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2011 Annual Conference and Exhibition

Monday, June 13, 2011

  • Keynote Presentation: Hon. B. Glen Whitley (Tarrant County, TX)
  • Census 2010: What This New Information Means For Your Region: James Christy (U.S. Census Bureau); Doug Williford (San Diego Association of Governments)
  • Transportation Open Session: Erika Young (National Association of Regional Councils)
  • Homeland Security Open Session: David Robertson (Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments)
  • Regional-Community Partnerships: Workforce Development in Coordination with Local Faith-Based Community Organizations: Doug Thompson (East End Community Services)
  • Innovative Financing Tools for Transportation: Derek Morse (CH2M Hill); Muggs Stoll (San Diego Association of Governments); Art Leahy (Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority)
  • A New Model for Building & Sustaining Urban and Rural Security: Joe Abrams (Apex Innovations); John Kiehl (Panhandle Regional Planning Commission)
  • Connecting Workforce and Economic Development Strategies to Grow Your Regional Economy: Chris Vertrees (SouthEastern Arizona Governments Organization); Virginia Belew (Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission); Al Larson (Central Arizona Area Governments)
  • Keynote Presentation: Hon. Jerry Sanders (San Diego, CA); Rear Admiral William French (Navy Region Southwest)
  • How To Translate the Federal Livability Principles Into Everyday Action: Tina Casgar (San Diego Association of Governments)
  • Building a Relationship with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Shad Lancaster (North Central Texas Council of Governments); Peter Owen (U.S. Department of Homeland Security)
  • Finding Green Jobs: Separating Myth from Reality: Mark McMurray (Monster Government Solutions); Tim Larson (Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission)
  • Applications for Project Streamlining: Greg Nadeau (Federal Highway Administration)

 

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

  • Keynote Presentation: Jennifer DeCesaro (U.S. Department of Energy)
  • Economic Recovery, Jobs and the Roles of Regions: Michael McCracken (Southern California Association of Governments); Marney Cox (San Diego Association of Governments)
  • Making Livability Real: How To Translate the Federal Livability Principles into Everyday Action: Dr. Lyle Wray (Capitol Region Counci of Governments)
  • Economic and Community Development Open Session: Sean Dey (West Michigan Shoreline Regional Development Commission)
  • Environment Open Session: Lee Huang (Econsult)
  • Making Livability Real: How To Translate the Federal Livability Principles into Everyday Action: Andrew Gruber (Wasatch Front Regional Planning Council); John Hodges-Copple (Triangle J Council of Governments)
  • Economic Development Case Studies: Mark Butala (Southern California Association of Governments); Wally Baker (Southern California Leadership Council)
  • Environmental Mitigation Programs: Keith Greer (San Diego Association of Governments); Jacob Lieb (Southern California Association of Governments)
  • Keynote Presentation: Hon. Hannu Pentilla (METREX)
  • Making Livability Real: How To Translate the Federal Livability Principles into Everyday Action: Randy Blankenhorn (Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning)
  • Regional Climate Change Adaptation and the National Climate Assessment: James Buizer (Federal Advisory Council, National Climate Assessment)
  • NARC's Regional Climate Adaptation Survey and Best Practices: Nicola Hedge (San Diego Foundation); Jeff Taebel (Houston-Galveston Area Council); Bob Leiter (San Diego Association of Governments and Southern California Association of Governments); Dr. Allan Wallis (University of Colorado Denver)
  • Climate Adaptation and Indicators - NCA: Dr. Melissa Kenney (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

 

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 

  • Planning for Smarter and More Sustainable Growth: The Growing Importance of Regional Plans, Partnership and Implementation Tools: Gary Gallegos (San Diego Association of Governments); Hasan Ikhrata (Southern California Association of Governments)
  • Regional Centers of Excellence: Linda Giltz (Land-of-Sky regional Council; www.linkinglands.org); Jeff Taebel (Houston-Galveson Area Council); Lyle Wray (Capitol Region Counci of Governments)
  • Solar America Communities: Dispelling the Myths of this New Big Business: Chad Laurent (Meister Consultants Group); Andrea Luecke (The Solar Foundation)
  • Smart Growth Regional Comprehensive Plan and Concept Map Process: Huasha Liu (Southern California Association of Governments); Carolina Gregor (San Diego Association of Governments)
  • Solar America Communities: Creating Value for Your Region with Solar Energy: Chad Laurent (Meister Consultants Group); Andrea Luecke (The Solar Foundation)
  • Linking Sustainable Communities to Economic Indicators: David Rouse (Wallace, Roberts & Todd)
  • Regional Solar Energy Best Practices: Susan Freedman (San Diego Association of Governments); Siobahn Foley (California Center for Sustainable Energy); Ben Foster (Optony)
  • Solar Tour: Tom Blair (San Diego, CA); Joe Frani (San Diego Gas and Electric); Peter Livingston (San Diego, CA)

 

Thank you to our conference sponsors! 

                               

 


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