Brownfields Program
to host April Conference:
“Bridging Economic
Development and Environmental Protection”
The Indiana Brownfields Program will host the “Indiana Brownfields
Conference 2006: Bridging Economic Development and Environmental
Protection” at the Indiana Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis on
April 11 and 12. “The conference will highlight recent initiatives
affecting brownfield redevelopment from the local, state and federal
perspectives as well as explain recent changes to the Indiana Brownfields
Program,” said Ryan Kitchell, Director of the Indiana Finance
Authority. “The Authority is committed to partnering with local communities
to redevelop brownfield sites to encourage economic growth in Indiana.”
Former Indianapolis Mayor Bill Hudnut of the Urban Land Institute and
Charles Bartsch, Director of Brownfield Studies at the Northeast-Midwest
Institute, will speak at the event along with other local and national
authorities on brownfield redevelopment.
A brownfield is a property
where redevelopment is complicated due to actual or potential environmental
contamination. The Indiana Brownfields Program, housed within the Indiana
Finance Authority, works in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency and other Indiana agencies to assist communities in making productive
use of their brownfield properties.
Sessions offered at the conference will cover topics such as
Environmental Insurance, Vapor Intrusion, the Indiana Department of
Environmental Management’s Risk Integrated System of Closure, and the new
federal rule on All Appropriate Inquiry regarding environmental investigations.
Participants will also learn about the structure of the new Indiana
Brownfields Program and new state and federal brownfields redevelopment
initiatives. Brownfields-related companies and organizations will be
available in the Exhibit Hall for networking.
Those expected to attend include local and state government officials,
environmental consultants, banking professionals, attorneys, real estate
professionals and non-profit organizations. To register, contact Lois Vining of
Event Planning Services at (317) 823-9530 or lois@meetingpros.com.
Susan Tynes
Indiana Brownfields Program
100 N. Senate Ave.
Room 1275
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 233-1504
Fax: (317) 234-0428