September 10-12 •
Urban Waterfront Revitalization Conference•
September 10 •
Sustainable Shorelines Pre-Event Workshop
Community Planning for the Green Economy Pre-Event Workshop
Download UWR Conference Agenda
How do you take a blighted area, engage the public, create a master plan, gather partners, secure financing, obtain the necessary permits, design, construct and then market and promote a newly revitalized waterfront and community?
First, you learn the best practices and lessons learned from those who have already made it all or part way through the process.
Join the City of Bremerton as they host fellow communities and explore case studies, approaches and solutions from real projects and the pioneers leading the revitalization of these important assets.
Opening Session:
Waterfronts for the 21st Century
These three communities have each undertaken a substantial revitalization of their waterfronts. What visions for their communities are driving their efforts, and where will waterfronts factor in the vitality of our cities and towns going forward?
Featuring:
Mayor Don Amos of Sidney, British Columbia
Former Mayor Mike Kelly of Sausalito, California
Mayor Cary Bozeman of Bremerton, Washington
PROGRAM FOCUS:
After opening the conference with three visionary mayors sharing their views, we delve into the nuts and bolts on how to accomplish such grand visions.
The program addresses core concepts from projects at all stages, from strategy to implementation and beyond. Sessions will feature stories from individual communities- large and small- transforming their waterfronts.
The program will also cover key areas such as:
- Financing
- Transportation
- Brownfield development and environmental cleanup
- Smart growth and planning
- Marketing
- Sustainability
- Public engagement
- Public/private partnerships
- And more
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
Come Join other Waterfront and Community Leaders at UWR Conference!
Be surrounded by community and port decision makers who are taking their waterfronts from the vision to execution and promotion stages.
Meet the solution providers who are leveraging innovation to create economically valuable and environmentally sound projects and communities.
The UWR conference has currently more than 150 registrants from over 30 cities and 12 ports that read like a who's who decision makers in our region--CEOs; COOs; Executive Directors; Mayors; City Managers; Commissioners; Council members; Directors of Planning, Economic Development, Community Development, Environment, Urban Development, Operations, and Ports and Marine; Facility Managers; Project Managers; Designers/Architects; Financiers; Developers, and other many other high-level decision makers and solution providers who care about our waterfronts
COST:
The cost to attend this three day event is $250 for government, academia and not-for-profit attendees and $350 for private sector attendees. After August 15th, the cost for private sector attendees is $450. Go to http://sustainabilitypro.com/uwr_register.php to register.
SPONSORS:
Several sponsorship opportunities for the event, pre-conference workshops and research report are available. For more information, please contact Marcy McCabe with the Athena Institute at mmccabe@athenacompany.com or 604-833-4490.
2008 Innovative Waterfront Projects RESEARCH REPORT
This annual effort provides in-depth profiles of leading projects across
- Learn more about what your peers are accomplishing with project profiles--project details, approaches, and strategies around design, public engagement, financing and much more.
- Use the project pipeline summary to find other communities at the same stage of revitalization, and get the earliest look at communities considering new projects.
- The report also features a solution showcase of some of the most innovative services and solutions that communities are leveraging to advance their projects.
Don't miss out on this valuable resource.
ATHENA
218 Main Street #254, Kirkland, Washington 98033, 206-686-9330
www.athenacompany.com
