Workshops (DRAFT)

All Day Workshops  | Morning Workshops  | Afternoon Workshops
Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Workshops provide an opportunity for training and guidance in implementing strategies for establishing the new green economy. These workshops will take place at various locations in downtown Washington, DC and may be hosted by a non-profit or other organization. if you are interested in hosting a workshop, please email conference@ncseonline.org.

*Please note that workshop 13, 19, & 36 have been canceled. Individuals planning to attend only the workshop portion of the conference must pay a registration fee of $85 (full-time students pay a reduced fee of $25).

ALL DAY WORKSHOPS (9:00 am - 5:00 pm)

METRICS - LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT AND GREENHOUSE GAS METRICS

*01. (9:00am-5:00pm) Draft National Standard for Evaluating Green Technologies, Climate Mitigation Strategies, Products and Services Using LCA-Based Environmental Performance Assessment (SCS-002): Kimi Ceridon, Founder and Lead Sustainability Engineer, Kalepa Tech LLC, Stanley Rhodes, President and CEO, Scientific Certification Systems, Ashley Foster, Sustainability Manager, Scientific Certification Systems, Bill Karsell, Chairperson, SCS-002 Standards Committee, Bill Heenan, Steel Recycling Institute, Steve Apfelbaum, Applied Ecological Services, Inc., Steve Bradfield, MBDC, Amy Costello, Armstrong World Industries, Katherine Gabor, SCS, Kirk LaGory, Argonne National Laboratories, Mary McLearn, Electric Power Research Institute, Eladio Knipping, EPRI, Fred Lipschultz, NASA & JSOST Interagency Working Group on Ocean Acidification, James A. Luppens, USGS, Mike MacCracken, The Climate Institute, Karl Hausker, ICF International, Colin High, RSG

Location: Washington Club, 15 Dupont Circle, NW, Washington DC 20036

*Registrants who would like to attend only the morning portion of this workshop can register for workshop 16. Those interested in attending only the afternoon portion of this workshop can register for workshop 41. 

CONSERVATION

02.  (9:00am-5:00pm) The New Conservation Strategy and The New Green Economy: John L. Motloch, Director, Land Design Institute; Professor of Landscape Architecture, Ball State University, J. David Armistead, Founding Partner, Social Web Strategies, LLC, Joanne Dowdell, Senior Vice President, Director of Corporate Responsibility, Sentinel Financial Services Company, Scott Truex, Associate Professor of Urban Planning; Director, Community Based Project (CBP) Program, Ball State University, John Vann, Associate Professor of Marketing & Green Coordinator, Ball State University

Location: Audubon Society (Conference Room) 1150 Connecticut Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC

ECONOMICS

03. (9:00 am - 5:00 pm) Alternatives to Neoclassical Economics for Business and National Security: James Tate, Jr., Senior Fellow, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies; Director, Center for Environmental Economics and Ethics Studies, James Giordano, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, Brian Czech, Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy (CASSE), R. Warren Flint, Five E's Unlimited, Joan Michelson, Writer and Editor

Location: Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, Ballston Metro Center Office Tower, 901 N. Stuart Street, Suite 200, Arlington, VA (located on the Orange Line Metro)

INFRASTRUCTURE/GREEN BUILDINGS

04. (9:00 am-3:00 pm) Greening the Building Envelope - Research Driven Product and Market Development of Green Roof and Green Wall Technologies: Bill Retzlaff, Chair, Department of Biological Sciences, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Chris Pyke, Research Director, USGBC, Kelly Luckett, President, Green Roof Blocks, Mark Graham, Associate Executive Director, National Roofing Contractors Association, Reuben Freed, Director of Research and Development, greenscreen, Mark Woolbright, President, Green Wall Ventures LLC, Mike Furbish, President, Furbish Company LLC, Mark Simmons, Ecologist, University of Texas at Austin

Location: U.S. Green Building Council, 2101 L Street, NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC

07. (10:00 am-12:00 pm) Building Undergraduate and Graduate Programs in Ecological Economics:  Rob Dietz, Executive Director, CASSE, Brian Czech, Visiting Professor of Ecological Economics, Virginia Tech University, Jon Erickson, Associate Professor and Managing Director, Gund Institute of Ecological Economics, University of Vermont, Chris Stratton, Course Developer and Instructor of Ecological Economics, University of Oregon, Kevin Horan, Course Developer and Instructor of Ecological Economics, University of Oregon

