| 8:00-8:30 a.m. |
Registration |
Conference Center |
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| 8:30-8:45 a.m. |
Welcome:
- Dr. Vicky Smith, MCC President invited
- Dave Brandt, formerly USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service, Emcee
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Conference Center |
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| 8:45-9:45 a.m. |
Keynote Address by Bill Wilson, Co-Founder of Midwest Permaculture |
Conference Center |
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| 9:45-10:15 a.m. |
Break & Green Living Expo Exhibits |
Multi-purpose Room |
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| 10:15-11 a.m. |
National Bioneers Conference 2011 speaker via DVD Environmental "hot topic" |
Conference Center |
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| 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. |
Panel Discussions |
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Green It: Maximize Effort and Minimize Work
Bill Wilson, Keynote speaker
Judy Speer, Smallwaters Education Center |
Conference Center |
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Innovative Institutions: Ramping up Local Food
Scott Commings, Executive Chef; Nate Chappell, Chef, Loyola University Retreat and Ecology Center, Woodstock, IL |
B166-167 |
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Educating Climate Change -
Review of Climate Change documentaries plus K-12 and college curriculums
William Donato, Environmental Science Instructor of Woodstock High School and McHenry County College |
B168-169 |
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| 12-1:30 p.m. |
Lunch and Green Living Expo Exhibits & Demos
Demo Times & Topics on Board in Expo |
Cafeteria/Multi-purpose Room |
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| 1:30-2:30 p.m. |
Panel Discussions |
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Water Resources - Perceptions and Realities
Joan M. Brehm, Ph. D. Associate Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Illinois State University
Cassandra McKinney, McHenry County Water Resources Manager, Department of Planning and Development |
Conference Center |
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What's the newest in Alternative Energy?
Bob Vogel, President of the Illinois Renewable Energy Association, will let us know what he found out at his most recent conference. |
B166-167 |
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What is Smart Grid?
What does it mean to me and what do I need to know. Delmar Gillus, Jr, COO of the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) Energy, a leader in the more effective use of existing resources and community assets to improve the health of natural systems and a national leader on the subject will share the research. |
TBD |
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Earth Ethics Because Tomorrow Matters
Panelists will help us to better understand the need to share not just the science and facts when discussing environmental concerns, but also the need for ethics and justice to be included in our conversations and work.
Lan Richart Co- Director of Eco Justice Collaborative and Courtney Eccles, Assistant Director, Outreach and Policy of Protestants for the Common Good. |
B168-169 |
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| 2:30-3:00 p.m. |
Green Living Expo Exhibits and Drawing for Free Prizes |
Multi-purpose Room |
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| 3:15-4:00 p.m. |
National Bioneers Conference 2011 speaker via DVD
Environmental "hot topic" |
Conference Center |
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| 4:00-4:15 p.m. |
Wrap-up |
Conference Center |
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| 4:15-5:00 p.m. |
National Bioneers Conference 2011 speaker via DVD
Environmental "hot topic" Post Conference Session |
B166-67 |
