Don’t miss EHS and Sustainability events at SEMICON West 2010 and Intersolar North America 2010! The EHS programs focus on the critical regulatory, policy, and technology issues that influence business and technology development in the microelectronics industry:

• Monday: Global Care Sustainability Practitioners Workshop
• Tuesday: Government Environmental Briefing for High-Tech Manufacturing
• Wednesday: SEMICON West 2010 Sustainable Technologies Award
• Wednesday: Energy Conservation Workshop
• Thursday: Delivering on the Promise of Sustainable PV Manufacturing

Details below and by clicking on the links.

Monday, July 12, 8:00am-5:00pm

Global Care Sustainability Practitioners Workshop at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis, 55 Fourth Street, San Francisco, CA), Event Code: GCSPW

Description: Governments, activists, and the media have become adept at holding companies accountable for the environmental and social consequences of their business activities. The general population, regulatory community and investors are now expecting that companies conduct business activities today in a manner that not only ensures their economic success but also preserves the earth’s resources and viability for future generations. As a result, sustainability (sustainable development, corporate social responsibility) has emerged as a top business imperative for companies in every country. The concept of sustainability joins two important ideas: 1) that protection of the environmental and preservation of earth’s resources does not preclude economic development; and 2) that economic development must be socially and ecologically viable now and in the long run. Increasingly, EHS organizations have been handed the responsibility for developing, implementing and managing corporate sustainability programs and activities. Unfortunately, many EHS professionals do not have the background or knowledge base needed for this new role. This workshop will provide an overview of sustainability concepts, terms and key knowledge areas necessary for the EHS professional to begin assembling their sustainability skills “tool box.”

Registration: SEMI Members and Non-Members $200

Tuesday, July 13, 2:00-6:00pm

Government Environmental Briefing for High Tech Manufacturing at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis (55 Fourth Street, San Francisco, CA);  Event Code: GOVBRF.

Description: Pending energy and environmental initiatives and policy directives will provide unique challenges for SEMI member companies and industry partners. While some are concerned about the potential impact on industry growth, others see market opportunities and new industry-government partnerships. Therefore, SEMI will host a seminar to foster industry-government dialogue and clarification of possible implications of changes in direction on environmental regulations from the U.S. Congress, the Obama Administration, and the State of California.

Agenda and Speakers: The Agenda is still being developed. High level staff members from the following government agencies / organizations have been invited:

• U.S. Congress, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW)
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Atmospheric Programs (OAP)
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT)
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• State of California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA), Office of the Secretary

Potential topics:

• Congressional Overview on the Environment
• Administration Overview on Climate Change
• Administration Overview on Chemical Safety
• Administration Overview on Energy Efficiency
• State of California Overview on the Environment

Registration: SEMI Members and Non-Members $80

Wednesday, July 14, 11:30am-12:30pm

SEMICON West 2010 Sustainable Technologies Award presentation at TechSITE South. 

The Sustainable Technologies Award provides recognition of exhibitors who provide equipment, materials or services that contribute to sustainable improvement of the environment. Entry is open to all SEMICON West 2010 exhibitors of commercially available equipment, materials or services that have been introduced into the market within the last 3 years. For more information, please contact Sanjay Baliga (SEMI Senior Manager in San Jose) at Tel +1.408.943.6957 or email sbaliga@semi.org.

Wednesday, July 14, 1:00-5:00pm

Energy Conservation Workshop at San Francisco Marriott Marquis (55 Fourth Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA), Event Code: ECW

Background: In 2009, in collaboration with industry partners, SEMI launched a new initiative to identify the drivers of energy conservation efforts within semiconductor manufacturing. At SEMICON West 2009, SEMI hosted an Energy Conservation Workshop as the first step of this initiative. During the 2009 Workshop, participants addressed these questions:

• What are the current obstacles for energy conservation? (Problem Statement)
• What can industry do to address these obstacles? (Solution / Objectives Statement).

This year’s Energy Conservation Workshop will be a follow up to the 2009 Workshop and will attempt to answer three additional questions:

• What are possible strategy options for implementing these solutions? (Strategy Statement)
• What are strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOTs) for successful implementation of these strategies? (SWOTs Statement)
• What are specific next steps to move forward on these strategies? (Next Steps Statement)

The 2010 Energy Conservation Workshop will include the following sections: Association Presentations, Supply Chain Presentations (Individual Companies), Panel / Roundtable Discussion / Conclusions

Who Should Attend: Professionals who are responsible for energy conservation activities in their company will find the Workshop useful. This may include: Operations directors / managers; Engineering / design managers; Procurement directors / managers; EHS managers; Product stewardship managers

Registration: Free

Thursday, July 15, 9:00am-1:00pm

Delivering on the Promise of Sustainable PV Manufacturing at the Intercontinental Hotel San Francisco (888 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA), Event Code: SUBPV

Description: Sustainability in the PV industry is a “win-win” proposition. An industry that produces clean energy in an environmentally responsible manner is a public relations coup and a magnet for socially responsible investment firms. However, for the PV industry to live up to its commitment of responsibly producing clean solar energy, EHS and sustainability risks need to be better understood and managed. On an industry wide basis, a thorough examination of the safety environmental burdens posed by the PV manufacturing processes needs to be undertaken and a clear strategy and direction articulated and enacted to ensure sustainability risks are engineered out of the manufacturing processes and supply chain, or are effectively managed.

Agenda: SEMI / PV Group, First Solar, SolarWorld USA, Applied Materials, Linde, AltaTerra Research, NGOs, Panel Discussion

You Will Learn

• Drivers (business case) for sustainability in the PV manufacturing supply chain
• Current urgent sustainability needs
• Important sustainability needs in the 5-year and 10-year future
• Activities needed to advance sustainability in PV manufacturing
• Current activities
• Activities needed to be developed and time frame
• Path forward

Who should attend

• EH&S and sustainability professionals from PV manufacturers
• Equipment and materials suppliers
• Green tech professionals
• Supply chain managers
• Facility managers
• PV organizations, especially those active in recycling, take-back programs

Registration: $175

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Sustainable Technologies Award

Does your company have equipment, materials or services that contribute to the sustainable improvement of the environment? The SEMICON West 2010 Sustainable Technologies Award provides recognition of exhibitors who provide equipment, materials or services that contribute to sustainable improvement of the environment. Entry is open to all SEMICON West 2010 exhibitors of commercially available equipment, materials or services that have been introduced into the market within the last 3 years. For more information, please visit the Award website or contact Sanjay Baliga (SEMI Senior Manager in San Jose).

June 15, 2010