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State of the ITRC 2005. A Report to the Members October 25, 2005 Memphis, Tennessee. Membership . 575 members in 2005 Annual turnover of 30% Membership is changing with the IAP Will still ask for 10% commitment from states. Teams. Scaled down from 22 to 14 teams in 2005
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State of the ITRC 2005 A Report to the Members October 25, 2005 Memphis, Tennessee
Membership • 575 members in 2005 • Annual turnover of 30% • Membership is changing with the IAP • Will still ask for 10% commitment from states ITRC 2005
Teams • Scaled down from 22 to 14 teams in 2005 • Account for 45.4% of ITRC budget • Kickoff in Denver; Midyear in Salt Lake • Published 6 documents with 4 more by the end of the year ITRC 2005
POCs • Added two new states • Some turnover among the POCs • Continued high level of support from ECOS commissioners • Active group ITRC 2005
Industry Partners • Industry continues to be an important, contributing part of our program • We are changing how we engage with industry with the IAP program ITRC 2005
Board • Expanded to nine voting members by adding two new state members • Added a national association to the Board • Some changes in the federal liaison members • Published an Annual Report in April • Published a Strategic Plan in October ITRC 2005
Training • Eight new course topics in 2005 • Just under 25,000 participants trained since 1999 • 35% are state and local • 44% are consultant and engineering firms • Trained people in every state • New training contractor ITRC 2005
Management • We established ECOS as the management contractor • Determined that we would have one full-time program administrator, and part of a program manager, and program assistant ITRC 2005
Contracts • New support contracts for state engagement, outreach, team support, and training are in negotiation • All contracts have now been awarded competitively ITRC 2005
Travel • Constitutes 23.2% of ITRC budget • Working to reduce costs even in light of rising gas and transportation prices • Processing all vouchers through ECOS • Continue to work on cost saving strategies ITRC 2005
Meetings • Had to cancel spring meeting • Had to move fall meeting • Continued team meetings • Working to get ahead of the meeting planning cycle ITRC 2005
Expenditures • Spending for the most part is linear • With 58.3% of the year gone (i.e., through July) • Teams = 57.9% • State Engagement = 60.4% • Training = 43.6% • Outreach = 69.3% • Management = 55.1% ITRC 2005
Expenditures by Function • With 58.3% of the year gone: • Contracts = 65.5% • Travel = 34.0% • Facilities = 31.5% • CPM = 55.1% • Grants = 33.3% ITRC 2005
Funding • Same level as 2005 • DOE = $1.0M • DoD = $615K • EPA = $375K • IAP = $250K • TOTAL = $2.24M ITRC 2005
Outlook for 2006 • Same rate of funding and activity as 2005 • Continued support from our federal and industry partners • Board will be making funding, budget, and meeting decisions today and tomorrow • We will have our plan in place during this quarter so we are ready for CY2006 ITRC 2005