Green Jobs

AIA Event

May 20, 2009 - May 21, 2009

Green Jobs in Red Hot Markets
GreenCitiesFlorida.com
When: May 20-21, 2009
Where: Orange County Convention Center, Orlando Florida

Register for Green Cities™ Florida and learn from leading experts on how to find a green job, propel your career, and participate in the next wave of economic opportunities for your business, organization, or government agency.
“The Apollo Alliance estimates that an ambitious $500 billion in federal spending over 10 years would create over 5 million jobs. This includes a broad range of activities such as building efficiency, renewable energy investments, smart growth, advanced grid technology, research and development initiatives and a ‘cap and invest’ program to reduce climate change pollution.”

— Jerome Ringo,
President,
Apollo Alliance

Hear more from Ringo on Wednesday, May 20th in his session entitled The Color of Green: The Next Inconvenient Truth.

Partner in Education Focus: Green America
Green America is a not-for-profit membership organization founded in 1982. Its mission is to harness economic power — the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace — to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society. For more information visit www.greenamericatoday.org.
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Alisa Gravitz,
Director of Green America, will speak on What Makes a Business Green? Learn what it really means and how a business, agency, or organization grows greener. Ms. Gravitz shares how to implement authentic sustainable practices and policies into your work from the perspective of businesses who have been walking the green path for the last 25 years. Mark your calendar to attend this session on Wednesday, May 20th.
Mary Anne Bowie
On Thursday, May 21st, Mary Annie Bowie, Founder, Sarasota Green Marketplace will lead a workshop on Growing and Nurturing Your Local Green Economy where participants will learn how the Sarasota Green Connection Economic Development Model has evolved over a six year period and is replicable in other communities. Results include green building products retail store, local directory of 250 businesses that sell eco-friendly products and services, a 4,000 person community network, six years of monthly eco-forums and a grow the green economy focused non profit.
Robert Van der Like
Also on Thursday, May 21st, meet Robert Van der Like with The Cadmus Group who will conduct a workshop on Greening America’s Schools, New & Existing, through LEED. Van der Like currently manages the US Green Building Council’s pilot project for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) in existing schools.
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