Location: Heinz Center, 900 17th St NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC

08. (9:00 am-12:00 pm)  An Integrated Approach to Addressing Sustainability in Undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Learning Environments: Jeanne L. Narum, Founding Director, Project Kaleidoscope, Matthew Richey, Associate Dean of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Professor of Mathematics, St. Olaf College, Debra G. Rowe, President, U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development, Behavioral and Social Sciences, Oakland Community College

Location: Herman Miller Headquarters, 600 14th Street, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005

09.  (9:00am-12:00pm) How Our Nation's Colleges and Universities Can Generate Solutions for the New Green Economy: Jonathan Isham, Associate Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies, Middlebury College, Eban Goodstein, Director, Bard Center for Environmental Policy, Frank Sesno, Director, School of Media and Public Affairs at George Washington University, Paul Rowland, Executive Director, Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education

Location: Nixon Peabody, Conference Room, 401 9th Street NW Washington, DC  

EDUCATION - CLIMATE

10. (9:00 am-12:00 pm) Climate 101: Lessons from the Essential Principles of Climate Literacy: Mark McCaffrey, Associate Scientist III, CIRES, University of Colorado, Boulder, Tamara Shapiro Ledley, Senior Scientist, TERC - Climate Literacy Network, Frank Niepold, Climate Education Coordinator, NOAA Climate Program Office

Location: AAAS (Abelson & haskins rooms, 2nd Floor) 1200 New York Avenue NW Washington, DC

SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES TECHNOLOGY

11. (9:00am-12:00pm) Build a Solar Cooker: Amy Townsend, President, Sustainable Development International Corporation, adjunct faculty, The George Washington University and James Madison University, Mark Starik, Chair, Strategic Management & Public Policy, The George Washington University, Sophie Zavaglia, student, The George Washington University, Louise Meyer, Co-Founder, Solar Household Energy, Inc., Dar Curtis, Co-Founder, Solar Household Energy, Inc.

Location: George Washington University, Marvin Center (room 308),  800 21 St NW, Washington, DC

12. (9:00 am-12:00 pm) Greening Your Organization - The Unique Challenge of Greening Your Non-Profit: Jennifer Thornhill, Social Scientist, National Science Foundation, Alan Thornhill, Executive Director, Society for Conservation Biology, Adam Silverman, Deputy Division Director, Division of Administrative Services, National Science Foundation, Colin Bennett, Office of Sustainability, George Mason University

Location: Society for Conservation Biology, 1017 O Street NW, Washington, DC 20001

ADVOCACY

14. (9:00am-12:00pm) Lobbying for Trees: Jared Liu, Director of Programs, Alliance for Community Trees, Alice Ewen Walker, Executive Director, Alliance for Community Trees, Corey Conners, Director of Legislative Affairs, American Nursery and Landscape Association, Jake Reilly, Program Associate, Forest Policy Center, American Forests, Jennifer Hinrichs, Convener, Sustainable Urban Forest Coalition, Glenda Booth, Audubon Society

Location: Defenders of Wildlife - 1st floor Conference Room, 1130 17th St NW Washington, DC

JOBS

15. (9:30 am-12:00 pm) An Introduction to Green Jobs - For Those Interested in Obtaining One: Cindy Olson, Vice President, Eco-Coach, Anca Novacovici, Founder & President of Eco-Coach, Dan Triman, Sustainability Consultant, Mark Starik, Department Chair and Professor of DC Strategic Management & Public Policy, Director, Institute for Corporate Responsibility, Environmental Sustainability Program, George Washington University School of Business, Stephen C. Nodvin, Associate Professor of Natural Sciences, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Elizabeth Lindsey, Policy Advisor, Office of the Director of District of Columbia Department of Employment Services, Arielle Conti, Managing Editor for Encyclopedia of Earth, NCSE

Location: George Washington University, Marvin Center (room 310)  800 21 St NW, Washington, DC

METRICS - LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT AND GREENHOUSE GAS METRICS

