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Saturday, May 3, 2008

Nino Amato - Center for Democracy in Action and Global Stewardship, Master of Ceremonies


11:00am-12:15pm
Going Green Wisconsin - Local and state initiatives for greening out communities and planet.
Kathleen Falk - Dane County Executive
Dave Cieslewicz - Mayor, City of Madison, invited
Barbara Lawton - Lieutenant Governor, invited
Senator Robert Cowles - Second Senate District, Green Bay, invited

12:30pm-1:15pm
A Process Ordinary Citizens can use to Reduce Our Carbon Footprint - Practical ways to use existing renewable technologies and good economies in business, residence and transportation.
John A. Noreika - Executive Director, Oakwood Lutheran Homes
1:30pm-2:00pm
Green Building - Leaders in energy and environmental design tell us what we can do.
Peter Vogel - President, Vogel Brothers Building Company
Mike Whaley - Director of Preconstruction, J.H. Findorff and Son, Inc.
Bob Barker - Executive Director, American Association of General Contractors
2:15pm-2:45pm
Transportation - Getting there green: What you can do.
Sonya Newenhouse, Ph.D. - President, Madison Environmental Group Inc. & Community Car
3:00pm-3:30pm
Water - Preserving our lakes and waterways: What you can do.
Jim Lorman - Professor of Natural Science, Edgewood College
3:45pm-4:15pm
Food - What you eat matters: healthy, sustainable, fair food.
Susan Boldt - Slow Food Madison Leader
Miriam Grunes - Executive Director, REAP Food Group
4:30pm-5:00pm
Wisconsin's Sustainable Future - Creating it together: What we can all do.
Sue Beitlich - President, Wisconsin Farmer's Union
Spencer Black - Representative, 77th District Assembly
Molly Jahn - Dean and Director, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Special Thanks to Key Sponsors: Cooper Family Foundation, J.H. Findorff and Son, Inc., Vogel Brothers Building Company, Madison Magazine, WISC-TV3, John Noreika Family, and Center for Democracy in Action


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