Nation's largest real estate conference coming to Detroit

Following a 10 year collaborative effort to land Brownfields 2008, the largest Real Estate Conference in the nation will convene at Cobo Center in Downtown Detroit May 5-7, 2008. 

Brownfields 2008 is the largest, most comprehensive conference focused on cleaning up, and redeveloping abandoned, underutilized, and potentially contaminated properties in the nation.  Over 6,000 people are expected to attend, including over 1,000 developers with $50 Billion in net worth. The conference will include over 350 exhibitors, 150 educational opportunities, 25 receptions, and 9 walking and bus tours. 

The best part?  Brownfields 2008 is completely free of charge for attendees!

There are several ways to take advantage of this once in a lifetime opportunity:

Attend - Encourage your employees and clients to attend at no charge by visiting the Brownfields 2008 website - 1,000 attendees are already registered.

Brownfield Transaction Forum – This session will include 2 ½ hours of intense “deal making.”  Leading up to the conference, you can market your redevelopment opportunities to the nation by uploading your site information at the Brownfields Transaction Forum.

Become an Endorser – Join over 100 other organizations and link your website to the BF08 website at no charge by becoming an endorser.

Exhibit – To receive 20 hours of exhibit time with decision makers, join General Motors, Michigan Economic Development Corp. (MEDC) and the US Green Building Council by purchasing booth space - 198 of 324 total spaces have already been purchased.

Sponsor - Join the American Bar Association, American Planners Association, British Petroleum (BP), Cherokee Investment Partners, City of Detroit, Crain’s Detroit Business, HUD, International Economic Development Council (IEDC), LISC, Michigan Association of Planners, Michigan Economic Development Corp., SEMCOG the US Conference of Mayors, the US Department of Commerce.  To review the remaining sponsorship opportunities please click here.

To discuss these opportunities in greater detail, please call the Macomb County Department of Planning & Economic Development at 586.469.6285, or email at planning@macombcountymi.gov