Cool Cities Training Agenda
Saturday, March 24th 8:30 am – 4 pm
Atlantic County Utilities Authority, Recycling Center

8:30    Registration and Coffee

9:00    Welcome by Dennis Levinson, County Executive

9:15    Cool Cities Campaign Introduction
Sierra Club Representatives – Stefano Crema, Faith Teitelbaum

9:35    Sustainable New Jersey Slide Presentation
Examples of Climate-Friendly Initiatives from around the State
Narrated by Patrick Hossay, Richard Stockton College

10:00  Panel 1: Sustainable New Jersey

• State Policy and Clean Power Initiatives in NJ, New Jersey’s Energy Master Plan - Anne Marie McShea, NJ Board of Public Utilities
• Innovations from around the State  -  Martin Rosen, NJ Department of Environmental Protection
• Green Power Purchasing and Conservation  -  Nick Brown, Community Energy

11:10             Break

11:20   Panel 2: Green Energy, Green Buildings

• Renewable Energy  - Wind and Solar  -  Thomas Matulewicz, GeoGenix
• Green Building, the LEED Rating System - Nick Stecky, NJ Chapter USGBC
• Geothermal Systems and Conservation - Lynn Stiles, Richard Stockton College

12:30       Working Lunch with Highlights from “Building Cool Communities” Handbook
                        Lunch provided by the Atlantic County Utilities Authority

1:30            Panel 3: South Jersey Initiatives

• ACUA’s Alternative Energy Projects - Rick Dovey, ACUA
• Signing onto the Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement; Sharing Experiences from the City of Linwood and the City of Ocean City - Jim Rutala, City of Ocean City
• Brownfields Redevelopment in Atlantic City  - Tait Chirenje, Richard Stockton College

3:00             Reception  - participants will have an opportunity to introduce themselves to others from their local area, make arrangements to meet again to discuss training materials and expand on and utilize material.  Presenters will be on hand to answer questions.

4:00             Training ends