First Annual Fayetteville Sustainability Summit Announced

09/11/2008

Mayor Coody  announced today the first annual Fayetteville Sustainability Summit scheduled for Friday October 10, 2008 at the Fayetteville Town Center. Coody described the event as an opportunity for our residents, business leaders, and regional partners to make better informed purchasing and consumption decisions in an effort to reduce energy consumption and our impact on the environment.

 Highlights of the summit agenda include: 

• Senator Mark Pryor - Creating a National Energy Policy
• Dr. John W. Mogge, Jr. - Masdar: The Sustainable City of the Future 
• Mayor Will Wynn, Austin, TX; Mayor Kevin Foy, Chapel Hill, NC; Mayor Dan Coody, Fayetteville, AR - Creating a High Tech Business Cluster

There will be morning and afternoon breakout sessions for attendees to learn more about local and national efforts in consumer, business, and agricultural sustainability.

The summit is fully funded by summit sponsors CH2MHill, WalMart, KNWA, WinRock International, and Procter & Gamble.  The summit was coordinated with the help of the following partners: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Economic Development Council, Fayetteville Visitors Bureau, and the City of Fayetteville.

The event is free to the public but registration is required.  Individuals interested in attending can register at the summit website sustainablefayetteville.org.  The summit agenda, speaker bios, and information about sponsorships can also be found at that site.