Hanover Community Sustainability Workshop II
Powering Up to Power Down
Celebrate, Plan & Learn
Saturday, February 26, 2011
The Richard Black Community Center, Hanover
Composting & Gardening Tips; RePower at Home sign up; Updates on what's happening in Hanover
Agenda
8:30 – 9:00: Coffee, Croissants and Conversation
9:00 – 9:10: Welcome & Community Highlights (Julia Griffin)
9:10 – 9:20: SAU 70 Update
9:20 - 9:30: Dartmouth Update (Rosi Kerr, Sustainability Director)
9:30 – 9:50: Global Challenges (Chris Soderquist, Pontifex Consulting)
9:50 – 10:00: Break & Transition to break-out groups
10:05 – 11:05: 4 concurrent sessions
11:05 – 11:15: Break, transition
11:15 – 12:15: 4 concurrent sessions
12:15 – 12:30: Transition to lunch
12:30 – 2:00: Celebratory lunch (Bring your own picnic & something to share) During lunch there will be presentations by the children and by Lyn Swett Miller (Chair, Sustainable Hanover Committee), who will share the proposed sustainability vision for Hanover
9:00 – 9:10: Welcome & Community Highlights (Julia Griffin)
9:10 – 9:20: SAU 70 Update
9:20 - 9:30: Dartmouth Update (Rosi Kerr, Sustainability Director)
9:30 – 9:50: Global Challenges (Chris Soderquist, Pontifex Consulting)
9:50 – 10:00: Break & Transition to break-out groups
10:05 – 11:05: 4 concurrent sessions
11:05 – 11:15: Break, transition
11:15 – 12:15: 4 concurrent sessions
12:15 – 12:30: Transition to lunch
12:30 – 2:00: Celebratory lunch (Bring your own picnic & something to share) During lunch there will be presentations by the children and by Lyn Swett Miller (Chair, Sustainable Hanover Committee), who will share the proposed sustainability vision for Hanover
Concurrent Sessions
Practical Workshops
The following concurrent sessions will each run for an hour. Participants will be able to attend two sessions:
Each session will include the following:
The following concurrent sessions will each run for an hour. Participants will be able to attend two sessions:
- Land Use: Landscaping, Gardening, Composting (Larry Litten, local expert)
- Transportation: Learn about & Contribute to Hanover's Master Plan for Bicycling & Walking in town (Carolyn Radisch, Designer, Planner & Consultant)
- Home Efficiency: What you Can Do: Learn about and log onto the web resource: Repower at Home (Karen Kelly, expert in this topic)
- Citizen Consumers: Ideas about Shopping wisely (Emily Neuman, Co-op Food Stores & Alison Baker, Local First Alliance)
Each session will include the following:
- Background information
- Practical suggestions & ideas for you and your family
- Take-away resource list/guide
