[OKC] September 2006 Conference

[Jennifer Gooden]

More information about the upcoming conference in Tulsa:

 

 

 


 

OSN's Fifth Annual Conference: "Smart Growth: Building a Sustainable
Community"

 

The Oklahoma Sustainability Network (OSN) fifth annual conference,
"Smart Growth: Building a Sustainable Community," is hosted by
Sustainable Tulsa on Friday, September 15, 2006 from 8:00 a.m. until
5:00 p.m. at the Tulsa Convention Center. Featured tracks will spotlight
such relevant topics as land use, transportation, renewable energy, and
personal/community action. With the ever-increasing importance of
sustainability to many facets of society, this conference will be of
interest to a wide audience including those in business, non-profits,
industry, government, design, construction, education, community groups
and anyone who has a vested interest in a sustainable future for
Oklahoma. The cost of the conference is $35 ($20 for students) if
attendees register prior to September 8 and $50 ($30 for students) after
that date. A continental breakfast and lunch featuring locally grown
food are included with all registrations received by September 8.

Concurrent sessions will cover such topics as the environmental impact
of sprawl, regional transportation planning, using transportation
choices to achieve land-use goals, sustainable home and office tips,
Oklahoma's alternative energy choices, how to green your life and local
foods. A mini-workshop, "Creating the Urban Environment," will be
offered as part of the Land Use track.

            This year's keynote address features "It's All About Us" by
Robert Waldrop, founder of the Oklahoma Food Cooperative and home
improvement guru. Ande Reed, Conference Chair stated, "We are
exhilarated this year to have Mr. Waldrop and numerous, dynamic speakers
on the significance of land use as it relates to individuals,
communities and our state."

Waldrop reinvented how many Oklahomans purchase their food when he
founded the Oklahoma Food Cooperative. The cooperative is a food order
delivery service that provides an infrastructure to distribute locally
grown food across the state. "Our goal is a business that is
environmentally sustainable, economically viable, and socially just...
We bring the farmer's market to your front door."  Under the guidance of
Mr. Waldrop, the cooperative has blossomed and become an integral part
of the Oklahoma sustainability movement. More information about Bob
Waldrop is available on his website: http://www.bobwaldrop.net.

Another outstanding conference feature will be a panel discussion from
10:30am until noon on "Sustainable Legacies: Today's Plan Produces
Tomorrow's Outcome."  Distinguished panelists include Alan Hart, AIA,
from Via Architecture in Vancouver, Canada; Dr. James Horne, President
of the Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture; Robert Gregory,
Executive Director of the Land Legacy; John Dugan, AICP, City of
Oklahoma City Director of Planning; Linda Koenig, Senior Transportation
Planner for Benham Company; Dr. Charles Warnken, OU College of
Architecture, Regional and City Planning; and Wayne Alberty, AICO,
Manager of INCOG's Land Development Services.

Major sponsors for this year's event include DEQ Pollution Prevention,
OGE Energy Corp, Public Service Company of OK (PSO), the Metropolitan
Environmental Trust (The M.e.t.), OU's Department of Interdisciplinary
Perspectives on the Environment (IPE), Sustainable Tulsa, INCOG's
Environmental Division, OK Department of Commerce, Kerr Center for
Sustainable Agriculture and McCann Law Firm.  Exhibitors from the
Oklahoma Food Cooperative, DEQ's Use Less Stuff Campaign, Harvest Solar
& Wind, OGE Energy's wind turbine, Sierra Club's Cool Cities Campaign,
Blue Thumb and many more will be on hand to share their information.

The Oklahoma Chapter of the US Green Building Council will be hosting
the second public LEED workshop in Oklahoma. The full day LEED for New
Construction (NC) Technical Review Workshop will be held concurrently
with the OSN Conference. To register for the LEED workshop, please go
on-line to www.USGBC.org <http://www.usgbc.org/> . If you have further
questions regarding this workshop, please contact Todd Stephens at
918.587.4747or arqitekt at hotmail.com.

Visit www.oksustainability.org for OSN conference registration, agenda
and location details. Contact Ande Reed at 918.852.9794 or
Info at SustainableTulsa.org for general information or questions about the
Oklahoma Sustainability Network or the conference. If you are unable to
register on-line or would like to exhibit, contact Susie Shields at
susie.shields at deq.state.ok.us or 405.702.5166.

 
 
 
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