Green tech conference set for San Francisco

Last updated Sep 24, 2010 — 163 views

Going green? If so, you might want to attend the fourth annual West Coast Green conference, Sept. 30 through Oct. 2 in San Francisco. The three-day event will showcase more than 300 green initiatives, including numerous new products and technologies, from both startups and mature companies.

In addition to an expo packed with new and emerging products and technologies from around 150 exhibiting companies and organizations, West Coast Green also includes an educational conference with numerous sessions devoted to green innovations and best practices.

The conference’s educational sessions will focus on how to create the “smart city of the future.” Topics covered will include architecture, design, government, utility, business, transportation, technology, planning, construction, finance, social theory, and the environment.

West Coast Green highlights include:

The complete schedule of conference sessions may be found here. The sessions are organized in the following six tracks:

  • Better Business, Branding, & Social Innovation
  • Future Communities 4.0
  • Cool Tech & Hot Products
  • Energy + H2O
  • Entrepreneurship Training
  • Smart Grid = Smart Cities

Descriptions of these conference tracks are here. A directory of the expo’s exhibitors is here.

The conference’s organizers expect the event to draw more than 11,000 participants this year, including both “seasoned game-changers” and “budding entrepreneurs.”

Fees for attendance vary. Options include one- and two-day passes for expo-only, virtual (keynotes only), and the full conference. Discounts are offered for preregistration and groups. For further details, visit the conference’s website.
 



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