Thank you for attending the MORPC Summit on Sustainability & the Environment on October 11, 2011. Thank you to our sponsors and presenters for making this exciting event possible. 

Presentations will be added to the website soon. Please click here to access presentations by the keynote and breakout session speakers.

Congratulations to the Following 2011 Sustainability Award Recipients:

• Agriculture & Local Food Award: Local Matters
• Energy & Air Quality Award: Anheuser-Busch
• Greenways & Water Quality Award: The City of Westerville, Central Ohio Rain Garden Initiative (or CORGI) and The Ohio State University Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering
• Materials Management Award: The Kroger Company, Columbus Division
• Sustainable Growth: The Franklin County Board of Commissioners for the Smart Growth Overlay

Please click here to find out more about the accomplishments of the selected award winners, and visit the website linked to each award recipient.

Background and Event Highlights:

The Summit is MORPC’s signature environmental conference in Central Ohio each year, developed to aid community leaders, businesses and individuals in going green. This exciting event brings hundreds of people together from diverse backgrounds who share a common interest in making the world a better place for existing and future generations.

Event Highlights: View an event agenda here

• Keynote by Amy Camacho, Secretary of Environmental Sustainability and Territorial Planning of the State of Puebla, Mexico and Former Director General of Africam Safari wildlife park. The keynote is hosted in partnership with Columbus Council on World Affairs.
• Engaging workshops on the topics of clean and efficient vehicles, greenways and trails, green buildings and climate change adaptation.
• The second annual Sustainability Awards to recognize achievements in multiple categories of environmental stewardship.
• Exhibit Hall to showcase environmental products and services.
• Pre-event reception on Oct. 10, 6-8 p.m. at the Wexner Center for the Arts, featuring environmentally-themed art exhibitions, hors d'oeuvres, and Green Pact signing ceremony.

Check out our 2011 Summit on Sustainability & the Environment photo gallery