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From: White.Roberta@epamail.epa.gov<BR>Sent: 12/21/2010 9:12:42 A.M. Pacific
Standard Time<BR>Subj: Don’t Miss the Smart Growth Conference of the
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<DIV> </DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2><BR><BR>The 10th annual New Partners for Smart Growth:
Building Safe, Healthy<BR>and More Livable Communities Conference in
Charlotte, NC is right around<BR>the corner — February 3-5 in fact! This is
the largest and most<BR>comprehensive conference focused on smart growth and
sustainable<BR>communities held in U.S. each year, and not one to
miss.<BR><BR>The multi-disciplinary program includes dynamic plenaries,
in-depth<BR>implementation workshops, cutting edge breakouts featuring the
latest<BR>research, case studies, tool and strategies, and tours of local
model<BR>projects. The line-up of over 400 speakers is stellar,
with<BR>international and national expertise mixed with local and regional
“know<BR>how”. We expect 95% of the over 100 sessions to be AICP
accredited.<BR><BR>The program this year also has a strong underlying them of
financing and<BR>capacity-building — important and timely topics for state and
local<BR>governments, NGOs, and the grassroots organizations working in
the<BR>trenches on critical smart growth issues across the
country.<BR><BR>Additional emphasis is being placed this year on providing as
many<BR>networking opportunities for participants as possible. Beyond the
usual<BR>informal networking opportunities offered — the number one reason
people<BR>attend this event — conference planners are organizing networking
forums<BR>that will focus timely issues such as: the unique challenges of
smart<BR>growth in small towns and rural areas; new federal technical
assistance<BR>for sustainable communities; advocacy building at the local and
national<BR>level; continuing the conversation on better connecting
environmental<BR>justice, equitable development and smart growth; smart
growth<BR>strategies, tools and resources in southern states; and Health
Impact<BR>Assessments for new and experienced practitioners. We expect others
to<BR>be added before and during the conference.<BR><BR>SIGN UP NOW! The
conference registration deadline is January 14th!<BR>Register at
http://www.newpartners.org/registration.html.<BR><BR>The deadline to receive
the reduced group rate for this event ($95) at<BR>the Westin Charlotte Hotel
is January 10th. Call 1-866-837-4148 and<BR>indicate that you are attending
the New Partners Conference.<BR><BR>Roberta Lane White, Management
Analyst<BR>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency<BR>Office of Sustainable
Communities<BR>Mail Code: 1807T<BR>1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,
N.W.<BR>Washington, D.C. 20460<BR><BR><BR><BR>Visit www.newpartners.org to
register NOW for the 10th Annual New<BR>Partners for Smart Growth Conference
in Charlotte, North Carolina on<BR>February 3-5,
2011.<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>