REGISTER TODAY FOR THE INAUGURAL SJV REGIONAL GREEN JOBS SUMMIT 2009.

Register at - http://ValleyLEAP.org

The Regional Green Jobs Summit is a collaborative effort amongst agencies and organizations working towards similar goals to create awareness, set a platform for ‘Green Deal’ partnerships and develop an agenda with national implications for communities most in need throughout the San Joaquin Valley. The goals for the inaugural Green Jobs Regional Summit to be held in Fresno are:

* Create awareness on clean energy opportunities that will help stem global warming and help to alleviate rural/urban poverty
* Expose the models and opportunities for community based organizations, municipalities and agencies, and business leaders and private organizations/groups take the lead in the growing of green business and jobs
* Create a regional leadership vehicle to leverage human and financial resources, advance appropriate legislation and sustain regional equity throughout the San Joaquin Valley.
* To build awareness for livable wages within projects for clean energy and green jobs throughout the region


This summit is intended to engage the different partners that could ideally work together to unfold a new economy, protect the environment and create local sustainable systems. The Summit format will allow for active participation between keynote speakers, workshop presenters, local community experts/residents and small city and county representatives as engaged participants. Informational booths with representatives sharing existing models for sustainable living, energy and economies will also be available to attendees. The main targets are policy makers, industry, community and four year colleges as well as local community elected, appointed and grassroots leaders.

Morning Keynote Speaker: Dr. Manuel Pastor, Professor of Geography & American Studies and Ethnicity.

Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Assemblymember V. Manuel Perez, Chair, Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy & Member of Select Committee on Renewable Energy.

Interactive Strategy Sessions: Workforce/Education, Business/Economic Development, Health/Environment

Brought to you by: Valley LEAP & San Joaquin Valley REGIONAL Green Jobs Coalition in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, US Dept. of HUD & PolicyLink.


Sponsored by: UC Davis-Center for Regional Change, Fresno Housing Alliance, Fresno West Coalition for Economic Development, The Greenlining Institute, California EDGE Campaign, Center on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies, The Verde Group, Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment, Grid Alternatives and the SJV Clean Energy Organization

Register at - http://ValleyLEAP.org


PROGRAM
8:30 AM REGISTRATION
9:00 AM WELCOMING “Welcome to the Heart of California”
9:15 AM OPENING KEYNOTE: “Developing People and Places”
Dr. Manuel Pastor, University of Southern California (Professor of Geography & American Studies and Ethnicity)
9:45 AM PRESENTATION Concentrated Clusters of Poverty, SF Federal Reserve Bank
10:15 AM PANEL “From the Ground Up”
11:15 AM Break
11:30 AM BREAK OUT SESSION #1
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Workforce/Education
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Business/Economic Development
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Health/Environment
12:30 PM LUNCH KEYNOTE: Assemblymember V. Manuel Perez, Chair, Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy
1:15 PM BREAK OUT SESSION #2 (same as session #1)
2:30 PM REPORT BACK: CORE (Challenges/Opportunities/Recommendations/Engagement)
3:15 PM NEXT STEPS: “Building a Green Economy for Healthy People & Places