The 2011 Conference on the Environment, Planning for a Changing Environment, was held at the Rensselaerville Meeting Center in Rensselaerville, NY, from October 21 to 23. The Center is a unique facilty set in the midst of the Helderberg Mountains, 27 miles southwest of Albany. It is located on a 100 acre country estate surrounded by 3000 acres of nature preserve.
The Conference included workshops presented by the Department of State and workshops presented by the Department of Environmental Conservation concerning Climate Smart Communities.
Conference Schedule
Conference Details
Speaker Presentations
- New York Model Municipal Ordinance Project – Michael Gerrard, Columbia Law School
- Reducing Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions – Beth Fiteni, Sustainability Institute at Molloy College
- Overview of Municipal Land Regulation in NYS – Erin Thomas and John-David Wood, NYSDOS
- New York Model Municipal Ordinance Project – Michael Gerrard, Columbia Law School
- Cleaner Greener Communities Program – Lindsay Robbins, NYSERDA
- CoE Title W3, Lowery CC Effects 2011, CoE CC Effects 2011 – Projected Climate Change in New York State – Mark Lowery
- The Science of Climate Change – Mark Lowery
- Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emmissions – Mighael Gerrard, Mary Kadlecek, Beth Fiteni
- Climate Smart Communities – Mary Kadlecek
- Reducing Energy Use and Greenhouse Emissions – Communities in Action – Beth Fiteni
- New York Model Municipal Ordinance Project – Michael Gerrard
- Kingston Climate Action Plan – Julie Noble
- New Visions for a Quality Region – the Capital District’s 2035 Regional Transportation Plan – Anne Benware
- Cleaner, Greener Communities Program – Lindsay Robbins
- NYSACC – Enhancing Community Resiliency to Climate Hazards – Kristin Marcell
Pictures of the Rensselaerville Meeting Center
