Following the success of the 2007, 2008, and 2009 events, ARC2010 at the World Trade and Convention Centre in Halifax will offer a wide variety of opportunities to learn about technical, operational and organizational challenges to the effective management, reclamation, restoration, and remediation of contaminated sites, as well as new approaches and techniques to address them.

The ARC2010 one-day workshop sessions on October 27, 2010 will provide technical and management specialists with an opportunity for in-depth learning on a variety of topics. The ARC2010 two-day conference on October 28 & 29, 2010 will feature two concurrent streams, focussing on topics such as:

• Marine & Coastal Protection Planning & Reclamation
• Innovative Assessment and Remediation Technologies
• Remediation Case Studies
• Sustainability and Socio-economic Considerations in Remediation Projects
• Assessment and Remediation in Special Environments
• Risk Assessment and Risk Management
• Managing Environmental Projects
• Regulatory Updates and Opportunities
• Engineered Specific Products
• Special Circumstances in Reclamation - Unexploded Ordinances, Climate Change Adaptation, etc.
• Sustainable Revegetation
• Evolution of CleanUp Guidelines - Key Changes & Impacts
• Community Liaison & Involvement in Remediation
• Restoration and Development Finance, Law, & Insurance
• Brownfields - Regulation, Funding, Key Developments, Major Projects - Innovation
• Wetlands / Watershed - Regulation, Funding, Key Developments, Major Projects - Innovation
• Creating Jobs In Restoration
• Innovation, Academic R&D, Leading Edge Practices
• Assessment & Remediation Technological Advancements
• Sustainable Landscaping, Revegetation, Brown Water / Run-off, Sediment Control
• End-Use Planning - Preventing Issues
• Environmental Project Management
• Laboratory & Analytical Perspective & Advancements
• Sustainability & LEED as Redevelopment of Contaminated Sites applies
• Liability Quantification and Reduction

The event program, including the one-day workshops, welcome reception & trade exhibition, and the superb conference facilities of the World Trade and Convention Centre, will foster networking with event partners, colleagues, government representatives, academic organizations, and private sector firms.

Halifax is a vibrant city with a long, proud cultural and industrial history and we are delighted to be hosting the ARC2010 Event there. We hope that you will join the organizing committee and event participants in making the ARC2010 event a great success.