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April, 2008
Brownfield workshops were held in Gary, Indianapolis and Jeffersonville. For workshop materials, click here.
May 5-7, 2008
National Brownfields Conference 2008 was held in Detroit, MI. For post-conference materials, click here.
June 5, 2008
July 16, 2008
National Association of Local Government Environmental Professionals (NALGEP) and the Brownfield Communities Network (BCN) held a FREE web cast on Brownfields Innovation. For presentation materials, click here http://www.nalgep.org/calendar/Index.cfm?Page=1&EventsID=6743
July 17, 2008 ICMA (International City/County Management Association) hosted an audioconference on Sustainable Communities: Successful Leadership Strategies
For presentation and reference materials, click here http://bookstore.icma.org/Audioconference_CDs_C146.cfm
http://icma.org/documents/ICMA_Sustainability_Audio_July1.ppt
http://icma.org/documents/AdditionalResources1.pdf
July 21 - 25, 2008
Great Lakes Environmental Planning, U.S. EPA, the Northeast-Midwest Institute, and the Delta Institute held the Nuts & Bolts of Redeveloping Brownfields for Local Government in Kansas City, MO.
August 26, 2008, 10:00 - 11:30 CDT
Sustainable Practices, Brownfields Prevention Challenge 2
http://www.clu-in.org/conf/tio/r5bfmoline/
City of Moline, Illinois
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August 27 -28, 2008
2008 Statewide Conference on Housing and Community Economic Development presented by the Indiana Association for Community and Economic Development (IACED), the Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority (IHDDA), and the Indiana Coalition on Homeless Issues (ICHHI)
Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis
More information and registration
September 4, 2008, 1:00 - 3:00 CDT
EPA Region 5 Brownfields Grant Workshop/Grant Proposal Guidelines Orientation
Register at: http://www.clu-in.org/conf/tio/r5bforientation/
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September 8, 2008
Balanced Transportation for Healthier Communities Conference
Indianapolis, IN
http://www.knowledgeplex.org/event.html?id=1983891
September 9-11, 2008
From Brown to Green: Sustainable Redevelopment of Contaminated Properties Workshop
Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
http://www.dce.k-state.edu/conf/brown-to-green/
September 10, 2008, 10:00 - 11:30 CDT
Sustainable Practices, Brownfields Prevention Challenge 3
Register at: http://www.clu-in.org/conf/tio/r5bfelkhart
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September 11, 2008, 7:00 - 9:00 EDT
2008 Land Use Update — FREE Video Seminar Series
Session 4 — Green Infrastructure and Green Building
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September 17, 2008
IDEM 11th Annual Pollution Prevention Conference and Trade Show
Primo's West, Plainfield, IN
www.in.gov/idem/4451.htm
September 18, 2008 10am-4pm EST
Indiana Brownfields Program/U.S. EPA Workshop - FREE
Indiana Government Center South, Conference Room 19
Indianapolis, IN
Final Agenda
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September 25, 2008 2:00-3:30 EST
Environmental Risk Management- Performing Due Diligence in the Era of Climate Change Webinar
http://www.rtmcomm.com/rtmcomm/webinars.php
October 1-2, 2008
AISWMD's 16th Annual Conference, Exhibitor Expo and Business Meeting
Lilly Conference Center, Indianapolis, IN
http://www.aiswmd.org/conference.htm
October 7, 2008 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EST
Get Insider Tips to Tap EPA's $80 Million Grant Program
for Revitalization of Brownfields - An ICMA audioconference
http://icma.org/main/ca.asp?caid=560&hsid=1
October 24, 2008
Deadline to Request an Acknowledgement Letter from the Indiana Brownfields Program for the U.S. EPA Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grant Proposals
October 24, 2008
Green or Sustainable Construction in Indiana Seminar
Sheraton Hotel City Centre, Indianapolis, IN
http://www.healthbydesignonline.org/
October 28, 2008 2:00 p.m. EST
Building the Business Case for Brownfields Redevelopment in Underserved Communities
Disadvantaged Brownfields Communities Network webcast
http://www.eventbuilder.com/encounter/DBCN
October 30, 2008 2:00 p.m. EST
Using Land Banks as a Strategy to Spur Brownfields Redevelopment
Disadvantaged Brownfields Communities Network webcast
http://www.eventbuilder.com/encounter/DBCN
October 30, 2008
Communities at the Crossroads XI: Growth and Rising Fuel Prices
Indiana Land Use Consortium
Indiana Government Center South, Indianapolis, IN
http://www.indianalanduse.org/
October 31, 2008
Using Sustainability to Improve Remediation Decisions
Vita Nuova Sustainability Series Internet Seminar
http://www.vitanuova.net/journal/?p=6
November 3, 2008
Indiana Brownfields Program Grant Deadline for Stipulated Assessment Grants (SAG) and Stipulated Remediation Grants (SRG)
http://www.in.gov/ifa/brownfields/2366.htm
November 5-6, 2008
EPA/YEU Veteran Small Business and Grant Opportunity Conference
Chicago, IL
http://www.epa.gov/region5/business/sbconf/index.htm
November 12-14, 2008
Sustainable Property Transactions: Deal Making and Redevelopments of Contaminated Sites
(Session on Vapor Intrusion and Green Buildings) San Francisco, CA
http://www.rtmcomm.com/rtmcomm/conference_registration.php?ConflD+32
November 14, 2008
U.S. EPA Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grant Proposal Deadline
http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/applicat.htm
http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/index.html
http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/publications/arc_factsheet.pdf
http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/publications/acfs_062408.pdf
November 15-18, 2008
2008 National Trails Symposium "Innovative Trails: Transforming the American Way of Life"
Little Rock, Arkansas
http://www.americantrails.org/2008/
November 21, 2008
Reducing Carbon Emissions Through Inter-Municipal Cooperation
Vita Nuova Sustainability Series Internet Seminar
http://www.vitanuova.net/journal/?p=6
The Town of Ligonier is in the process of recycling materials from demolition of buildings on the four-acre former Essex Wire brownfield site, which is planned for redevelopment as a river park and possibly the future home of a fire station.