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Just a reminder that UC Davis, University Extension, Environmental 
Management, will offer a non-introductory, one-day course entitled 
�Effective Use of the Internet for Professionals in Hazardous Waste and 
Air Quality Management� on Saturday, July 27, in Sacramento and again on 
Monday, October 14.  This hands-on computer laboratory course will teach 
environmental professionals how to locate and retrieve environmental 
information on the Internet.

Learn to do the following on the Internet:  (1) Optimize your use of 
general purpose search tools such as Alta Vista, Infoseek, Open Text and 
Inktomi, subject search tools, such as Yahoo and Galaxy, and 
database-specific search tools; (2) How to access and search Usenet 
Newsgroups and listserv archives; (3) How to retrieve information from 
databases like the EPA employee database; DTSC Management Memos, RCRA 
Policy Compendium, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Federal Register 
(FR), Solvent Alternatives Guide (SAGE), the Resource Conservation and 
Recovery Information System (RCRIS), the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System (CERCLIS), Toxic 
Release Inventory (TRIS), Envirofacts Mater Chemical Integrator (EMCI) 
and many more.  (4) Review the federal EPA, Region IX, Cal/EPA, and other 
environmental agency web sites (5) Learn about commercial fee-based 
services such as BNA, Lexis, Nexis, and Dialog and when to use them; (6) 
How to conduct environmental legislative tracking by e-mail and the World 
Wide Web; (7) Find out the latest on-line environmental information (e.g. 
GPO access).

Some special benefits:  (1) one-on-one computer usage; (2) exercises 
tailored so students will learn how to use Internet options; (3) a 
networking lunch; (4) class size no larger than 24 students; (5) students 
will fill out a questionnaire before the class to indicate special needs; 
(6) new computer classroom located right off I-80.

Date:  Saturday, July 27, and Monday, October 14
Time:	9:30am- 4:30pm
Location:  Sutter Square Galleria, 2901 K Street, Sacramento
Cost:  $275 ($250 if postmarked before 7/13/96 for the 7/27 section and 
9/30/96 for the 10/14 section)

Instructor Bio:  Greg San Martin is an environmental engineer in the 
environmental services department of Pacific Gas & Electric in San 
Francisco.  He provides air quality and hazardous waste regulatory and 
technical advice to PG&E�s operating departments and is developing a 
computerized environmental discussion database for proposed environmental 
regulations and new statutes.  He is in charge of the environmental 
portion of PG&E�s internal web page and has been a frequent use of the 
Internet since 1992.  He has also provided comprehensive environmental 
training to PG&E�s environmental, maintenance and construction 
professionals.

To enroll, please access our website 
http://universityextension.ucdavis.edu, click on Enrollment Information, 
then Enroll by E-mail.  For more information, call (800) 752-0881 or 
e-mail cmccain@unexmail.ucdavis.edu.