ICMA Best BRAC-tices Forum in Boston

[Aimee Houghton <aimeeh@cpeo.org>]

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[The following was submitted by Bryan Barnhouse <bbarnhouse@icma.org>]


ICMA Convening Best BRAC-tices III Research Forum in Boston

 As debate and speculation about the implications of the BRAC 2005 round 
mount, many communities continue to struggle with redevelopment of closed 
or realigned bases from previous rounds. The full spectrum of closure and 
realignment experiences offer valuable insights and helpful models for 
current BRAC communities and those that will need to address these 
challenges in the near future.

Boston, Massachusetts, will serve as the backdrop for ICMA's Base Reuse 
Consortium Best BRAC-tices Research Forum, June 9-11, 2004, where local 
government officials, state and federal regulators, military 
representatives, and select others can participate actively in a set of 
facilitated discussions on particular military base cleanup and 
redevelopment issues. Brief presentations will introduce and provide a 
frame of reference for each discussion topic. The knowledge, experience, 
ideas, models, tools, and case studies generated by these discussions will 
be collected and documented in a research and analysis report.

 Other highlights of the forum include a welcome reception, a tour of and 
BBQ cookout at the former Fort Devens, and a possible group outing to a Red 
Sox game for those who stay over Friday night.

 We will send formal invitations, with a finalized agenda and complete 
travel and lodging information for the Boston Marriott Copley Place as the 
date approaches. ICMA will subsidize expenses for some forum invitees 
(local government, LRA, and other community participants will be given 
priority). However, the nature of the event regretfully prevents inviting 
and covering expenses for all interested parties.

 ICMA appreciates the continuing support of the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency's Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office.  ICMA 
would also like to thank other organizations for their additional support 
and sponsorship for this research forum.

 Sponsors of Best BRAC-tices III

MassDevelopment - Devens

Pease Development Authority

South Shore Tri-Town Development Corporation

Shriver Job Corps Center, Devens, MA

Bowditch & Dewey, LLP

Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc

Massachusetts Municipal Mangers Association


We look forward to seeing you in Boston!

 More information is available by visiting www.icma.org/military. If you 
are interested in attending the forum, please email or call Bryan Barnhouse 
at bbarnhouse@icma.org, (202) 962-3613.


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Aimee R. Houghton
Associate Director, CPEO
1101 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC  20036
tel: 202-452-8039; fax: 202-452-8095
Email: aimeeh@cpeo.org
www.cpeo.org
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