TAMPA – Carlton Fields attorneys were invited to speak at 12th Annual Florida Brownfields Conference and Exhibition entitled “Brownfields: Finding Green in the New Economy” in Tampa. The conference was held on November 1-4, 2009 at the downtown Tampa Hyatt Regency. The Florida Brownfields Association (FBA) packed the program with 27 sessions and over 100 speakers and panelists, offering a wide range of courses, including:

• Extracting the Last Dollar: How to Finance Brownfield Deals and Tap Federal and State Funding
• Exploring Newest Trends in Brownfields: Redeveloping Brownfields with "Green Buildings," Renewable Energy, Community Gardens
• Advanced Courses in Brownfield Assessment, Cleanup & Redevelopment
• Environmental Opportunities in Hard Times
• Latest on Vapor Intrusion, Landfills, Contamination Notification & Site Controls
• Emerging Environmental Justice and Public Health Issues
• FDEP Hour and Open Forum
• Brownfield Legislative Planning Session - Charting the Future for Brownfields in Florida

Carlton Fields attorneys who spoke at the conference included:

• Tampa shareholder Laurel Lockett on the “What You Can’t See Can Hurt You – The Latest on Vapor Intrusion” panel discussion
• Tampa shareholder Roger D. Schwenke on the “Institutional and Engineering Controls” panel discussion
• Tampa associate Nicole C. Kibert on the “Redeveloping Brownfields with Renewable Energy – Wind, Solar, and Other Possibilities” panel discussion
• Tampa associate Kenneth A. Tinkler on the “Making Brownfields Work on RCRA Permitted Sites” panel discussion

The FBA specifically designed courses for Brownfield beginners, planners, redevelopers, environmental and economic development officials, and real estate and environmental professionals.

The Florida Brownfields Conference assembled an impressive list of officials to participate in the conference, including:

• U.S. Representative Kathy Castor
• U.S. EPA Region IV Acting Administrator Stan Meiburg
• Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio
• Florida House Representative Rick Kriseman
• County Commissioner Al Higginbotham
• Florida Senate candidate Jack Latvala

If you would like more information, please visit the FBA website at http://www.floridabrownfields.org/