Big Green Conference

Where should you go on the day of the conference?

When you arrive at Mall of America on Thursday morning, it will be easiest to park in the west parking ramp, located between Nordstroms and Macy's.  Use the mall entrance on the first floor.  Walk straight into Nickelodeon Universe and take the right pathway around through the park.  The Great Room is located on the right hand side before the EATS Market Place.  It looks like a large barn.

Directions to the mall, parking information and a map of the mall are available here.

Schedule

8:30 - 9:00 a.m.   Registration and Welcome

9:15 - 10:00 a.m.  Plenary Session 1:  Incentives for Sustainable Regulation, featuring:

Representative Jeremy Kalin, Minnesota House of Representatives

Craig Johnson, Intergovernmental Relations Representative, League of Minnesota Cities

Richard Graves, Board Secretary of Executive Committee, U.S. Green Building Council

10:15 - 11:00 a.m. Plenary Session 2:  Greenhouse Gas and Permitting Regulation, featuring:

Representative Kate Knuth, Minnesota House of Representatives

David Thornton, Assistant Commissioner at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

11:00 - 11:15 a.m. Morning Break

11:30 - 12:15 p.m. Breakout Session A:  Green Strategies, featuring:

Terry Hayden, Reluminate, Inc. (Green Lighting)

Rachelle Schoessler Lynn, CID, ASID, LEED AP, Studio 2030 (Green Interior Design)

Arif Quraishi, Area Solutions Manager, Building Efficiency Division, Johnson Controls, Inc. (Building Efficiency)

Mall of America Recycling Center Tour, led by Lydell Newby II, Manager of Environmental Services, Mall of America Company (Due to space restrictions, the tour is limited to 25 people.)

12:15 - 1:30 p.m. Luncheon Presentation, featuring:

Polar explorer and envrionmental activist Will Steger

Introduction by Gene Winstead, Mayor of the City of Bloomington

1:30 - 2:30 p.m.  Plenary Session 3:  Renewable Energy Grants, featuring:

Bill Glahn, Director, Minnesota Department of Commerce, Office of Energy Security

Janet Streff, Manager, Minnesota Department of Commerce, Office of Energy Security

Randy Pelletier, Owner, Pellco Machine

Randy Hagan, Owner, Solar Skies Manufacturing LLC

2:45 - 3:30 p.m.  Breakout Session B:  Implementation of Green Technology and Energy Efficient

                                   Practices, featuring:

Jim Faulconbridge, Principal, Karges-Faulconbridge, Inc., Kurt Hagen, Vice President, Mall of America Company, Larry Lee, Director of Community Development, City of Bloomington (Airport South District) 

Mario Monesterio, Founder and Principal, Westwood Renewables and Nathan Franzen, General Manager, Westwood Renewables (Solar energy technology)

Bill Siercks, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Dan Reinke, Environmental Resources Management, Joel Haskard, University of Minnesota, and Richard Graves, U.S. Green Building Council Advocacy Committee (Greening Minnesota Schools)

Mall of America Recycyling Center Tour, led by Lydell Newby II, Manager of Environmental Services, Mall of America Company (Due to space restrictions, the tour is limited to 25 people.)

3:30 - 4:15 p.m. Mall of America Recycling Center Tour

Led by Lydell Newby II, Manager of Environmental Services, Mall of America Company