GLIN==> REGISTER NOW: Growing Green Infrastructure in NYS

Growing Green Infrastructure in NYS
November 17-18, 2010
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Syracuse, NY


Join us for the 2010 Central New York Green Infrastructure Symposium, hosted by the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF) and the Environmental Finance Center at Syracuse University (EFC) . This conference will provide a focused discussion and gathering of leaders, professionals, researchers, government officials, and others who wish to learn more about advances in green infrastructure applications. Experts and specialists on the local to regional level will share their insights into the growth of green infrastructure (GI) and will discuss current opportunities and barriers in the field.

For more information and to register:
http://www.esf.edu/outreach/gi/fall2010/

This program is being reviewed for professional certification hours for
engineers (PDHs), architects (CEUs), and landscape architects (LUs).


Conference Details

Wednesday, November 17th

Registration / Breakfast

What is Green Infrastructure, Khris Dodson, Environmental Finance Center

Opening Remarks: Joanie Mahoney, Onondaga County Executive

Featured Speaker: Julie O'Neill, Buffalo-Niagara Riverkeeper

Local Codes and Ordinances using EPA Water Quality Scorecard, Tamara Mittman, EPA

Creating a Green Workforce: Green Jobs training Programs, Virginia Williams, SUNY ESF

Rainwater Harvesting Roundtable: Aimee Clinkhammer, Syracuse Center of Excellence

EPA Rule Making Update, Tamara Mittman, EPA

Hot Buffet Lunch

GI Public Engagement Panel

NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation’s Green Innovation Grants Program (GIGP), Suzanna Randall, NYSEFC

Stormwater Rate Strucutring, Khris Dodson, EFC

Concurrent Technical Sessions:
    Community Education and Surveying
    Technical Studies
    Case Studies
    Planning

Cocktails and Hors D 'Oeuvres



Thursday, November 18th

Registration / Breakfast

Featured Speaker: David Nowak, US Forest Service

Green Infrastructure Development: Discussion on the growth and needs of  green infrastructure at the state, local, and research levels, including speakers from each of those sectors.

Panel discussion: Green infrastructure industry jobs, growth, and needs.

Hot Buffet Lunch

Site Tours: Field trips to local green and grey infrastructure projects, potentially including 515 Tully Street, the Syracuse Center of Excellence, METRO Waste Water Treatment Plant, Midland Regional Treatment Facility, and other newly installed green infrastructure projects.



For more information and to register:
http://www.esf.edu/outreach/gi/fall2010/

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://www.great-lakes.net/lists/glin-announce/attachments/20101104/0097710c/attachment.html