2nd Annual e4 Sustainability Summit

Annual e4 Sustainability Summit

The City of West Palm is committed to the notion that sustainability is a challenge which must be addressed at the grassroots level. Consistent with this belief, the City arranged its first e4 Sustainability Summit in the winter of 2009. This one-day conference acted as a public forum to unite local residents, students, businesses and government in the community challenge to become a carbon neutral city and in turn ensure the vitality of our community. The four E’s in the title of the summit represent overlapping elements of sustainability: the environment, economics, equity and energy.

Let us be remembered as a generation that met our own needs without compromising the ability of our children and grandchildren to meet theirs…Working together, sustainability can become a way of life for all of us. – Mayor Lois Frankel, State of the City Address, January 20, 2009

The Second Annual e4 Sustainability Summit 2010

**Save the Date**

The City is currently planning the second annual e4 Sustainability Summit. The conference is taking place at the Kravis Center on Saturday, April 17, 2010. Since this year’s summit is larger, participants will have the option of registering for the entire event or select portions of the conference. Whether you have experience in sustainability or are a novice to the field, this year’s summit will have something to offer you. Please show your support of the City’s Sustainability Plan and register early for our second annual e4 Summit. Space will be limited.

Coming soon: Registration for Sponsors, Exhibitors and Attendees….

Please continue to check this page for regular updates.

An Overview of Previous Summits:

The Mission of the Inaugural 2009 Summit - A Starting Point
On February 25, 2009, the City of West Palm Beach invited the general public focusing on local citizens, business owners and employees and City officials and employees to meet for a day of engaging speakers and strategic planning. Over 400 people gathered with the aim of ensuring that the City’s future is prosperous and healthy for all of its residents and workers. Reducing our carbon footprint is a vital component of accomplishing this objective. However, doing so requires a common vision for the future of West Palm Beach. The first e4 Summit was a significant step towards this vision - a grassroots effort to build consensus on issues, and, then set a shared agenda to address these issues. Public participation is essential to determine what a sustainable future means for the City of West Palm Beach. Using the results of the summit along with other neighborhood/community workshops, an action plan, or “Greenprint,” was first developed to reach benchmarks identified through these public engagements.

The 2009 summit provided the foundation upon which the City continues to build its sustainable culture.



		Annual e4 Sustainability Summit The City of West Palm is committed to the notion that sustainability is a challenge which must be addressed at the grassroots level. Consistent with this belief, the City arranged its first e4 Sustainability Summit in the winter of 2009. This one-day conference acted as a public forum to unite local residents, students, businesses and government in the community challenge to become a carbon neutral city and in turn ensure the vitality of our community. The four E’s in the title of the summit represent overlapping elements of sustainability: the environment, economics, equity and energy. Let us be remembered as a generation that met our own needs without compromising the ability of our children and grandchildren to meet theirs…Working together, sustainability can become a way of life for all of us. – Mayor Lois Frankel, State of the City Address, January 20, 2009 The Second Annual e4 Sustainability Summit 2010 Save the Date The City is currently planning the second annual e4 Sustainability Summit. The conference is taking place at the Kravis Center on Saturday, April 17, 2010. Since this year’s summit is larger, participants will have the option of registering for the entire event or select portions of the conference. Whether you have experience in sustainability or are a novice to the field, this year’s summit will have something to offer you. Please show your support of the City’s Sustainability Plan and register early for our second annual e4 Summit. Space will be limited. Coming soon: Registration for Sponsors, Exhibitors and Attendees…. Please continue to check this page for regular updates. An Overview of Previous Summits: The Mission of the Inaugural 2009 Summit - A Starting Point On February 25, 2009, the City of West Palm Beach invited the general public focusing on local citizens, business owners and employees and City officials and employees to meet for a day of engaging speakers and strategic planning. Over 400 people gathered with the aim of ensuring that the City’s future is prosperous and healthy for all of its residents and workers. Reducing our carbon footprint is a vital component of accomplishing this objective. However, doing so requires a common vision for the future of West Palm Beach. The first e4 Summit was a significant step towards this vision - a grassroots effort to build consensus on issues, and, then set a shared agenda to address these issues. Public participation is essential to determine what a sustainable future means for the City of West Palm Beach. Using the results of the summit along with other neighborhood/community workshops, an action plan, or “Greenprint,” was first developed to reach benchmarks identified through these public engagements. The 2009 summit provided the foundation upon which the City continues to build its sustainable culture.