Please join USGBC Chapters and Affiliates of the Upper Northeast Region for a day-long Leadership Summit. The full day event, from 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM, includes interactive breakout sessions for Board members and chapter leaders from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York Upstate, Rhode Island and Vermont. Building on last year's highly successful event, the sessions this year promise to be more in-depth and offer more hands-on opportunities and learning. Your participation is essential for our success! Concurrent sessions will be offered in the morning and afternoon. Tentative agenda:

8:00 - 8:30 AM   Registration & Breakfast

8:30 - 9:30 AM   Welcome & Keynote Speaker

9:45 - 11:15 AM   Morning Session (select one of three choices)

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM   Lunch with networking/topic tables

12:30 -2:00 PM   Afternoon Session (select one of three choices)

2:15 - 3:15 PM  Work Sessions (select one of four choices)

3:15 - 4:00 PM  Wrap-up

4:00 - 5:00 PM  Ice Cream Networking Hour (optional)

Morning Session topics include:  Credential Maintenance, Fundraising, Educaton Provider how-to with CEU. Afternoon Session topics include, Credential Maintenance (repeat from morning), Green Schools Initiative and Effective and Efficient Volunteer Management. (See detailed descriptions of each session here.)

The goal and mission of this Leadership Summit is to provide educational opportunities to bolster the performance of chapters and affiliates in the region, while also providing a networking opportunity to increase communication among the leaders.

NOTE: Due to a flurry of activity these past few days, registration has been extended to April 21st! Attendance to the summit is limited to 100 leaders. We encourage early registration to ensure you have an opportunity to participate in the Leadership Summit! Hotel rooms will be available at the Sheraton Hartford for $89/night plus taxes. To reserve a hotel room:   http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/utcgreen

Also, the Connecticut Green Building Council will be providing a detailed agenda and directions on their web page - that link will be provided soon.

* Although we cannot issue refunds, if you register but are unable to attend, you will be able to transfer your ticket to another person up until one week prior to the summit.