2024 TNSC Agenda
Monday, August 19th
SWANA Recycling Managing Systems Class 8 am-5 pm
Mountain View Upstairs A
Tuesday, August 20th
SWANA Recycling Managing Systems 8 am-5 pm
Mountainview Upstairs A
Storm Water Workshop Garden View C & D
(Downstairs) 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Air Permitting Workshops Mountainview BB & C & D
9:00 am to 12 pm in BB
12 pm to 1 pm Lunch provided.
1 pm-4 pm Title 5 room BB
1 pm-4 pm Title 6 Room C & D
DSWM Grants Workshop Garden View E (Downstairs)
1:00 pm- 3:30 pm
Haz-Waste Workshop Garden View B (Downstairs)
1:00 pm -4:30 pm
Wednesday, August 21st
Exhibitor Set-up & Registration 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm (upstairs)
SWANA Recycling Managing Systems Class 8 am-5 pm
Mountain View Upstairs A
Pollution Prevention Workshop 1:30 PM- 4:30 pm
Mountain View BB (upstairs)
LOCT Landfill Training Workshop
Mountain View C & D(upstairs)
Golf Tournament 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Gatlinburg Golf Course Click here to register
Sevier Solid Waste Compost Facility Tour
Tour Time: 11:00 am
Address:1855 Ridge Road
Pigeon Forge, TN 37863
Please email Laura Howard to reserve your spot.
TNSC Reception/Kickoff with Exhibitors at Park Visa
Main Ballrooms 1-4, downstairs
5:00 PM-6:30 PM
6:30 pm Dinner on your own/ Free time
*Trolleys run every 30 minutes for downtown
Hospitality Suite - 8:30 PM
Thursday, August 22nd
7:30 – 8:30 am Registration Open / Exhibitor Set-up(upstairs)
7:30 – 8:30 am Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors (Ballroom 1, 2, 3, 4 downstairs)
8:30 am – Welcome & Opening Remarks
Lincoln Young, TNSC Conference Director
RJ Gibson, TN Chamber of Commerce
Larry Walters, County Mayor
8:45am – 9:15am Open Plenary
The Voice of the Vols
Bob Kesling, Vols Radio Network Director of Broadcasting
9:15 am- 9:45 am Open Plenary
Heather Slayton, Assistant Commissioner Department of Agriculture
9:45 – 10:00 am Break with Exhibitors
Mayor's Meeting Mountainview A
(upstairs) 9:30 am to 12:00 pm
10:00 am – 12:00 pm Morning Breakout Sessions
12:00 – 1:20 pm Lunch Buffet w/Exhibitors
(Main Ballroom)
Caleb Powell, TRC President
Amber Greene, TRC Executive Director
Jan Compton, TNEC
Commissioner David Salyers, TN Dept of
Environment & Conservation
Deputy Commissioner Greg Young, TDEC
Bureau of Environment
1:30 – 3:20 pm - Afternoon Breakout Sessions
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm Visit the outside
Equipment Showcase
Meet in the lobby by the registration table.
4:00 pm to 7:00 pm Dinner on your own/optional
7:00 pm – 11:00 pm Park Vista Hotel Outdoor
Networking Event with heavy hors d'oeuvres & Andy's Frozen Custard (This event is for 21 yrs & up only)
Friday, August 23rd
8:00 am – 9:00 am - Breakfast with Exhibitors
Ballroom 1, 2, 3, 4 (Downstairs)
8:30 am – 9:00am – Dan Brouillette, President and CEO, Edison Electric Institute; Former US Secretary of Energy
9:00 am – 9:30 am- Behind the Scenes of the Recycling Rivalry: University of TN vs. University of Michigan Steve Early, General Manager, The Vol Network
Jessica Flagg, Senior MarCom Manager Circular
Plastics, Eastman
9:30 am – 10:00 am - TRC, TNEC, TCCI Awards Ceremony & Bob Flecther Scholarship
10:00 am-10:30 am – Door Prizes, Adjourn
**Must be present to win!
10:30 am Exhibitor Break Down
Mail any checks to
Tennessee Sustainability Conference
P.O. Box 23796
Nashville, TN 37202
The deadline for agenda changes is July 15th.
