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Sponsors Premier Reception Thursday Wine at Reception Around the Town Reception Continental Breakfast Welcome Reception Buffet Breakfast Ben & Jerry's Buffet Lunch Friday

• Register onsite
• FAX / Mail Back Registration
• Exhibit & Sponsorship Application
• FAX / Mail Back Sponsorship Application
• DEC Commissioner Martens to Appear
• Richard Brodsky to Appear as Keynote Speaker for The Business Council's Industrial-Environment Conference

About the Conference

This two-day event brings together close to 300 experts from both the private and public sectors to interact and share the latest information relevant to environmental issues in New York State.

Kicking off the event with a Welcome Reception, this conference provides pertinent information on the ever changing state environmental programs and policies. Held for over 34 years, the Industry-Environment Conference is the foremost conference of its kind in New York State. It also includes a wide array of opportunities to increase your corporate exposure through sponsorships.

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by becoming a Conference Exhibitor or Sponsor. Click on the Tab above for more information about marketing your organization to environmental professionals from some of New York's leading manufacturers.

Registration Fees

	Before 10/10/12	After 10/10/12
Member	$ 375	$ 400
Future Member	$ 525	$ 550

PE Credits

The Business Council is approved as a sponsor of continuing education for Professional Engineers in New York State. One and a half credits will be awarded for each 90 minute session completed on Thursday, October 18. A certificate will be sent at the completion of the conference.

Tax Deductibility

All expenses of continuing education (including registration fees, travel, meals and lodging) used to maintain and improve professional skills may be tax deductible (Treas. Reg. 1.162-5). Consult your tax advisor for further information. Federal Tax ID# 141401680

Handicap Access

Accommodations for persons with disabilities are available. Please let us know how we can accommodate you.

To Cancel

Registration cancellations will be accepted until Wednesday, October 10, 2012, subject to a $75 processing fee. No refunds will be given after that time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agenda		Register onsite Sponsors Premier Reception Thursday Wine at Reception Around the Town Reception Continental Breakfast Welcome Reception Buffet Breakfast Ben & Jerry's Buffet Lunch Friday
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.	Welcome Reception Co-Sponsored by New York State Petroleum Council Movie Discussion “Empire State Divide” Karen Moreau Executive Director, New York State Petroleum Council Short film about the decline of rural New York, featuring landowners struggling to hang on to their land, as their neighbors across the border in Pennsylvania are thriving because of natural gas drilling.     Dinner is on your own
Thursday, October 18, 2012
7:30 - 9:00 a.m.	Registration / Continental Breakfast Sponsored by Groundwater Sciences Corporation
9:00 - 10:15 a.m.	Concurrent Workshops 1 & 2 (Choose one workshop for this timeframe) Regional Economic Development Councils The role of Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) in the development of projects providing direct assistance to business, waterfront revitalization, energy and environmental improvements, and sustainable development. Jessica Henderson Gabriel, Regional Director Empire State Development Corporation Chris Rohner Project Manager Ecology & Environment, Inc. Lindsay Robbins, Project Manager NYSERDA Projects To Be Proud Of A review of interesting and innovative projects by those directly involved in them Michael Hecker, Associate Hodgson Russ LLP Raphael Herz, Manager Solar Business Development Constellation – An Exelon Company Marc Karell, President Climate Change & Environmental Services, LLC
10:15 - 10:30 a.m.	Refreshment Break
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Concurrent Workshops 3 & 4 (Choose one workshop for this timeframe) Future for Liquid Natural Gas and Compressed Natural Gas in New York Potential benefits of LNG and CNG and the barriers to their deployment in New York Lori Caso, Public Affairs Manager Waste Management William Freeman, Coordinator of Marketing Development for Natural Gas Vehicles Chesapeake Energy The Development of New Wetlands Policy Current examples of the difficulties of the Wetlands Regulation in New York State and possible solutions Barbara Beall, PWS, LEED AP, Director, Natural Resource Services The Chazen Companies Dominic Cordisco, Esq., Partner Drake, Loeb, Heller, Kennedy, Gogerty, Gaba & Rodd PLLC Steve Eckler, Senior Managing Scientist O'Brien & Gere
12:00 - 1:45 p.m.	Luncheon Sponsorship Available Welcome Heather C. Briccetti, Esq. President and CEO The Business Council of NYS, Inc. Keynote Speaker Richard Brodsky Former Member New York State Assembly
1:45 - 3:15 p.m.	Concurrent Workshops 5 & 6 (choose one workshop for this timeframe) Waters of the United States Joseph Picciotti, Member Harris Beach PLLC Julie Suarez, Director of Public Policy New York Farm Bureau, Inc. Environmental Enforcement Peter Fanelli, Director of Law Enforcement NYS DEC An overview of the role of the modern Environmental Conservation Officer (ECO) Lem Srolovic, Environmental Bureau Chief, New York State Office of the Attorney General New York State Department of Law A discussion about the Bureau and its role in the protection of the environment
3:15 - 3:45 p.m.	Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Break Sponsored by Waste Management
3:45- 5:15 p.m.	Concurrent Workshops 7 & 8 (choose one workshop for this timeframe) NYS DEC Regional Directors Judy Drabicki, Director, Region 6 NYS DEC Kenneth Lynch, Director, Region 7 NYS DEC Chris Walsh, Assistant Commissioner of Public Protection & Regional Affairs NYS DEC Environmental Audit Jesse Hiney, Counsel Nixon Peabody LLP Monica Kreshik, Senior Attorney NYS DEC Beth Meer, Special Assistant for Pollution Prevention and Green Procurement NYS DEC Richard Walka, Senior Vice President D & B Engineers & Architects, P.C.
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.	Reception Co-Sponsored by Behan Communications, Inc. Wine at Reception Sponsored by D & B Engineers & Architects, P.C.
8:00 - 11:00 p.m.	Around the Town Reception Sample Saratoga’s Nightlife with Fellow Conference Attendees Sponsored by Haley & Aldrich of New York Dinner is on your own
Friday, October 19, 2012
7:30 - 9:00 a.m.	Buffet Breakfast Co-Sponsored by ANGA & O'Brien & Gere
9:00 – 9:45 a.m.	Remarks Joseph Martens Commissioner NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
9:45 - 10:00 a.m.	Refreshment Break
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Brownfields Past, Present and Future The Development of Brownfield Legislation Dale Desnoyers, Esq., Partner Allen & Desnoyers LLP Deborah Peck Kelleher, Investigations & Government Operations Committee Director Office of Senator Marcellino Current Brownfield Projects Robert Schick Director, Division of Remediation NYS DEC Damian Vanetti, P.E., BCEE, Service Group Manager-Environment GHD Daniel C. Walsh, Ph.D., Director New York City Office of Environmental Remediation Future for Brownfields Philip Bousquet, Esq., Member Bousquet Holstein PLLC David Flynn, Esq., Partner Phillips Lytle LLP Kenneth Kamlet, Esq., Special Counsel Hinman, Howard & Katell, LLP
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.	Buffet Luncheon Co-Sponsored by Harris Beach PLLC & International Paper
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Sponsors Premier Reception Thursday Wine at Reception Around the Town Reception Continental Breakfast Welcome Reception Buffet Breakfast Ben & Jerry's Buffet Lunch Friday

