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To: From: Sent: Subject: Jackson, RyanOackson.ryan@epa.gov] Use of Blockchain In Government Training Workshop Mon 11/20/2017 7:07:06 PM Register for Next Wed Blockchain & How it Can be Used in Government Training Important Blockchain Workshop for Government Executives, Managers and Staff - Blockchain Technology is Often Called the "New Internet" - Important to Learn About Blockchain and Its Potential Uses NIST Blockchain Security Speaker - Just Announced - No Sales - No Marketing - Useful Information for Government - visit: www.PotomacForurn Mm. Blockchain and its Potential in Government Training Workshop: , > A Primer for Government Executives Managers and Staff 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA - 6/22 Production ED 001523 00004520-00001 *^777T7Tni'i(f[>i:i/*I9.<79fM/fM j7iFTA theJlse-Cas&sJieiim&uilQresL-a^ tQ^SmMjMMMmtMminessMmMs What Executives, Managers and Staff Need to Know November 29, 2017 Willard InterContinental Hotel Washington, D.C. Blockchain and its Potential in Government > Training Workshop: A Primer for Government Executives Managers, and Staff Demystifying Blockchain: What You Need to Know About Blockchain, the Use Cases Being Explored, and How it May be Used in Government to Securely Meet Business Needs What Executives, Managers and Staff Need to Know November 29, 2017 Willard InterContinental Hotel Washington, D.C. Link to Potomac Forum Website: www.PotomacForum.org Government & Industry Invited to Attend No Press Permitted to Encourage Candid Discussion Sponsored by: Potomac Forum, Ltd providing training to government since 1982 Potomac Forum Workshops are 100% Training and Not Sales or Marketing Events Government Speakers 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA - 6/22 Production ED 001523 00004520-00002 Nit I iWLAkytJUbl AWWUUWLtb: Paul Grassi Senior Standards and Technology Advisor Trusted Identity Initiative Group NIST (NIST Blockchain Security Expert) Jose Arrieta Director, Office of IT Schedule Contract Operations General Services Administration (GSA) Earl Warrington Senior Technical Advisor General Services Administration (GSA) Craig Fischer Innovation Program Manager Department of the Treasury Chris Robey Blockchain and Procurement Consultant (Former Procurement Analyst of DHS/U.S. Customs and Border Protection) Bo Shevchik, MBA, CGFM, PMP Co-Chair Association of Government Accountants (AGA) Blockchain Working Group Justin Herman Emerging Citizen Technology Inter-Aoencv Program Lead 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA - 6/22 Production ED 001523 00004520-00003 (invited) Combiz Abdolrahimi Treasury Representative to the FedID Planning Committee & Senior Policy Advisor Department of the Treasury (invitation extended) Additional Government Speakers Awaiting Confirmation Overview: Commonly described as the "next great disrupter," Blockchain technology is the "new Internet". While there are challenges associated with widespread use, its potential is drawing heavy interest and investment from both commercial and government leaders around teh world. Primarily known as the technology underlying Bitcoin, the strengths of Block's "distributed ledger" include increased transparency, speed, increased security. Federal agencies are currently funding and building use cases to explore the potential of blockchain technologies. Potential applications continue to expand as government moves toward adoption of the technology to increase efficiencies, trim costs, and increase transparency, and improve security in their operations. Driven by the advantages of Blockchain and efforts for government transparency and the DATA Act, there are numerous Blockchain use cases that agencies are considering that touch many parts and processes of an organization, including: Financial management and services Procurement IT asset and supply chain management Smart contracts Patents, Trademarks Copyrights, Royalties Identity management and government-issued credentials like visas, passports, SSN and birth certificates Federal personnel workforce data Appropriated funds Federal assistance and foreign aid delivery Government & Industry Partners Invited to Register This Workshop is for Government Executives, Managers and Staff and Industry Partners to Understand Blockchain Technology and its use and potential use for Government. 