Green Economy Resources

Thanks to everyone who joined us for the Green Collar Jobs and Building a High Tech Green Economy conference last month. We hope you found the event enjoyable and educational!

We encourage everyone to attend the follow-up workshop, which will be hosted b Oakton Community College and the Delta Institute on February 18th, 2010. Learn more about the follow-up workshop

A number of conference resources are available online:

• Conference agenda


• Video of the keynote addresses by US Rep Jan Schakowsky and Chicago Alderman Manny Flores


• CMRC press release and discussion forum


• Speaker and panelist biographies


• Presentation by Deborah Popely, Delta Institute


• Presentation by Jim Wurtz, National Railway Equipment Co.


• Presentation by Sean Murdock, NanoBusiness Alliance


• List of green courses at Oakton Community College

Special thanks to Oakton Community College, Illinois workNet Center, the Delta Institute, and the Workforce Board of Cook County for their support organizing and hosting the event.