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On Monday, July 14, twenty national thought leaders in business, community development, the arts, and the environment will gather to begin conversations around adopting national environmentally friendly policies and practices within the arts, brainstorm readily achievable strategies for artists and arts organizations across the country to reduce their own impact on the environment, and lay the groundwork for ongoing cooperation with other sectors, including environmental, business, government, civic, and community organizations.

Discover why the arts are the next crucial tool in our fight to save the planet, and how to help advance this dynamic work.  Results of the summit will be available here on Wednesday, July 16.

Presented by Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts
Facilities and technical support provided by Booz Allen Hamilton

Convened in cooperation with Americans for the Arts and The Aspen Institute

Hosts:

Hon. Norman Mineta, Vice Chairman, Hill and Knowlton**
Mr. Terre Jones, President and CEO, Wolf Trap Foundation
Mr. Bob Lynch, CEO/President, Americans for the Arts

Participants^:

Ms. Claire Alexander, VP of Operations and Interactive Media, Discovery Communications LLC, Planet Green
Mr. Brian Allenby, Manager, Operations & Education, Reverb
Mr. Sam Bower, Executive Director, greenmuseum.org
Ms. Kateri Callahan, President, Alliance to Save Energy
Mr. Keith Cole, Director, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, General Motors
Mr. Matthew Cooper, President, PEG Environmental Engineering
Mr. Philippe Cousteau, CEO, EarthEcho International
Mr. Ellis Finger, Director, Williams Center for the Arts
Mr. Sudhakar Kevasan, Chairman/CEO, ICF International
Ms. Marda Kirn, Founder, Executive Director, EcoArts
Mr. Scott Kratz, Vice President for Education, National Building Museum
Ms. Kathy Mattea, Artist*
Mr. Shawn Norton, Director, Climate Friendly Parks, National Park Service
Mr. Damien Pwono, Director, Global Initiative on the Arts and Sustainability, The Aspen Institute
Mr. Michael Singer, Artist (Landscape, Outdoor Environment and Infrastructure)
Hon. Robert Stanton, former Director, National Park Service
Mr. Chris Velasco, President, PLACE (Projects Linking Art, Community & Environment)
Mr. Kulapat Yantrasast, Architect, wHY Architecture (Designer of The Grand Rapids Art Museum, one of the first to achieve LEED certification)

Participant Biographies (pdf.)

^ As of July 11, 2008

**Chair, Wolf Trap’s National Advisory Council on the Arts and Environment

*Member, Wolf Trap’s National Advisory Council on the Arts and Environment