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Scientific evidence and consensus continue to strengthen the idea that climate disruption is an urgent threat to the environmental and economic health of our communities. Over 30 Michigan cities and townships have joined nearly 1,000 mayors in signing the U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement pledging to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 7 percent below 1990 levels by 2012.
Join mayors, city managers, community and private sector leaders on September 9-10 at Grand Valley State University's Eberhard Center. Future Cities/GreenTown Grand Rapids is made possible through partnerships with the following organizations:
- Michigan Municipal League
- Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment
- Grand Valley State University
This event also features support from The Wege Foundation and Kellogg Foundation.
Sponsors for this year's event can be found here.
Pre-conference: Thursday, September 9, 2010
Grand Valley State University - Eberhard Center
301 Fulton Street West
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
| 1:00pm to 5:00pm | Community Sustainability Partnerships in West Michigan Led by Seven Generations Ahead and a5 |
| 5:00pm to 7:00pm | VIP Mayors Reception Hosted by the City of Grand Rapids |
| 7:00pm to 9:00pm | Dinner for Mayors and Spouses Hosted by George Heartwell, Mayor, City of Grand Rapids |
Main Conference: Friday, September 10, 2010
Grand Valley State University - Eberhard Center
301 Fulton Street West
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
| 7:00am to 8:30am | Registration and healthy, locally grown breakfast |
| 8:30am to 9:45am | Welcome and Keynote addresses George Heartwell, Mayor, City of Grand Rapids Rebecca A. Humphries, Director, Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment |
| 9:45am to 10:00am | Networking Break |
| 10:00am to 11:00am | Future of Energy and Economy Moderator: George Heartwell, Mayor, City of Grand Rapids Panelists: John Hieftje, Mayor, City of Ann Arbor (invited) Fred Keller, Chairman and CEO, Cascade Engineering Greg R. White, Commissioner, Michigan Public Service Commission Jon W. Allan, Manager of Next Generation, Consumers Energy |
| 11:00am to 11:30am 11:00am to 1:00pm | TED Presentation Al Gore Warns of Latest Climate Trends OR Michigan Mayors: Climate Action Planning Working Session I & Lunch (by invitation) Host: George Heartwell, Mayor, City of Grand Rapids |
The afternoon will feature four breakout tracks including:
- Community Design and Building
- Climate Strategies for Sustainable Communities
- Healthy Food, Little Waste
- The Outdoors
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