Past Events

The following are events that SU-EFC has hosted, co-hosted, or collaborated on since 2010. Presentations from select events are available for download here.


2024

October 1 – Webinar: Navigating the Evolving PFAS Landscape in Biosolids Management

August 28 – Webinar: Discover Municipal Infrastructure Funding Opportunities & Experience the Funder Games 

April 11 – Webinar: Communication Strategies for Water Quality Management Planning: Framework to Action

April 4 – Hybrid Event: NY Engineers Roundtable | Navigating the Funding Frontiers

February 20 – Association of Towns Training Sessions: Discover Funding Opportunities & Experience the Funder Games


2023

November 11 – NY Funding Roundtable: Explore State and Federal Funding: Municipal Infrastructure Roundtable Discussions

March 29 – Hybrid Event: State and Federal Funding, Financing, and Resources for Municipal Infrastructure Roundtable Discussions

February 28 – Webinar: Knowledge Transfer: How to make sure you know what you don’t know when you experience staffing changes

March 6 – Webinar: Getting Started with NEPA: What communities need to know to engage with the National Environmental Policy Act


2020

November 10 – Webinar: Work in Water Information Session
October 28 – Webinar: Wastewater Coronavirus Surveillance Systems: Advancing Research and Municipal Coordination Part II
September 29 – Webinar: Understanding Harmful Algal Blooms and Water Supply: A Primer for Municipal and Water Utility Staff
September 22 – Webinar: Introduction to FEMA National Flood Insurance Program Community Rating System: a New York State Perspective
September 17 – Work in Water Train-the-Trainer Webinar
July 23 – New York Lakes Webinar Series: Working with Local Government to Improve Lakes and Communities
July 9 – New York Lakes Webinar Series: An Introduction to Lake Ecosystems: A New York Perspective
June 23 – Webinar: Developing a Wastewater Coronavirus Surveillance System for New York State
June 18 –
New York Lakes Webinar Series: Conflict Management for Organizations
June 4 – New York Lakes Webinar Series: Insurance Coverage for Nonprofit Lake Associations
May 21 – Webinar: Ask the Expert: Protecting and Investing in the Water Workforce Through COVID-19 and Beyond
February 17 –
Presentations at the Association of Towns 2020 Annual Meeting & Training School


2019

November 21 – Stream Buffer Workshop in Ithaca, NY
November 6 – Municipal Infrastructure Funding Roundtable in Hurleyville, NY
September 19 – NYCOM Fall Conference in Saratoga Springs
May 22 – The NY Rural Water Association’s 40th Annual Technical Conference: Funding, Financing and Resources for Municipal Infrastructure Roundtable
May 4 – Compost at Home: It’s As Easy As Greens, Browns, Water, and Air
April 4, April 5, May 9 – Preparedness Planning Workshops: Creating Watershed Resiliency in Your Community
April 2-3 Local Leaders Conference
March 26-27
The NYS Organics Summit: “Growing Local Roots”
March 12
 – The ABCs of SMM: A Roundtable Workshop for K-12 Schools
February 19
– Association of Towns 2019 Annual Meeting & Training School: State and Federal Funding, Financing, and Resources for Municipal Infrastructure Roundtable Discussion
February 2
 – Grupo Focal para Líderes de Acueductos Comunitarios/Focus Group for Community Water System Leaders


2018

November 15 – Asset Management and Utility Finance Specialty Conference
November 8
 – Assessing Your Community’s Economic & Climate Resiliency Webinar
November 6-8, 2018
NYSAR3 Annual NYS Recycling Conference
October 11, 2018
 – Workforce Planning Workshop: How to Attract and Retain Talent at Your Water System
May 4, 2018 – Plastic Waterway Through Art – Special Gallery Event
April 24-26, 2018 – Smart Management for Small Communities: Practical Resources for Governance
April 17, 2018 – State and Federal Funding, Financing, and Resources for Municipal Infrastructure Roundtable
March 12, 2018 – Free QGIS Training
March 15, 2018 – State and Federal Funding, Financing, and Resources for Municipal Infrastructure Roundtable


2017

Nov. 14-15, 2017 Kettle Lake Water Quality Meetings
Nov. 2017  Local Government Training; Severe Weather and Climate Change Impacts and Setting the Stage to Talk Resiliency (Batavia, NY)
Fall, 2017 – Student Art Contest: Plastic-Free Waterways Through Art
July, 2017– Webinar: State Funding Opportunities for NYS Water Systems
July, 2017 – Webinar: Who Owns the Ditch? Best Management Practices for Roadside Pollution from Agriculture Production
Apr 25-27, 2017 Smart Management for Small Communities: Practical Resources for Governance (Blue Mountain Lake, NY)
Feb 16, 2017 Webinar: Financing for the Future — Financial Longevity for Municipal Operations
Feb 9, 2017 Webinar: Communicating with the Public About Water Infrastructure 
Jan 26, 2017
 – Webinar: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and its Utility for Municipalities                                                                              


