"THE GREEN REBUILDING OF NEW ORLEANS: 4 years post Katrina"

CONFERENCE

NOVEMBER 8 – 9

City of New Orleans Go Green NOLA Project added as sponsor to conference.

REGISTATION cost reduced.

Following the Sierra Club's recent release of a New Orleans Green Building Assessment report ( downloadable at http://sierraclub.org/ej/downloads/2009-06-nola.pdf), the Sierra Club Delta Chapter with strong support from the United Steel Workers Local 620 and now the City of New Orleans GO GREEN NOLA PROJECT are planning the first annual post-Katrina conference to discuss green building and rebuilding efforts that have occurred throughout the city since the infamous 2005 storm. The conference will take place on November 8th and 9th at the Doubletree Hotel in downtown New Orleans. The event is the first of its kind and will have three simultaneous tracks on Green Building Projects, Urban Farming in Metro New Orleans, and Green Jobs.

Continuing education credits are available for architects with a professional registration. Information on how to register is provided below.

The conference organizing committee is currently looking for sponsors and presenters to help facilitate the event. Sponsors will receive publicity and registration benefits according to the type of donation. Presenters will have 10-20 minutes to showcase how they or their organization have contributed to the green rebuilding of New Orleans.

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE:

The conference agenda allows participants to personalize their experience according to their interests by designating three track options. The tracks will organize discussion sessions into: Green Building, Urban Farming in Metro New Orleans, and Green Jobs.

Darryl Malek-Wiley, Regional Representative at the Sierra Club's office in New Orleans, has been working for environmental justice and sustainable waste management in New Orleans for over 25 years. An extremely well respected member of the community with unparalleled first-hand knowledge of New Orleans' environmental issues, Malek-Wiley has organized a bus tour for conference attendees wanting to have a close-up experience of the city's green building efforts. The 3-hour tour is an additional $15, which includes a boxed lunch.

The remainder of the conference will be dedicated to panel presentations, guest speakers and a brainstorming workshop. While confirmation of the keynote speaker and all presenters are still underway, the conference committee has identified a myriad of groups including Alliance for Affordable Energy, Lower 9th Ward Center for Sustainable Engagement & Development, Mary Queen of Vietnam CDC, Deep South Center for Environmental Justice, Historic Green, Global Green, Make It Right, LA Green Job Corps, Pontchartrain Park, Gulf South Solar, Green Coast Enterprise, RePower and the New Orleans Food and Farm Network. The 2-day conference will culminate in a unique brainstorming workshop that will serve as a launch point for the New Orleans community to devise a working plan for future green initiatives throughout the metro area.

TO REGISTER TO ATTEND "THE GREEN REBUILDING OF NEW ORLEANS" CONFERENCE:

http://rebuildNOLAgreen.com/

SPONSORS: GET YOUR NAME OUT IN THE NOLA ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY!

PLATINUM: $10,000- 10 free general registrations, a spot in the Sponsor Showcase, free display table, name and logo in conference agenda and all press releases.

GOLD: $5,000- 5 free general registrations, a spot in the Sponsor Showcase, free display table, name/logo in conference agenda and all press releases.

SILVER: $1,000- 2 free general registrations, a spot in the Sponsor Showcase, free display table, name/logo in conference agenda and all press releases.

NICKLE: $500- 1 free general registration, free display table, name/logo in conference agenda and all press releases.

COPPER: $100- Name/logo in conference agenda and all press releases.

"Sponsor Showcase": The conference is divided up into speakers, presenters and panelists. The first session of presenters in the conference, to take place after the bus tours, is called the Sponsor Showcase. Only platinum, gold and silver sponsors will have the opportunity to present. Presenters are asked to prepare a 15-20 minute lecture demonstrating how their organization has contributed to the green rebuilding of New Orleans. The audience will consist of over 200 of the city's most dedicated non-profit organization representatives, environmental leaders, community members, architects, landscape architects, environmental innovators, realtors, engineers, building specialists, students and various other stakeholders.

Display Tables: Tables will frame the outer edge of the largest conference room where the opening remarks, meals, keynote speaker, featured speakers, reception and commencement will be held. Provided tables will be 6' long.

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If you are interested in contributing to the conference, please email our conference organizer at: jennifer.grosso@sierraclub.org For our convenience, please put "REBUILD NOLA GREEN:"followed by "Sponsor", "Presenter" or "Registration" in the subject box.