Global Green's Annual Forum

[Daromir Rudnyckyj <rudy@igc.org>]

"FINDING THE SILVER LINING: TOOLS AND STRATEGIES FOR REVITALIZING COMMUNITIES"

GLOBAL GREEN USA's FOURTH ANNUAL LEGACY PROGRAM FORUM 
ON MILITARY TOXIC CLEANUP AND BASE CONVERSION

Dates: November 20-22, 1997
Place: Government Conference Center, 402 W. Washington Street, Indianapolis,
Indiana

PROGRAM

Wednesday, November 19, 1997
Russian Partnering with Newport (by invitation)

Thursday, November 20, 1997
Base Tour to Fort Benjamin Harrison
13:30 Bus departs for Fort Benjamin Harrison
14:00 - 16:00 Tour of base
16:30 Bus arrives downtown Indianapolis
18:00 - 19:30 Welcoming wine & cheese reception

Friday, November 21, 1997
Conference Opening Plenaries & Banquet
Indiana Government Conference Center
402 W. Washington Street

8:00 - 9:00 Registration, coffee & bagels

9:00 - 9:15 Welcoming Remarks

9:15 - 9:30 Introduction
The Honorable Julia Carson, US Representative 10th District, Indiana

9:30 - 10:30 Opening Plenary
Midwest Military Bases: Challenges of Closure, Cleanup, and Reuse

11:00 - 12:15 Plenary #2
Chemical Weapons Destruction in the U.S. and Russia

12:15 - 14:00 Networking Luncheon

14:00 - 15:15 Workshops 1-4
 Unexploded Ordnance - A Unique Military Cleanup Issue
 Technologies of Neutralization and Bioremediation for Chemical Weapons
Destruction
 Green Strategies for Base Reuse: Conservation and Resource Efficiency
 Experiences Closing Military Bases in Indiana: Environmental Cleanup and
Economic Redevelopment

15:45 - 17:00 Plenary #3
Environmental Cleanup and Base Closure: The View from the States

19:00 - 21:30 Banquet in honor of Diane Meyer Simon,
President Emeritus & Founder Global Green USA, The Roof Ballroom, Indianapolis
Special presentation by the Honorable Frank O'Bannon, Governor, State of Indiana

Saturday, November 22, 1997
Conference Workshops & Plenaries
Indiana Government Conference Center
402 W. Washington Street

8:30 - 9:00 Coffee & bagels

9:00 - 10:15 Plenary #4
Environmental Law and Base Cleanup

10:45 - 12:00 Plenary #5
Base Closure and Conservation Options for Wilderness Preservation

12:00 - 13:45 Luncheon Keynote
The Honorable Mickey Edwards,
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Former U.S. Representative

13:45 - 15:00 Workshops 5-8
 Public Participation and Decision-Making
 Brownfields and Redevelopment
 Super-Critical Water Oxidation and Toxic Waste
 Chemical Demilitarization: International Policy Perspectives

15:30 - 17:00 Plenary #6
Development Strategies for Sustainable Communities

17:00 - 17:30 Final Remarks

FORUM REGISTRATION
Return to GGUSA by November 14
(Includes Thursday base tour, reception Thursday evening, Forum, & lunch
Friday and Saturday - does not include banquet)

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Base Tour: Please check here if you will be joining us on Thursday,
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Banquet Registration: To register for the Friday evening banquet at The Roof
Ballroom in honor of Diane Meyer Simon, President Emeritus of GGUSA, please
call Greg Schenkel at 317-579-7207.
Return by November 14 to:
GLOBAL GREEN USA, 1025 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 300,
Washington, DC 20005-6303; 202-879-3181; fax 202-879-3182;
email: rudy@igc.org 

QUESTIONS? CALL GGUSA AT 202-879-3181

Conference fees are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

FORUM AIRLINE & HOTEL

Flight Reservations: USAirways is the official Forum carrier. To obtain
discounted fares call 800-334-8644 and refer to gold file # 41640442.

Hotel Reservations:
Contact the Indianapolis Courtyard Marriott Downtown directly by November 3
at 317-635-4443 or 800-321-2211. Mention "Global Green USA" for the special
conference rate.

GLOBAL GREEN USA works in cooperation with citizens, industry, and
government at all levels to create a global value shift toward a sustainable
future. The organization is dedicated to:
 accelerating the cleanup and reuse of military facilities;
 creating sustainable communities, including the "greening" of affordable
housing; and
 preventing international resource-based conflicts related to freshwater.
Global Green USA is the American affiliate of Green Cross International. It
was founded in 1994 by businesswoman and activist Diane Meyer Simon after
Mikhail Gorbachev invited her to join his global environmental movement.

The LEGACY PROGRAM is dedicated to relieving the lingering legacy of the
cold war:
 military toxic contamination;
 obsolete & excess weapons inventories;
 chemical weapons stockpiles; and
 abandoned facilities.
The Legacy Forum is an annual program intended to facilitate dialogue on
military environmental cleanup, base conversion and community redevelopment,
to introduce innovative projects and promote timely policy decisions. The
1997 Forum brings together stakeholders from communities, all levels of
government, and business to build consensus on cleanup and conservation
efforts at military facilities and similar sites throughout the Midwest and
nationally.

THE GOALS OF THE FORUM ARE TO:
 Expose stakeholders to a variety of innovative cleanup and redevelopment
projects at military facilities;
 create effective networks between individuals and groups nationwide;
 share tools and resources between community redevelopment interests to
build sustainable communities;
 heighten awareness in the Midwest and around the country on military base
cleanup and redevelopment; and
 stimulate media attention to the crucial need for successful base cleanup
and conversion.

HONORARY FORUM CO-CHAIRS
Governor Frank O'Bannon
Former Governor B. Evan Bayh

FORUM CO-HOSTS (partial listing)
Congresswoman Julia Carson
Butler University
Friends of the Earth
Hoosier Environmental Council
Indiana Association of Cities & Towns
Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Indiana Environmental Institute
The Keystone Center
Meridian Institute
The Nature Conservancy - Indiana Chapter
Office of the Attorney General, State of Indiana
Office of the Governor of Indiana
Program on Law & State Government,
Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis
School of Public & Environmental Affairs,
Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis

FORUM CO-SPONSORS (partial listing)
Environmental Protection Agency
Lilly Endowment
Rockefeller Financial Services
Ruth Mott Fund
Trust for Mutual Understanding
Turner Foundation