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0 Comments | Charleston Daily Mail, Jul 29, 2010
Deadline extended for conference
The registration deadline for an Aug. 5 sustainability conference at the University of Charleston has been extended to Friday.
“Making the Business Case for Sustainability” will examine opportunities to link social, economic and environmental actions to building, manufacturing and operational performance.
Jim Hartzfeld, founder and managing director of InterfaceRaise, will be the keynote speaker. InterfaceRaise is a management- consulting firm that guides organizations on how to derive economic and societal value from sustainability.
Also speaking at the conference: Chris Liston, a sustainability project manager with CB Richard Ellis; Sandra Nessing, director of sustainability with American Electric Power; Mark Bueltmann, manager of sustainable supplier development with American Electric Power; and Anita Snader, environmental sustainability manager with Armstrong Commercial Ceiling Systems.
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, the University of Charleston and ZMM Architects are conference sponsors.
The conference will be from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Erma Byrd Gallery in Riggleman Hall.
There is no charge for the event, but seating is limited
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