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Green Symposium Agenda recycling bin on neighborhood street
Los Angeles, CA • Mar. 2, 2011

Morning

  • 8:30 Welcome
    Emcee: Phil Thompson, MIT & The Emerald Cities Collaborative
  • Opening Plenary: Perspectives on local solutions to global problems
    A discussion about who really benefits from local green strategies and solutions, how we insure the benefits are passed on to the residents of low and moderate income communities and how do these local strategies and initiatives have an impact on the greater landscape.
  • Break
  • Green Homes: Benefiting residents with greener, healthier homes
    This discussion will focus on moving beyond energy efficiency to maximize resident comfort and impact, the integration of health into green building practices, and the lessons learned from incorporation of innovative green and healthy homes initiatives and strategies.
  • 11:30 Lunch
    Keynote address — Majora Carter

Afternoon

  • 1:00 Green and Sustainable Communities: Engaging residents for green action
    A discussion of the potential to stabilize communities through green outreach strategies, connections between food access and community development, and comprehensive neighborhood-scale greening approaches for impact.
  • Break
  • The Green Economy for Green Cities: Bringing home the benefits of  green jobs
    A discussion on innovative approaches to creating green jobs, connecting the residents through workforce development, and building triple bottom line community based businesses.
  • Closing Remarks

Come join us for an enlightening day. Take away a framework and tools to engage your residents and your community in the development and promotion of long term green and sustainable practices for community wide benefit.

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