The 2010 TA3 conference was held in Asheville, North Carolina on April 26-27. Hosted by member college, Haywood Community College, the event focused on “Supporting Sustainable Communities: Opportunities and Challenges for Community Colleges”

Below you will find an agenda for the meeting with a link to some of the presentations for download.

Monday, April 26

9:30 am Welcome: Rose Johnson, President, Haywood Community College

Overview: Stuart Rosenfeld and Lars Møller Bentsen

9:50 am Moving towards triple bottom line results

Wayne Fawbush, The Ford Foundation Presentation

10:00 am Challenges and opportunities in the U.S. and Europe

Introductions: Keith Bird, Chancellor Emeritus, Kentucky Community and Technical College System

Glenn Cummings, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Adult & Vocational Education, US Department of Education

Risto Raivio, Head of the Training Policy Sector, Directorate for Education and Culture, European Union Presentation

Dennis Creech, Executive Director, SouthFace Energy Institute, Atlanta Presentation

1:45 pm Fostering sustainable communities

Moderator: Marie Foster-Gnage, President, West Virginia University-Parkersburg

Anthony Flaccavento, Founder, Appalachian Sustainable Development Presentation

Kathy Schatzberg, President, Cape Cod Community College, MA Presentation

Peter Rathje, Director, Project Zero, Sønderborg, Denmark Presentation

4:00 pm Educating for sustainability

Room A: Going green: Renewing and conserving energy

Moderator: Carl Hite, President, Cleveland State Community College

Jay Box, Chancellor, Kentucky Community & Technical College System Presentation

Paddy Tobin, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology Presentation

Rose Johnson, President, Haywood Community College

Room B: Going local: Growing food and selling an experience

Moderator: Anne McNutt, President, Bevill State Community College, AL

Stuart Rosenfeld, RTS and Christian Heide Petersen, Head of Department, Danish Design School Presentation

Stephan Goetz, Director, Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development, Penn State University Presentation

Jonathan Deutsch and Babette Audant, Kingsborough Community College, New York Presentation

Tuesday April 27

8:45 am Workshops on exemplary and innovative practices for employment and entrepreneurship

Green skills for new & old careers: Renewable energy and conservation

Moderator: Darlene Miller, Chair, National Council on Workforce Education

Allan Gentry, Dean, Business & Technology, Cleveland State Community College Presentation

Randy Grissom, Director, Sustainable Technologies Center, Santa Fe Community College Presentation

Allan B. Rasmussen, Department Head, Technical College of Jutland, Denmark Presentation

Local, organic, and healthy: Sustainable agriculture & natural resources

Moderator: Jim McKenney, Vice Pres., American Association of Community Colleges

Igotz Gallastegi, Mutrikuko Akuakultura Institutua, Basque region of Spain Presentation

Karen Allen, Provost, Central Carolina Community College, NC Presentation

D. Lynn Coale, Director, Patricia Hannaford Career Center, Middlebury, VT Presentation

Valuing authenticity and aesthetics: Work in the experience economy

Moderator: Mary B. Regan, Executive Director, North Carolina Arts Council

Terry Gess, Dean, Professional Crafts Program, Haywood Community College Presentation

Marjut Salminen, Dean, Tampere College, Finland Presentation

Jon Ellenbogen, Barking Spider Pottery, Penland, NC

10:45 am Plenary roundtable on community perspectives

Moderator: Sheldon R. Jones, Vice President, Farm Foundation

Pam Curry, Executive Director, Center for Economic Options

Ray Daffner, Manager, Energy Initiative, Appalachian Regional Commission

Brett Olson, Co-Director, Green Routes, Minnesota