On September 27th and 28th, 2010 Syracuse Center of Excellence will host its 10th annual Symposium at the Oncenter in Syracuse. The theme is “Restoring Sustainable, Healthy Communities.” Highlights include: * Syracuse University Lecture Series presenting Majora Carter in "Green the Ghetto and How Much It Won't Cost Us", Sept. 21, 7:30 p.m., Hendricks Chapel. For more information, visit http://lectures.syr.edu/. This event is co-sponsored by SyracuseCoE as a kick-off to SyracuseCoE Symposium 2010. * Frank Cetera, Green Business Advisor, Small Business Development Center, Onondaga Community College, presenting the "Syracuse Green Business Certification Program.” * Samuel Chu, Director, Long Island Green Homes Program * Cliff Davidson, Thomas and Colleen Wilmot Professor, LC Smith College of Engineering & Computer Science, Syracuse University, in "Reengineering to Establish Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods.” * Charles Driscoll, University Professor of Environmental Systems Engineering, Syracuse University. * John Folan, T. David Fitz-Gibbon Professor of Architecture & Director of the Urban Design Build Studio, Carnegie Mellon University. * Kate Gordon, Vice President for Energy Policy, Center for American Progress * Liv Haselbach, Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University. * Matt Millea, Deputy County Executive for Physical Services, Onondaga County (Onondaga County Green Infrastructure Program). * Kevin Stack, President, Northeast Green Building Consulting, presenting on the U.S. Department of Energy’s Builder's Challenge & the Ecological Assessment of Buildings. * Anne Spaulding, Sr. Environmental Specialist, City of Rochester, NY (Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund for Businesses). * Environmental Finance Center at SU Technical Assistance Partnership Forum, Sept. 28, 10 am-noon, featuring Dave Miller, Program Director, USDA Rural Development; Matthew Driscoll, President & CEO, NYSEFC; Kyle Wilber, Municipal Management Consultant, NYSDOS, and more. For more information, visit http://efc.syracusecoe.org/efc/events.html?skuvar=12. Also ... On Monday evening, Sept. 27, SyracuseCoE will host a 10th anniversary reception for Symposium registrants from 5:00 – 7:00p in the Oncenter’s Ballroom Atrium. To register and view the program, visit our web site at http://www.syracusecoe.org/coe/sub1.html?skuvar=56. Note: Students register for FREE, or just $35 with meals! Scientific poster display spaces still available! Contact Aimee Clinkhammer at aclinkhammer at syracusecoe.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.great-lakes.net/lists/glin-announce/attachments/20100909/34000423/attachment.html