FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Inaugural Conference Announced to Address Environmental Management Challenges in the Southeast

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (Aug. 1, 2014) - New federal regulations and heightened community awareness have created challenging environmental compliance and management issues for companies across the Southeast. To address these issues from a real world perspective, the UA SafeState division of The University of Alabama, and its partners, is planning “The Alabama Environmental Conference” on October 20-21 in Orange Beach, Alabama.

Conference planners from the City of Mobile, ZF Chassis Systems, Alabama Gas Corporation, and other companies have designed the conference to create dialog and promote ideas to bring about meaningful, sustainable solutions to real environmental challenges that most companies are facing today. Individuals benefitting from attending the conference are those responsible for environmental issues within their companies, particularly manufacturers, utilities and municipalities.

“There are many conferences that focus on a specific area of the environment, but this is the only conference in the Southeast to address broader issues including energy and resources, waste reduction, compliance, management and sustainability,” said John Sikes, acting Executive Director of UA SafeState at The University of Alabama.

Keynote speaker, Mayor Sandy Stimpson, will address how a proactive approach to environmental management can help enhance economic development and prosperity for the region. Additionally, environmental leaders with expertise in the Southeastern United States will lead breakout sessions over one and a half days to help attendees take away practical solutions they can apply right away.

“This is a teaching conference, but it’s not theoretical in subject material. Companies of all shapes and sizes are getting hit with new regulations and challenges from all sides and they need help. We chose our breakout sessions carefully to deliver value to the attendees…information they can really use,” stated planning committee member Kim Kimbrell, of automotive supplier ZF Chassis Systems, LLC.

For more information about the First Annual Alabama Environmental Conference to be held at the Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach, Alabama, on October 20-21, 2014, please contact Jason Brasfield at (205) 348-9101 or visit the conference website at alabamaenvironmentalconference.ua.edu.