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AGENDA
August 11-13, 2008
LaGrange, Georgia
Monday, August 11 |
7:00 pm |
Inaugural Reception & Dinner
Welcoming Remarks by:
• Alexander A. Mejia, Executive Director, CIFAL Atlanta; Senior Special Fellow, United Nations
• Dr. F. Stuart Gulley, President LaGrange College
• Honorable Jeff Lukken, Mayor, City of LaGrange
• Honorable Ricky Wolfe, Chair, Board of Commissioners, Troup County
• Keynote address - Dr. Timothy Beatley, Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities University of Virginia; author of Ecology of Place |
Tuesday, August 12 |
8 am |
Breakfast & Registration |
9 am |
Plenary A: Land Use Planning
• Doug Farr , Chair, LEED for Neighborhood Development, U.S. Green Building Council (invited)
• Robert Reed , Sustainable Communities and Land Planning, Earthcraft Housing program
• Q &A
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10:30 a.m. |
Coffee break
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10:50am |
Overview of UNITAR Methodology
• Alexander A. Mejia, Executive Director, CIFAL Atlanta; Senior Special Fellow, UNITAR
Presentation of Rivers & Stairs Diagram, Peer Assist Exercise |
12 pm |
Lunch & Keynote Address: The Social Dimensions of Sustainable Development
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1 pm |
Ecological Protection
• Steve Bradley , County Administrator & Lamong Kaiser , County Engineer, Bartow County: Etowah Aquatic Habitat Conservation Plan
• Helen Tapp, Executive Director, Trust for Public Land
• Deborah A. Miness , AICP , Executive Director Washington Smart Growth Alliance
• Q &A
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2:30 p.m. |
Coffee Break
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3 p.m |
Best Practice Sharing exercise
From the experiences shared in the previous panel session, delegates will share some of the challenges they face on the topics of ecological protection and / or land use and regional planning, offer advice and concrete examples. In addition, delegates are expected to list resources with contact information.
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4:30 p.m. |
Tour of Troup County
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6 p.m. |
Reception, Dinner, and Keynote Address: The Ecological Dimensions of Sustainable Development |
Wednesday, August 13th |
8 a.m. |
Breakfast |
9 a.m. |
Fiscal Policy
• Senior Planner, Metro Regional Planning Agency, City of Portland (invited)
• Nicholas Bates, EPA, Region IV, Brownfields Tax Incentives (invited)
• Q &A
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| 10:50 |
Coffee Break
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11 a.m. |
Knowledge Fair
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12 p.m. |
Lunch & Keynote Address: Troup County Case Study Moderated by Georgia Tech
• Honorable Ricky Wolfe, Chair, Board of Commissioners, Troup County Troup County
• Honorable Jeff Lukken, Mayor, City of LaGrange
• Honorable Jimmy Jackson, Mayor, City of Hogansville (TBC) • Honorable Drew Ferguson, Mayor, West Point (TBC)
• Ed Smith, School Board (TBC)
• David Rowe, Ph.D, V.P. for Advancement, LaGrange College & Sustainability Task force
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1 p.m. |
Health Impact & the Built Environment
• Dr. Andrew L. Dannenberg, MD, MPH, Associate Director for Science, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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2:30 p.m. |
Draft Action Plans
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3 p.m. |
Signing of Declaration to work regionally to promote sound land-use decisions
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3:30 p.m. |
Closing Ceremony, Present Action Plans & Adjourn
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