City to showcase its sustainability at summit Friday
Posted on Thursday, October 9, 2008
More than 300 people are signed up already for the first Fayetteville Sustainability Summit.
The summit kicks off at 8 a.m. Friday morning and is open to the public. Susan Thomas, the city's public information and policy adviser, said that there is no limit to the number of people that can sign up for the allday conference but only the first 330 people will get free lunch.
The event consists of a full day of break-out sessions, exhibits and speakers, all discussing how cities can emulate places like Fayetteville and become more sustainable places to live. According to its Web site, the summit will be held mainly at the Fayetteville Town Center and will spill over into the University of Arkansas continuing education building.
U. S. Sen. Mark Pryor, DArkansas will present opening remarks. The keynote speaker, John W. Mogge Jr., is the project manager for the construction of a Middle Eastern city that is designed to be the first in the world with no carbon footprint, Coody said.
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