Agenda:

Friday, February 18^th, 2011

9:00 am – 9:45 Site visit - Anna Marie Island Historic Green Village 503 Pine Ave, Anna Maria Island

10:30 am – 11:30 Site visit –LED Lighting manufacturer- Beacon Products – 2041 58^th Avenue Circle East, Bradenton, FL 34203  

11:45 am – 12:30   Site visit – commercial solar array – Waste Pro – 7921 15^th St East, Sarasota

1:15 pm – 2:30 Networking lunch & site visit – LEED Gold certified building with rooftop solar at Sarasota IFAS Extension Office– 6700 Clark Rd, Sarasota 34321

2:45 pm – 3:30 Site visit – residential solar array – 2236 Shadow Oaks Rd, Sarasota, 34230

4:00 pm – 4:30 Site visit – LEED building State College of Florida Lakewood Ranch Campus7131 Professional Parkway East, Sarasota, FL

4:30 pm – 5:00 Town hall registration

5:00 – 7:00 Town Hall meeting at State College of Florida Lakewood Ranch Campus- Center for Innovation and Technology

·         5:00 – 5:15 Welcome

·         5:15 – 5:30 Presentation: “Job Creation and Local Economic Growth”  - Mike Antheil, FARE Executive Director

·         5:30 – 5:45 Legislative Outlook – Government Affairs Expert and FARE Lobbyist Richard Pinsky

·         5:45 – 6:30 Panel Discussion

o    Representative Ray Pilon

o    Sarasota Mayor Kelly Kirschner

o    Invited – Senator Mike Bennett

·         6:30 – 7:00 Q & A

·         Cocktail Reception to follow. (TBA)

This event is free and open to the public, but seating is limited and registration is required.

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