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2009 Northwest Regional Conference

Conference Presentations

• "Intergenerations City and County Managers" Janet May & Janice Corbin

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2008 Summer Conference

The 2008 Summer Conference was held August 19-22, 2008 at Sun Mountain Lodge in Winthrop, Washington.

Conference Presentations

Wednesday, August 20

Noon - 2:00 p.m.
LUNCHEON PROGRAM: LIVABLE COMMUNITIES

• "Walkability," Dan Burden

2:15 - 3:45 p.m.
WHAT ARE THE REAL IMPLICATIONS OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES

• "Real Implications of Alternative Energy Sources," Roger Garratt, Director of Resource Acquisition and Emerging Technologies, Puget Sound Endergy (PSE)
• "Conservation: An Alternative Energy Source for Local Communities," Ted Coates, Power Manager, Tacoma Public Utilities (TPU)

Thursday, August 21

8:30 - 10.00 a.m.
WATER CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

• "Land Use Planning and Environmental Sustainability," Robert Massarelli, Ch2M-Hill
• "Advancing Sustainability at the Local Level," Alison Van Gorp and Jeremy Eckert, Cascade Land Conservancy

10:15 - 11:45 a.m.
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE - LOCAL GOVERNMENT RESPONSE

• "Vulnerability of Major Wastewater Facilities to Flooding from Sea-Level Rise," Shaun O'Neil, King County Wastewater Treatment Division