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Going Green Conference registration closes this week

NORTH BAY, Sept. 30, 2008 – Registration for the NORTH BAY BUSINESS JOURNAL's inaugural 2008 Going Green Conference closes this Friday, Oct. 3. The event will take an in-depth look at major trends and developments in the exploding green movement along with how they are impacting the way business is conducted today.

It will be held Oct. 9 at the Doubletree Hotel in Rohnert Park. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., and the program runs from 8:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Tickets are $45 per person and include continental breakfast. Tables of 10, including company signage, are $470. To register, contact Linda Perkins at 707-521-5264 or events@busjrnl.com by Oct. 3, or register online at www.northbaybusinessjournal.com.

Two panels of industry experts will discuss top issues emerging in the newly developing field of green business. The first panel will provide information based on first-hand experience of successful green business practices, and the second panel will focus on green building and green technology.

The first panel will feature Randy Poole of the Sonoma County Water Agency and Rod Dole of the county of Sonoma discussing a potential zero-carbon water delivery system and implications of AB 811 for financing projects as well as Dennis Carroll of Sonoma Wine Co. detailing his wine company's green practices.

The second panel includes Peter Bruck of the city of Rohnert Park to talk about green building standards, Dawn Danby of Autodesk to cover sustainable design technology, Patty Garbarino of Marin Sanitary to discuss efforts toward zero-waste and Alexandra von Meier of Sonoma State University to provide an overview of alternative energy technologies.