The Growing Sustainability Communities Conference Media ReleaseCopyrighted
September 18, 2017
City of Dubuque Action Items # 4.
ITEM TITLE: The Growing Sustainability Communities Conference -
Media Release
SUMMARY: Dubuque, Iowa - 10th Annual Growing Sustainable
Communities Conference will be held October 3rd and 4th,
2017 at the Grand River Center.
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Posted on: June 28, 2017
Dubuque's 10th Annual Sustainability Conference Slated for Oct. 3-4
The Growing Sustainable Communities Conference will celebrate its 10th anniversary at the Grand River
Center in the Port of Dubuque on Oct 3-4, 2017
Registration is now open on the conference website at www GSCDubuaue com
The Growing Sustainable Communities Conference is the largest and longest -standing sustainability
conference in the Midwest, according to City of Dubuque officials who have hosted the conference annually
since 2008 Sustainable City Network, a Dubuque -based trade magazine, has co -hosted the event with the City
since 2011
The conference includes more than 30 workshops, mobile tours, and keynote presentations on the latest
developments in community sustainability and resiliency initiatives
This year's conference will include workshop speakers with a wide range of expertise, including representatives
from the U S Environmental Protection Agency, the Government Alliance on Race & Equity, the Arbor Day
Foundation, the Iowa Economic Development Authority, the Econservation Institute, Great Plains Institute,
Green Iowa AmeriCorps, the Iowa Clean Cities Coalition, the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, the
Sustainable Iowa Land Trust, the Nature Conservancy, and businesses such as General Electric, HDR, Shive-
Hattery, and many others
Speakers from municipal governments large and small will also present case studies on the sustainability
initiatives in their respective communities, from large cities like Minneapolis, New Orleans, Nashville, Kansas
City, Charlotte, and Des Moines, to Broward County, Fla , and the small and mid-sized communities of
Brookings, S D , Columbia, Mo , Huntington Beach, Calif , South Euclid, Ohio, Madison, Wis , New Lebanon,
Ohio, and the Iowa communities of Cedar Rapids, Muscatine, Cedar Falls, and Dubuque Researchers from
numerous universities and nonprofits will also present their findings
Workshop topics at this year's event include tree canopy projects and programs, watershed and stormwater
management, brownfield redevelopment, solar energy, small-town sustainability, biogas conversion, equity,
placemaking, livability, climate action planning, education/community partnerships, mobility planning and
design, sustainability tools and frameworks, alternative fuel vehicles, green building and sustainable
development, local foods, LED streetlight conversions, affordable housing initiatives, green infrastructure,
sustainability metrics, training, and community engagement, among others
Complete workshop descriptions can be found on the conference website
The conference will feature three mobile tours, two keynote luncheons, a breakfast plenary session, a
networking reception, and dozens of vendors and exhibitors Several hotels are within walking distance of the
Grand River Center See the conference website for contact information and special room rates
More than 500 people from across the U S are expected to attend the event Attendees annually include
elected officials, municipal senior management and staff, as well as private -sector business leaders, university
administrators, faculty, and students
The conference is supported by Crescent Electnc Supply Co and other corporate sponsors