GIVE Symposium: A Look at Climate Change and Global Carbon Footprints

Keynote Speaker: S. Richard Fedrizzi, Founding Chairman of the
U.S. Green Building Council
--(Business Wire)--Green Institute for Village Empowerment:

What:

A day-long symposium consisting of multiple panel discussions
involving key influential leaders in the areas of education, economic
development, green technology, sustainability and government.
Moderators and discussion leaders will be representing the Inland
Empire's U.S. Green Building Council, WRCOG the Western Riverside
Council of Governments and CINC, among others.

Who:

S. Richard Fedrizzi, founding Chairman of the U.S. Green Building
Council, will be the keynote speaker at the Green Institute for
Village Empowerment's January Symposium. Mr. Fedrizzi will address
changes in the current climate and effective ways to help reduce our
global carbon footprint.

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When:

Wednesday, January 23, 2008
-- 8:30 a.m. Registration
-- 9:30 a.m. Welcome - Green Valley Initiative, Green Valley
Strategic Plan
-- 10:00 a.m. Keynote Speaker, Richard Fedrizzi
-- 11:20 a.m. Panel Discussions
-- 12:15 p.m. Developing Green Villages (Lunch Provided)
-- 1:00 p.m. Green Action Plan
Panel Discussions
-- 4:10 p.m. Green Idea Challenge YouTube Presentation
-- 4:45 p.m. Networking Reception
-- 6:00 p.m. Green Film Festival

Where:

Dos Lagos Media Center: Krikorian Premiere Theatres
2710 Lakeshore Drive, Corona
Web cast: www.giveforthefuture.org
Reservations Required: (323) 350-5750 or LesHamasaki@yahoo.com
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About Rick Fedrizzi:

Rick Fedrizzi, Founding Chairman of the U.S. Green Building
Council and Vice Chairman of the World Green Building Council, is a
frequent speaker on green marketing, industrial ecology and
sustainable "green" building design. Mr. Fedrizzi is the founder and
president of Green-Think, an environmentally focused marketing and
communications consulting firm, which he established after his
distinguished 25-year career at Carrier Corporation. His experience
includes membership on the Greening of the White House feasibility
study team that developed the environmental, energy audits and upgrade
recommendations announced by President Clinton. He has worked with the
U.S. Department of Energy to advise them on manufacturing and green
building technologies in the development of the National Energy Policy
Plan.

About Green Institute for Village Empowerment (GIVE)

GIVE is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing
philanthropic and educational efforts that expand sustainable
communities and promote a better quality of life. Formed by SE
Corporation, GIVE hosts monthly symposiums and special events in its
mission to educate the public about issues related to sustainability.
For more information, visit www.GiveForTheFuture.org or
www.GreenValleyNow.org

For Green Institute for Village Empowerment
Hillary Angel, (909) 390-1239
hangel@wilkinguge.com
or
Deniene Husted, (714) 423-9753
dhusted@sdrpr.com

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