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BCONE is Calling for Presentations, Ideas, Speakers for Our 2026 Northeast Sustainable Communities Workshop Being Held in Springfield, Massachusetts on June 16-17th

Are you an innovator, thought leader, or changemaker in brownfield redevelopment, remediation, or sustainability? 

The Northeast Sustainable Communities Workshop (NSCW) is your opportunity to showcase your expertise in front of a highly engaged audience of industry professionals.

Whether it’s sharing transformative ideas, groundbreaking research, or highlighting best practices and lessons learned on the job, this is your opportunity to make your mark within the profession and amongst your peers. Submit your proposal for a 60-minute panel session on topics. 

We want presentations that spark the imagination, encourage dialogue, and drive pragmatic solutions to the biggest challenges facing the brownfield industry.




Conference Theme: 

From Contamination to Community Assets

Details & Requirements:

To set up your submission for success, take a look through the requirements before applying. While we will review every application, complete and thorough submissions will be given priority over those that do not include the required information.

Panel Topics:

We are looking for a variety of topics for our 60-minute panels which address all of our member states from Maine to Maryland. The highly competitive selection process aims to select presenters who represent an expertise and mastery of innovative and effective developments in these key areas:

  • Redevelopment in Environmental Justice Areas with Overall Benefits to the Community
  • New Green and Sustainable Characterization and Remediation Technologies 
  • Brownfield Financing Funding/Layering/Financial Incentives 
  • Opportunities, Funding, Challenges and Strategies for Small Town Redevelopment
  • Affordable Housing
  • Emerging Contaminants
  • Resiliency Planning and Strategies
  • Future Economic Trends and Transformation in Commercial and Residential Redevelopment Projects 
  • The Latest Brownfield Assessment and Cleanup Approaches 
  • State Regulatory Updates
  • Technical Assistance Programs 
  • The Use of New Technologies like Drones and AI
  • Other Topics

The deadline for submissions is February 6, 2026. Don’t miss your chance to take the stage and share your expertise with hundreds of like-minded professionals.

Details:

Panel Session Sponsorship Opportunity:

NSCW 2026 is proud to offer sponsorship opportunities for all sessions. Being a panel sponsor directly aligns your company with the best and brightest by having a company representative moderating your sponsored panel presentation and the audience in a Q & A session. As a panel sponsor, you will:

  • Brand your organization prominently within the session.
  • Provide the session’s moderator, allowing you to directly guide and influence the conversation.
  • Showcase your expertise and commitment to advancing sustainable development and brownfields revitalization.

Interested in sponsoring a session? Click here to email Anne Lazo.

Ready to Submit?

We invite you to submit your presentation proposal today and join us at NSCW 2026, the northeast’s hottest gathering of the brownfield community, happening June 16 and 17, in vibrant Springfield, MA. The deadline for submission is Friday, February 6, 2026, at 5:59pm ET. Please submit your presentation ideas as soon as possible as there will be no extensions. All those who submit an application will be notified of the Program Planning Committee's decision by February 9, 2026.

Click here to submit your proposal and learn more about the submission process. If you have any questions, please contact Melina Ambrosino. We look forward to working with you on NSCW 2026!



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