- advocate for a livable Connecticut

1000 Friends of Connecticut proudly announces its

2nd Annual Statewide Smart Growth Conference

Tying it all together: Transit, Jobs & Housing

Sponsored by:

• The United Illuminating Company, Inc.
• RG Builders LLC
  
• RG Development
• BL Companies
• Jonathan Rose Companies
• Trinity College

      Registration fees are $75 for regular admission; $60 for Friends.

Thursday, November 13, 2008
8:30 am – 4:00 pm

Omni Hotel
New Haven, Connecticut

Regular ticket: $75
Friend ticket: $60

Friend Tickets are available to 2008 contributors to 1000 Friends.
Become a Friend by including an additional tax-exempt gift of $60 or more with your registration.

Registration - "friends"

$60.00 - One Registration - Friends $120.00 - Two Registrations - Friends $180.00 - Three Registrations - Friends $240.00 - Four Registrations - Friends

Registration – other  (also to become a "friend" AND register, click here)

$75.00 - One Registration - non friend $150.00 - Two Registrations - non friends $225.00 - Three Registrations - non friends $135.00 - Become a Friend + Registration

Via mail; Check payable to:

1000 friends of Connecticut
PO Box 1988
Hartford, CT 06144-1988

Please include:

Name__________________________________
Company/Organization____________________
Address________________________________
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E-mail______________________________
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What is Smart Growth? How does Smart Growth affect Connecticut? Who is 1000 Friends of CT?

1000 Friends of Connecticut invites you to an exciting day of smart growth information and networking! The conference will include a variety of workshops conducted by leading experts in their fields. There will be an engaging keynote speaker and information booths.

Welcome
Morning Workshops
Buffet Style Lunch
Keynote
Afternoon Workshops
Closing – The Future of Smart Growth in CT

Workshops will feature a stimulating mix of smart growth policies, principles, theories, and case studies:

• Linking Issues through Regional/Statewide Visioning, David Kooris, Regional Plan Association.

• Job Mobility and Transportation, Karen Burnaska and Yolanda Caldera-Durant

• The Role of Historic Preservation, Leah Glaser, CCSU

• Media Training 101 -- Spreading the Word, Jim Cameron

• Making Brownfields a State Cause Celeb, Graham Stevens, DEP

• The Smart Code, LEED and Land Code: Striving for Sustainability in Hamden, CT, Robert Santy

• Working for a Better Property Tax, Roger Senserrich

& more!

Conference Co-sponsors: Bridgeport Regional Business Council, CT Chapter American Planning Association, CT Trust for Historic Preservation Regional Plan Association, Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce, Metro Hartford Alliance, Middlesex County Chamber, Stamford Chamber of Commerce, Waterbury Chamber of Commerce, The Sierra Club CT Chapter, Transit for CT.

Sponsorship Opportunities are available. Contact rsenserrich@1000friends-ct.org for details.

Register Today!