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Join the Minnesota Green Roofs Council at THE BIG GREEN CONFERENCE

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GREEN GROWTH FOR BUSINESS: How and Why it Benefits the Bottom Line

Join
local government and business leaders as they discuss proposed policy
frameworks for regulating greenhouse gas emissions and the incentives
for businesses to become more energy efficient and environmentally
sustainable.

Thursday, October 15, 2009
8:30 A.M. to 4:15 P.M.

Mall of America
60 East Broadway
Bloomington, MN 55425

Schedule

8:30 - 9:00 a.m.   Registration and Welcome

9:15 - 10:00 a.m.  Plenary Session 1:  Incentives for Sustainable Regulation, featuring:

Representative Jeremy Kalin, Minnesota House of Representatives

Craig Johnson, Intergovernmental Relations Representative, League of Minnesota Cities

Richard Graves, Board Secretary of Executive Committee, U.S. Green Building Council

10:15 - 11:00 a.m. Plenary Session 2:  Greenhouse Gas and Permitting Regulation, featuring:

Representative Kate Knuth, Minnesota House of Representatives

David Thornton, Assistant Commissioner at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

11:00 - 11:15 a.m. Morning Break

11:30 - 12:15 p.m. Breakout Session A:  Green Strategies, featuring:

Terry Hayden, Reluminate, Inc. (Green Lighting)

Rachelle Schoessler Lynn, CID, ASID, LEED AP, Studio 2030 (Green Interior Design)

Arif Quraishi, Area Solutions Manager, Building Efficiency Division, Johnson Controls, Inc. (Building Efficiency)

Mall of America Recycling Center Tour,
led by Lydell Newby II, Manager of Environmental Services, Mall of
America Company (Due to space restrictions, the tour is limited to 25
people.)

12:15 - 1:30 p.m. Luncheon Presentation, featuring:

Polar explorer and envrionmental activist Will Steger

Introduction by Gene Winstead, Mayor of the City of Bloomington

1:30 - 2:30 p.m.  Plenary Session 3:  Renewable Energy Grants, featuring:

Bill Glahn, Director, Minnesota Department of Commerce, Office of Energy Security

Janet Streff, Manager, Minnesota Department of Commerce, Office of Energy Security

Randy Pelletier, Owner, Pellco Machine

Randy Hagan, Owner, Solar Skies Manufacturing LLC

2:45 - 3:30 p.m.  Breakout Session B:  Implementation of Green Technology and Energy Efficient

                                   Practices, featuring:

Jim Faulconbridge, Principal,
Karges-Faulconbridge, Inc., Kurt Hagen, Vice President, Mall of America
Company, Larry Lee, Director of Community Development, City of
Bloomington

Mario Monesterio, Founder and Principal, Westwood Renewables and Nathan Franzen, General Manager, Westwood Renewables

Representatives from the U.S. Green Building Council's Green Schools Initiative 

Mall of America Recycyling Center Tour,
led by Lydell Newby II, Manager of Environmental Services, Mall of
America Company (Due to space restrictions, the tour is limited to 25
people.)

3:30 - 4:15 p.m. Mall of America Recycling Center Tour

Led by Lydell Newby II, Manager of Environmental Services, Mall of America Company