The 7th Annual Smart Growth Summit
Schedule Announced

Thursday, November 13th, 2008
8:00am to 3:00pm
at the Melville Marriott

Please join us for the 2008 Smart Growth Summit. This event represents the culmination of six successful Summits and promises to be the greatest yet. Its format includes improved networking opportunities and a variety of informative workshops on the best practices in Smart Growth and land use planning.

The 2008 Smart Growth Summit will focus on the policies, challenges and Smart Growth projects that need to be implemented. It brings together the broadest range of Long Island leaders from community, civic, professional and governmental sectors to educate and formulate strategies to move these policies and projects forward. We need you to be a part of these solutions.

The Summit addresses a range of topics including transportation, clean energy & green building, sewers & infrastructure, codes & regulations, commercial corridor redevelopment, community planning & public process, regional planning, housing & gentrification, downtown revitalization, and projects of regional significance.  The Summit also updates the regional Blueprint for Smart Growth, which was developed from our previous summits. The Blueprint continues to be a platform towards advancing a Smart Growth agenda for Long Island and your participation in the event helps to shape it.

Schedule ANnounced

7:45-8:15    REGISTRATION

8:15-9:45    MORNING PLENARY:

“STATE OF THE TOWNS & VILLAGES”
Ron Stein & Eric Alexander: “Smart Growth Agenda for Long Island”
Hon. Phil Cardinale, Supervisor, Town of Riverhead
Hon. Phil Nolan, Supervisor, Town of Islip
Hon. Steve Bellone, Supervisor, Town of Babylon
Hon. Jon Kaiman, Supervisor, Town of North Hempstead
Hon. John Venditto, Supervisor, Town of Oyster Bay
Hon. Brian Foley, Supervisor, Town of Brookhaven *
Hon. Kate Murray, Supervisor, Town of Hempstead *
Warren Tackenberg, Nassau Village Officials Association
Josh Horton, Suffolk Village Officials Association
Joye Brown, Newsday, Moderator

9:55-11:05  WORKSHOPS I

Affordable Housing in a Changing Market
Shuprotim Bhaumik, Economic Research Associates
Roger Clayman, Long Island Federation of Labor
Peter Elkowitz, LI Housing Partnership,
Marcelle Fischler, New York Times, Moderator

Global Warming & Clean Energy on Long Island     
John Loffenschmidt, Covanta
Gordian Raacke, Renewable Energy LI
Hon. Marc Alessi, Assembly, NYS
Adrian Tuluca, Viridian
Beth Fiteni, Neighborhood Network, Moderator

Sewers & Infrastructure
Hon. Kate Browning, Legislator, Suffolk County
Ron Lupski, Save the Forge River
Marc Herbst, LI Contractors Association*
Mike Kelly, Pulte Homes
Bob Scheiner, H2M Group, Moderator

Downtown Revitalization
Dan Deegan, Forchelli Curto Deegan
Andrea Lohneiss, Empire State Development, NYS
Jim Constantine, Looney Ricks Kiss
Dan Livingston, Livingston Development Group
Tom Pellicane, Canvas Magazine, Moderator

Developments of Regional Significance - Suffolk
Gerry Wolkoff, Heartland
Gene Murphy, Town of Islip
William Mannix, Town of Islip
David Winzelberg, LI Business News, Moderator

11:10-12:20  WORKSHOPS II

Transportation - Transit Oriented Development
Ernest Tollerson, MTA
James McAllister, AKRF
John Burke, Vintage Group
Drew Martin, Rocky Point Civic Association
John McNally, Rauch Foundation, Moderator

Taming the Big Box
Raul Cotilla, Loews
Ed Glackin, King Kullen Grocery Co.
Paul Elliot, Prudential Long Island Commercial
Carol Meschkow, Concerned Citizens of Plainview Old Bethpage
Bruce Migatz, Albanese and Albanese, Moderator
 
Changing Demographics: Diversity on Long Island
Hon. Rick Montano, Legislator, Suffolk County
David Lee, Korean American Outreach Committee
Mohinder Taneja, Nassau County Office of Minority Affairs
Jorge Martinez, LI Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Seth Forman, LI Regional Planning Board
Tawaun Whitty. Gordon Heights Civic Association, Moderator

