Conference Updates

Registration already exceeds 200.
Over 40 exhibitors have registered.
Online registration closes Friday September, 3. Registrations will still be accepted at the event.

Held at the Charleston, WV Marriott Town Center

Rediscover Your Senses at the Charleston Marriott Town Center Hotel. Enjoy beautiful, redesigned guest rooms and suites coupled with supreme service and sophistication. Spacious, stylish and alive with color and energy, all rooms.

Hosts

Useful Links

For More Information

Exhibiting & Sponsorships - Patrick Kirby (patrick.kirby@Mail.wvu.edu) or George Carico (carico@marshall.edu)

FOCUS WV Showcase: www.wvbrownfields.com and click on the FOCUS WV tab

 

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September 8, 2010 (Draft)

10:00am - 12:00pm

Display Set-up

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Registration Opening Snacks, and Mingling

1:00pm

FOCUS SHOWCASE Kick-off. And Project Introductions

1:30pm - 3:30pm

Brownopoly!
Showcasing Your Redevelopment Efforts

3:30pm - 5:00pm

"Bring Your Own Brownfield" Panel
Connecting Resource Experts with Projects

5:00pm - 5:30pm

Tips for Overcoming Challenges in the Redevelopment Process
Keynote:
Christy Bailey, Executive Director
National Coal Heritage Area

5:30pm - 7:30pm: Redevelopment Reception

 

September 9, 2010(Draft)

7:30am - 8:30am

Registration/Continental Breakfast

8:30am - 9:00am

Welcome and Keynote Address:
Senator Brooks McCabe, 17th District, Kanawha County

 

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

9:00am - 10:15am

Brownfields Update and Targeted Brownfield Assessment Overview (with case study)

A Lenders Perspective:
Financing Your Project

Licensed Remediation
Specialist Training -
Data Validation

10:15am - 10:45am
Morning Networking Break

10 :45am - 12:00pm

EPA Region III
Grant Writing Workshop:
EPA Clean-Up Grants
(with case study)

Renewable Energy
Research and Potential
Economic Impact on
Brownfields

Licensed Remediation
Specialist Training -
Data Validation

12:00pm - 1:15pm

Lunch and FOCUS Grant Awards
Special Guest Speaker: Shelley Moore Capito

1:15 pm - 2:45pm

Vacant Property Forum
Blight, Brownfields,
and Bulldozers

Brownfild Case Studies:
Reinventing Country Roads

State and Federal Regulatory Updates CERCLA / RCRA MOA's, WV Land Stewardship Trust, DEP Rail-to-Trail Guidance

2:45 pm - 3:15pm

Afternoon Networking Break

3:15pm - 4:45pm

Vacant Properties Forum Discussing Strategies for Success

The Developer's Perspective:
West Virginia's Tool Box

Jobs: A Brownfields
Prospective