Federal Green Challenge - Second Annual Symposium

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Purpose
Audience
Objectives
Location
Registration
Transportation
Agenda

Second Annual Federal Green Challenge Symposium including the Champions of Environmental Leadership and Green Government Awards

Purpose

To celebrate the successes from the first year, recognize superior efforts, and welcome new partners to continue the joint effort to reduce the Region 10 Federal Community’s carbon footprint.

Audience

Regional federal executives, Federal Green Challenge partners, federal facility managers, and environmental managers and staff.

Objectives

Continue learning how to reach our Federal Green Challenge goals from each other and experts;
Welcome new Federal Green Challenge Partners;
Recognize the accomplishments of our federal partners through the Champions of Environmental Leadership and Green Government Awards program;
Network with our peers; and
Recommit to our Federal Green Challenge goals for year two.

Location

The event will be held on November 19, 2009 in the Seattle metropolitan area at:

Willows Lodge
14580 NE 145th St.
Woodinville, WA 98072

Video conferencing hub sites will also be available at the following U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 operations offices:
Alaska Operations Office Anchorage Office 222 West 7th Ave. #19 Anchorage, AK 99513-7588	Idaho Operations Office Boise Office 1435 N. Orchard Boise, ID 83706	Oregon Operations Office Portland Office 805 SW Broadway, Suite 500 Portland, OR 97205

Registration

Registration is limited to the federal community.
How to register now for all locations.

If you have any trouble registering for this event, please contact Megan Parker, parker.megan@epa.gov, (206)553-6397.

Transportation

If you are attending the Symposium at the Woodinville location and plan to take public transportation to the Woodinville Park & Ride, Symposium organizers can coordinate your ride from the Woodinville Park & Ride to the event location. Please contact Megan Parker, parker.megan@epa.gov, (206)553-6397, if you are interested in this option.

Agenda

Time	Topic	Speaker
8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.	Arrival and Check-in
8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.	EPA Region 10 Regional Administrator’s Executive Forum	Closed Breakout Session
8:30 a.m. to 8:40 a.m.	Welcome	Melanie Wood (EPA)
8:40 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.	World Café
9:45 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.	Greening Your Meeting: Environmental Features of Willows Lodge, Woodinville	Willows Lodge Staff
10:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.	Break
10:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.	Ceremony: Welcome New Partners and Champions Awards	Michelle Pirzadeh, Melanie Wood (EPA)
11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.	Keynote Address	Michelle Moore, Federal Environmental Executive (confirmed)
12:20 p.m. to 1:20 p.m.	Lunch	Provided at Woodinville location.
1:20 p.m. to 2:05 p.m.	Case Study: Champions award winners
2:05 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.	Electrifying Federal Fleets	Steve Marshall (Cascadia Center), Mike Grady (NOAA)
2:50 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.	Close & Adjourn	Melanie Wood (EPA)

Federal Green Challenge - Second Annual Symposium

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