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Join us in Washington,
DC the week of September 14, 2008
at Greening the World's Capital Cities!
The National Capital
Planning Commission (NCPC), the federal government's planning
agency for America's capital city, will bring
together capital city planning officials and policymakers from
around the globe for a series of thought-provoking discussions
on greening the world's capitals. International delegates will
start the week on Sunday, September 14. Public sessions begin
Monday, September 15 and run through Thursday, September 18.
To register as an
international delegate, or if you are a member of the
general public and
wish to reserve seating for a conference session, please RSVP by
September 5, 2008.
Capitals Alliance 2008 will highlight the
timely and important topic of creating a more sustainable
planet. Throughout the week, we will
explore the role of national
capitals in creating a greener world; learn about
successful green strategies from champions of
environmentally-friendly policies; and
showcase
sustainability initiatives from dozens of national capitals.
You will hear the insights of some of the
world's most prominent thinkers, urban designers, and activists
working to create more sustainable cities:
Keynote
speaker
Herbert Girardet, director
of Programmes for the World Future Council in
London.
Renowned author, documentary filmmaker, and recipient of
a United Nations Global 500 Award for Outstanding Environmental
Achievements.
Falah Al Ahbabi, general manager, Abu Dhabi Urban
Planning Council. UPC is leading the way to establish Abu Dhabi
as a global capital renowned for its architecture and
sustainable features.
Diana Balmori,
member of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts and a landscape
architect recognized for innovations in environmentally
sustainable design.
Larry Beasley,
Chairman, Advisory Committee on Planning, Design and Realty,
National Capital Commission, Ottawa, and the former planning director for
the city of Vancouver.
Frances Beinecke,
president of the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon, 3rd
District) has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since
1996. A member of the Select Committee on Energy Independence
and Climate Change, he is a strong advocate for the environment
and sustainable development.
Majora Carter, founder
and executive director of the environmental justice organization
Sustainable South Bronx in New York.
Laurel Colless, executive director, Energy
Efficiency Partnership of Greater Washington, a program based at
Virginia Tech University, that is devoted to helping communities
become greener.
Adrian Fenty assumed office on January 2, 2007 and
is the fifth elected mayor of the District of Columbia.
Under his leadership, the District is working toward becoming a
model green city known for conserving its resources and
minimizing its ecological footprint.
George S. Hawkins,
director of the District Department of the Environment for
Washington,
D.C.
Tom Hicks, vice
president of the U.S. Green Building Council, where he oversees
the Council's LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design) Neighborhood Development Program.
Jim Huffman,
associate principal with the architectural firm Busby Perkins + Will.
Roger K. Lewis,
professor emeritus of architecture at the University of Maryland and author of "Shaping the
City," an architecture and urban design column for
The Washington Post.
Richard Moe,
president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and
co-author of
Changing Places: Rebuilding Community in the Age of Sprawl.
Tom Murphy, senior
resident fellow at the Urban Land Institute and a former
three-term mayor of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Daniel K. Slone,
expert in land use and environmental law. Counsel for prominent
green organizations including the U.S. Green Building Council
and Congress for the New Urbanism.
Robert Stacey, executive
director of 1,000 Friends of Oregon, a public
interest group advocating smart growth in land use planning.
Harriet Tregoning,
director, District of Columbia Office of Planning.
David L. Winstead,
Commissioner of Public Buildings for the U.S. General Services
Administration.
Plan to attend the signature event,
World Leaders on
Sustainability, in the Great Hall of the National Buidling
Museum. Officials from cities recognized for good urban planning
and progressive ecological policies will discuss their unique
experiences with sustainable development projects.
Participants include
Sten Nordin,
mayor
of Stockholm,
and
Cassio Taniguchi,
former mayor of
Curitiba, Brazil.
Marcel Beaudry,
past chairman of Ottawa's National Capital Commission will
facilitate the discussion.
Discussions and workshops will be devoted to
topics such as building community support for green and
sustainable policies; addressing the challenges facing capital
cities; balancing tourism and responsible energy consumption;
and the effect of green design on world-class architecture and
open space.
Partner organizations include the U.S.
Commission of Fine Arts, the National Building Museum, the
Embassy of Sweden, and Onuma. The conference will take place at several of
Washington,
DC's most renowned venues, including the
National Press Club, the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American
Art and Portraiture, and the National Building Museum, an
institution committed to the promotion of sustainable building
practices. International delegates will have the
opportunity to take part in special events throughout the week, including poster presentations and site visits to Washington's top green
sites.
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