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GreenTown: The Future of Community is a one-day conference designed to help create eco-effective communities. Mayors and elected officials, city managers, public works directors, park district directors, planners, developers, engineers, architects, landscape architects, builders—and many others interested in sustainable development—gather to hear from inspiring speakers, learn from been-there case studies and discuss actionable procedures to make communities more eco-effective.

Join us for GreenTown in beautiful downtown Aurora, Illinois on Thursday, October 2 at the historic Paramount Theatre. This year’s key speakers include Terry Tamminen, former Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency and author of Lives Per Gallon: The True Cost of our Oil Addiction, and Dean Kubani, manager of the City of Santa Monica’s Office of Sustainability. The event will feature pre- and post-conference events.

Named one of the “Best Places to Live” by Money Magazine in 2007 and 2008, Aurora is a vibrant town rich in history and culture. Located 37 miles west of Chicago, Aurora offers savory dining, unique architecture, local area attractions and a vibrant, pedestrian friendly shopping district. Outdoor enthusiasts can visit any of Aurora’s six major parks encompassing over 450-acres or kayak the Fox River, a potential whitewater kayaking venue for the 2016 Olympics. For more information on downtown Aurora, visit www.enjoyaurora.com.

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The inaugural GreenTown conference was held September 19, 2007, at Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple in Oak Park, Illinois. Over 300 municipal employees, professionals and students gathered to hear from William McDonough, architect, author and foremost advocate of eco-friendly development.