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The following message is directed to the attendees of the 2008
CARPA summit.  

To: CARPA Conference Attendee

On behalf of the CARPA Steering Committee, we would like to
share some of the recent steps we have taken to continue the work
we began at the Air Quality in Emergency Response Summit held
October 15 - 16, 2008.

First, we are pleased to release the Summit Proceedings
(www.arb.ca.gov/carpa/proc_rpt_v2.pdf), a report that will serve
as the springboard for future CARPA activities. It contains a
summary of identified gaps, needs, and some suggested practices
to improve the consistency and effectiveness of our response
efforts. Second is the revised CARPA web page
(www.arb.ca.gov/carpa/carpa.htm). The site has been updated with
a variety of links for the Summit themes (Data, Data to Message,
and Message to Audience), as well as individual presentations and
the Summit Proceedings available for download.

Our next step is launching subcommittees designed to build on
our experiences and to develop approaches to the issues and gaps
identified during the Summit. It is through the subcommittees
that we will explore ways to enhance interagency collaboration at
the planning and operational levels and continue sharing ideas
across themes, disciplines, and interests. We encourage you to
continue your participation by signing up for a subcommittee. If
you are interested, please e-mail your information to the
subcommittee lead listed below.

‘Data’ (monitoring, modeling, meteorology, laboratory, and data)
–
Jeff Cook (jcook@arb.ca.gov) and John Kennedy
(kennedy.john@epamail.epa.gov)

‘Data to Message’ (health interpretation of data and
assessments) –
Shelley DuTeaux (sduteaux@arb.ca.gov),

‘Message to Audience’ (public information, messaging and
outreach) –
Dimitri Stanich (dstanich@arb.ca.gov)

Please also be on the lookout for a survey from CARPA requesting
feedback on the Summit and ideas on what kinds of services and
products CARPA might include in future activities.

Finally, we are very pleased to share recent news that CARPA
will receive the 2008-09 award for Innovation in Government from
the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA)
Sacramento/State Capitol Chapter. This award recognizes CARPA and
the work of bringing together the statewide community across
intergovernmental lines to work collaboratively on air quality in
disasters. It is an honor to be recognized by this prestigious
organization, and especially in this category. We share this
honor with Summit attendees and those of you who have offered
valuable ideas and time to this enterprise.

Thank you again for the sincere interest shown during the
meeting and for participating in this unique and important
endeavor. Please feel free to share this letter and information
about CARPA with others who might be interested.

Jeff Cook, ARB 
John Kennedy, USEPA R-9
CARPA

If you no longer with to recieve emails from CARPA, please send
your information to: dstanich@arb.ca.gov