Upcoming Deadlines:

October 24, 2008
Deadline to Request an Acknowledgement Letter from the Indiana Brownfields Program for the U.S. EPA Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grant Proposals
Acknowledgement Letter Request Form

November 3, 2008
Indiana Brownfields Program Grant Deadline for Stipulated Assessment Grants (SAG) and Stipulated Remediation Grants (SRG)
http://www.in.gov/ifa/brownfields/2541.htm

November 14, 2008
U.S. EPA Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grant Proposal Deadline
http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/applicat.htm
http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/index.html 
http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/publications/arc_factsheet.pdf 
http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/publications/acfs_062408.pdf

January 16, 2009
Shovel Ready Program 5th Round applications due to Indiana Economic Development Corporation
http://www.in.gov/iedc/ShovelReady.htm

March 13, 2009
FASTeam decision for 5th Round winning sites
http://www.in.gov/iedc/ShovelReady.htm

October 24, 2008 
Green or Sustainable Construction in Indiana Seminar
Sheraton Hotel City Centre, Indianapolis, IN
http://www.healthbydesignonline.org/

October 28, 2008  2:00 p.m. EST
Building the Business Case for Brownfields Redevelopment in Underserved Communities
Disadvantaged Brownfields Communities Network webcast
http://www.eventbuilder.com/encounter/DBCN

October 30, 2008  2:00 p.m. EST
Using Land Banks as a Strategy to Spur Brownfields Redevelopment
Disadvantaged Brownfields Communities Network webcast
http://www.eventbuilder.com/encounter/DBCN

October 30, 2008 
Communities at the Crossroads XI: Growth and Rising Fuel Prices
Indiana Land Use Consortium
Indiana Government Center South, Indianapolis, IN
http://www.indianalanduse.org/

October 31, 2008
Using Sustainability to Improve Remediation Decisions
Vita Nuova Sustainability Series Internet Seminar
http://www.vitanuova.net/journal/?p=6

November 5-6, 2008
EPA/YEU Veteran Small Business and Grant Opportunity Conference
Chicago, IL
http://www.epa.gov/region5/business/sbconf/index.htm

November 12-14, 2008
Sustainable Property Transactions: Deal Making and Redevelopments of Contaminated Sites
(Session on Vapor Intrusion and Green Buildings) San Francisco, CA
http://www.rtmcomm.com/rtmcomm/conference_registration.php?ConflD+32

November 15-18, 2008
2008 National Trails Symposium  "Innovative Trails: Transforming the American Way of Life"
Little Rock, Arkansas
http://www.americantrails.org/2008/

November 21, 2008
Reducing Carbon Emissions Through Inter-Municipal Cooperation
Vita Nuova Sustainability Series Internet Seminar
http://www.vitanuova.net/journal/?p=6

January 22-24, 2009
8th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference
The Northeast-Midwest Institute is a co-sponsor of the 8th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference to be held at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
http://www.newpartners.org/

March 24 & 25, 2009
The Big Deal 2009
National Brownfields Association Conference
Phoenix, AZ 
http://www.nbabigdeal.org/

November 16-18, 2009
National Brownfields Conference
New Orleans, LA
http://www.brownfields2009.org/

April, 2008
Brownfield workshops were held in Gary, Indianapolis and Jeffersonville. For workshop materials, click here.  

May 5-7, 2008
National Brownfields Conference 2008 was held in Detroit, MI.  For post-conference materials, click here.

August 21, 2008, 10:00 - 11:30 CDT
Sustainable Practices, Brownfields Prevention Challenge 1
http://www.clu-in.org/conf/tio/r5bfsouthsuburb/
More information

August 26, 2008, 10:00 - 11:30 CDT
Sustainable Practices, Brownfields Prevention Challenge 2
 http://www.clu-in.org/conf/tio/r5bfmoline/ 
City of Moline, Illinois
More Information

August 27 -28, 2008
2008 Statewide Conference on Housing and Community Economic Development presented by the Indiana Association for Community and Economic Development (IACED), the Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority (IHDDA), and the Indiana Coalition on Homeless Issues (ICHHI)
Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis
More information and registration

September 4, 2008, 1:00 - 3:00 CDT
EPA Region 5 Brownfields Grant Workshop/Grant Proposal Guidelines Orientation
Register at:  http://www.clu-in.org/conf/tio/r5bforientation/
Click here for Information
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Click here for Presentation Materials
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September 8, 2008
Balanced Transportation for Healthier Communities Conference
Indianapolis, IN
http://www.knowledgeplex.org/event.html?id=1983891

September 9-11, 2008
From Brown to Green: Sustainable Redevelopment of Contaminated Properties Workshop
Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
http://www.dce.k-state.edu/conf/brown-to-green/

September 10, 2008, 10:00 - 11:30 CDT
Sustainable Practices, Brownfields Prevention Challenge 3
Register at:  http://www.clu-in.org/conf/tio/r5bfelkhart
More Information

September 11, 2008, 7:00 - 9:00 EDT
2008 Land Use Update — FREE Video Seminar Series
Session 4 — Green Infrastructure and Green Building
More Information 

September 17, 2008
IDEM 11th Annual Pollution Prevention Conference and Trade Show
Primo's West, Plainfield, IN
www.in.gov/idem/4451.htm

September 18, 2008  10am-4pm EST
Indiana Brownfields Program/U.S. EPA Workshop - FREE 
Indiana Government Center South, Conference Room 19
Indianapolis, IN
Final Agenda
Click here for Presentation Materials

September 25, 2008  2:00-3:30 EST
Environmental Risk Management- Performing Due Diligence in the Era of Climate Change Webinar
http://www.rtmcomm.com/rtmcomm/webinars.php

October 1-2, 2008
AISWMD's 16th Annual Conference, Exhibitor Expo and Business Meeting
Lilly Conference Center, Indianapolis, IN
http://www.aiswmd.org/conference.htm