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9:00 a.m.	Welcome by Dutchess Community College President
9:15 – 10:30 a.m.	Keynote presentation by nationally published authority on greening businesses: Darcy Hitchcock, author of The Business Guide to Sustainability* and president of a consulting firm that specializes in the implementation of sustainable business practices *Book is complementary with registration fee
10:30 a.m.	Coffee Break
10:45 – 11:30 a.m.	LEED – What it is, how it can work for large and small businesses – a walk through of credits.
11:30a.m. – 12 noon	NYSERDA presentation to discuss its programs and available funding for owners and vendors Presenter: Gregory Lampman, NYSERDA
12 noon – 1:00 p.m.	Luncheon / Networking

Workshops:

1:15 – 2:15 p.m. – repeated at 2:30 p.m.

1. Photovoltaic and their successful application in the Hudson Valley Presenters: Jeff Irish, Hudson Valley Clean Energy, and Patricia Myers, Town of Poughkeepsie Supervisor

2. Waste Management and Sustainability – Recycling, electronics, florescent bulbs, hazardous materials, construction debris Presenter: Terry Laibach, Department of Environmental Conservation

3. LEED certification: its benefits to the company’s “bottom line” Presenter: Joseph Kirchhoff, Kirchhoff Construction Management

4. Financial incentives, grants and loans for energy projects (Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation and NYSERDA) Presenter: Gregory Lampman, NYSERDA, Eric Kiszkiel is the Manager of the Energy Efficiency Division for Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp.

5. Green Cleaning – 3M and Vassar Brothers Medical Center

6. Getting Started – How to bring Sustainability into your organization. Presenter: Darcy Hitchcock

CES HSW available

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