National Smart Growth Conference Request for Proposals

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National Smart Growth Conference Request for Proposals: EPA is seeking proposals for organizing a national smart growth conference. This conference will be a multi-disciplinary event that focuses on diverse smart growth issues and attracts a diverse audience of practitioners, researchers and policy makers. This conference should be at least a 3 full days and should be convened in January or February 2009. Proposals should specify that expected attendance at the conference will be over 1500 people and should provide documentation of how this will be achieved. In order to promote the conference effectively and attract a wide variety of attendees, the conference should be co-sponsored by numerous associations, organizations, and governmental entities whose members have an interest in smart growth. EPA will award one cooperative agreement, which will involve substantial federal involvement.