Exhibit and Sponsorship Opportunities

• Exhibit & Sponsorship Application
• FAX / MAIL Back Sponsorship Application

Exhibits

8’ x 10’ Booth

$ 2,000

Sponsorship Opportunities *

	Premier	Sold out
	Gold	$ 3,000
	Reception (Co-sponsorship)	$ 2,500
	Refreshment Breaks	$ 2,500
	Lunch (Co-sponsorship)	$ 2,000
	Wine at Reception	Sold out
	Around the Town Reception	Sold out
	Continental Breakfast	Sold out
	Breakfast Buffet (Co-sponsorship)	$ 1,500
	Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Break	Sold out
	Welcome Reception (Co-sponsorship)	$ 1,500
	Buffet Lunch (Co-sponsorship)	$ 1,200
	Workshop	$ 1,000

Sponsorship Includes

• Complimentary Conference Registration(s)
• List of participants
• Recognition in Conference material
• Promotional item in our Conference packet
• Company logo displayed at the event
• Gold and Premier sponsorships include additional registrations and/or benefits

Contact Maribeth Riley at 800.358.1202 or maribeth.riley@bcnys.org for further information.

* Fees are for Business Council Members.
Future Members, please contact Maribeth Riley at maribeth.riley@bcnys.org or call 800.358.1202 for more information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Register onsite
Sponsors Premier Reception Thursday Wine at Reception Around the Town Reception Continental Breakfast Welcome Reception Buffet Breakfast Ben & Jerry's Buffet Lunch Friday

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

Gideon Putnam Resort & Spa
24 Gideon Putnam Road, Saratoga Springs, New York

Overnight reservations should be made directly with the Gideon Putnam Resort & Spa.

Rate: $165

Group Code: 9N31ST

Cut-off Date: September 26, 2012

Phone: 518.584.3000

Toll-Free: 866.746.1077

Fax: 518.583.2832

Ask for The Business Council’s Rate