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Resilient Communities - Workshop I - East Coast Series
Resilient Connecticut! Workshop & Toolkit:
Building Resilient Communities Together
Thursday, June 6th, 2013
8:30am - 2:30pm
195 Prospect Street
New Haven, Connecticut
(Lunch included)
Register before May 30th
$10.00
After May 30th
$25.00
Why Attend?
Hear success stories about communities that are building environmental & economic prosperity.
Learn about turnkey solutions/projects that are currently working in Connecticut communities that bind environmental resiliency with economic payback.
Find out about the Resilient CT! Task Force that is available to answer your questions about creating resiliency in your community.
Receive a pre-event packet of resources that will provide you with information on how to get your community on track.
Receive a post-event packet of resources that will guide you on how your community can take the next step towards resiliency.
Meet and talk with Connecticut's resiliency leaders.
Find out how simple it can be to create economic and environmental health in your community.
Engage and connect with a network of people that are dedicated to environmental and economic prosperity in Connecticut.
Thank You to Our Sponsors:
NORESCO
Encon, Inc.
Energize Connecticut
Clean Energy Finance & Investment Authority
Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Southwestern Connecticut
GreenTowns
Connecticut Green Building Council
Live Green Connecticut!
Grassroots Environmental Education
Resilient Connecticut Workshop & Toolkit
8:30am – 2:30pm
8:30am – 9:00am
Registration, Light Refreshments, Networking, Exhibits Open
9:00am – 9:25am
Opening Remarks:
James Boyle, Ph.D.
Co-founder & Managing Director
Yale Entrepreneurial Institute
Floyd Lapp, Ph.D.
Executive Director
South Western Regional Planning Agency
Session I
9:30am – 10:30am
Turnkey Solutions
Panel Discussion
Bryan Garcia
President and CEO
Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority
Jessica Bailey, Director
Commercial and Industrial Property Assessed Clean Energy
Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority
Sheri Borelli
Senior Business Development Professional, CLM
The United Illuminating Company
Lynn Stoddard, Environmental Analyst
Climate Change and Energy Team
CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Bob Wall - Moderator
Director, Marketing and Outreach
Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority
10:30am – 11:00am
Networking and Exhibits Open
Session II
11:00am – 12:00pm
Resilient Projects with Economic Payback:
Success Stories
Case Study I: Town of Fairfield
Presenters:
Mike Tetreau, First Selectman
Ed Boman, Assistant Director, Public Works
Case Study II: Westport Train Station Solar Project
Presenters:
Gordon Joseloff, First Selectman
Sue Prosi, SWRPA: study of the Westport /Green Farms RR Stations
Craig Harrigan, Encon Solar
Steve Smith, Town of Westport
Foti Koskinas, Town of Westport
Leo Cirino, Westport Electric Car Club
12:00pm – 1:00pm
Networking Lunch, Exhibits Open
Magic by Cyril
(Lunch provided)
Success Stories:
Featuring Mayor Bill Finch, City of Bridgeport
Session III
1:00pm – 2:00pm
How to Build Resiliency into our Communites:
Featuring:
Neil Petchers
President and Chief Executive Officer
NORESCO
2:00pm – 2:30pm
Light Refreshments, Exhibits and Networking