Submit a Conference Session
The WV Brownfields & Main Street Conference combines educational programs with networking opportunities for communities, local governments, development professionals, and service providers. The conference features mobile workshops, expert panels, interactive workshops, technical training, and project case studies.
The Conference Planning Committee is currently seeking session ideas to fill limited slots for the 2025 WV Brownfields & Main Street Conference on September 9-11. Ideal sessions should be dynamic and diverse sessions with a broad appeal to brownfield and downtown participants. Specific topics of interest include tourism and recreation, renewable energy, environmental justice, and other trending topics in redevelopment, as well as those that may qualify for continuing education credits for environmental professionals, certified planners, and others.
The call for conference sessions is now closed. Sessions will be selected in April. View last year’s agenda.
Submit a Poster
The WV Brownfields & Main Street Conference is accepting brief descriptions of your program, project, or research for this year’s Poster Gallery. If approved, you will turn the content you provide into a poster to be showcased at the conference in Morgantown on September 9-11. The Poster Gallery will be open for casual viewing throughout the three-day conference and presenters will be asked to present and interact with attendees during the Networking Reception and a dedicated poster session on September 10 from 4:30-5:00 PM.
We are seeking posters on a wide range of topics, disciplines, and approaches to brownfield, downtown, and community redevelopment, including:
- Project stories or case studies – a profile of your redevelopment project or site
- Innovative or new programs or services for community development or revitalization
- Community engagement and environmental justice
- State or federal policy related to revitalization
- Interactive posters that pose a question or discussion to the audience
- Sustainability, livability, or resiliency
- Renewable energy
- Cleanup and remediation approaches
- Project design examples or processes
- And more!
The call for posters is now open and closes April 30.
View highlights from the 2023 Redevelopment Poster Gallery and the 2024 Redevelopment Poster Gallery.
Submit a Side Quest
The WV Brownfields & Main Street Conference is providing even more opportunities for attendees to meet up and explore Morgantown through Side Quests. If you are interested in leading an adventure, fill out the Call for Side Quests form. Selected activities will be promoted to all attendees and listed in the virtual conference schedule (Sched).
Last year’s Side Quests in Summersville included:
- Adventures on the Gorge (rafting, zip lining, etc.)
- Hiking
- Mountain Biking
- Birding Excursions
- Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park Tour
View the agenda on Eventbrite for a general idea of when conference sessions will take place to help identify best times to propose your Side Quest.
The call for Side Quests will close April 30.