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GreenTown Chicago was held on October 15, 2009 at Columbia College Chicago and was sponsored by the City of Chicago, Department. Below is the agenda from the event, featuring the pre-conference workshops and main conference.
2009 Pre-conference Workshops
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Film Row Cinema - Columbia College Chicago
1104 South Wabash, 8th Floor
Chicago, IL 60605
| 1:00pm to 5:00pm | Engaging Residents in Creating Sustainable Communities: An Afternoon Workshop On How To Affect Change Developing sustainable communities requires community engagement. Learn how community organizations in the City of Chicago are engaging residents in attracting green jobs, growing local food and improving energy efficiency of buildings. Hear how Santa Monica uses its annual report to improve the triple bottom line in the California community. Through a mix of case studies, panels and discussions, participants will learn about how to plan, execute and finance sustainable community initiatives. Speakers will include: - Jennifer Hirsch, Research and Operations Director, Cultural Understanding and Change, Environment, Culture and Conservation (ECCO), A Division of Science, The Field Museum - Dinah Ramirez, Executive Director, Healthy South Chicago - Dean Kubani, Environmental Programs Division Manager, City of Santa Monica - Nora Moreno Cargie, Director, Global Corporate Citizenship, The Boeing Company - John Harris, Principal, a5 |
| 1:00pm to 5:00pm | Greening the Campus: How Educational Institutions Combat Climate Issues Join the signatories of the American College & Universities Presidents' Climate Commitment to discuss climate change and share strategies for integrating sustainability into the curriculum and operations to help achieve climate neutrality. Campuses that address the climate challenge by eliminating global warming emissions and by integrating sustainability will better serve their students and meet their social mandate to help create a thriving, ethical and civil society. Speakers will include: - Michelle Dyer, Vice President, Second Nature, American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment - Jon Astroth, President, Heartland Community College - Alicia Berg, Vice President, Campus Environment, Columbia College - Norman Christopher, Director of Sustainability, Grand Valley State University - Mike Corby, Executive Vice President, Integrated Architecture - Robert Koester, Professor of Architecture, Ball State University - James Moyer, Assistant Vice President of Facilities, Grand Valley State University |
| 6:30pm to 8:00pm | Film Screening: FLOW: For Love of Water |
GreenTown: The Future of Community
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Film Row Cinema - Columbia College Chicago
1104 South Wabash, 8th Floor
Chicago, IL 60605
| 7:00am to 8:30am | Registration & Healthy, Locally Grown Breakfast |
| 8:30am to 9:00am | Welcome Gary Cuneen, Executive Director, Seven Generations Ahead Steve Kapelke, Provost, Columbia College Chicago Adele Simmons, Vice Chair, Chicago Metropolis 2020 |
| 9:00am to 10:00am | Chicago’s Climate Action Plan: Creating and Implementing a Comprehensive Plan Suzanne Malec-McKenna, Commissioner, City of Chicago, Department of Environment |
| 10:00am to 10:15am | Welcome Address: Richard M. Daley, Mayor, City of Chicago |
| 10:15am to 11:15am | Keynote: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Founder, RiverKeeper |
| 11:15am to 11:30pm | A Transportation Plan For a 21st Century Economy Frank Beal, Executive Director, Chicago Metropolis 2020 |
| 11:30am to 12:15pm | Greening a Community: Lessons Learned from Santa Monica Dean Kubani, Environmental Programs Division Manager, City of Santa Monica |
| 12:15pm to 1:00pm | Lunch |
Track One - Energy Efficiency and Renewables #1 Title: Renewable Energy: Preparing Local Communities to Meet Regional Goals Track One - Energy Efficiency and Renewables #2 Title: Energy Efficient Homes: Creative Financing to Achieve Large Scale Results Track One - Energy Efficiency and Renewables #3 Title: Making Existing Buildings Energy Efficient | |
Title: Rebuilding Greensburg, Kansas as a Walkable, Livable Community Track Two - Transportation and Community #2 Title: High Speed Rail: Linking the Midwest Economy Track Two - Transportation and Community #3 Title: Alternative Transportation: Designing Walkable and Bikable Communities for Improved Quality of Life | |
Track Three - Adaptation to Climate Change #1 Title: Green Infrastructure: From Stormwater Management Through Urban Streetscaping Track Three - Adaptation to Climate Change #2 Title: Improving Quality, Reducing Quantity: Protecting the Great Lakes Water Supply - or - | |
Title: Great Design, Green Design: Three Projects (Media Production Center at Columbia College, Aqua and Ford Calumet Environmental Center) Track Four - Design and Building #2 Title: Greening the Municipal Building: Case Studies from Oak Park & Aurora Track Four - Design and Building #3 Title: Sustainable Urbanism: Two Case Studies on How to Integrate Planning, Architecture and the Environment into Community Title: Developing a Sustainable Community from the Ground Up | |
Title: Residential Curbside Food Scrap Collection and Municipal Composting Track Five - Waste Reduction #2 Title: Zero Waste Communities Track Five Title: Unlocking the Potential of the New Green Economy | |
| 4:30pm to 5:00pm | Book Signing: Douglas Farr, Author of "Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design with Nature" |
| 4:30pm to 6:30pm | Reception: Micro Brew Review Beer provided by Goose Island and Rock Bottom Appetizers provided by Sugar Plum Catering |
| 6:30pm to 8:00pm | Screening of Greensburg with Director Brian Schodorf and Mayor Bob Dixson, Greensburg, Kansas |
Produced by: a5 group / 1 North La Salle, 47th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60602 / 312.706.2525 / Seven Generations Ahead