2012 Sustainable Communities Conference and Trade Show: Post-Conference Resources

February 8 to 10, 2012
Ottawa, ON

The FCM Sustainable Communities Conference and Trade Show 2011 took place
February 8–10, 2012, in Ottawa, Ontario at the Westin Ottawa.

Resources now available.

What I Learned at the SCC

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All sessions contain one or more of the following seven content streams:

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Some sessions were presented via webcast. Webcast sessions are identified by the following symbol:

Wednesday, February 8
		Opening Ceremony
		Plenary: Building a Green Economy for Canada
		Seminar: Sustainable Local Economic Development – Investment Attraction, Business Retention and Economic Expansion
		Workshop: Project Financing – Speed Dating for Capital
		Advanced Training (Part 1): Partners for Climate Protection – Five Milestones
		Industry Exchange Session: Environmental Technology Verification Program
		Plenary: Placemaking – Soul of the Community and Beyond
		Seminar: Water and Wastewater Management in Small Communities – Opportunities for Collaboration with First Nations
		Workshop: Removing the Barriers to Brownfield Redevelopment
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		Advanced Training (Part 2): Partners for Climate Protection – Five Milestones
		Industry Exchange Session: Financing Home Energy Efficiency – Innovative Ways to Make Retrofits Pay
		Study Tour: Ottawa Convention Centre, Green Building Tour
		Sustainable Communities Awards Ceremony
Thursday, February 9
		Plenary: Revitalizing Low-Density Communities - Perspectives, Challenges and Solutions to Enhancing Existing Community Infrastructure
		Workshop: Net Zero Buildings
		Seminar: Small Communities, Powerful Changes
		Advanced Training (Part 1): Implementing Sustainable Community Plans – Conditions for Success
		Industry Exchange Session: Nature's Place in Sustainable Communities – More Than Just Parks and Playgrounds
		Plenary: Kicking the Fossil Habit – Drivers and Opportunities for Municipal Governments
		Workshop: Building the Business Case for Regional Food Systems
		Advanced Training (Part 2): Implementing Sustainable Community Plans – Fostering Partnerships
		Industry Exchange Session: Climate Change Adaptation – Planning for Resilient Communities
		Study Tour: Robert O. Pickard Environmental Centre (award-winning wastewater treatment facility)
		Study Tour: Beaver Barracks (green rental housing on a former brownfield site)
		Seminar: Energy, Poverty, Housing Retrofits and Youth: Providing Youth with Careers in the Energy Retrofit Sector
		Workshop: Infrastructure Financing – From a National Perspective to Alternative Financing Models at the Local Level
		Industry Exchange Session: Integrating Land Use, Landscape, Climate and Infrastructure Planning – Changing from Reactive to Proactive Planning
		Study Tour: FCM "Walking the Talk" Tour (1) (green building tour and action review)
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Friday, February 10
		Plenary: Nordic Leaders Panel
		Seminar: Implementing Integrated Community Energy Solutions (ICES) – Building Partnerships for District Energy
		Advanced Training (Part 1): Sustainable Procurement – Municipal Purchasing and Procurement that Makes a Difference
		Industry Exchange Session: Adaptation Initiative – Cities Working Together
		Study Tour: Great Canadian Theatre Company & Hintonburg Community Tour
		Plenary: Sustainable Communities and the General Purpose Technology Transition – Staying Livable, Building Resilience, and Being Smart
		Seminar: Public Health – Opportunities of the Green Economy for the Health of Canadians
		Advanced Training (Part 2): Sustainable Procurement and Corporate Social Responsibility
		Seminar: Partnerships in Sustainability – Making It Work in the Transportation Sector
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