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GreenTown Elgin: Conference on the future of community

April 28, 2011, 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

This is a past event

The Centre in Downtown Elgin, 100 Symphony Way, Elgin, IL 60120

GreenTown: the Future of Community will present its first event of 2011 in downtown Elgin. After a locally grown breakfast, Elgin Mayor Ed Schock will give a keynote address on the city's sustainable future. In the afternoon, attendees will be able to attend three sessions from any of five tracks:

Sustainability in Elgin and the Fox River Valley
Local Food, Water and Waste Reduction
Green Design and Build
Outdoors Spaces/Green Jobs
Energy Efficiency and Renewables

MPC's Josh Ellis will speak with Openlands' Lenore Bayer-Clow on sustainable water supplies in Illinois as part of the Local Food, Water and Waste Reduction track. A reception at the end of the day will feature local food and micro-brews.

Visit GreenTown to see the entire agenda or to register for the conference.

This page can be found online at http://archive.metroplanning.org/events/event/94

Metropolitan Planning Council 140 S. Dearborn St.
Suite 1400 Chicago, Ill. 60603 312 922 5616 info@metroplanning.org

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