2016

Dec 5, 2016 – From Mountain to Sea: Strategies for Integrated Management of Watersheds
Dec 1-2, 2016 –
Caribbean Recycling Summit (Co-hosted with US-EPA)
Nov 17, 2016 –
Rochester, NY Area Tour of Waste Reduction, Reuse, and Recycling Facilities
Sep 22, 2016 –
Ithaca, NY Area Tour of Waste Reduction, Reuse, and Recycling Facilities
Aug 25, 2016 –
Buffalo, NY Area Tour of Waste Reduction, Reuse, and Recycling Facilities
Aug 12, 2016 –
Albany, NY Area Tour of Waste Reduction, Reuse, and Recycling Facilities
Aug 4, 2016 –
 Watertown, NY Area Tour of Waste Reduction, Reuse, and Recycling Facilities
May 26, 2016 –
Rural Water Resiliency Series Part 3: Financing Resilient Communities
May 12, 2016 – Rural Water Resiliency Series Part 2: Planning for the New(est) Definition of Federal Waters of the United States (WOTUS)
Apr 26-28, 2016 – Smart Management for Small Communities Conference: Practical Resources for Governance
Apr 21, 2016 – Rural Water Resiliency Series Part 1: Webinar: Rural Water Resiliency through Watershed and Roadway-Stream Intersection Management


2015

Oct 27-28, 2015 – Third Annual National Community Summit on Green Infrastructure (Co-hosted with US EPA and UMD-EFC)
Oct 14, 2015 – Long-Term Flood Resiliency for Communities: A Watershed Management Approach – Big Flats, NY (Co-hosted with Chemung County Stormwater Coalition and the Southern Tier Central Regional Planning and Development Board)
Oct 16, 2015 – Long-Term Flood Resiliency for Communities: A Watershed Management Approach – Skaneateles, NY (Co-hosted Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County and the City of Syracuse)
Oct 15, 2015 – Financial Management Workshop for Small Water Systems (Co-hosted with the Environmental Finance Center Network)
Oct 6-7, 2015 – Leadership Workshop for Small Water Systems (Co-hosted with the Environmental Finance Center Network)
Oct 2, 2015 – Second Statewide Textile Recovery Stakeholders Summit (Co-hosted with NYSAR3)
May 12, 2015 – Sustainable Materials Management Policy Summit (Co-hosted with National Recycling Coalition)
Apr 21, 2015 Smart Management for Small Communities Conference: Practical Resources for Governance
Apr 16, 2015 – Long-Term Flood Resiliency Workshop for Communities: A Watershed Management Approach | Download Presentations
Mar 3, 2015 – Community-Based Composting Summit: Lessons Learned Across New York State (Hosted by NYSAR3)


2014

Jun 12, 2014 – USDA-RD Consulting Engineers Statewide Training (Co-hosted with NYWEA) | Download Presentations
Jun 10, 2014 – City of Binghamton Green Infrastructure 50/50 Fund (Co-hosted witg City of Binghamton, Chesapeake Bay Program, and Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund) Download Presentations
May 6, 2014 – Great Lakes Funding/Capacity Webinar Series (Co-hosted with NYS DEC and the Natural Heritage Trust)
Apr 22, 2014 – Smart Management For Small Communities: Practical Resources for Governance
Apr 17, 2014 – Southeastern NY Compost Workshop and Facility Tour (Co-hosted with Cornell Cooperative Extension and Cornell Waste Management Institute with support from SU-EFC, Hudson Valley Regional Council, and the Local Economies Project of the New World Foundation)
Mar 27, 2014 – Technical Assistance Partnership Forum (TAPF) on Onondaga Lake Improvements


2013

Oct 21-23, 201313th Annual SyracuseCoE Symposium on Environmental and Energy Systems (Hosted by SyracuseCoE with support from SU-EFC)
Oct 20-22, 2013 – Community Summit on Green Infrastructure
May 14, 2013Finance Workshop for Small Water Systems (Co-hosted with the Environmental Finance Center Network)
Apr 30, 2013 – 3rd Annual Spring Greening: An Educator Conference on Teaching Green
Apr 23, 2013 – Smart Management for Small Communities: Practical Resources for Governance
Mar 19, 2013Construction Materials Management Center Workshops (Hosted by the Construction Materials Management Center with support from SU-EFC)


