RE: [CPEO-BIF] How frequently should theNationalBrownfieldsConferencetake place?

["Trilling, Barry" <BTrilling@wiggin.com>]

Lenny's and Charlie's comments about bringing local people together at
convenient venues beg the question.  If you want frequent meetings of
local people you don't need an annual national conference. Rather stage,
regional or local meetings on discreet topics of interest to the local
people.  That's not a national brownfields conference.  I would support
such a concept, but I wouldn't keep the expensive national
mega-conference going every single year just to accommodate that idea.
As several commenters have noted, for the national conference to act as
more than a "showcase" it must provide value to the members of the
private sector (both for-profit and not-for-profit) who actually buy,
sell, clean up, and redevelop environmentally challenged properties.  It
would not be inconsistent with that goal to hold the conference every
other year in various venues around the country.

-----Original Message-----
From: Charlie Bartsch [mailto:cbartsch@nemw.org] 
Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 8:21 AM
To: lsiegel@cpeo.org; Brownfields Internet Forum
Subject: RE: [CPEO-BIF] How frequently should
theNationalBrownfieldsConferencetake place?


I agree with Lenny -- local brownfield practitioners and interested
parties with the most to gain from the event often have the least
resources to travel to it. "Driving range" has always been a big factor
in determining attendance. 
Charlie Bartsch 

-----Original Message-----
From: brownfields-bounces@list.cpeo.org
[mailto:brownfields-bounces@list.cpeo.org] On Behalf Of Lenny Siegel
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 8:48 PM
To: Brownfields Internet Forum
Subject: Re: [CPEO-BIF] How frequently should
theNationalBrownfieldsConference take place?

Norella's personal experience with the Brownfields conference may
actually be an argument for more frequent meetings. She attended last
year because the conference was held in her region. In fact, if I recall
correctly, a large share of the attendees each year come from the region
of the country (not exactly the same as the EPA region) in which the
event is held. If it moved to alternate years, there would be fewer
opportunities for people to attend at convenient locations.

Lenny
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