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Speaker Roster
Oklahoma Sustainability Network
2009 Conference
Sustainability: A New Declaration of Independence
| Friday, March 20, 2009 |
| 9:30 - 10:00 |
Town Hall Meeting
Greensburg, Kansas Delegation |
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10:45 am - 12:40 pm
Business Pollution Prevention, Recycling & Best Practices
Kurt Middelkoop
University of Texas at Arlington
Session Facilitator: Dianne Wilkins
Oklahoma DEQ Pollution Prevention Program Manager |
10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Bleeding Edge Individual Sustainability
Trathan Heckman
Executive Director, Daily Acts |
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
LUNCH |
| 2:15 - 3:30 |
Protecting Water Resources
Oklahoma Attorney General
Drew Edmondson |
Alternative Business Structures
Robert Waldrop |
Energy Alternatives
Oklahoma Secretary of Energy
Robert Wegener |
Green Building Codes
Panel Discussion:
OKC, Tulsa, Home Builders |
| 3:45 - 5:00 |
Water Rights
Oklahoma Secretary of the Environment
JD Strong |
Transit Oriented Development
Panel Discussion:
Edmond, Stillwater, Norman, Real Estate Developer |
Agricultural Market Concentration
Michael Stumo |
Marketing Green
Business & Real Estate
Panel Discussion:
Kelly Parker, Anglin Public Relations |
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
RECEPTION DINNER
A special reception dinner will be held for the Greensburg Kansas Delegation and for Keynote speaker William Greider. The reception will be followed by an acoustic concert by Garett Brennan. |
| Saturday, March 21, 2009 |
| 9:00 - 10:15 |
Sustainable Daily Living
Trathan Heckman
Executive Director, Daily Acts |
Marketing Non-Profits
Panel Discussion:
Anglin Public Relations,
Thomas "Smitty" Smith of Public Citizen, Texas |
Farmers Markets & Food Cooperative
Panel Discussion:
Bob Waldrop, Cheryl Camp |
Sustainable University Curriculum
Will Focht
Professor, OSU |
| 10:30 - 11:45 |
Sustainable Campus
Jay Yowell,
Sustainability Coordinator, UCO |
Coal Burning Power Plants
Thomas “Smitty” Smith of Public Citizen, Texas |
Electric Vehicles
Wayne Alexander |
Community Food Project -
Buy Fresh Buy Local
Panel Discussion:
Sustainable Green Country |
11:45 am - 2:00 pm
KEYNOTE LUNCH WITH WILLIAM GREIDER |
| 2:00 - 3:15 |
Oklahoma Urban Farming
Julia Laughlin,
OSU-OKC |
Topic TBD
Kerr Center for Sustainable
Agriculture |
Sustainability and the Student Body
Deborah Dalton,
Professor, OU |
Freight & Passenger Railroad Transportation
OnTrac,
Northern Flyer Alliance |
| 3:30 - 4:15 |
Foreign Exchange Programs
Chad Settles,
Professor, TU |
The Importance of Water Quality for Recreational Use
Robert Huston,
Outdoorsman |
The Oklahoma Farm To School Program
Chris Kirby,
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food & Forestry |
Global Sustainable Development
World Neighbors |
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