Monday, February 27

If you are arriving early, here are a variety of Pre-Conference Activities you may want to consider attending.

If you have already registered for the conference and want to add a Pre-Conference event to your registration, please call Conference Registration Services at 1-800-280-6218

Option 1: Workshop

Green Your District, Green Your School, and Green Your Students Workshop

When: 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Where: Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center

Cost: Administrators: $110 | Teachers: $85

Who Should Attend? Teachers, facility managers, school staff, architects, engineers, builders, and school consultants.

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Option 2: Workshop

Energy - At What Cost?

When: 9:00am - 5:00pm

Where: Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center, plus a local fieldwork site

Cost: Administrators: $110 | Teachers: $85

Who Should Attend? Teachers, facility managers, school staff, architects, engineers, builders, and school consultants.

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Option 3: Boulder Schools Tour

Boulder Valley School District and more

When: 10:00am - 5:00pm

Where: Shuttles leave from Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center

Cost: $65 (Limit 50 people)

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Option 4: Film Festival

Movie Screening of Carbon Nation Q&A with the Director and Stars of the movie

When: 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Where: Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center

Cost: $35

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Option 5: Green School Construction Funding Workshop

Funding Resources for Green School Construction:
Energy Efficient Retrofit, Remodel/Expansion and/or New Construction

Presented by: Jan McAdams

When: Monday, February 27, 2012, 9:00am - 4:00pm

Where: Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center

Cost: $155 (Includes lunch, an attractive certificate of completion and a copy of the 150-page "Funding Green Buildings Toolkit: Schools Edition") Space is limited to 75 seats.

Who Should Attend? Public, Private & Charter School Educators, School Business Officers, Facility Managers, Fundraising Staff, Grantwriters, and 501c(3) Board Members. In addition, Architects, Elected Officials, Community Leaders,Community Green Building Professionals and all LEED® Accredited Professionals.

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Topics include:

  • Overview of the 2012 Federal Grants and Loans for Green Schools
  • How to Compete and Win Federal and State Grants (Case histories and winning examples provided)
  • Green School “Fundability Factors” Checklist
  • 10 Funding Agencies to Contact First
  • Step by Step Plan for Securing Major Funding for a Green School Construction Project and/or a Capital Campaign
  • Creating Successful Capital Campaign Presentation Tools on a Budget
  • Alternative Funding Sources - The New Generation of Funding Opportunities for Green Buildings (To include: Green Tags, Renewable Energy Credits, and Energy Performance Contracting

Option 6: Denver Public Schools: Evie Dennis Campus

School Visit to Evie Dennis Campus

When: 10 am to 12:30 pm

Where: Shuttles leave from Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center

Cost: $60 (includes lunch, limit 50 people)

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