Rocky Mountain Region

USDA Forest Service 2007 Sustainable Operations Summit November 13–16, 2007 Denver, CO–Colorado Convention Center

Click here to register   Logistics – Printable version (56kb–pdf)   Agenda – Printable version (73kb-pdf)   Field Trip Descriptions – Printable version (64kb–pdf)

COLLECTIVELY CHANGING LIGHTBULBS IN THE SERVICE OF ECOSYSTEMS   Meeting Objectives: To officially launch the Forest Service (FS) National Sustainable Operations effort. To bring together employees and partners to explore opportunities and ways to support and learn from pragmatic application of sustainable operations efforts. To share stories, ideas, and resources in support of finding solutions and innovative ways to reduce our environmental footprint.   Tuesday, November 13 1:00 p.m. Meeting Introduction and Opening 1:15 p.m. Setting the Stage–Growing Our Sustainable Operations Effort Together: The Past, Present, and Future 2:00 p.m. Welcome to the Rockies Rick Cables, FS Rocky Mountain Regional Forester, and Dave Cleaves, FS Rocky Mountain Research Station Director 2:15 p.m. Welcome to Denver–Green City USA Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper 2:45 p.m. Break 3:15 p.m. Launching the National Sustainable Operations Effort Panel of USDA, FS, and partner agency leadership launching the national effort 5:15 p.m. Evening Social (Cash Bar) and Keynote: The Business Case for Sustainability Nicolas Theisen, Sustainability Specialist, New Belgium Brewing Company   Wednesday, November 14 8:00 a.m. Logistics 8:30 a.m. Keynote: Sustainable Consumption and United Nations Efforts Mohan Peck, United Nations Council on Sustainable Development 9:15 a.m. Break–Networking and Display Browsing 9:45 a.m. Concurrent Tracks: Session 1 – Track Descriptions (62k pdf) Participants select which track they are most interested in (total 2 tracks out of 5) Forming a Green Team Recreation Carbon Markets Sustainable Communities Sustainable Design Environmental Management Systems 10:45 a.m. Break–Switch Sessions 11:00 a.m. Concurrent Tracks: Session 1 (Repeated) – Track Descriptions (62k pdf) Participants select which track they are most interested in (total 2 tracks out of 5) Forming a Green Team Recreation Carbon Markets Sustainable Communities Sustainable Design Environmental Management Systems 12:15 p.m. Lunch with Keynote National Geographic and Sustainable Travel International 1:45 p.m. Participants Depart for Field Trips (64kb–pdf) Participants can choose from a variety of field trips, which may include: National Renewable Energy Lab EPA´s LEED Certified Building⁄Alliance for Sustainable Colorado Partnerships Building City of Denver Water Recycling Plant GRX–E–Waster Recycling Denver Zoo (proposal to be a zero–waste zoo) The Stapleton Project (Sustainable Community) Return times will vary depending on field trip selection. All trips will return no later than 5:30 p.m.   Thursday, November 15 8:00 a.m. Logistics 8:15 a.m. Concurrent Tracks: Session 2 – Track Descriptions (62k pdf) Energy Waste⁄Recycling Water Fleet Sustainable Leadership Green Purchasing 10:00 a.m. Break–Networking and Display Browsing 10:30 a.m. Concurrent Tracks: Session 2 (Repeated) – Track Descriptions (62k pdf file) Energy Waste⁄Recycling Water Fleet Sustainable Leadership Green Purchasing 12:30 p.m. Lunch with Keynote Ed Pinero, Federal Environmental Executive and Boyd Rutherford, Assistant Secretary for Administration, USDA 2:00 p.m. The Balance between Going National and What Can I Do? Roundtable session that garners feedback for national effort and allows attendees to commit to specific actions they can take when they get back home 3:15 p.m. Break–Networking and Display Browsing 3:45 p.m. Keynote: Intergenerational Learning: Perceptions and Possibilities Youth Panel David Chase, Jane Goodall´s Roots and Shoots Program and Shannon Burke, Summit Middle School (pending confirmation) 4:45 p.m. Meeting Wrap–Up 5:15 p.m. Adjourn

 

Friday, November 16

8:00 a.m.–12 p.m.

Related Events held at the Hyatt Regency Denver and the EPA Building Federal Network for Sustainability Meeting (EPA ) Sustainable Operations Board of Directors Meeting (Hyatt)

 

The Registration Fee covers participant lunches and other meeting expenses.

If you need financial assistance to cover this registration fee, please contact Jennifer Hayes at 970–295–5958.

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