Sustainability is good for our pocketbook, your quality of life and the environment. This session will define sustainability, discuss the futuristic actions taken by an educational institutions in incorporating "green" practices in real life situations, and provide training for green jobs. The speakers will customize the session for the home environment and hold an interactive forum styles conversation so that the panel and audience freely have discussion.

Presenters: Ik-Seong Joo, Pam Daniels and Pat Davis

This session is open to the first 40 people to sign up.

Internal EPA Meeting, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

March 9 - Conference begins at 12:30 pm

Welcome and explanation of conference goals (EPA, North Central Texas COG, Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert)

Keynote speaker:

Bill McKibben

Leapfrogging: The Sustainable Skylines Initiative (SSI) and the role of public-private partnerships in integrated environmental problem-solving

Panel Discussion: Making it Work: How does a community successfully engage partners to help?

Networking Reception Sponsored by the Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association

March 10 - Concurrent Topical Tracks (8:00am - 5:30pm)

Conference Registration and Check-in, 7:00 am - 10:00 am

Luncheon (12:00 - 1:30pm), Keynote Speaker Mayor Bob Dixson, Greensburg, Kansas

Click here to read and here (time 4:56) to see what President Obama had to say about Greensburg, KS.

Mayor Dixson will recount the Greensburg's compelling story -- from the devastation by a horrific tornado to its ongoing comeback as a "green" sustainable community. Hear a first-hand account of the initiatives, challenges, hopes and decisions that have all played a crucial part in the LEED-certified reformation of Greensburg. To learn more about Greensburg GreenTown, please click here.

Track 1. Green Buildings & Construction
- Educational Buildings (colleges/universities, elementary/secondary)
- Municipal Codes and Green Buildings
- Transportation Facilities and Hospitals
- Congregations
- Expert Panel Discussion: "How do you finance 'green'?"

Track 2. Advancing the Choice: Sustainability through Clean Vehicles
- On-road
- Off-road

Track 3. Sustainable Practices and Livability
- Designing Livable Strategies
- Promoting sustainability for stationary and area sources
- Resources for developing sustainability
- New challenges and opportunities for materials management
- Recycling focus on cities

Track 4. Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy
- Energy Efficiency Priorities
- Solar, Wind and Other Renewable Projects
- Green Power Purchasing
- Methane Capture
- Experts Panel Discussion: "Getting Funding and Financing for Your Project"

Track 5. Sustainable Surfaces
- Heat Island and Stormwater Challenges
- Pervious Pavements and Recycling
- Cool Roofs
- Tree Planting Strategies
- Green Infrastructure

Networking Reception Sponsored by Camp, Dresser, & McKee; Gresham, Smith and Partners; and Perpetual Energy

March 11 - Who Can Help Me? Getting Connected with Agencies, Non-profits and the Private Sector to Make Sustainability a Reality

Meeting Partners that Can Help (8:00am - 12pm)

- Panel discussion on new resources that are likely to come: participants include representatives from selected government, NGO, and private sector agencies and groups

- Meet with potential partners and funding sources:
Representatives from government (various federal agencies, State, local, tribal), NGOs, and private sector will be available to meet with public/quasi-public participants to discuss ways to implement public-NGO-private sustainability partnerships

- Wrap-up, adjourn main conference

Specialized Training Conferences (1:00 - 5:00pm)

Session A. Texas Aggregate and Concrete Association's Cool and Permeable Pavements for Public Works Projects

Session B. Sustainable Architecture and Design for Cities

Session C. Building Partnerships and Sustainable Equity: Engaging Partners to be Part of "Sustainable Solutions"
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Session D. "Where Do I Start?" Practical and Profitable Green Solutions

Session E. Partnering with the Military to GO GREEN!(1:00pm-3:00pm)

Session F. EPA Sustainability Tools for Local, Tribal, and State Governments

Session G. Logic Modeling and Performance Measurement: Telling Your Performance Story

Session H. Urban Forestry and Sustainable Landscaping: A Look at Current Practices, Programs, Visions, and Applicable Research for Communities

For more information on the Sustainable Skylines Initiative, please visit: www.epa.gov/sustainableskylines

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