Developments of Regional Significance –  Nassau
Scott Rechler, RexCorp – Glen Cove/Lighthouse
Hon. Ralph Suozzi, Mayor, City of Glen Cove
Richard Bivone, Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce, Moderator

Long Island 2035/LI Sustainability Plan
Gerry Bogaz, NYMTC
Vincent Polimeni, Polimeni Associates
Diana Coleman, EOC of Nassau County
Sarah Lansdale, Sustainable Long Island
Michael White, Long Island Regional Planning Board
Ron Stein, Vision Long Island, Moderator

12:30-1:45  LUNCHEON

Hon. Tom Suozzi, County Executive, Nassau
Jim Constantine, Looney Ricks Kiss

Panel: Smart Growth in New York State
Paul Beyer, NYS Director of Smart Growth
Peter Scully, NYS DEC
Karen Rae, NYS DOT*
Peter Fleisher, Empire State Future
John Kominicki, LI Business News, Moderator

1:50-3:00  TECHNICAL SESSIONS

Light Imprint Urbanism, Sustainability
Sal Coco, BHA
Alex Latham, ADLIII Architecture

Visioning to Implementation: Getting it Done
Hon. Jack Martins, Mayor, Village of Mineola
Hon. Allan Dorman, Mayor, Village of Islandia
Brenda Prusinowski, Town of Brookhaven
Janice Scherer, Town of Southampton

Land Use & Transportation Coordination
Heather Sporn, NYS DOT
Kate Slevin, Tri-State Transportation Campaign
Bob Eschbacher, VHB Eschbacher
Larry Rosenbloom, Urbitran

Youth Summit – (Coordinated by Dowling College) by invitation only

Civic Summit – by invitation only

Stay Tuned for More Updates!

Sponsorship Packages are Available!

• Visionary package includes: Logo in materials and advertisements, special recognition at event and on website, banner display, table for 10 at breakfast and lunch plenary sessions
• Leadership package includes: Logo in all materials and advertisements, special recognition at the event, banner display, table for 10 at breakfast and lunch plenary sessions
• Gold package includes: Logo in all materials and advertisements, banner display, table for 10 at breakfast and lunch plenary sessions
• Sponsorship package includes: Listing in all materials and advertisements, banner display, table for 10 at breakfast and lunch plenary sessions

Registration is now open!

A downloadable registration form is available here.

__Visionary - $15,000 __Leader - $10,000 __Gold Sponsor - $5,000 __Sponsor - $2,000
__Seat(s) at $125 each ($150 at door)
Attendee(s): ______________________________________________________________________
Affiliation:_________________________________________________________________________
Address:__________________________________________________________________________
Town, State, Zip: __________________________________________________________________
Phone: __________________________________ Fax: ___________________________________
Email: ___________________________________________________________________________
__ Check enclosed __Check sent (Faxes only) __Credit Card __Pay at the Door
__ Visa __Mastercard __American Express --- Card Number: ______________________________
Name (as it appears on card): ______________________________Expiration Date: _____________

Registration forms may be mailed to our office at 24 Woodbine Ave., Suite One, Northport, NY 11768 or faxed to 631-754-4452.

SMART GROWTH NEWS

Newsletter Editor: Michelle Dutchen, Communications Director
Contributors: Juliana Roberts, Planning Coordinator; Eric Alexander, Executive Director;
Katheryn Laible, Assistant Director

We strive to provide continued quality publications such as this each week. If you are interested in becoming a newsletter or news blast sponsor, please call the office at 631-261-0242 for rates and opportunities. If you have any news or events that you would like to add to our newsletter, submit them to info@visionlongisland.org for consideration.

For more information about Vision Long Island, visit http://www.visionlongisland.org or contact us at:
24 Woodbine Ave. Suite One Northport, NY 11768. Phone: (631) 261-0242. Fax: (631) 754-4452.
Email: info@visionlongisland.org