proposed: p2rx centers initiate national “sector” focuses

Some ideas to consider…

P2Rx Core CompetenciesIdentify P2 Information Add Value Get it

outNetworking

Historical P2Rx ApproachCenters serve region

Regional roundtablesRegional listservsRegional trainingRegional information collection – sector

resources, news, calendar, programs directoryTopic Hubs have been written in response to

regional work, shared nationallyCenters serve nation

Information published on World-wide-webSome national listservs

Examples of Special CasesTribal P2 Website

Partners include tribes across many regions, NPPR workgroup

P2 Tech, Mercury, and P2 Metrics listservsMembers span across the country

WRRC “P2 Pays” libraryHouses collections from several regions

P2 NewsRegional news is aggregated and distributed as

national news via many outletsWebinars

Training for regional needs; offered nationally

Proposed: Switch to a few national topics and collaborations

Topics would coincide with EPA P2 priorities (very broad)

Topics would likely need to have regional supportNot all centers would have to be in charge of a

topic – some centers could contribute to P2Rx in a different wayNews aggregatorsWeb mastersLibraryContent maintenance?Others?

What Could Delivery Be?Listservs (possibly conference calls)Training (webinars) for TAPs or their clientsTopic HubSector ResourcesNews/Calendar Programs DirectoryP2 Results aggregated for that sectorPossibly

WikiBlog

How Will We Get Partners?Programs in our own regionWork with other centers to identify programs

from their regionsNPPR workgroupTrade associationsOECA Compliance Assistance Center?Others?

What’s in it for them?Get “better” information from peersAggregate measures across the country for a

specific sector – tell the storyRecognitionPeer group across the countryTrainingOther things?

What are our barriers?Balancing with regional workStill need match, probably from regionLack of personal relationship with programs

across the countryDecreased capacity of Centers

Why should we do this?Potentially allows Centers to focus on one

sector, rather than manyIncreases P2Rx and Center visibility, brings

more traffic to website

Potential PartnersState and Local P2 Programs Regional P2 RoundtablesNational Pollution Prevention RoundtableEPA Regional P2 Coordinators (10 Regions)HQ Pollution Prevention DivisionOECA Compliance Assistance CentersSBEAP programsSBDCs with environmental focus

How can we respond more quickly,

be more interactive?Listserv with archives – already doing thisBlog – needs fresh contentWiki – depends upon editors – not necessarily

at CentersWebinars – questions have to be e-mailed in,

no recordCrowd Sourcing – partners help supply and

rank information

Wiki is a quick way to post content

Partners can edit articles

Could we engage partners plus Center staff to keep content up-to-date?