Thanks to all speakers, sponsors and attendees for a successful GreenTown in Terre Haute!

On November 16-17, GreenTown made its third stop of 2011 at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana. GreenTown was presented by Our Green Valley Alliance for Sustainability and hosted by Indiana State University in downtown Terre Haute.

Select presentations from GreenTown Terre Haute are now available by clicking here.

GreenTown pre-conference workshops were held on Wednesday November 16, including:
- Greening the College Campus, a meeting of the Indiana Green Campus Network
- Creating a Sustainable K-12 System

Key speakers during the main event on November 17th included:

-Mayor Duke Bennett, City of Terre Haute
-Daniel Bradley, President, Indiana State University
-Bob Dixson, Mayor, Greensburg, Kansas
-Richard Jackson, Professor of Health at UCLA, Author of two new books and host of a PBS special airing in January
-Mayor Sue Murray, Greencastle, Indiana
-Scott Russell Sanders, Professor Emeritus, Indiana University and Author of numerous books

GreenTown is a zero-waste, carbon-neutral event.

Save the Date for GreenTown Indiana September 27 and 28, 2012 in Valparaiso, Indiana.

GreenTown will travel to Valparaiso University and the campus of Valparaiso University September 27 and 28, 2012.  Check back in early 2012 for more information.

In 2011, GreenTown: The Future of Community was held in Elgin, Illinois; Oak Park, Illinois and Terre Haute, Indiana. With more than 1,000 attendees across the three events, GreenTown sparked dialogue between the public sector and private sector to create healthy, sustainable communities. Since a5 and Seven Generations Ahead began producing GreenTown in 2007, ten events have been held, making GreenTown the premier one-day experience designed to create healthy, sustainable communities.

Produced by:  a5 group  /  1 North La Salle, 47th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60602  /  312.706.2525  /  Seven Generations Ahead