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Looking back .... 2007 Southwest Washington Sustainability Conference and Trade
Show
CLARK
COUNTY
, THE
CITY
OF
VANCOUVER
,
AND
CLARK
PUBLIC UTILITIES
PRESENT
THE
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON
SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE
AND
TRADE
SHOW
Vancouver
Hilton and Convention Center
June
21 & 22, 2007
AGENDA
Thursday,
JUNE 21
Alan Durning, Founder & Executive Director of SIGHTLINE INSTITUTE
“Clark County, A Sense of Place”
NEIGHBORING SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS SUSTAINABILITY FROM THE MUNICIPALITY’S PERSPECTIVE
Amy Stork, City of Portland, Office of Sustainable Development
Tom Osdoba, Canada Carbon Trust, formerly with the City of
Vancouver, Canada
Amy Shatzkin, ICLEI U.S.A., Inc.
LUNCH & KEYNOTE
Hunter Lovins, President and founder of Natural Capitalism Solutions “Drivers of Change: The Business Case for Climate Protection”
Introduction by Kelly Helmes, New Tradition Homes
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Don Shaffer, Co-Chair, Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE)
Local living economies and sustainable economic development strategies that work
and can be applied to your business and local area.
RENEWABLE ENERGY OPTIONS
Angus Duncan, President, Bonneville Environmental
Foundation; Bruce Carter, Clark Public Utilities
Moderated by Larry Blaufus, Clark Public Utilities
Climate friendly renewable non-polluting technologies such as wind power, solar, hydroelectric, bio fuels, and their linkage to energy conservation, green buildings
and vibrant communities.
GREEN BUILDING (Continuing Education Credits by SW WA Chapter of ICC)
Steve Loken, President, Loken Builders, Montana
Mike O’Brien, City of Portland, Office of Sustainable Development
Moderated by Timothy Buckley, Greenstone Architecture
Discover the hottest trends in green construction. Learn about innovative, healthier,
and efficient materials and techniques.
LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT/STORMWATER MANAGEMENT (Part One)
Curtis Hinman, Washington State University Extension
Tom Liptan, City of Portland
Moderated by Virginia van Breemen, Clark County Clean Water Commissioner
Overview of LID associated with storm water. This breakout will describe the benefits and methods that can be provided to the development and communities.
Please note: 11 CEUs will be available to attendees who complete both partsof this LID session and participate in the tour of sites located
in Vancouver and Portland on Friday (maximum 40 people).
BREAK OUT SESSIONS:
LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT / STORMWATER MANAGEMENT (Part Two) See above for details.
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
Debra Sohm Lawson, Chef’s Collaborative (also moderating)
Sam Currie, Bon Appetit Management Co.
Krista Anderson, Company Chef, New Seasons Market
Exploring the link between locally owned and grown non-toxic food and the relationship to local restaurants, grocery stores, farmers markets; and corresponding health to individuals, a healthy tax base and the local economy.
GREEN BUILDING (Advanced) (Cont Ed Credits by SW WA Chapter of ICC)
Dr. Joe Lstiburek, Building Science Corporation
Moderated by Jim Muir, Chief Building Official Clark County
The session will provide new information about green building techniques that combine building physics, systems design concepts to promote the design and construction of buildings that are more durable, more sustainable, healthier and more economical than most buildings built today.
THE GREENING OF BUSINESS
Scot Walstra, Port of Camas/Washougal
Jack Graves, The Holland Inc. (Burgerville)
Dave Yudkin, owner of Hot Lips Pizza
Moderated by Jill Sughrue, Sustain-NW
AGENDA
Friday, JUNE 22
TOUR DEPARTURE
Tour of LID sites in Vancouver and Portland (max. 40)
for participants in LID Part One or Part Two on 6/21/07
OPENING REMARKS
Senator Craig Pridemore
“Climate Change and Clark County“
Introduction of the Governor’s Video Address by
The Honorable Christine Gregoire
Introduction by Brian Wolfe, Port of Vancouver
MEDIA PANEL
Dylan Rivera, Oregonian
Erik Robinson, The Columbian
Moderated by Nik Blosser, President of Celilo Media, publisher of Sustainable Industries Journal.
What are the trends in news coverage with sustainability issues? The hot topics? The unglamorous but compelling areas? Publications
that cover the issues in our region.
LUNCH & SPEAKER
Mark Anielski, Author, The Economics of Happiness: Building Genuine Wealth
“The Path to an Economy of Well-being and an Economics of Happiness”
Introduction by Scot Walstra, Port of Camas/Washougal
ENVISIONING A SUSTAINABLE SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON
What have we learned and where do we want to go locally and regionally?
With the assistance of Community Choices, participants will break into five key areas to explore and identify opportunities for taking sustainability to the next step, and then share their suggestions with those leaders who can truly make a difference. The five sectors are:
Green buildings and energy
Land use and agriculture
Sustainable business and eco-tourism
Transportation
Water
GROUPS REPORT BACK TO INVITED POLICYMAKERS, including
Senator Craig Pridemore; Steve Stuart, Clark County Commission Chair;
Tim Leavitt, City Councilman; Kathryn Gaffney, Clark County Youth Commission
Alan Durning
Hunter Lovins
State Sen. Craig Pridemore
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