THE 2009 SMART GROWTH SUMMIT
IS LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AWAY

SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED!

REGISTER TODAY!

Keynote luncheon speaker:
The Honorable David A. Paterson, Governor, NYS

Friday, November 20th
Melville Marriott
8am-4pm

Announcing this year's workshops and panelists:

Breakfast Plenary Session:

State of the Towns & Villages
Hon. Mark Lesko, Supervisor Town of Brookhaven
Hon. Phil Nolan, Supervisor, Town of Islip
Hon. Steve Bellone, Supervisor, Town of Babylon
Hon. Jon Kaiman, Supervisor, Town of North Hempstead
Hon. Ralph Suozzi, Mayor, City of Glen Cove
Hon. Sean Walter - Supervisor-elect, Town of Riverhead
Warren Tackenberg, Nassau County Village Officials Association
Hon. Dorothy Goosby, Councilwoman, Town of Hempstead
Hon. Steven J. Flotteron, Councilman, Town of Islip
Hon. Chris Nuzzi, Councilman, Town of Southampton
Joye Brown, Newsday - moderator

Sessions #1 (9:55am - 11:05am)

Future of Media & Land Use
David Reich-Hale, Long Island Business News
Carl Corry, News12 Interactive
Patrick Lespinasse, Verizon FiOS
Grant Parpan, North Shore Sun
Jaci Clement, Fair Media Council- moderator

Tapping Into the "New" Market
Don Monti, Renaissance Downtowns
Deidra Parrish-Williams, Newsday/GreenStreetLI
Judy Panullo, Suffolk Community Council
Jorge Martinez, LI Hispanic Chamber of Commerce - moderator

Suburban Revitalization I
James Moore, HDR
Anthony Bartone, Bartone Properties
Hon. James Wooten, Councilman, Town of Riverhead
Brian Newman, Newman Design
June Williamson, CUNY - moderator

Regional & Local Energy Solutions
Mike Deering, LIPA
representative, NYPA
John Keating, National Grid
Dr. Frank Zeman, NYIT
Neal Lewis, Sustainability Institute at Molloy College - moderator

Regional Planning: How All the Pieces Fit
Jeff Greenfield, Nassau County Planning Commission
David Calone, Suffolk County Planning Commission
Gerry Bogacz, NYMTC
Richard Bivone, Long Island Business Council - moderator

Sessions #2 (11:10am - 12:20pm)

Transit-Oriented Development
Bob Paley, MTA
Hon. Ed Romaine, Legislator, Suffolk County
Rick Dennis, Dennis Organization
Geoffrey Morrison-Logan, VHB
Kate Slevin, Tri-State Transportation Campaign - moderator

Developments of Regional Impact
representative, Lighthouse Project
Matt Frank, RxR Glen Isle
Gene Murphy, Town of Islip Planning Department
representative, Brookhaven National Lab*
Peter Kohler, Cablevision Editorials- moderator

Suburban Revitalization II
George Schramm, Lake Ronkonkoma Civic Organization
Steven Krieger, Engel Burman
Jim Coughlan, Tritec
Rick Cisterna, Hazen and Sawyer
Paddy Steinschneider, Gotham Design, CNU-NY - moderator

NYS, Stimulus & Infrastructure
Heather Sporn, NYS Department of Transportation
Rita Ebert, Greater Long Island Clean Cities Coalition
Peter Scully, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
Adrienne Esposito, Citizens Campaign for the Environment
representative, Spector Group
Peter Fleischer, Empire State Future - moderator

Emerging Industries: The New Job Market
Hon. Vivian Viloria-Fischer, Legislator, Suffolk County
Peter Goldsmith, LISTNET
Gary Huth, NYS Department of Labor
Sergio Argueta - STRONG Youth, Inc.
Roger Clayman, LI Federation of Labor - moderator

Networking Luncheon (12:30pm-1:50pm)

The Honorable David Paterson, Governor, New York State
Scott Rechler, RxR Realty

Technical Sessions (2:00pm - 4:00pm)

Regulatory Toolbox: SEQRA, PDDs, Overlay Zones & TDRs
Keith Archer, Harras Bloom and Archer
Hon. Connie Kepert, Councilwoman, Town of Brookhaven
Alex Latham, ADL III Architecture
Bob White, AKRF

Green Building: Opportunities for LEED ND
Alexandra Wolfe, Society for Preservation of Long Island Antiquities
John Anderson, Anderson/Kim Architects*
Hon. Steve Fiore-Rosenfeld, Councilman, Town of Brookhaven
Salvatore Coco, Beatty Harvey Coco Architects
Keith Samaroo, PS&S

Working With Long Island Communities
Johan McConnell, South Yaphank Civic Association
Ann Marie Curd, Council of Greater Manhasset Civic Associations
Jim Pavone, Hicksville Chamber of Commerce
Tom Kehoe, Village of Northport Business Development Co.
John Woods, UFCW Local 1500

How to Finance Smart Growth
Roz Goldmacher, LI Development Corp.
Peter Zarcone, Mason Tenders District Council of Greater NY PAC*
Yves Michel, Town of Brookhaven IDA
Anna Maria Villa, Town of Riverhead IDA
Dan Deegan, Forchelli Curto Deegan Schwartz Mineo Cohn & Terrana - moderator

Youth Summit
(local students from at least 4 area colleges/universities)
Dr. Nathalia Rogers, Dowling College - convenor

(* denotes invited speakers)

*We will also be introducing live blogging during the event*

Vision Long Island is pleased to announce the 2009 Smart Growth Summit, to be held on Friday, November 20th from 8:00-4:00 at the Melville Marriott.

Each year, the Summit brings together a broad range of action-oriented decision-making Long Island leaders from community, civic, and governmental sectors. The Summit includes a morning plenary session, a luncheon, and over a dozen workshops throughout the day.

If you are interested in participating at any level or if you have any questions, feel free to contact our office at any time at 631-261-0242 or by visiting our website.

We look forward to seeing you on November 20th!

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