2009 Vermont Environmental Consortium (VEC) Annual EXPO & Conference
Brownfields to Brightfields Conference: The Role of Waste and Brownfields in Vermont's Future.
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, September 10th, 2009
LEED Gold-Certified Student Center, SHAPE Facility
Vermont Technical College
Randolph, Vermont
As the "go-to" partner for the environmental business sector, VEC will holds its 2009 EXPO at Vermont Technical College on Thursday, September 10th, 2009. Industry leaders, educators, legislators, scientists and business people will attend this event to learn more about and discuss the role of waste and brownfields in Vermont's future.
Agenda
8:30 a.m. VEC Memeber Meeting and Elections 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
9:30 a.m. Welcoming Remarks by Ty Handy, President of Vermont Technical College, "Greening the campus, curriculum and Vermont's workforce," and Jill Michaels, President of the Vermont Environmental Consortium, "VEC on the Cutting Edge of the Green Economy."
9:45 a.m. Roundtable Discussion: Doug McVey of ECS. Case study: "Revitalizing the Nonotuck Mill with Geothermal, Solar and Hydropower;" Don Einhorn of Vermont's Brownfields Program: "Role of the State's Brownfields Program;" and Sally Mansur Hull of Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission on "Brownfield opportunities and selection criteria."
11:30 a.m. Keynote: John DeVillars, Founder, Blue Wave Strategies, "Thoughts on Utilizing Brownfields as Opportunities in Advancing a Green Economy."
12:30 p.m. Daniel Hecht, Project Director, "Can Vermont Turn Waste into Clean Energy: Preliminary Results of the CVRBF Feasibility Study."
1:00 p.m. Lunch at Morey Dining Hall
2:00 p.m. Campus tour emphasizing sites for Renewable Energy projects.
The Vermont Environmental Consortium Joins Forces with The 4th Greening Up Your Bottom Line Conference
To promote and grow Vermont's green economy, the Vermont Environmental Consortium - as the go-to partner for the environmental business sector in Vermont - is joining forces with the 4th Greening Up Your Bottom Line Conference. Presented by:
The Vermont Business Environmental Partnership (VT Small Business Development Center in partnership with the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation);Cabot Creamery
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
Green Mountain Power
The University of Vermont
The Vermont Chamber of Commerce
The Vermont Environmental Consortium(VEC)
Interrobang Design
This event will be held at:The Stowe Mountain Lodge ("http://www.stowemountainlodge.com/") Wednesday, October 21, 2009 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
As an annual business event dedicated to providing businesses with cost effective, practical resources for becoming more environmentally sustainable and also providing networking opportunities, the theme of this year's conference is The Coming Carbon Market and The Business & Policy of Carbon. With potential new carbon policies coming down the road, businesses need to know the impacts to their bottom line and how best to prepare themselves.
And what better venue to learn from the experts on how to do this than at this event, which will feature Michael Dworkin, Vermont Law School, as the keynote speaker and key panelists: Ernie Palmerleau, Chair of the Governors Climate Commission; Doug Smith, Green Mountain Power - Power Supply Contracts; Ginny Lyons (VT Senate Natural Resource Committee Chair); and, Jon Isham, Middlebury College, to name a few.
To fully explore all aspects of the coming carbon market, three concurrent sessions will follow the plenary session and cover topics, such as:
Understanding Your Carbon Footprint
21st Century Lighting
Measuring & Communicating the Triple Bottom Line
Sustainable/Renewable Energy Incentives
Selecting the Right Green Technologies for Sustainable, Community Development
A networking session with Green Drinks, specialty Vermont food vendors and a vendor raffle will conclude this conference. Vendor booth space is limited. To reserve a booth, register and become a sponsor of this premier green event at the platinum, gold or silver level, please contact Joseph Hayes for the Vermont Environmental Consortium at
(802) 241-4131,
jhayes@ecsconsult.com
The Renewable Energy Vermont Conference
The Sheraton Hotel
Wednesday and Thursday, October 28 & 29th, 2009
South Burlington, Vermont
The Vermont Environmental Consortium (VEC) will attend this event as an exhibitor and have a booth, as well as present the results of the CVRBF Feasibility Study.
Presentations from VEC Expo 2009
Daniel Hecht, Project Director for VEC,
"Can Vermont Turn Waste into Clean Energy?" : Preliminary Results of the CVRBF Feasibility Study.
Dori Wolfe, Co-founder of groSolar,
"VEC and Sustainable Solutions."
Doug McVey of ECS, case study:
"Revitalizing the Nonotuck Mill with Geothermal, Solar and Hydropower."
Don Einhorn of Vermont's Brownfields Program:
"Role of the State's Brownfields Program"
Sally Mansur Hull of Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission on
"Brownfield Opportunities and Selection Criteria"
John DeVillars, Founder, Blue Wave Strategies,
"Thoughts on Utilizing Brownfields as Opportunities in Advancing a Green Economy."
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