On October 1-2, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Team Pennsylvania Foundation, Hangley, Aronchick Segal & Pudlin, and the Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Brownfield Associations will hold its fourth annual Brownfield conference in Harrisburg.

The conference will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel.

In keeping with previous years' conferences, the agenda highlights timely issues related to brownfield redevelopment, such as sustainable redevelopment, implementation of Pennsylvania's new Uniform Environmental Covenants Act, stormwater management and redeveloping Pennsylvania's abandoned mine lands.

The conference provides tremendous learning and networking opportunities for private and public sector environmental, economic development, real estate development, and planning professionals.

New this year, the conference satisfies requirements for Pennsylvania Economic Development Association Professional Development Units. CM Credits for the American Planning Association are pending.

Special Post-Conference Workshop

Also scheduled is a special post-conference workshop on October 2 from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. entitled Revitalizing Communities In Appalachia and the Eastern Rust Belt—Finding Common Ground With Minelands, Brownfields and Grayfields.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 3, the Pennsylvania Brownfields Center at Carnegie Mellon University and the Department of Environmental Protection are sponsors of the workshop.

For more information or to register for this post-conference event, contact Thomas Kerr at 610-740-1010 ext. 20 or send email to: Thomas.Kerr@bdrine.com .

The registration fee per person for the entire conference is $100 for public sector participants and $150 for private sector. There is no charge for the mobile workshop or post-conference workshop, but registration is required.

For more information and to register, visit the Pennsylvania Brownfields 2008 Conference webpage.

9/19/2008