Since 2006, when the GrowSmart-Brookings report defined an "action plan for sustainable prosperity in Maine," our state has made major new commitments towards growing our innovation economy, enhancing our "quality of place," and reorganizing governments to make more efficient use of public resources.
Now, GrowSmart Maine wants to initiate the next stages of our “action plan.” How can Maine secure dedicated, long-term funding to preserve and enhance its “quality places” - our Main Streets, downtowns, working landscapes, and wildlands? How will Maine’s government systems, structures, and resources need to adapt to become more effective and less expensive for taxpayers? And how might the linked challenges of climate change and energy prices spur new innovation and growth in Maine’s innovation economy and natural resource-based industries?
We want you to help us answer these questions and realize a new era of sustainable prosperity in Maine. Let's meet at the Summit: click here to register online.
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Event Details
The 2008 Summit will be held on Friday, October 10th, at the Augusta Civic Center (map).
Registration will open on August 18th.
Join GrowSmart Maine today to be eligible for discounted members-only registration rates.
Program of events:
8:30 AM: Welcome
9:00 AM: Keynote: "Governing Maine in the 21st Century," by Jim Chrisinger, Public Strategies Group
9:30 AM: Keynote: "Building a Green Innovation Economy in the Face of Energy Challenges and a Changing Climate," by Erika Spanger-Siegfried, Union of Concerned Scientists (invited).
10:15 AM: Morning breakout sessions:
Noon: Lunch
12:45 PM: Keynote: "A Progress Report on the 'Charting Maine's Future' Action Plan," by Bruce Katz of the Brookings Institution.
1:45 PM: Afternoon Breakout Sessions:
Click here to register online with our secure webpages.
Keynote Speaker: Bruce Katz
We're very pleased to announce that Bruce Katz, a lead author of the 2006 GrowSmart-Brookings report and a founding director of the Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program, will deliver a keynote address at the 2008 GrowSmart Summit.
Katz, who gave an extremely popular address on the Charting Maine's Future report at our 2006 Summit, will assess how Maine has progressed so far in the report's "action plan," and how Maine can overcome new challenges to secure sustained prosperity for the long term.
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Members receive $20 off the standard price of Summit registration.
Registration
Use our secure webpages to purchase a registration for yourself or for your group. You'll need a credit or debit card to register online.
To pay with a check or purchase order, download our registration form here, print, and return to the address below with your payment. Please note, registration is not complete until payment is received:
GrowSmart Maine
81 Bridge Street
Yarmouth, ME 04096
fax: 207-847-9270
phone: 207-847-9275 x316
Volunteers Needed
We're seeking volunteers who can help out in the days leading up to and during the 2008 Summit. Volunteers will receive free admission to the 2008 Summit and a very stylish GrowSmart Maine t-shirt. Please contact our events coordinator if you'd like to help out.
Thanks to this year's Summit sponsors!
Harvard-Pilgrim Healthcare
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Tugboat Creative
Maine Turnpike Authority
Kennebec Valley Council of Governments
Sponsors help make the GrowSmart Maine Summit happen each year. The support of these companies and organizations reflects their commitment to sustainable prosperity and to work together with GrowSmart Maine and diverse others for a better Maine.
Interested in sponsoring this year's Summit? Please contact Lisa Fahay, our Deputy Director, at 847-9275 ext. 302.
Click here for a list of Summit 2007 sponsors.
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