Key Details

May 19-21, 2009, at Fairleigh Dickinson University's College at Florham in Madison, NJ. This site is now the Conference archive.

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Conference Organizer: Julian Gronager, 862-579-5182. Conference Coordinator: Jerry Flach, 973-420-1658. Conference Chair: Jonathan Cloud, 908-306-9075. Administrator: Maura Pniewski, 973-443-8577.

When Things Come Together

When things finally start to come together for a conference like this, some serendipitous things begin to happen. People who were previously unavailable decide to show up; exhibitors sign up, even though times are tough all around; all sorts of interesting people begin to materialize, and bring new and often remarkable insights.
The “new green economy” [...]

Leveraging the Conference

One of the ways we’re seeking to leverage the Conference is to provide a launchpad for new initiatives. These initiatives will be presented during 3-hour action-learning workshops on Thursday, May 21 starting at 2 p.m.:
Transition New Jersey
A project of Community Green, the TransitionNJ.org initiative is designed to assist communities to start transition programs in their [...]

Chuck Slotkin, Nature’s Equity

Chuck Slotkin is the founder and Managing Director of Nature’s Equity LLC, an investment banking firm focusing on the natural products industry.
He cultivated his investment banking skills working on Wall Street. In 1990, Chuck developed a strong personal connection with the world of alternative health care. After experiencing the efficacy of a nutritious diet and [...]

Bill Russell, SKN Worldwide

 Bill Russell, ISE Research Fellow of Institute for Sustainable Enterprise
email:wgrussell@sknworldwide.com  phone: 201-592-0055  - http://fdu.edu/ise
Mr. Russell is a leader in advancing sustainable development aligned strategies, management systems, process improvement programs, performance measurement systems and implementing best practice information technology solutions.
He has worked with a broad range of worldwide clients including small and large corporations; government and intergovernmental organizations; [...]