50 lifecycle environmental performance criteria, and conducts ongoing third-party verification of manufacturer claims. EPEAT’s simple yet powerful Bronze, Silver or Gold product-specific rating is well-recognized in the marketplace, making it easy for manufacturers to demonstrate the environmental attributes of their products and for purchasers to select greener electronics for their homes and businesses.
EPEAT covers 41 countries and has more participating manufacturers across more rated IT products than any other environmental registry, enabling purchasers to compare and select products from local or global suppliers based on environmental excellence.
This course will teach the EPEAT® system and the IEEE 1680.1 standard for computers and computer displays, from product declaration through verification. The first two and a half days of training is intended for both subscribers and those involved in the verification process, and will highlight the standards, requirements for conformity, and product registration. The final day of training will focus on supplemental training for subscriber, qualified verifiers and others involved in the verification process, and will end with the EPEAT Certificate Examination. Delegates who successfully complete the full 3.5-day training and pass the certificate exam will be EPEAT-certificated to perform conformity assessment and verification.
Hotel Discount Information
For anyone wishing to stay at the Embassy Suites, we have secured special pricing of $152 per night, which includes a hot breakfast daily and free wi-fi in each room. Reserve your room here by April 22nd to secure this special rate. If you are having trouble booking a room, contact Bethany Painter at the Embassy Suites at Bethany.Painter@hilton.com and mention that you will be part of the EPEAT training group.
Transportation
The hotel does not provide a shuttle from the airport. You can either arrange for a taxi (generally around $45, but depends on traffic) or you can take the red line MAX train, which costs $2.40 and leaves every fifteen minutes. You will get off at SW Oak/1st (a short walk from the hotel). Please see here for a map from the MAX station to the hotel.
Meals
Breakfast at the hotel is included as part of your stay so breakfast will not be served during the trainings. Lunch will be served each day.
Manufacturers who take the course will be able to use the EPEAT environmental rating system. You will gain in-depth knowledge of the system operations and standard requirements. You will learn in detail the product declaration process; the product, service and corporate criteria; and the verification process.
Suppliers who participate will be able to assist customers to qualify products to the EPEAT standards. You will learn what proof is required for the different product criteria, and how to help manufacturers maintain supporting information for their product declaration.
Consultants who take the course will be competent to provide product registration and verification support services to manufacturers registering products in EPEAT. Upon passing the final exam, you will also be certified to perform verification within the EPEAT® system as an independent contractor working under the management of an organization that has been qualified as a Product Registration Entity (PRE).
Prospective EPEAT Verifiers who complete the course and pass the exam can use that certification to apply to work with an organization that conducts verifications to the IEEE 1680 family of standards. Qualified Verifiers are either employees or consultants who investigate the claims of manufacturers regarding their products against the requirements of the standards.
AGENDA
This training will provide valuable insight into EPEAT criteria, subscriber requirements and verification procedures.
May 21 - 23, 2012
The session will begin on Monday, May 21st with lunch at 12:00 noon followed by a half-day of training from 1:00 - 5:00pm. Training will run from 9:00am - 5:00pm on the 22nd and 23rd. Lunch and snacks will be provided.
The first 2.5 days of training will focus on both Subscribers and those involved in the verification process, and will highlight the standards, requirements for conformity, and product registration.
Topics will include:
- Introduction to EPEAT and IEEE 1680
- 1680.1 standard for computers and displays
- Achieving and demonstrating conformance
- The Environmental Benefits Calculator
- Use of the EPEAT registry and product registration
- Assuring conformity to IEEE 1680.1
- Requirements of the standard
- Manufacturer requirements for conformity assessment
- The verification process, step-by-step
May 24, 2012
9:00am - 11:30am: Supplemental training
12:00pm - 5:00pm: EPEAT Certification Examination
Lunch and snacks will be provided.
The final day of training will focus on supplemental training for Subscribers, Qualified Verifiers and others involved in the verification process, and will end with the EPEAT Certificate Examination.