*16. (Morning Only) Draft National Standard for Evaluating Green Technologies, Climate Mitigation Strategies, Products and Services Using LCA-Based Environmental Performance Assessment (SCS-002):  Kimi Ceridon, Founder and Lead Sustainability Engineer, Kalepa Tech LLC, Stanley Rhodes, President and CEO, Scientific Certification Systems, Ashley Foster, Sustainability Manager, Scientific Certification Systems, Bill Karsell, Chairperson, SCS-002 Standards Committee, Bill Heenan, Steel Recycling Institute, Steve Apfelbaum, Applied Ecological Services, Inc., Steve Bradfield, MBDC, Amy Costello, Armstrong World Industries, Katherine Gabor, SCS, Kirk LaGory, Argonne National Laboratories, Mary McLearn, Electric Power Research Institute, Eladio Knipping, EPRI, Fred Lipschultz, NASA & JSOST Interagency Working Group on Ocean Acidification, James A. Luppens, USGS, Mike MacCracken, The Climate Institute, Karl Hausker, ICF International, Colin High, RSG

Location: Washington Club, 15 Dupont Circle, NW, Washington DC 20036

*Registrants interested in learning more about a technology for valuation of ecosystem services (ARIES and MIMES) can register for 31 which will take place in the afternoon. If you are interested in further discussion of workshop 16, please consider all-day workshop 01.

COMMUNICATIONS

17.  (9:00am-12:00pm) Social Networking: Using the Internet to Promote Your Work!: Sarah Schwarz, Organizer, 1Sky, Michael Silberman, Co-Founder and Partner, Echo Ditto, Garth Moore, Internet Director, 1Sky

Location: George Washington University, Marvin Center (room 302)  800 21 St NW, Washington, DC

METHODS - GIS

18. (10:00am-12:00pm) Using GIS for Effective Green Energy: Helenmary Hotz, GIS Lab Manager, University of Massachusetts, Boston, Anamarija Frankic, University of Massachusetts, Boston, Ellen Douglas, University of Massachusetts, Boston, Lisa Greber, University of Massachusetts, Boston

Location: University of the District Columbia, Building 42 (room 110), 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC

GREEN DEVELOPMENT

21. (1:00-5:00 pm) The Art of Creating Green, Functioning, Residential Communities: Biodiversity and Water: Mark Hostetler, Associate Professor, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida

Location: Defenders of Wildlife - 1st floor Conference Room, 1130 17th St NW Washington, DC

EDUCATION K-12

22. Environmental Education and Action: Giving Students the Tools to Make a Difference in the World: Anasa Scott, Director, Greenproofing at the City College of New York, Lynne Cherry, Director and Author, Young Voices on Climate Change Federica Raia, Associate Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Science and Secondary Education, City College of New York, Frank Niepold, Education and Outreach Specialist, National Ocean Atmospheric Administration, Gary Braasch, Photojournalist, Kevin Foster, Assistant Professor of Economics and Deputy Dean of Social Science, City College of New York

Location: AAAS (Abelson & Haskins rooms, 2nd Floor) 1200 New York Avenue NW Washington, DC

EDUCATION - HIGHER BUSINESS

23. (2:00-4:30 pm) What Does Green Mean? Sustainability Curricula in U.S. Business Schools: Richard C. Smardon, Professor, Environmental Studies, State University of New York - College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Lisa B. Cleckner, Assistant Director of Operations for Quality Assurance, Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental & Energy Systems and Research and Project Manager, US Environmental Finance Center at Syracuse University, Sandra B. Conners, Visiting Professor, Eastern Kentucky University

Location: Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, Ronald Reagan Building Smith Suite (C-3) 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

EDUCATION - HIGHER

24. Lessons Learned from Engaged Scholarship for Sustainability On Campus and Beyond: Sara M. Cleaves, Associate Director, University of New Hampshire, Office of Sustainability, Daniel Garofalo, AIA Environ Sustainability Coordinator/Senior Facilities Planner, University of Pennsylvania, Sarah-Jane Littleford, Carbon Reduction and ACUPCC Liaison Associate, Facilities and Real Estate Services, University of Pennsylvania, William W. Braham, Associate Professor, Interim Chair of the Department of Architecture, University of Pennsylvania, Tom Kelly, Chief Sustainability Officer and Director of the University Office of Sustainability, University of New Hampshire, Cameron Wake, Research Associate Professor, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space, University of New Hampshire, Ross Gittell, James R. Carter Professor and Professor of Management, Whittemore School of Business & Economics, University of New Hampshire