2012

Oct 30, 2012 – Food Recovery University Roundtable (Co-hosted with EPA Region 2 and NYS DEC)
Oct 24, 2012 – Southern Tier Stormwater Symposium (Co-hosted with Chemung County Stormwater Coalition and Southern Tier Central Regional Planning and Development Board)
Oct 17, 2012 – Building for the Future: Construction and Demolition Waste Reuse and Recycling Trainings (Hosted by the Construction Materials Management Center with support from SU-EFC)
Oct 11, 2012 – SyracuseCoE 12th Annual Symposium on Energy and Environmental Systems (Hosted by SyracuseCoE with support from SU-EFC)
Sep 6, 2012 – Technical Assistance Partnership Forum: Top-down, Bottom-up and Sideways Approaches to Local Watershed Management
Aug 2, 2012 – Western NY Compost Facility Tour and Workshop (Co-hosted with Cornell Cooperative Extension, Cornell Waste Management Institute, NWNY Dairy Livestock & Field Crops, and Cornell ILR School)
Jun 14, 2012 – USDA-RD Consulting Engineers Statewide Training (Co-hosted with USDA Rural Development)
May 2, 2012 – Food Recovery Challenge University Roundtable (Co-hosted by EPA Region 2 and the EPA Waste Wise Program)
Apr 25, 2012 – SWPPP Preparation and Review – (Co-hosted with the Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board)
Apr 10, 2012 – Smart Management for Small Communities: Practical Resources for Governance
Mar 22, 2012 – Technical Assistance Partnership Forum: Wetlands, Watersheds and Resources
Mar 20, 2012 – Spring Greening: A Teacher Training on Greening Your School
Mar 15, 2012 – Stormwater Management for Linear Projects (Co-hosted with Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board)
Feb 8, 2012 – Stormwater Ponds and Wetlands (Co-hosted with Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board)
Jan 11, 2012 – Applied Green Infrastructure (Co-hosted with Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board)


2011

Nov 16, 2011 – Growing Green Infrastructure in New York (Co-hosted with Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board)
Oct 27, 2011 – Lower Hudson Compost Facility Tour and Workshop (Co-hosted with Cornell Waste Management Institute, Watershed Agricultural Council, and Cornell Cooperative Extension Westchester County)
Oct 20, 2011 – New to You: A Webinar on the Environmental, Economic, and Social Benefits of Reuse (Co-hosted with NYSAR3)
Oct 6, 2011 – Smart Management for Small Communities: Practical Resources for Governance
Sep 22, 2011 – Technical Assistance Partnership Forum – Vacant Properties to Vibrant Communities: What the Land Bank Bill Means for NY
Sep 14, 2011 – Tips and Tools for Managing Organics: A Forum for Municipal and Institutional Solid Waste Managers (Co-hosted with NYSAR3 Organics Council)
Aug 23, 2011 – Leading the Charge: A Webinar on Local Government’s Role in the Product Stewardship Movement
Aug 16, 2011 – Tips for Starting an Office Compost System (Co-hosted with the U.S. Small Business Administration)
Jul 21, 2011 – Proactive Approaches to Mitigating Impacts of Marcellus Shale Development (Co-hosted with the Finger Lakes Institute)
Jul 19, 2011 – E-Waste as RE-Source: A Webinar on Electronic Waste Reuse, Recycling and Policy (Co-hosted with NYSAR3)
Jun 18, 2011 – Greenbuilt CNY
Jun 15, 2011 – Capital District Local Government Planning and Zoning Workshop (Hosted by the Capital District Regional Planning Commission)
Jun 14, 2011 – Webinar: Composting Is Easy – Why Don’t People Get It Right? (Co-hosted with NYSAR3)
May 7, 2011 – Jane’s Walk 2011 – A Walking Tour of Syracuse
Apr 27, 2011 – Smart Management for Small Communities: Practical Resources for Governance
Apr 13, 2011 – Farms, Folks, and Funding Conference: Cultivating Leadership Through Research and Practice
Mar 23, 2011 – Technical Assistance Partnership Forum – Long-Term Flood Resiliency for Communities: A Watershed Management Approach


2010

Nov 17 – Growing Green Infrastructure in New York State Conference (Co-hosted with SUNY-ESF)
Oct 6 – Smart Management for Small Communities: Practical Resources for Governance
Sep 28 – Technical Assistance Partnership Forum at the SyracuseCoE Symposium
Jul 15 – Asset Management Tools Training Part 2
Jun 15 – Asset Management 101 Training Part 1
Jun 15Capital District Local Government Planning and Zoning Workshop
Apr 20 – Smart Management for Small Communities: Practical Resources for Governance
Mar 29 – The Right to Water (Co-hosted with the Maxwell School at Syracuse University)
Mar 6 – Sustainable Communities Partnership Forum
Mar 5 – NYS Clean Water State Revolving Fund Sustainability Initiative Meeting (Co-hosted with NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation)