Schedule at a Glance

For a complete description of Sessions, please visit Program Page.


Time

Session

Title

Monday, December 10, 2012  (Updated on 12/3/12)

5:30pm-7:30pm

Opening Reception (optional, ticket required)

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

7:00am

Registration Opens!
Exhibitor Set-up

7:30-9:00am

Registration & Networking Breakfast

8:00-9:00am

Workshop 1

Brownfields 101

8:00-9:00am

Workshop 2

Best Practices Among State Brownfield Programs

9:00-9:30am

Opening Session

The 2012 PA Brownfields Conference officially is open for business! Join us in this opening plenary session with welcoming remarks presented by ESWP President Thomas E. Donatelli, P.E.

9:30-10:15am

Plenary 1

Real Estate Plenary

10:15-10:45am

Networking Break

10:45-11:45am

Session 1A

Broadening Horizons Beyond the Single Site Clean-up: The Role of Area-Wide Strategies for Comprehensive Brownfields Redevelopment

10:45-11:45am

Session 1B

Cost-Effective Remediation Restores Economic Viability of Impacted Properties

10:45-11:45am

Session 1C

Brownfields Inventory – Tools for Decision Making and Marketing  

11:45-12:00pm

Networking Break

12:00-1:40pm

Plenary 2

Lunch / Marcellus Shale Plenary / Mobile Workshop Video

1:40-2:00pm

Networking Break

2:00-2:50pm

Session 2A

Sustainable Remediation, Life Cycle Costing and Development

2:00-2:50pm

Session 2B

How to Develop RCRA Sites in Pennsylvania

2:00-2:50pm

Session 2C

Brownfield’s Best Practices: Transforming Blighted Property into a Community Oriented & Sustainable Development

3:00-5:00pm

Mobile Workshop

Tour includes Almono, Southside Works, Pittsburgh Technology Center, Summerset at Frick Park, Waterfront in Homestead, Carrie Furnace in Rankin and Swissvale.

5:00-7:00pm

Reception at PNC Park

Mobile Workshops tour will continue on to the evening reception at PNC Park, and then return to the hotel later that evening.

Wednesday,  December 12, 2012

8:15-9:15am

Plenary 3

Funding Plenary

9:15-10:00am

Plenary 4

Extreme Makeover

10:15-11:05am

Session 3A

A Different Paradigm for Brownfield Assesments/Remediation

10:15-11:05am

Session 3B

Vapor Intrusion - the Old and the New!

10:15-11:05am

Session 3C

The Tale of Three Cities

11:05-11:20am

Networking Break

11:20am-12:10pm

Session 4A

Site Cleanups at Various Stages of Progress: Contaminant Source Characterization, Innovative Remediation, and Mitigation Effectiveness Assessment

11:20am-12:10pm

Session 4B

Managing Environmental Funding Risks in Public- Private Partnerships

11:20am-12:10pm

Session 4C

Re-Visioning Brownfields: Turning Thoughtful Planning into Community Assets

12:10-1:15pm

Exhibit Hall Luncheon- stroll through the Exhibit Hall and enjoy lunch with fellow attendees!

1:15-1:30pm

Plenary 5

Extreme Makeover Award

1:45pm

Closing Remarks