Registration

Everyone attending the 2018 TLEF, including presenters, vendors, and exhibitors, will need to complete the online registration process. To qualify for the early bird registration fee rate of $100, please register below. The registration fee will increase to $125 at midnight on June 30th, 2018. You can read the “2018 TLEF Rates and Dates” deadlines calendar at the link below.

Please note that the request for a Travel Scholarship is part of the registration form. We suggest that you take a look at the information located on the "Travel Scholarship" tab before you begin the registration process and request a Travel Scholarship.

Click HERE to register and pay the registration fee for the 2018 Tribal Lands Forum. (If the registration link does not open, please try a different web browser; Google Chrome is recommended.

Click HERE to read the "2018 TLEF Rates and Dates" calendar.

Online registration for the 2018 TLEF will close on August 3rd. After August 3rd, registration can only be done onsite and the cost increases to $150.

TLEF Registration Fee Refund Policy: Check out the new and improved TLEF registration fee refund process by clicking on the "TLEF Refund Policy" below.

Click HERE for the 2018 TLEF Refund Policy. [pdf]

Travel Scholarship

A limited number of travel scholarships are available to employees of federally-recognized tribes who would otherwise not be able to attend the Tribal Lands and Environment Forum. If you are awarded a travel scholarship, ITEP will cover your hotel room charges and tax for a maximum of five nights. You will be responsible for your own transportation and per diem expenses. The deadline for submitting your request for a travel scholarship is Friday, June 1st, 2018.

To request a travel scholarship just check the “Yes, I would like to be considered for a travel scholarship” button on your TLEF registration form. You will also be asked to provide the reasons you are requesting a travel scholarship. Full payment of the TLEF registration fee is required in order for you to receive a travel scholarship.

What ITEP will do:
Requests for travel scholarships closes on June 1st, 2018 and the status of your travel scholarship request will be emailed to you on June 8th, 2018. If you are accepted for a travel scholarship your name will appear on the hotel’s direct bill list. The hotel room will be reserved in your name and ITEP will be responsible for payment of your lodging and tax charges. ITEP will not be responsible for any incidental charges incurred by you. Upon check-in at the hotel, you will be required to provide a credit or debit card to cover the cost of any incidental charges incurred by you.

What you will do:
When you are accepted for a travel scholarship we will send you an email announcement of the award and we ask that you reply to the award email indicating your arrival and departure dates as well as your preference for either a king or double queen bed hotel room. Note that this option is entirely based on the availability of king and double queen hotel rooms. When planning your travel and arrival/departure dates, be advised that these dates must fall within the TELF hotel room block dates; Sunday August 12th through Thursday August 16th. You will be financially responsible for any hotel nights that you request outside of the TLEF room block dates noted above. Please note that the hotel is a smoke free facility.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND DATE!! In the event you do not respond to the award notification email that you receive from ITEP indicating your arrival/departure dates by 5:00pm Pacific Time, July 13th, 2018, your travel scholarship request will be cancelled and you will not have a hotel reservation.

Sessions Proposals

Do you have information you want to share at the 2018 TLEF? We are now accepting breakout session and training proposals!

If you are interested in presenting at the 2018 TLEF, either during a breakout session or one of our special trainings, please fill out our online proposal form. ITEP will consider proposals dealing with solid waste, brownfields, Superfund, UST/LUST, emergency response, tribal water resources and utilities, and cross-media issues. The deadline for all proposal submittals is May 4th, 2018. Please also submit a short bio for each presenter included in your presentation. Using the form below. We will contact you to let you know if your proposal has been accepted by late May.

Please note that all potential presenters will need to also register for the forum. Online registration is available via the “Registration Tab”.

