Brownfields 2011 offered a variety of continuing education opporunities for attendees. This year the conference offered PDH's for engineers, CLE credits for attorneys, CM credits for AICP professionals, and contract hours for EPA employees. 

If you have any questions regarding Continuing Education Credits please contact Danielle Goodwin within 30 days of end of the conference at dgoodwin@icma.org or 202-962-3590. 

Professional Licensed Engineers: Professional Development Hours

All sessions at Brownfields 2011 are eligible for professional development hours (PDH) for professional engineers. Engineers need to sign the Engineering Sign-in Sheet at the beginning of each session they attend. Sign in sheets will be available in the back of all session rooms. At the start of the conference, all professional engineers should visit the continuing education desk in the conference registration area to obtain a certificate to keep track of their attendance at educational sessions.

Please note there are differences from state to state in continuing education requirements for professional engineering licensure. Each state licensing board has the final authority to approve professional development hours. EPA and ICMA strongly recommend that attendees trying to acquire these credits regularly check with their state licensing boards for specific continuing education requirements in their jurisdiction that affect professional engineering licensure and the ability to renew licensure.

*Please note that the US EPA and ICMA are NOT pre-approved providers of PDH’s. Some states including FLORIDA, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, LOUISIANA, and NEW JERSEY require all PDH’s to be pre-approved by the state board. Some states will allow for you to self-submit. Please check with your states board for more details. 

Click here to find your state's requirement for PDHs.

Click here to contact your State Licensing Board for Professional Engineers.

Attorneys: Continuing Legal Education Credits 

17 educational sessions have been OFFICIALLY approved for CLE credits in the following states:

Note: Although 17 sessions have been approved for CLE credits, attorneys will only be able to attend up to 9 sessions since many of them conflict with other sessions. You cannot attend 2 sessions during the same time and receive double credit.

1. Delaware
2. Illinois
3. Maine
4. Ohio
5. Pennsylvania
6. Vermont
7. Virginia
8. West Virginia

Attorneys from the following states may claim credit for attendance at Brownfields 2011 because the program (17 educational sessions) has been accredited by Pennsylvania.

Note: The 12 states listed below did not FORMALLY approve educational sessions for Brownfields 2011.

1. Alaska
2. Arizona
3. Arkansas
4. California
5. Colorado
6. Florida
7. Hawaii
8. Montana
9. New Jersey
10. New York
11. North Dakota
12. Wisconsin

Click here for more information regarding your states MCLE reciprocity rules.

Educational Sessions approved for CLE credits:

• A Bright Idea: Repowering America through Renewable Energy
• Banking on Abandoned Properties
• Rising from the Ashes: Bankruptcy and New Uses 
• Auto Brownfields: Unique Challenges and Innovative Strategies 
• Brownfield Redevelopment and Revitalization of Urban Waterways 
• CERCLA and PRP Contribution Claims: Make Cost Recovery Work for You 
• Getting the Project off the Ground: Creative Funding for Initial Brownfield Development 
• Brownfield Innovations: Progressive Programs and Policies Pushing Projects
• From Brownfield to Boonfield: Catalyzing Area-Wide Redevelopment of Vacant Properties 
• Tax Increment Financing, Tax Credits, and Creative Financing 
• The Dirt on Transactions in a Distressed and Evolving Market 
• What Would a Model Brownfield Remediation and Redevelopment Statute Look Like? 
• Demystifying RE-Powering Deal Financing 
• When the Gamble Pays Off: The Transitioning Landscape of Commercial Redevelopment 
• A Reverse Site Selection, End-User-Focused Strategy for Brownfield Redevelopment 
• Emerging Developments in Environmental Insurance: Challenges, Trends, and the Impact on Brownfield Development   
• Jump- Starting Renewable Energy Projects Using the Bona Fide Ground Tenant Lease Model

Planners: Certification Maintenance credits

The American Planning Association (APA) has approved 109 Brownfields 2011 educational sessions for CM credits. 

*10 sessions are waiting for approval from the American Planning Association. If approved, all educational sessions will be accepted for CM credit. The only educational sessions that are excluded from receiving CM credits are special sessions such as Films, The Phoenix Awards, and Economic Redevelopment Forum sessions. 

Click here to go to APA's events calander to find out which sessions were approved.

• Go to April 2011
• Under April 3, 4, and 5 you will see National Brownfields Conference. Click on the title.
• After you click on the title you should see all educational sessions that were approved by the APA.

EPA Employees: Contract Hours

EPA Remedial Project Managers can receive contract hours by attending the Brownfields Conference. ALL educational sessions have been approved by the EPA for contract hours*. Please visit the Continuing Education booth to attain a form for you to list the educational sessions you have attended. The individual Remedial Project Manager is responsible for recording their information in ACMIS.

*You can only receive contract hours for up to 8 educational sessions. You cannot attend 2 or more different sessions within a 75 minute period.

Other Professions

A general Certificate of Attendance is available at the Continuing Education Desk in the  conference registration area for those professionals who wish to pursue continuing education credits, but whose organizations or certifying bodies have not officially sanctioned continuing education credits at Brownfields 2011.

For more information regarding continuing education credits, please contact Danielle Goodwin at (202) 962-3590 or by email at dgoodwin@icma.org.