On December 11, 2007, CMAP and its regional partners hosted the second in a series of Innovation + Integration summits. In developing the 2040 Regional Comprehensive Plan -- due for completion in 2010 -- CMAP is beginning a dialogue on the development of a regional agenda for addressing impacts of climate change. This is one of the nation’s first such efforts to take a regional approach. CMAP and its partners will collect pertinent research and analyze it to determine potential implications for communities across the region.
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NEW: Click here to read CMAP executive director Randy Blankenhorn's post-summit blog entry
The summit featured distinguished speakers assessing the risks and opportunities in terms of our energy future, human and natural resource health, infrastructure, commerce, and land-use and transportation planning. This event was designed for policy makers and advocates across the following areas: municipal, county and regional representation, land-use and transportation, economic development, health and human services, natural resources, developers, business and civic organizations, faith-based organizations, CMAP board committees. For more information, contact Kerry Leigh at 312-386-8705.
8:00 AM Registration/Breakfast/Exhibits Set-up
8:45 AM Welcome
Gerald Bennett, CMAP Board Chairman (Randy Blankenhorn substituting due to weather; text and audio)
9:00 AM What Our Region Can Expect: The Regional Baseline & Implications
Peter Haas, Center for Neighborhood Technology (slides and audio)
9:30 AM Policy Responses to Climate Change I
Illinois Perspective on Climate and Energy Policy
Doug Scott, Director IEPA (Ron Burke substituting due to weather; slides and audio)
City of Chicago Climate Change Initiative
Chief Environmental Officer Sadhu Johnston (audio)
10:30 AM Break, Networking and Table Resource Exhibits
10:45 AM Policy Responses to Climate Change II
Climate Change & Our Regional Water Supply
Dr. Derek Winstanley, Chief, Illinois State Water Survey (slides and audio)
Emissions Trading as Part of a Regional Climate Change Strategy
Will Ferretti, Vice President, Chicago Climate Exchange (Tom Cushing substituting due to weather; slides and audio)
11:45 AM Policy Responses Panel Q & A: Doug Scott, Sadhu Johnston, Derek Winstanley, Will Ferretti
Noon Lunch, Networking and Table Resource Exhibits
12:30 PM Luncheon Keynote:
Our Energy Future
Dr. Robert Rosner, Director, Argonne National Laboratory (slides and audio)
1:30 PM Regional/Local Perspectives I:
Implications for Regional Economic Prosperity
Adele Simmons, Vice-Chair, Chicago Metropolis 2020; President Global Philanthropy Partnership, and Co-Chair Chicago Climate Task Force (audio)
Transportation/Land Use Planning and Climate Change
Steve Winkelman, Manager of Transportation, Center for Clean Air Policy (slides and audio)
3:00 PM Break, Networking, Exhibits
3:15 PM Regional/Local Perspectives II:
Creating Regional Linkages: CMAP, Climate Change, Sustainability and the Regional Comprehensive Plan
Randall S. Blankenhorn, Executive Director CMAP (text and audio)
3:45 PM Regional Perspectives Panel Q & A: Adele Simmons, Randy Blankenhorn, Steve Winkelman, Dr. Rosner
4:00 PM Pulling it all Together and How to Get Started: Craig Sieben of Sieben Energy Associates (audio)
4:30 PM Summit Ends
Summit partners include:
Chicago Wilderness, Center for Humans and Nature, University of Illinois at Chicago, City of Chicago Department of Environment, Center for Neighborhood Technology, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office, Argonne National Laboratory, Campaign for Sensible Growth, Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, Environmental Law and Policy Center, Chicago Metropolis 2020, Illinois State Water Survey, Metropolitan Planning Council, Regional Transportation Authority, Chicago Transit Authority Department of Planning, Attainable Housing Alliance, Cook County Department of Environment, Chicago Botanic Garden