Green Cities Florida Tweet Up

Green Cities Florida is getting ready for their upcoming conference which will: "...will demystify 'sustainability' and provide you with tools, steps and resources from top experts and educators. You will walk away with green strategies that will trahttp://www.doterati.com/events/green-cities-florida-tweet-up/editnsform the way you think, live, manage business and govern in Florida." - Learn More at: www.GreenCitiesFlorida.comwww.GreenCitiesFlorida.com.


To kick off this great event, they are going to have a tweet-up at Orlando Brewing - so come on out, show your green and learn more about the upcoming initiatives being worked on by this great organization.



Quick Summary of the Green Cities Florida Convention in May:

Join members of government (federal, state, regional, and local), businesses, non-profits, and organizations for two days and leave with tools and resources to help improve policies, operations and materials in ways that save money, generate jobs, conserve resources, and protect our environment. Hear about new legislation and numerous executive orders from Governor Crist, which mandate significant CO2 reductions and help drive this momentum.

Event highlights include:

· May 20th at 9am - Ribbon cutting ceremony and official “Flipping the Switch” for the new 1 (megawatt) MW Solar Array System atop the Orange County Convention Center with Mayor Richard Crotty, Mayor Buddy Dyer and Senator Lee Constantine.

· Professional and social networking opportunities with businesses and government

· Detailed information about professional development in the green sector

· Insight into environmental jobs and opportunities

· Certification courses and CEU workshops -- including LEED & SMaRT Certification

· Roundtable discussions & interactive panels

· Detailed analysis of Florida’s share of the stimulus package and best practices for Florida business and government utilization

60 speakers including:

· Orange County Mayor Richard Crotty

· City of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer

· Gil Friend - Founder, President and CEO of Natural Logic Inc, providing advisory services in strategy, design, operations, and information systems that help clients build economic advantage through exceptional environmental performance.

· Mike Italiano – President & Chief Executive Officer for Market Transformation to Sustainability and founder of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

And many more...

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Comment by David Flinton on June 4, 2009 at 12:57pm

If only work would pay for this trip.... :(