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Sustainability Symposium 2012

All About Energy

Friday, March 23
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Mississippi Plaza Building
201 Harrison Street
Davenport, IA 52801

Cost: $25/person, $10/student

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Join Eastern Iowa Community Colleges, Black Hawk College and Western Illinois University as we present a day-long event that focuses on energy and sustainable practices.

Featured speakers will offer first-hand experience in the areas of what's next in energy technology, career opportunities in energy related job fields, how to save even more on your energy bills, what new energy-related innovations are happening in our communities, and a case study of Sonderborg, Denmark - a city working its way toward being 'carbon zero'.

Following the conclusion of the conference, attendees are welcome to tour the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC) program Interactive Learning Lab which is also located in the Mississippi Plaza Building.

Lunch, tour of the ATEEC lab and free parking is included in the registration fee. Parking will be available in the City of Davenport parking facility at Harrison and Second Street.

The 2012 Sustainability Symposium is welcoming Albert Ratner as the Key Note speaker, with his presentation What's Next? Newest Energy Trends. Albert Ratner received a B.S. from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. He joined the faculty at the University of Iowa in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. Prof. Ratner is the head of the Combustion and High Speed Fluid Mechanics Laboratory.

Other sessions presented during the conference will be:

Energy Related Jobs Session
Ryan Light
Faculty/Coordinator for EICC Renewable Energy Specialist program
Case Study - Sonderborg, Denmark - Project Carbon Zero
Marshall McDonald
Faculty/ Coordinator for EICC Agriculture Program
What's happening in your neighborhoods - Local innovations in energy-related areas
- Shawn Crist - City of Moline
  Regulatory Issues, Zoning, Permits for solar panels and wind turbines
- Patty Copeland and Don Verba - City of Bettendorf
  Stormwater Issues and City Energy Savings Strategies
- Robert Hawes - City of Rock Island
  Car Charging Stations for Electric Cars
How to save $ on your energy bill - The next 10 idea
Diane Munns
MidAmerican Energy
For full schedule download the brochure.

The 2011 Sustainability Symposium was held last March at the Putnam Museum and included presentations from speakers such as:

Ryan Wobler, President, Association of Residence Halls, Illinois State University student led sustainability efforts at ISU - a case study
PDF of Presentation: Sustainability at Illinois State University: The Path to a Greener Future
Nadia Anderson, Faculty and Extension Staff, Iowa State University - Live Green! Creating an Environmentally Literate Student Body (curriculum and service learning/ workforce preparation)
PDF of Presentation: Building a Sustainable Curriculum through Engagement
EICC Updates: Presentation