Growing the Green Economy:

Practical Solutions for Sustainable Communities

February 10 to 12, 2010

Ottawa, Ontario

The FCM Sustainable Communities Conference and Trade Show 2010 took place
February 10–12, 2010, in Ottawa, Ontario, at the Westin Hotel.

Partnering to Deliver Community Sustainability

• Opening Ceremony

• Practical Approaches to Sustainable Community Planning

• Best Practices in Wind Energy Development

• Green Municipal Fund 101: The Nuts and Bolts of the Green Municipal Fund

• Cities on the Shoreline: How to Protect Your Greatest Asset

• Transforming Brownfields into Eco-Industrial Parks

• Keynote Address: Avi Friedman

• Reinventing the Suburb: Greening Canada's Suburbs

• Best Practices for Green Buildings

• Partners for Climate Protection World Café

• Sustainability 2.0: Moving from Planning to Implementation

• Getting to 50 Per Cent and Beyond – Waste Diversion Success Stories from Canadian Municipalities

Thursday, February 11

Economics of Climate Change: Protecting the Climate and Reaping the Rewards

• Keynote Address: Steven Guilbeault
  
  
• GMF 201: How to Apply Systems Thinking to Municipal Sustainability
  
  
• Climate Adaptation: Planning Resilient Communities
   

• Implementing Sustainable Transportation Projects: New Guides for Municipalities

• Green Development: A Call to Action

• Energy and Carbon Mapping: Powerful Tool for New and Existing Municipal Priorities

• Keynote Address: Bob Willard 

• How to Create Green Jobs and Position Your Municipality for Success

• Grave to Cradle: Revitalizing your Community’s Abandoned Sites

• Planning for a Low-Carbon Community

• Steal This Idea!

• Stormwater: High-Impact Strategies for Low-Impact Development  

Friday, February 12:

Building and Measuring Resilient Communities: Reinventing our Local Economy

• International Perspectives on Green Innovation at the
  Municipal Level
   
  
• Market Tools for Sustainable Communities: Environmental Pricing Reforms for Municipalities
   
  
• Integrated Community Energy Solutions
   
  
• Beyond Brochures: Fostering Sustainable Behaviour through Social Marketing
   
  

• Water Conservation and Soft Path Planning for Municipalities

• Keynote Address: Lester R. Brown

• Big Ideas from Small Towns: Sustainable Transportation in Small, Rural Communities

• Keynote Address: Brock Carlton and Berry Vrbanovic