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SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 2008

8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Advanced Facilitator Training --Dynamic Governance

 

SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 2008

7:30 am -

Registration for Pre-Conference Workshops at the Renaissance Hotel
(across the street from the America’s Center)

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Pre–Conference Workshops (Full and Half Day)

8:00 am -

Registration Opens at the America’s Center

9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Exhibit Set Up

11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Green Building Bike Tour (pre-registration and fee required)

1:00 - 4:00 pm
Regional Chapter Forum


5:00 - 6:30 pm

Conference Kick-Off
Rebecca Flora, Exec. Director of the Green Building Alliance (GBA) and Chair of the USGBC.

6:30 - 8:00 pm

Exhibit Hall Opens – Welcome Reception

 

MONDAY, JUNE 23, 2008

7:00 am - 7:00 pm

Conference Registration Open

8:30 - 9:00 am

Opening Remarks by Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder


9:00 am - 12:30 pm

MASTER SPEAKER SERIES
Master Speakers – Representing the Conference Tracks

Corporate Track Master Speaker
Ray Anderson, Founder, Interface
Government Track Master Speaker
George Heartwell, Mayor, Grand Rapids, MI

Presentation Available Here (PDF 5.5 MB)
Break in the Exhibit Hall

Education Track Master Speaker
Leith Sharp, Director, Green Campus
Initiative, Harvard

Presentation Available Here (PDF 3.4 MB)

Green Communities Master Speaker
PLEASE NOTE: While Mr. Lerner will not be present at the conference, special arrangements have been made to share a video of a presentation he made in Philadelphia at the Sustainbility Forum. AND, Mr. Lerner WILL BE LIVE VIA TELEPHONE for the Master Speaker Afternoon Breakout Session.

12:30 - 1:30 pm

Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

1:30 - 5:00 pm

St. Louis Community College - Wildwood
(pre-registration and fee required)

1:30 - 3:00 pm

MASTER SPEAKER DISCUSSIONS
Each Master Speaker conducts breakout session
discussions with other presenters from their track.

3:00 - 3:30 pm

Break and Poster Viewing in the Exhibit Hall

3:30 - 5:00 pm

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

5:00 - 7:00 pm

Reception in the Exhibit Hall

7:30 -10:30 pm

City Museum – Music, Desserts, Drinks and Fun!

 

TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2008

7:00 am - 5:00 pm

Registration Open

7:30 - 8:30 am
Roundtable: Greening Existing School Buildings

8:30 - 10:00 am

General Session

Scot Horst, President of 7group, and  Chair of the USGBC LEED Steering Committee

Greensburg, Kansas-Lessons Learned, Opportunities Realized
Steve Hewitt, Greensburg City Administrator; Daniel Wallach, Executive Director, Greensburg GreenTown;
Wylan Fleener, Fleener Furniture and Floor Covering

10:00 - 10:30 am

Break and Poster Viewing in Exhibit Hall

10:30 am - noon

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

12:00 - 1:30 pm

Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

1:00 - 5:00 pm

Platinum Building Tour (pre-registration and fee required)

1:30 - 3:00 pm

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

3:00 - 3:30 pm

Break and Poster Viewing in Exhibit Hall

3:30 - 5:00 pm

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

5:00 pm

Conference Adjourns

 

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 2008

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Post-Conference Workshops (Full and Half Day)

CONFERENCE KICK-OFF AND WELCOME RECEPTION IN THE EXHIBIT HALL
Sunday, June 22; 5:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Opening remarks
Monday, June 23; 8:30 - 9:00 a.m.

MASTER SPEAKERS
Monday, June 23; 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. / Discussions 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS : CORPORATE, EDUCATION, GREEN COMMUNITIES, GOVERNMENT
Monday, June 23; 3:00 - 3:30 p.m.

Concurrent Educational Breakout Sessions
Monday, June 23: 3:30 to 5:00 p.m.
Corporate
Education
Green Communities
Government

C1-A: Staying Green--Staying Competitive

C1-B: Platinum Case Studies

C1-C: Wal-Mart’s Sustainable Commitment

E1-A: University Case Studies

E1-B: Green Retrofits

E1-C: A Look at Energy

GC1-A: Affordable Housing

GC1-B: Transforming Communities Trough Green Development

GC1-C: Water Management

G1-A: The Chicago Story

G1-B: Green is in the Air

G1-C: The Importance of LEED Ordinance Implementation

Reception in the Exhibit Hall
Monday, June 23; 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

City Museum - Music, Desserts, drinks and fun!
Monday, June 23; 7:30 - 10:30 p.m.



Roundtable: Greening Existing School Buildings
Tuesday, June 24; 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.

tUESDAY oPENING Speaker
Tuesday, June 24; 8:30 - 9:00 a.m.

Greensburg KANSAS – LESSONS LEARNED, OPPORTUNITIES REALIZED
Tuesday, June 24; 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS : CORPORATE, EDUCATION, GREEN COMMUNITIES, GOVERNMENT
Tuesday, June 24; 10:00 - 10:30 p.m.

Concurrent Educational Breakout Sessions
Tuesday, June 24: 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Corporate
Education
Green Communities
Government

C2-A: Modeling for Green

C2-B: Single Building or Portfolio: Green Makes Cents

C2-C: Business LEEDers

E2-A: Renovating an Existing LEED Platinum

E2-B: LEED'ing the Process

E2-C: Beyond LEED

GC2-A: Design Approaches

GC2-B: From Eye Sore to Show Place

GC2-C: LEED-Homes: Marketing Benefits, Learning from Challenges

G2-A: Policies Promote Green

G2-B: Collaborative Power

G2-C: Planning for Growth


Concurrent Educational Breakout Sessions
Tuesday, June 24: 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.
Corporate
Education
Green Communities
Government

C3-A: Benefits of Modular vs. Conventional Building

C3-B: Construction Waste Management

C3-C: Green Buildings and Risk Management

E3-A: Campus Life

E3-B: St. Louis Community  College—Planning from the Ground Up

E3-C: K - 12 Success Stories

GC3-A: St. Louis Transformation Successes

GC3-B: Chicago Residential Story

GC3-C: LEED H and the EcoVillage

G3-A: Driving Performance

G3-B: High Performance Asset Management of Facilities Operations

G3-C: Cleveland's Sustainability Program

POSTER PRESENTATIONS : CORPORATE, EDUCATION, GREEN COMMUNITIES, GOVERNMENT
Tuesday, June 24; 3:00 - 3:30 p.m.

Concurrent Educational Breakout Sessions
Tuesday, June 24: 3:30 to 5:00 p.m.
Corporate
Education
Green Communities
Government

C4-A: Green Return On Investment

C4-B: Economics and Opportunities for LEED EB

C4-C: Green Development

E4-A: Lighting the Way

E4-B: Incorporating Community Analysis and Green Design into University Curriculum

E4-C: Green Jobs

GC4-A: Sustainable Landscape Standards

GC4-B: Growing Hope and Change

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GENERAL SESSIONS
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MASTER SPEAKERS SERIES

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CORPORATE TRACK (C)
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EDUCATION TRACK (E)
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GREEN COMMUNITIES TRACK (GC)
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GOVERNMENT TRACK (G)
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CEU FORM IN PDF (35 KB)

CEU FORM IN WORD (231 KB)

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FINAL PROGRAM
(PDF, 5.1MB)
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