A BIG thank you to our presenters for their time and contribution. This conference was a success partly due to your support. 

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Thursday, August 13, 2009

8:00am Special Presentation: “The Community College Mission and Sustainability” by Dr. Ken Meier, Vice President of Student Learning & Economic Development, Butte-Glenn Community College District

9:00am Teaching and Learning on the Ohlone Sustainable Campus

10:00am Integrating and Institutionalizing Curriculum at the Kirsch Center

11:00am Building Sustainable College Campuses in Los Angeles Community College District

12:00pm Keynote Sessions:

Fred Harris, Assistant Vice Chancellor of College Finance and Facilities Planning, California Community Colleges System Office

Scott Lay, President/Chief Executive Officer, Community College League of California

Special Presentation: “Hot Topics and Best Practices in Construction and Sustainability” by Jose Nunez, LEED AP, Vice Chancellor of Facilities, Planning, Maintenance & Operations, San Mateo Community College

1:30pm Concurrent Interactive Sessions - I

Session I: Community Colleges - The Latest on the Current Economic Challenges

Session II: Managing Projects and Building Sustainable College Campuses

Session III: Looking at the Big Picture - Performing Cost/Benefit Analysis on LEED Projects

Session IV: Institutionalizing Sustainability

3:00pm Concurrent Interactive Sessions - II

Session I: Economic Opportunities for Sustainable Campus Energy Projects - Learn How Butte College Became the Leading Solar Campus in the State

Session II: Outlook and Opportunities in Solar PV for Colleges and Universities

Session III: Looking at the Big Picture: Performing Cost/Benefit Analysis on LEED Projects

Session IV: The River by Pare Lorentz, a film presented by Dr. Randall Beeman

4:30pm Keynote Session: “On Climate Change and the Future” by Dr. Woodrow W. Clark II, Co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize

Friday, August 14, 2009

8:00am Keynote Session: Ken Grossman, Owner/President, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company

Special Presentation: “Never Waste a Crisis - The New Deal, Ecology & The Idea of a Permanent Agriculture” by Dr. Randal Beeman, Professor of History, Bakersfield College

9:15am Concurrent Interactive Sessions - I

Session I: Sustainable Agriculture, Horticulture and Green Building Education at Butte College

Session II: Successful Clean Water Strategies for Municipalities and a Pilot Multi-disciplinary Curriculum Teaching Bio-Filtration at Butte College

Session III: Solar Power Basics and a Case Study - Successful Residential Solar

Session IV: The CCC/IOU Energy Efficiency Partnership - New Initiatives for 2009

Session V: Smart Buildings - How Technology is Revolutionizing the Building Industry

Session VI: Enhancing Solar Job Training and Solarizing Colleges

Session VII: For Facilities Managers and Desperate Directors, Putting Successful Projects Together - Roundtable on What Works in Planning, Construction and Operations

10:45am Concurrent Interactive Sessions - II

Session I: Sustainable Agriculture, Horticulture and Green Building Education at Butte College

Session II: Successful Clean Water Strategies for Municipalities and a Pilot Multi-disciplinary Curriculum Teaching Bio-Filtration at Butte College

Session III: Solar Power Basics and a Case Study - Successful Residential Solar

Session IV: The CCC/IOU Energy Efficiency Partnership - New Initiatives for 2009

Session V: Solar NOW

12:00pm Keynote Sessions:

David Thorman, AIA, State Architect, Division of the State Architect, Department of General Services, California

Barbara Halsey, Executive Director, California Workforce Investment Board

1:00pm Job Training and Workforce Development

2:00pm Energy Farm - The First Project of the BayTec Alliance

2:45pm Green Jobs: Roles and Responsibilities of the Sustainability Coordinator

4:00pm Meet the Butte College Sustainability Team