2010 Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference

The 2010 Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference is the leading forum for transforming ideas into action and building a green economy that creates good jobs, reduces global warming and preserves America’s economic and environmental security. The conference will bring together thousands of community and business leaders, union members, environmentalists and elected officials to transform our ideas into action and to build a new, green economy that creates good jobs, reduces global warming and makes America more energy independent.

Early Bird Registration is now open for the 2010 Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference, which will take place May 4-6, 2010 at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., for a fee of just $125. But act fast: Early Bird Registration will only last until March 15, when the price will increase to $165.

The goals of the 2010 Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference are to:

• Provide a forum for labor, environment and businesses to turn ideas into action and build a revitalized, green economy in the United States;
• Demonstrate the diversity of the coalition supporting the creation of good, green jobs;
• Showcase the successes of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the ideas and strategies that have already been implemented;
• Underscore the breadth of private-sector green investment and job creation;
• Identify additional federal and state policy tools to accelerate the growth of the green economy and the creation of clean energy jobs;
• Highlight strategies for rebuilding the middle class and creating opportunities for underserved and underemployed communities with clean energy investments; and
• Model partnerships between federal agencies, the private sector and local interests.

http://www.greenjobsconference.org/