Ann Hayward Walker, President of SEA, has been invited to participate on a panel, "Improving Stakeholders' Perception of LNG" at the 15th International Conference and Exhibition on Liquefied Natural Gas in Barcelona, Spain from 24-27 April, 2007.

LNG Industry magazine requested Walker to provide an article for the Summer 2007 issue which will be devoted to LNG Safety. The article is in progress and the proposed title is Proposed LNG Terminals: Safety Considerations for Emergency Preparedness.

Walker gave a presentation on "Proposed Import Terminals: Emergency Preparedness Considerations for Facility/Vessel Interface and Transits" at the LNG Summit in Seville, Spain in May 2006.

Walker was a guest speaker at Interspill 2006 in London and presented a paper on "Response to LNG Spills.

Ann Hayward Walker was invited as a guest speaker for The 2007 National Maritime Salvage Conference & Expo, sponsored by the American Salvage Association (ASA), on October 9th - 11th in Arlington, VA. For more information about the conference see PDF: http://www.marinelog.com/PDF/Salvage.pdf.

As an associate member of the American Salvage Association (ASA), Walker attended the ASA Spring Meeting and Shipping 2007 conference in Stamford, Connecticut in April 2007.

John Joeckel, SEA's Vice President of Emergency Preparedness, has been heavily engaged over the past few months working with our power utility and other facility clients in various USCG Captain of the Ports in facilitating compliance efforts in the new Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) regulations. Joeckel has been making many presentations, implementation guidance and site visits. Facility Security Plan amendments and personnel training to fully meet these requirements are scheduled for completion over the next weeks and months.

Additionally, Joeckel recently completed Mobile Facility Response Plans and associated Operations Manuals to extend business operations for a client in thirteen (13) USCG Captain of the Ports. A wide range of emergency preparedness, training and homeland security projects are currently underway and scheduled for completion in the next couple of months for various clients up and down the eastern seaboard.

Debra Scholz, SEA's Environmental/Preparedness Manager, conducted a tabletop exercise on cross-boundary decision-making for dispersant use on the Delaware River at the joint Regional Response Team meeting in Edison, NJ in January 2007 for Regions II and III.

Scholz was invited as a guest speaker for The Eighth International Effects of Oil on Wildlife Conference - "Sensitive Species, Sensitive Habitats" from August 3rd-5th, 2005 in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. She presented a 2 hour session on the Selection Guide for Oil Spill Applied Techologies, the oil spill products and chemicals regulated by the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP) under Subpart J (40 CFR 300.900). The focus of this session was on the use of the various product categories and evaluation of the potential impacts/injuries to wildlife in the affected area.

Josh Dubach, formerly of SEA, responded as part of the Incident Managment team with Gallagher Marine Services for the M/V Seladang Ayu Grounding off Dutch Harbor, Alaska. He was stationed on scene for approximately two months. Additional information on the M/V Seladang Ayu Grounding can be obtained from http://www.dec.state.ak.us/spar/perp/response/sum_fy05/ 041207201/041207201_index.htm.

SEA received the US Small Business Administration's Administrator's Award for Excellence. In September, 2003, SEA was recognized by the U.S. Small Business Administration in recognition of outstanding contribution and service to the nation by a small business in satisfying the needs of the Federal procurement system. SEA was nominated for the commendation by Carl Kelly of Weston Solutions Inc. as the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region II Removal Support Team Contractor.