National Association of Counties * Washington, DC / Vol. 30, No. 14 * July 20, 1998

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CONFERENCES
The Council for Economic Development (CUED) is hosting a series of workshops on brownfields redevelopment Aug. 6-7 in Denver. The workshops will cover the following topics: techniques for assessing contamination and cleaning it up; ways to overcome liabilities associated with brownfields; applicable federal and state laws; where to get federal, state and local funds, strategies for community involvement and how to attract private investment.

For more information contact: CUED, 1730 K St., N.W., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20006; phone: 202/223-4735; Web site: http://cued.org.

The "Fourth International Public Market Conference," Sept. 23-26 in Seattle, will examine how and why public markets work for the economy. The conference features a series of workshops covering issues from start-up considerations for new markets to special concerns of existing markets. Workshop discussions will include community development, public policy, market economics and operations issues.

For more information, contact David O'Neil, conference director, Project for Public Spaces, Inc., 153 Waverly Place, New York, NY 10014, 215/482-5130 or e-mail: markets@pps.org.

"Partnerships For Progress: Communication and Understanding ... The Keys to Success" is the theme for the Council For Public-Private Partnerships' 12th annual conference, Oct. 14-16 in Atlanta. The conference is designed to offer attendees both basic and advanced concepts in several major areas of public-private partnerships. In addition, specific case studies will be presented.

For more information, contact the Council for Public-Private Partnerships, 1010 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20001; phone: 202/467-6800.

SWANA's (the Solid Waste Association of North America's) "WASTECON 1998/World Congress 1998 Technical Program," scheduled for Oct. 26-29 in Charlotte, N.C., will feature an opening general session, technical sessions and four training courses offering SWANA certification opportunities. course topics include Principles of Managing Integrated Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems, Managing Solid Waste Recycling and Paying for Your MSW Management System.

For more information, contact SWANA, P.O. Box 7219, Silver Spring, MD 20907-7219.

EPA will hold its third annual conference, "Brownfields '98: The Basics and Beyond-Showcasing Successful Partnerships," Nov. 16-18 in Los Angeles. The conference will bring together many of the stakeholders involved in brownfields reuse to help generate effective partnerships that promote the revitalization of contaminated properties.

For more information on the conference, contact the EPA's National Brownfields program coordinator, Marjorie Buckholtz, at 202/260-6153.

PUBLICATIONS
The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) offers a wide range of products and services in its new "Publications & Videos" catalog. The catalog contains descriptions and complete ordering information for the GFOA's more than 90 publications, videos and other multimedia products.

For a free copy, contact GFOA, 1750 K St., N.W., Suite 650, Washington, DC 20006; phone: 202/429-2750.

AWARDS
The American Society on Aging is now accepting nominations of journalists whose work "is the best coverage of aging issues seen all year" ... "really helped readers to understand the impact of an aging America" ... "and is accurate, informed and a significant contributor to the debate on America's contract with older citizens." The deadline for nominations for the Media Award is Sept. 15.

For more information, contact the American Society on Aging, 833 Market St., Suite 511, San Francisco, CA 94103-1824; phone: 415/974-9600; fax: 415/974-0300.

(Notices is compiled by Victoria Vickers, special correspndent.)