2008 RPIC Federal Contaminated Sites
National Workshop

April 28 - May 1, 2008
Sheraton Wall Centre, Vancouver, Canada

The first Federal Contaminated Sites National Workshop, held in Ottawa in March 2006, was a landmark event. It brought together almost 400 federal environmental remediation specialists and environmental industry representatives to exchange ideas and information about the challenges of addressing the thousands of known and suspected contaminated sites for which the federal government is responsible.

Based on the enthusiastic response to the 2006 event, the Real Property Institute of Canada invites you to participate in the 2008 Federal Contaminated Sites National Workshop, to be held from April 28 to May 1, 2008 at the spectacular Sheraton Wall Centre in Vancouver, Canada. All exhibits, professional development and technical sessions will be held at the hotel.

The one-day Professional Development sessions will provide technical and management specialists with an opportunity for in-depth learning. The National Workshop itself will feature eight concurrent sessions on the first two days of the workshop, with a half-day of plenary sessions and keynote address on the last day.

Each concurrent session will be chaired by a leader in environmental remediation and will consist of a topic keynote address by the session chair, 8 to 10 paper presentations, and a panel discussion to wrap up the day. We will focus on issues and recent advances in:

• Remediation in Northern Environments;
• Managing Large Environmental Remediation Projects;
• Human Health Risk Assessment and Risk Communication Strategies;
• Ecological Risk Assessment and Risk Management;
• Brownfields Remediation;
• Innovative Remediation Technologies;
• Remediation Management; and,
• Remediation of Sediments.

The last day offers an opportunity to learn more about the Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan, an ambitious 15-year plan to address contamination for which the federal government is responsible.

The program will also provide ample opportunity for networking with sponsors, government representatives, academic researchers and privates sector firms through daily continental breakfasts, morning and afternoon breaks, buffet lunches on workshop days, a welcoming reception and a gala dinner.

An expanded trade show and poster area will allow delegates to learn about new advances in the remediation of contaminated sites from leaders in the environmental remediation industry.

The Workshop Planning Committee has worked hard to prepare a program responding to your needs and interests and is looking forward to welcoming you to the 2008 RPIC Federal Contaminated Sites National Workshop. Please consult the detailed program to learn more about this exciting event.

See you in Vancouver!

On behalf of the Planning Committee for the 2008 Federal Contaminated Sites National Workshop