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2009 Green Cities Conference and Expo
April 18-21, 2009
Oregon Convention Center
Portland, Oregon
Thank you for attending the 2009 NLC Green Cities Conference & Expo. IT WAS HUGE SUCCESS!
Visit the Green Cities Program Page and download PowerPoints from workshop presentations. This service is currently under construction; so, come back often as new presentations are added.
Download NLC Green Cities Program Guide
Mobile Workshop Registration, LTI Seminar Registration and BEST Awards Registration are now all available. When you select "register online now" you can add them to an existing registration by selecting the "Already Registered" link or simply include them in a new registration.
Overview
Increased civic energy aimed at greening cities around the world inspired the National League of Cities to sanction its first Green Cities Conference and Expo, which was held April 18-21, 2009 in Portland, Oregon. More than 750 participants and 235 cities were represented at the conference.
In cities around the world, environmental issues aren’t trendy; they are fundamental realities that alter the health, economic viability and growth of communities. Local government officials and staff strive to implement green initiatives and innovations that bolster the economic and physical health of cities.
While green conferences are springing up all over for both consumers and business to business, the 2009 Green Cities Conference and Expo focused on the unique knowledge and resources needed by city governments.
Schedule
Powell's Bookstore @ NLC Green Cities Conference & Expo
Powell's Bookstore is the bookseller of the National League of Cities’ (NLC) Green Cities Conference & Expo. To browse the e-book website visit: http://www.powells.com/greencities/.
Books available at the e-book site, as well as used books sold at the Powell’s conference location, echo the conference’s “green” theme with topics including energy, natural resources and climate change. Select books from conference speakers will also be available for purchase. Want some help finding a book? Check out this list of book referrals based on the NLC Green Conference themes.
Programming
It takes a team to green a village (city or town), and programming at the 2009 Green Cities conference was designed to help city green teams update or develop comprehensive sustainability plans.
Support networks are critical to the development and implementation of such a comprehensive initiative.
At the 2009 Green Cities Conference and Expo attendees found:
- An exposition of vendors with environmentally friendly products and services
- Networking and action planning sessions
- Leadership Training Institute Seminars
- Opportunities to update or develop comprehensive sustainability plans
- General sessions, workshops about programs that work
- Pre-conference mobile workshops that show why Portland, Oregon is consistently ranked as one of America’s greenest cities
Visit the Green Cities Program Page and download PowerPoints from workshop presentations. This service is currently under construction; so, come back often as new presentations are added.
Speaker Database Form
Do you want to share your great solution, program or insight as part of one of the National League of Cities’ educational events? Fill out our new Speaker Database Form.
The form is for speakers interested in joining the NLC speaker database and submitting their ideas. Speakers may submit an idea for consideration for all of NLC’s events or select to submit for a specific event. If an idea is selected, speakers will be contacted. Please, do not contact NLC to ask about status. Program staff will contact speakers if a match is made. Speakers may submit as many ideas as they like at any time.
Please click the link or copy into your browser to access the speaker database form.
http://report1.nlc.org/surveyor/index.php?sid=67
There is a separate process to apply to be a Leadership Training Institute Seminar trainer.
Please click the link or copy into your browser to access the LTI trainer application.
http://www.nlc.org/ASSETS/D988A6A259D447C5BAA5FFB62E6D23D0/Trainer_RFP_Kit.pdf
Learn More about Greening America’s Cities
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