Location: Nixon Peabody, Conference Room, 401 9th Street NW Washington, DC  

25. Practical Ecoliteracy: Educating Green Leaders for a Green Economy: Anamarija Frankic, Assistant Professor, UMass Boston, Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences Department, Ellen Douglas, Assistant Professor, UMass Boston, Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences Department, Helenmary Hotz, GIS Lab UMass Boston, Lisa Greber, Doctoral student, UMass Boston, Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences Department

Location: University of the District of Columbia, Building 42, Room A-06, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC

EDUCATION - PROFESSIONAL

26.  The Green Learning Curve: Employee Environmental Education: Krista Gullo, Consultant, the National Environmental Education Foundation, Leah Haygood, Consultant, the National Environmental Education Foundation, Erin Milstead, Intern, the National Environmental Education Foundation, Deborah Sliter, Vice President of Programs, the National Environmental Education Foundation, Ken Strassner, retired Vice President, Global Environment, Safety, Regulatory and Scientific Affairs, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Michelle Moore, Federal Environmental Executive, The White House Council for Environmental Equality, Thomas Higgins, Senior Relationship Manager, HSBC, Margaret Lindeman, Sustainability Strategist in Lockheed Martin's Strategy, Advocacy & Policy Group, Ed Murtagh, P.E. Sustainable Operations Manager, Office of Operations, USDA

Location: George Washington University, Marvin Center Room 308, 800 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC 20052

EDUCATION - HIGHER AND COMMUNITY

27. (1:00pm-4:30pm) Sustainable Societies: Education for Economic, Environmental and Cultural Transformation: William R. Godfrey, President, Environic Foundation International, Robert D. Kuzelka, Former Director, Environmental Studies Program, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Ed Barry, Director, Sustainable World Initiative, Sustainable Living Advisor, Population Institute, Kathleen J. Godfrey, Youth Coordinator, Environic Foundation International

Location: AED Board Room, Eighth Floor, Academy for Educational Development, 1825 Connecticut Ave, NW, Washington, DC

SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES TECHNOLOGY

28. Rainwater Harvesting & Use: Amy Townsend, President, Sustainable Development International Corporation, adjunct faculty, The George Washington University and James Madison University, Mark Starik, Chair, Strategic Management & Public Policy, The George Washington University, Sophie Zavaglia, student, The George Washington University

Location: George Washington University, Marvin Center (room 310),  800 21 St NW, Washington, DC

DECISION MAKING

29. (1:00-5:00 pm) How Collaborative Processes Can Be Used to Reach Appropriate and Timely Environmental Decisions: Ramona Buck, Public Policy Director, Maryland Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office, Tanya Denckla Cobb, Associate Director, Institute for Environmental Negotiation, University of Virginia, Robert Fisher, Public Policy Facilitator, Fisher Collaborative Services, LC

Location: William Penn House, 515 East Capitol Street SE, Washington, DC 20003

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

30. (1:30-4:00)Sustainable Leadership Practices ^TM...Green and Beyond:  Georgianna Bishop, President, Public Sector Consortium, Dennis O'Conner, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

*Anyone registering for this session after January 5 will need to RSVP to Georgie.Bishop@public-sector.org by January 15 to assure access to the EPA federal building space. 

Location: Ariel Rios North Building at 12th and Pennsylvania Avenue, Federal Triangle Metro Stop, Room 5530 (at the end of the hall)

METRICS ECOSYSTEM SERVICES

31. Practical Assessment and Valuation of Ecosystem Services with ARIES and MIMES: Ken Bagstad, Gund Institute for Ecological Economics, University of Vermont, Roellof Boumans, Gund Institute for Ecological Economics, University of Vermont, David Batker, Earth Economics, Seattle, Les Kaufman, Boston University

Location: University of the District of Columbia, Building 41, Room 322, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC

