[SustainableTompkins] Go Green Initiative and Recycling conference in Syracuse

[GayNicholson at aol.com]

Thought you would want to know about this conference. We are trying to get  
word out to individuals concerned about the environment, Materials management,  
Green design  and Go Green Initiative. Jill Buck,  Founder of the  national 
Go Green Initiative, a comprehensive environmental education program  designed  
to help schools operate in an environmentally responsible  manner  will be a 
keynote speaker and host a Go Green Initiative Summit. I  thought your members 
might be interested in this. Green Design is a major focus. 
 
If you have any questions feel free to call me at 315-476-3396. Pete  Wirth


For More Information  Contact           For  Immediate Release
Sharon  Fisher
518-767-9618
safrecycle at hotmail.com
_www.nysar3.org
_ (http://www.nysar3.org) 


17th Annual New York State  Recycling Conference
November  16 & 17
Syracuse, New  York


The 17th annual NYS Recycling Conference  sponsored by: The NYS Association 
for Reduction, Reuse and Recycling - New York  States premier recycling 
advocacy and public information association, the   NYS Department of Environmental 
Conservation and Syracuse Center of Excellence  at Syracuse University will be 
held on  November 16 & 17 at the at the  University Sheraton Hotel on 
University Ave in Syracuse, NY


Jill Buck,  Founder of the national Go Green Initiative, a  comprehensive 
environmental education program designed  to help schools  operate in an 
environmentally responsible manner  will be a keynote speaker  and host a Go Green 
Initiative Summit. The program is operating in 400 schools  in 22 states. For 
more information go to  _www.GoGreenInitiative.org
_ (http://www.GoGreenInitiative.org) 

The two hour GGI Summit session starting at 10:00 on the 16th is free. This 
session will focus on how  administrators, teachers, custodians, parents and 
students can  replicate  this success  in your school. 


A second two hour session also starting at 10:00am on the 16th is free and 
will open the dialogue between the  composters of New York to determine: What is 
the value of compost?


Go Green, Materials Management and Green Design - a growing movement to  
incorporate sustainable practices in design, construction, operation and  
deconstruction of buildings are the  focuses of this conference and will be  defined 
in concurrent sessions.


Conference Agenda

Thursday, Nov. 16   Pg. 2
10:00 am “Go Green Initiative Summit” and “Compost - What is it Worth”  two 
free  sessions.                          Please register to attend.
11:00 am Conference registration begins.
12:00  am Vendor exhibits open
1:00  pm  Welcome and Plenary session 

Sharon Fisher, NYSAR3 President will open the conference along with  a        
       representative from the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental 
and  Energy           Systems  followed by  plenary  speaker: Jill Buck, 
Founder of  the Go  Green  Initiative 
 2:45 pm   Break
3:15 - 5:00 pm Three  workshops     
Go Green - Steps to set up a local  program          
Material Management -  Legislation/Regulation.  Speakers from       Northeast 
Recycling Conference,  Nature Conservancy and    NYSAR3
Green Design 101 - Topics include United States Green Building Codes,      
Leadership in Energy and Environmental  Design standards, Green      building 
trends, financing, Green construction guide.
6:00 pm: Vendor  reception will offer cocktails and appetizers as well as 
entertainment from  the                   “Illusion  Maker.”


Friday, Nov. 17
8:30 am: Three workshops will cover these  topics:
Go Green  - Case studies of apartments, hotels &  offices
Material Management of Special Materials - mercury, plastic film;  ESU’s,  P2 
 Partnerships
Green Design 201 - Designing with nature as a guide.    
10:00 am Break
10:30 am Three  workshops
College University Roundtable - Explore Ways a NYSAR3 College Council can  
help                      campuses Go Green  
Materials Management - Electronic waste - Reuse, recycle and alternative  
disposal                                                           options.
Green Design - Deconstruction. The other side of Building  Green
12:15 pm Lunch rounds out the conference with the  following:
NYSAR3's Annual Meeting, NYS DEC presentation of the America Recycles  Day    
                      Poster Awards  and NYSAR3's Recycler of the Year Award.
2:00 pm Tours  will be available at the following facilities. Please sign  up.
Naef Recycling - A source separated material recovery  facility.
Waste Management - A single stream material recovery  facility.
Solvay Paperboard - A recycled cardboard manufacturer.

A Go Green special  rate for teachers, custodians and administrators of $20 
entitles you to attend  the GGI Summit, Plenary Session and Go Green workshops. 
 

For  registration rates and info. for members, nonmembers, students and late  
registration fee (after Oct. 16)  contact, Diane Fisher, 518-573-6269  
diane at nysar3.net or visit _www.nysar3.org

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GW Associates
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Syracuse, NY  13210
315-476-3396
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Gay  Nicholson, Ph.D. 

607-533-7312 (home office)
607-279-6618  (cell)

1 Maple Avenue
Lansing, NY  14882
gaynicholson at aol.com

Sustainable Tompkins 
Program  Coordinator 
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Southern Tier Energy$mart Communities
Regional  Coordinator
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County
615 Willow  Ave., Ithaca, NY  14850
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