May 10 - 13, 2010
Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal, Canada

WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES

The 2010 RPIC Federal Contaminated Sites National Workshop will provide a forum for federal managers and remediation specialists to learn about technical, scientific and organizational innovations and best practices for the management of contaminated sites. The Workshop will offer a unique opportunity to meet and exchange new ideas and information with colleagues and industry representatives from across the country and abroad. The 2010 RPIC Federal Contaminated Sites National Workshop is the third in a series of biennial national workshops on federal contaminated sites organized by RPIC’s Federal Contaminated Sites Workshop Planning Committee.

The Real Property Institute of Canada (RPIC) and the Contaminated Sites Management Working Group (CSMWG) invite you to submit papers and presentations on technologies and issues related to the remediation of federal contaminated sites. Abstracts are encouraged in, but not limited to the following topics:

• Assessment and Remediation in Special Environments – aquatic sites, northern, protected areas, mines
• Managing Environmental Projects – procurement, communication, legal, closure strategies, life cycle
• Human Health Risk Assessment and Risk Management
• Ecological Risk Assessment and Risk Management
• Risk Communication Strategies
• Innovative Assessment and Remediation Technologies
• Sustainability considerations in remediation projects
• Adaptive Management – managing uncertainty
• Liability Quantification and Reduction – long-term planning and accounting, policy drivers, accounting practices
• Social and Economic Benefits from Site Remediation – labour market, training and development, new business development

ABSTRACTS – Due June 1, 2009

Abstracts should be no more than 500 words and must include biographies for all presenters (biography is not included in the word count). The abstract may be submitted in English or French and must be submitted by June 1, 2009 to RPIC_FCSNW@thewillowgroup.com.

Note: One discounted delegate pass (CDN$675 + GST = CDN$715) for the workshop will be made available for each accepted paper. Additional presenters will need to register at the full rate.

Guidelines for submitting abstracts:

• Title of Presentation.
• Name and affiliations of all presenters: underline the name of the author who will be presenting the paper.
• Complete mailing address, phone, fax, and e-mail address of contact person or organizer.
• Biographies for all paper presenters.
• Type of presentation: paper or poster.
• Theme/stream addressed by your presentation.
• Language of presentation.

If you do not receive a confirmation email within seven business days of submitting your abstract, please contact RPIC_FCSNW@thewillowgroup.com.

Papers will be selected for inclusion in the preliminary program on the basis of a peer review by a panel of experts. Authors will be notified of acceptance by June 30, 2009.

FINAL PAPERS – Due October 15, 2009

Papers must be submitted by October 15, 2009 for review by subject experts. Authors of accepted papers must revise their papers as required by the reviewers. Revised papers are to be submitted by e-mail by November 30, 2009 and must be accompanied by copyright waivers signed by all authors listed on the final paper (faxed to 613.729.6206). Papers missing copyright waivers cannot be presented at the National Workshop nor published in the final proceedings. The official workshop proceedings will be distributed to all paid registrants at the National Workshop.

International authors travelling from abroad may be entitled to limited financial support and are encouraged to inquire at RPIC_FCSNW@thewillowgroup.com for further details.

OFFICIAL LANGUAGES

Initial abstracts may be submitted in English or French. All final abstracts and papers crediting federal government employee authors must be submitted in English and French. The translation may follow the revised final version, but must be submitted by December 31, 2009.

ABSTRACT DEADLINE
June 1, 2009

AUTHOR NOTIFICATION
June 30, 2009

PAPER SUBMISSIONS DUE
October 15, 2009

FINAL (REVISED) PAPERS DUE
November 30, 2009

TRANSLATION DUE (where applicable)
December 31, 2009

PLEASE NOTE: We cannot guarantee that final papers and translations submitted after the deadlines above will be included in proceedings distributed to delegates at the Workshop. Proceedings will also be posted on the Workshop website following the event.