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA - 6/22 Production ED 001523 00004520-00004 What You Will Learn: Fundamentals of Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology How blockchain works, and how it applies to government processes Key opportunities to use Blockchain Examples of blockchain use "outside the beltway" (including other Governments) and why Why You Should Attend: Understand Blockchain and how it can be used in government Improve your knowledge of an exploding technology Be better equipped to support acquisition decisions Build communities of interest in your agency and across agencies Craft new strategies for improving business processes and government operations Who Should Attend: Federal Government Executives, Managers and staff who are interested in learning about Blockchain and how it can be used in government Government Executives, Managers and staff responsible for implementing Agency restructuring plans Federal employees or members of employee affinity groups Technology leaders and technology implementers CIOs, CFOs and other CXOs Procurement Personnel Records Managers IGs and Staff State and local Government Executives, Managers and staff Industry Partners who support the government Workshop for Government and Industry Partners Press is NOT Permitted to Permit Candid Discussion CEUs and CLUs Credits Awarded for Attendance 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA - 6/22 Production ED 001523 00004520-00005 ^^^^Ran^Tearn^^gefRer!TJe3uce3n5egisfranor^e^^^" Workshop for Government and Industry Partners Learn Together Team Rates: Reduced Registration for Multiple Attendees from the same organization Registration and Information: www.potomacforum.org Call: (703) 683-1613 info@PotomacForum.org Sponsored by: Potomac Forum, Ltd. Founded in 1982 as a non-profit educational organization Potomac Forum, Ltd is Proud to be: Corporate Partner of The Association of Government Accountants Sustaining Partner Association for Federal Information Resources Management AFFIRM Potomac Forum Direct Phone: (703) 683-1613 If this email is not of specific interest to you, please forward to an associate. Please DO NOT UNSUBSCRIBE from this "Blockchain Workshop" mailing list. Potomac Forum offers a wide variety of government related training events which may be of interest to you in the future. If you unsubscribe from this "Blockchain Workshop" list, you will not receive future notices for "Blockchain Workshop" from this list. _____________________________________Thank Vr>n_____________________________________ This email was sent to: jackson.ryan@epa.gov Go here to leave this mailing list or modify your email profile. We respect your right to privacy. View our policy. This email was sent by: Potomac Forum, Ltd. 400 North Washington Street , Alexandria , Virginia, 22314 , USA 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA - 6/22 Production ED 001523 00004520-00006 To: Jackson, RyanOackson.ryan@epa.gov] From: Jon Seymour Sent: Sat 11/11/2017 2:28:33 AM Subject: Members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Dr. Mike Dourson will serve the citizens of the United States faithfully and responsibly in his role in the EPA. I was on the Board of TERA for several years prior to its merger with the University of Cincinnati. During that time TERA served a wide variety of clients from State governments, to foreign governments as well as the US government. During that time the average amount of income from private corporations probably accounted for less than 30% of the income of the firm. TERA was never flush with cash and operated almost literally as a non-profit organization so to my mind allocations, made by some organizations, that TERA was getting rich from private corporation fees are absurd. While small, the organization enjoyed an excellent reputation in the toxicology community. Its primary business was conducting training sessions in risk analysis for working toxicologists and bringing together expert panels to review published research to make recommendations for exposure levels. Since the organization had no power of its own, the reviews had to be conducted by experts that had earned excellent reputations with the government agencies to which the reviews would be submitted. TERA toxicologist assembled data and organized these review but had almost no impact on the published results of these reviews. Occasionally a TERA scientist would be asked to participate in the review of new data for publication and that data was published in peer reviewed journals. They were also asked to design experiments, the results of which were published in peer reviewed journals. Many of their publications won awards for the excellence of their work. Now, a little bit about me. I am a liberal democrat that is horrified by the fact that we have a completely unqualified person as the elected President of the United States. I have a Ph.D. in biochemistry and a 25 year career as a Toxicologist for a major corporation. For the last 15 years I have been the President of a Land Trust preserving wetlands at the mouth of the Great Miami River near Cincinnati. We work hard to keep pollution out of the wetlands and out of the waters of the United States that feed those wetlands. In doing this volunteer, full time, labor of love we have helped bring back species that have not been seen in the river valley for 100 years, Our lands have amassed a total of 290 species of birds seen in the wetlands, more than many National Wildlife Refuges. The neighboring communities all draw their drinking water from the aquifer under the wetland area. I am fiercely protective of the environment and would NOT recommend anyone that I thought would not do a good job of protecting it. Jon Seymour, Ph.D. 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA - 6/22 Production ED 001523 00004521-00001