Topics & Meetings

Upcoming Meeting

Monday, February 27, 2012 -- "I've Got Something on My Mind" and  Program Planning
Members and visitors will talk about the industry-related issues on their minds and those of their family, friends, coworkers, etc. Following this discussion, they will brainstorm and prioritize topics for meetings for the coming 12 months.

Contact us if you would like details and an invitation to a DPCAC meeting.

The typical meeting agenda includes updates from plants on environmental and safety performance and business information.  The main topic may be a presentation, an annual report, or a tour.  Time is always allotted for Q&A and discussion.  Plans for the next few meetings are reviewed and confirmed.


In the Last Year or So
 
DPCAC meeting summaries cover the main topic. Recent summaries also contain updates from plants scheduled to submit written reports and other timely plant news.

2011
January 24 -- Greenhouse Gases: Industry Perspective
January 24 -- Greenhouse Gases: Summary of Meeting with American Chemistry Council
February 28 -- Greenhouse Gases: Environmental Perspective
February 28 -- Greenhouse Gases: Summary of Meeting with Sierra Club 
March 28 -- Tour of Shell Refinery and Chemical Plant
April 25 -- Students Educate DPCAC on Environmental Views
May 23 -- Hurricane Surge Suppression Summary.     Galveston Bay Foundation on Surge Suppression
August 22 -- Commercial Vehicle Enforcement in La Porte and Pasadena Police Departments.  Update on EPA School Air Toxics Monitoring Program.Summary of August 2011 meeting.
September 26 -- Annual Reports on Emissions and Air Quality Trends
October 24 -- Three Topic Meeting:  Chem 101 on BPA, Deer Park pipeline mapping, hurricane surge suppression conference highlights 
November 28 -- Summary of Flare Study Findings and Presentation 
 

Of Special Interest

Community members are always interested in what is known about any health effects from living in an industrialized area.  Every few years, DPCAC invites the Texas Department of State Health Services to share Texas Cancer Registry data on cancer incidence and mortality.  DPCAC also works to increase its understanding of exposure, dose, and response by inviting speakers to explain how researchers try to answer questions about health effects.  Other topics were also of particular interest to members, and the presentations are retained here for reference.  

August 2010 -- Stormwater Management in Industry and in City of Deer Park
April 2010 -- Ship's Pilot's Photographic Tour of Houston Ship Channel
August 2009 -- Indoor Air Quality 
August 2008    --  Texas Cancer Registry Study and Slides and Data for Deer Park ZIP Code 77536
October 2007  --  Understanding the Links between Exposure, Dose, and Health Effects  



How We Select Meeting Topics

Every year or so, DPCAC develops a Program Plan to assure it is addressing issues of greatest interest to community members.  Community members, plant members, and guests brainstorm topics they believe DPCAC should address.  Using sticky dots, they choose those they most want to cover in the coming year.  By using different colors for community and plant members, the CAC is able to schedule the topics of most community interest. Members may also see whether there are differences in what community and plant members want to discuss.  The Program Plan is flexible and may be changed by group agreement.   

Contact us if there are issues you would like DPCAC to address. 

if you would like details and an invitation to a DPCAC meeting.The typical meeting agenda includes updates from plants on environmental and safety performance and business information.  The main topic may be a presentation, an annual report, or a tour.  Time is always allotted for Q&A and discussion.  Plans for the next few meetings are reviewed and confirmed.  DPCAC meeting summaries cover the main topic. Recent summaries also contain updates from plants scheduled to submit written reports and other timely plant news.