<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:15pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(50,152,180)"><img src="cid:ii_155eee20c057ccf6" alt="Inline image 1" width="318" height="54"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:15pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(50,152,180)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:15pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(50,152,180)"><span style="font-size:18pt;color:rgb(50,152,180);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"><a href="http://greenhomenyc.org/forum/trends-in-sustainability-government-and-corporate-commitments/">Trends in Sustainability: Government and
Corporate Commitments</a></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3pt;line-height:11.25pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(121,121,121)">July 10, 2016</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:15pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black">The Trends in Sustainability forum is targeted for city officials
and the public to become aware of powerful sustainability tactics that may not
be in their foresight. From methods of integrating alternative fuels as a means
to address emergency responses, to using sustainable economic methods to
reframe the way we plan for company growth.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:15pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:15pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black">The goal of this month’s forum to highlight the latest wave of
sustainability methods and how they are being practiced, as well as open
opportunities to take advantage of such trends.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:15pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><h2 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(64,64,64);font-size:17px;line-height:21px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:300;letter-spacing:0.5px;background-color:rgb(247,247,247)"><a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/o/greenhomenyc-1045103873" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(64,64,64);outline:0px">GreenHomeNYC</a></h2><h2 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(64,64,64);font-size:17px;line-height:21px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:300;letter-spacing:0.5px;background-color:rgb(247,247,247)">Wednesday, July 20, 2016 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM (EDT)</h2><div id="event_network" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(64,64,64);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.2px;letter-spacing:0.5px;line-height:15.84px;background-color:rgb(247,247,247)"><h2 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:21px;font-weight:300"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/d/ny--new-york/events/" style="color:rgb(64,64,64);text-decoration:none">New York, NY</a></h2><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:15pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333px;letter-spacing:0.533333px;line-height:normal">Wine and refreshments will be served!</b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:15pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:15pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="color:rgb(50,152,180);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/trends-in-sustainability-government-and-corporate-commitments-tickets-26283012197">Click here to register!</a></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:15pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"><b> </b></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);letter-spacing:0.4pt">SPEAKERS:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);letter-spacing:0.4pt"></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);letter-spacing:0.4pt">*Christina Ficicchia,<span class=""> </span><strong>Executive
Director</strong><span class=""> </span><strong>at Empire Clean Cities (ECC)</strong></span></u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);letter-spacing:0.4pt"></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);letter-spacing:0.4pt">Ms. Ficicchia acts as the US Department
of Energy Clean Cities Coalition Coordinator for the region. As the
executive director, Ms. Ficicchia develops and executes long-range
organizational goals, provides support and management related to the
operations of the non-profit organization, develops strategies and programs
that fulfill its mission, seeks out increased membership enrollment and funding
and promotes the acceptance of alternative fuel fleet vehicles. </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);letter-spacing:0.4pt">Ms. Ficicchia will be speaking about the
Initiative for Resiliency through Energy in Vehicles (iREV) which is a project
in collaboration with NASEO. </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);letter-spacing:0.4pt">*Mariana Torres-Montoya,<span class=""><b> </b></span><strong>Principal Economist</strong><span class=""> </span><strong>at
The Louis Berger Group</strong></span></u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);letter-spacing:0.4pt"></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);letter-spacing:0.4pt">Ms Torres will be
discussing sustainability at the intersection of transportation and land
use planning, where the current innovations taking place have the potential of
generating great change with significant implications for the future of
infrastructure and sustainability practices. She will analyze policy and the
econmics of how to shift from long range plans when it is recognized that they
are no longer effective. </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);letter-spacing:0.4pt">*Plus one more speaker to be announced soon!</span></strong><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);letter-spacing:0.4pt"></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:15pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333px;text-decoration:underline">Click here to register!</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(50,152,180)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:15pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(50,152,180)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:15pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(50,152,180)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:15pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(50,152,180)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:15pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><br></p>

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