BUILDING LIVABLE COMMUNITIES

New Strategies for a New Age
The 22nd Annual Ahwahnee Conference for Local Elected Officials

Dates: March 15-17, 2013, Yosemite National Park
(A pre-conference session will be held the evening of March 14th)

Conference Details | Agenda

Draft Conference Agenda - 12/18/12

Thursday, March 14 — Tudor Lounge, Ahwahnee Hotel
7:30 pm	Pre-Conference Session: *Local Governments Prepare for Climate Change*
	Michael McCormick, Governor’s Office of Planning and Research; (invited) Bruce Riordan, Executive Director Bay Area Climate Solutions; (invited) Brendan Reed, Environmental Resource Manager, City of Chula Vista (invited)
9:30 pm	*Adjourn for the evening*
Friday, March 15 — Tudor Lounge, Ahwahnee Hotel
7:15 pm	*Conference Welcome*
7:25 pm	*Participant Introductions*
8:20 pm	*Funding a Sustainable Future for California*
	Assemblymember John Perez, Speaker of the Assembly (invited)
9:30 pm	*Adjourn for the evening*
Saturday, March 16 — Cliff/Falls Room, Yosemite Lodge
8:00 am	*Continental Breakfast*
8:45 am	*Participant Introdcutions (Continued)*
9:15 am	*How San Jose is Using Partnerships to Implement the Ahwahnee Principles*
	Kim Walesh, Director of Economic Development, City of San Jose Councilmember Sam Liccardo, City of San Jose (invited) Connie Martinez, Director 1stAct Silicon Valley (invited)
10:45 am	*Break*
11:00 am	*Partnering To Meet Our 21st Century Energy Goals*
	Moderator: Frank Spasaro, Manager, Energy Efficiency Partnerships, Southern California Gas (invited) Cisco DeVries, Director of CaliforniaFIRST (invited) Howard Choy, General Manager, Los Angeles County Office of Sustainability (invited) Kerrie Romanow, Director of Environmental Services for the City of San Jose (invited)
12:15 pm	*Boxed Lunch and Hiking Break*
4:45 pm	*Low Cost Strategies for Creating Livable Places*
	Ilaria Salvadori, City Design Group, San Francisco Planning Department (invited) Ken Kay, KenKay Associates
5:30 pm	*Reception*
6:00 pm	*Dinner*
7:00 pm	*Accommodating the New Economy in your Cities and Towns*
	Michael Freedman, Principal FTB Urban Planners Marc Roberts, City Manager, City of Livermore (invited) Phil Pennino, former Mayor of Lodi (invited)
9:30 pm	*Adjourn for the evening*
Sunday, March 17 — Tudor Lounge, Ahwahnee Hotel
8:30 am	*Continental Breakfast*
9:15 am	*New Concepts in Public Private Partnerships*
	Cleveland Justis, The Poterro Group and UC Davis Graduate School of Management
9:45 am	*New* *Tools for Funding the New Economy*
	Commissioner Mark Ferron, Public Utilities Commission (invited) Glenda Humiston, CA Director, US Department of Agriculture (invited)
11:00 am	*Conference Wrap Up*

Draft Conference Agenda - 12/18/12

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