Vermont Environmental Consortium's 10th Annual Environmental EXPO

Defining Vermont's Environmental Business Sector 

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
McCardell Bicentennial Hall
Middlebury College
Middlebury, Vermont

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VEC, the "go-to" organization for Vermont's environmental business sector, is holding its 2010 EXPO Trade Show at Middlebury College on October 19, 2010. Professor Stuart Rosenfeld of Regional Technology Strategies, Inc., in Carrboro, North Carolina is providing the keynote address. Vermont Green, Vermont's newly created green jobs training program will be showcased. VEC will present its landmark study - Vermont's Environmental Sector: Identifying Green Workforce Training Needs and Opportunities. The EXPO will give industry leaders, educators, legislators, scientists and business people who attend the opportunity to learn and network about the greening of Vermont's economy.

Agenda
8:30 a.m.VEC Member Meeting and Elections Concurrent with Booth Setup
9:00 a.m. Trade Show & Continental Breakfast
10:00 a.m. Welcoming Remarks: Tom Corbin, VP, Middlebury College, Jill Michaels, President of VEC
10:15 a.m. Keynote Address: Dr. Stuart Rosenfeld - Strengthening the Environmental Sector in Vermont: Focus on Workforce Development and Community Colleges - Lessons from Around the World.
11:15 a.m. Coffee & Juice
11:30 a.m. Presentation by VEC of Vermont's Environmental Sector: Identifying Green Workforce Training Needs and Opportunities: Mellissa Levy, Yellow Wood Associates.
12:30 p.m. Trade Show & Lunch
1:30 p.m. How Green is Your Workforce - How Green Could it Be? Vermont Green: The Vermont Growing Renewable Energy/Efficiency Employment Network - Dave Rubin, Central VT Community Action Council with Dr. Joan Richmond Hall of Vermont Technical College and Tom Broido of ATC Associates.
2:30 p.m. Break: Spring Above Marketing demonstration of new VEC website, Trade Show & Cookies
3:00 p.m. How Green is Your Workforce -- Next Steps in Greening the Vermont Workforce: Break-out session by David Rubin, Tom Broido and Joan Richmond Hall
3:30 p.m. Reports from Breakout Sessions
3:45 p.m. Tour of Middlebury's Green Campus: Tom Corbin