Green Cities Florida Tweetup

We are kicking off our upcoming conference with a networking opportunity at the Dandelion Communitea Cafe off of N. Thornton! Green Cities Ambassador, Taylor Huff, spoke with EcoFactory about the event and upcoming tweetup.

If you attended our last tweetup at the Orlando Brewing Company we invite you to bring a friend! Hope to see you on May 14th. You can follow us on twitter @tuffcreative @GreenCitiesNews @GreenerCity

About Green Cities Florida:

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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