40. Measuring Ecosystem Services with GIS: Mike Lehman, VP, Urban Ecosystem Center, American Forests, Binesh Maharjan, GIS/Image Analyst Specialist, American Forests, Gary Moll, Sr. VP, Urban Ecosystem Center, American Forests

Location: American Forests, 734 15th Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC

GREEN BUILDINGS

33. (1:30-3:00 pm) Legal Issues Relating to Green Buildings: Richard J. Sobelsohn, Associate, LEED Accredited Professional, Moses & Singer LLP

Location: George Washington University Law School (Jacob Burns Moot Courtroom 1st Floor)  2000 H Street Northwest, Washington, DC

34.  How to Tailor Investment in a Green Economy - Identifying and Evaluating Opportunities in Green Sectors:  Pavan Sukhdev, Project Leader, UNEP Green Economy Initiative, John Shilling, Chair of the Board of Trustees, Millennium Institute, John Fullerton, Founder, Level 3 Capital Advisors, LLC, Tom Paladino, President, Paladino & Company

Location: United Nations Environment Programme/Regional Office for North America, 900 17th Street, NW, Suite 506, Washington, DC

SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES

35. (3:00-5:00 pm)Green Business Certification - Certifying Office-Based and Retail Businesses: Anca Novacovici, Founder & President, Eco-Coach, John Friedman, Chair, SB NOW Board of Directors; Sodexo, Inc., Scott Pomeroy, Downtown DC BID - partner in the program and pilot participant, Melissa Adams, Washington Gas - participant in the certification program 

Location: George Washington University, Marvin Center (room 309)  800 21 St NW, Washington, DC

COMMUNICATIONS

37.  The New Green Economy influenceXchange: Social Media Best Practices and Workshop :  Michael Leifer, CEO & Cultural Anthropologist, influenceXchange and Co-Founder, Eco Dads, Abraham Kneisley, Senior Strategist, influenceXchange

Location: Heinz Center, 900 17th St NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC

ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH

39. Undergraduate Public Health Studies: Integrative Strategies, Curricular Frameworks, and Ongoing Networks: Susan Albertine, Senior Director, LEAP States Initiative, Association of American Colleges & Universities, Richard K. Riegelman, Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Founding Dean, School of Public Health and Health Services, The George Washington University, Ruth Gaare Bernheim, Director, Master of Public Health Program, University of Virginia, Shirley S. Tang, Assistant Professor of Asian American Studies and American Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston, Caryl Waggett, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Allegheny College and Co-Chair Environmental and Health Committee, Council of Environmental Deans and Directors, William Sullivan, Professor, Landscape Architecture, University of Illinois, President, Council of Environmental Deans and Directors (January 2010 to January 2012)

*Registration for 039W will be done through AAC&U (not NCSE). Please contact Norma Toussaint at Toussaint@aacu.org to register for this workshop.

Location: Grand Hyatt, 1000 H Street NW, Washington, DC

METRICS - LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT AND GREENHOUSE GAS METRICS

*41. (Afternoon Only) Draft National Standard for Evaluating Green Technologies, Climate Mitigation Strategies, Products and Services Using LCA-Based Environmental Performance Assessment (SCS-002): Kimi Ceridon, Founder and Lead Sustainability Engineer, Kalepa Tech LLC, Stan Rhodes, President and CEO, Scientific Certification Systems, Ashley Foster, Sustainability Manager, Scientific Certification Systems, Bill Karsell, Chairperson, SCS-002 Standards Committee, Bill Heenan, Steel Recycling Institute, Steve Apfelbaum, Applied Ecological Services, Inc., Steve Bradfield, MBDC, Amy Costello, Armstrong World Industries, Katherine Gabor, SCS, Kirk LaGory, Argonne National Laboratories, Mary McLearn, Electric Power Research Institute, Eladio Knipping, EPRI, Fred Lipschultz, NASA & JSOST Interagency Working Group on Ocean Acidification, James A. Luppens, USGS, Mike MacCracken, The Climate Institute, Karl Hausker, ICF International, Colin High, RSG

Location: Washington Club, 15 Dupont Circle, NW, Washington DC 20036

*This portion of workshop 01 will focus primarily on the topic of climate change. Registrants have the option of registering for the full-day workshop (01) or the morning-only portion (16).