Food, Fuel, and the Future:
Sustainable Strategies for Healthy Communities
8:00 am - 2:15 pm • Friday, November 7, 2008
Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel, Marlborough, MA
Agenda
8:00– 9:10
Registration and:
- public health expo
- continental breakfast
- book signing* with Jim Hightower
9:10– 9:20
WelcomeRuth Ellen Fitch, President, Board of Directors
9:20– 10:20
Keynote Address
Jim Hightower10:20– 11:00
Featured SpeakerGreg Watson, Senior Advisor for Clean Energy Technology, Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
11:00– 11:10
GreetingCommissioner John Auerbach, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
11:10– 11:20
Break and expo11:20– 12:30
Panel Discussion with Q&A
- Vivien Morris, Moderator, Director of Community Initiatives, Nutrition and Fitness for Life Program, Boston Medical Center
- Susan Altman, Outreach and Programs Manager, MA Climate Action Network
- Maria Moreira, Director, Flats Mentor Farm
- Helen R. Caulton-Harris, Director, Health & Human Services, City of Springfield
- Larry Union, CEO, Northeast Biodiesel / Co-op Power
12:30– 2:00
Lunch
- Featured speaker: Linda C. Degutis, President, American Public Health Association
- Business Meeting
- Awards Presentation:
Public Service Award: Davida Andelman, Dorchester
Community Leadership Award: Nuestras Raices, Holyoke
2:00– 2:15
Closing remarks*Mr. Hightower's books will be available at the meeting.