This year we are especially interested in proposals that address one of the following themes:

• Sustainable Infrastructure: Crafting Culturally and Environmentally Appropriate Programs
• Cultivating Capacity: Protecting Tribal Lands, Waters, and Communities
• Interdisciplinary Approaches: Empowering Tribal Nations By Expanding the Circle
• Collaborations and Partnerships: Successful Strategies Through Building Bridges
• Preserving and Enhancing Sovereignty: Expanding and Enriching Tribal Programs
• Unsure/Other

Click here for a form to Submit a Proposal

Click here for the 2018 TLEF Bio form to Submit a Presenter Bio

MMM (Multi Media Meetup)

The Multi Media Meetup session of the TLEF is a networking opportunity for forum attendees to share information and interact with other attendees in an informal, exhibit-style atmosphere. This special session is an excellent opportunity for:

• Tribal professionals to highlight their work, sharing their successes with, and garnering feedback from, other attendees;
• Representatives from various agencies, industries, and organizations to share information on the services and products they provide to tribal professionals and tribes;
• Researchers and students to provide information on studies and projects they are involved in with other attendees.

The Multi Media Meetup will take place during the TLEF, on Wednesday, August 15th, from 3:30 to 5:00 pm. Requests to participate in the Multi Media Meetup should be submitted no later than July 23rd, 2018.

Participants are encouraged to display materials that discuss unique projects, original research, innovative technologies, or other subjects related to solid waste, UST/LUST, Superfund, brownfields, emergency response, surface and/or groundwater quality, habitat restoration, water facilities, and/or climate change. This session is free to all participants – there are no charges for display tables. ITEP will provide a 6-foot table, chairs, and a limited number of presentation easels, poster board, tape and accessories for your use. Please feel free to bring your own table coverings, dazzling displays or artwork, and/or other items you wish; just be aware that whatever you bring has to fit in front of, on top of, or behind your table. The more you can engage the TLEF attendees the better!

Forum sponsors are not responsible for issues related to copyright or culturally sensitive information. Participants are responsible for shipping and setup/breakdown of all materials before, during and after the session. Any items left behind will be discarded accordingly.

Click HERE to reserve a table for the Multi Media Meetup.

Sponsor/Exhibitor

Deadline is July 31st 2018 (June 30 is the deadline for advertisement submissions to be included in the TLEF Program Booklet)

The 2018 Tribal Lands and Environment Forum (TLEF) is sponsored by the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals, Tribal Waste and Response Assistance Program Steering Committee, the USEPA Office of Land and Emergency Management, and the USEPA Office of Water. This is the 8th year of the TLEF and every year sees an increase in tribal environmental professional’s participation representing tribes across the US and Alaska Native Villages. We anticipate as many as 500 attendees at the 2018 TLEF and are inviting sponsors and exhibitors to help with the continued success of this event! By becoming a sponsor, your organization is affirming its focus on environmental quality and helping to support idea-sharing and inspiration-gathering among attendees.

Sponsorship Levels:

Platinum ($2,000) provides logo displayed prominently at the event and printed program; verbal recognition of sponsorship during plenary session; complimentary half-page full-color and half-page black and white advertisements in conference program; one (1) complimentary exhibitor space; and four (4) complimentary 2018 TLEF registrations **Exclusively available to Platinum Sponsors: complimentary full-color single ad space (5”x7” inches vertical) displayed on each table in open and closing plenary session meeting room and conference registration area.

Gold ($1,000) provides logo displayed prominently at the event and on printed program; verbal recognition of sponsorship during plenary session; complimentary 3”x 5.25” full-color advertisement in conference program; one (1) complimentary exhibitor space; and three (3) complimentary 2018 TLEF registrations.

Silver ($500) provides logo displayed prominently at the event and on printed program; verbal recognition of sponsorship during plenary session; complimentary half-page black & white advertisement in conference program; one (1) complimentary exhibitor space; and two (2) complimentary 2018 TLEF registrations.

Exhibitors

Tables are available for vendors, government programs, tribal, and non-government organizations to network and distribute information to forum attendees. The 2018 TLEF Exhibitor fee is $350 and includes one complimentary 2018 TLEF registration, one table, two chairs, electric service, and Wi-Fi. Please register additional staff at [link coming soon] for access to conference sessions or related activities. Note that shipping and receiving of any exhibitor materials to the Spokane Convention Center is the responsibility of the exhibitors. Details will be updated on the Sponsor and Exhibitor Fact Sheet below with a shipping contact name and address one month prior to the event.

Exhibitors are invited to participate in the "Multi-Media Meetup" session at no extra cost. This networking event is scheduled for Wednesday, August 15 from 3:30pm to 5:00pm.

Sponsor and Exhibitor Fact Sheet / Registration

Click HERE for the Sponsor and Exhibitor Fact Sheet. [pdf]

Click HERE to complete the Sponsor/Exhibitor Registration form and pay the Sponsor/Exhibitor Registration fee. Payment options include secure online credit card payment and payment by check.

For questions about Sponsor/Exhibitor Registration please contact Jennifer Williams: 907-250-3826 or Jennifer.Williams@nau.edu

Agenda

We are currently accepting proposals for trainings and breakout sessions. We will have the 2018 TLEF final agenda available here in May.

This year’s TLEF will feature special trainings on Monday, August 13th; additional trainings and field trips during the morning of August 14th; the opening plenary in the afternoon of August 14th, which will feature a special keynote speaker; Multi Media Meetup networking event in the afternoon of August 15th; breakout sessions during August 15th and 16th; and the closing plenary in the afternoon of August 16th, which will also feature a special keynote speaker.

Field Trip

This year’s TLEF will include a number of field trips. Some of these field trips will be associated with trainings offered on Monday, while others will be open to all conference attendees. These fieldtrips will be conducted in cooperation with local tribes and other entities.

As usual, these fieldtrips will be limited by the size of bus we are able to secure and will be booked on a first come, first serve basis. You must register for fieldtrips in advance. Please check back often for more information on these fieldtrips and how to register.

Hotel/Transportation

Hotel Accommodations

Lodging for the 2018 Tribal Lands and Environment Forum attendees is provided by the Davenport Grand, Autograph Collection Hotel. The hotel is offering a limited number of rooms at a single occupancy nightly rate of $109 plus 12.1% tax. The Spokane Convention Center is a 5 minute walk to the Davenport Grand, Autograph Collection Hotel and it is connected to the Spokane Convention Center by a sky bridge.

Davenport Grand, Autograph Collection Hotel

Please check back soon for the hotel reservation link. The Davenport Grand will be establishing a special online reservation page for TLEF attendees.

Airport and Ground Transportation Information

For your convenience, the hotel offers airport shuttle service to and from the Spokane International Airport, approximately 8 miles. There are 5 airlines flying into the airport including Alaska, American, Delta, Southwest, and United airlines. To arrange for shuttle service, call the hotel and make a shuttle reservation ahead of time.

If you are staying at the Davenport Grand Hotel, call 509-455-8888 to reserve the shuttle ahead of time ($25 one-way). Uber and Lyft rideshare services are other options. The fares are slightly lower ranging from $15-$20 and will depend on surge pricing. To help with costs feel free to carpool with other forum attendees.

Past TLEFs:

2017 TLEF: Cox Business Center
Tulsa, OK
August 14-17, 2017

    Click HERE for Presentations.

    Click HERE for Attendee Networking list. [pdf]

2016 TLEF: Mohegan Sun Resort
Uncasville, CN
August 15-18, 2016

    Click HERE for Presentations.

    Click HERE for Conference Booklet.

    Click HERE for Attendee Networking list.

2015 TLEF: Hyatt Regency
Minneapolis, MN
August 17-20, 2015

    Click HERE for Presentations.

    Click HERE for Conference Booklet.

    Click HERE for Attendee Networking List.

2013 TLEF: Hyatt Regency Tamaya
Pueblo of Santa Ana
August 19-22, 2013

    Click HERE for Presentations.

    Click HERE for Conference Booklet.

    Click HERE for Attendee Networking List.

2012 TLEF: Mill Casino and Hotel, Coquille Indian Tribe
Coos Bay, OR
August 20-23, 2012

    Click HERE for Presentations.

    Click HERE for Attendee Networking List. [pdf]

    Click HERE for Presenter Bios. [pdf]

    Click HERE for Agenda Booklet. [pdf]

2011 TLEF: Radisson Hotel and Conference Center
Oneida/Green Bay, WI
August 23-25, 2011

    Click HERE for Presentations.

2010 TLEF: US Grant Hotel
San Diego, CA
August 24-26, 2010

    Click HERE for Presentations.