Early Bird Registration Deadline Tomorrow for 2025 Growing Sustainable Communities Conference

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Tomorrow (Feb. 14) is the final day to qualify for an early bird discount on registration for the City of Dubuque’s annual Growing Sustainable Communities Conference, scheduled for April 1-2 at the Grand River Center in the Port of Dubuque.

Early registrants can save more than 10%. Registration details can be found at www.cityofdubuque.org/gscc

Featured speakers for the 2025 conference include:

Rozina Kanchwala, founder and executive director of Eco.Logic, an organization that uses arts, community-building, and education to inspire environmental action.
Jeremy Hoffmann, director of climate justice and impact at Groundworks USA, an award-winning environmental educator and nationally-recognized climate scientist.
Lil Milagro Henriquez, founder and executive director of the Mycelium Youth Network, which provides high-quality science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) programming to low-income youth.

In addition to keynote addresses, conference attendees can choose from over 30 sessions in five tracks:

Buildings and Energy;
Food, Health, Housing, and Greenspace;
Equity, Resiliency, and Capacity;
Solid Waste, Water, Wastewater, and Flooding; and
Transportation and Land Use.

A full listing of speakers and sessions is available at www.cityofdubuque.org/gscc

Interested attendees can also sign up for one of three tours to view local sustainability projects around the Dubuque area. These tours are not included in the base conference registration and will require a small additional fee.

In addition, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) will host a local government summit in Dubuque prior to the conference on Monday, March 31, to deepen engagement with local governments and practitioners on a range of climate resilience, green building and sustainable development issues. More information and registration details on this summit can be found at https://usgbc.cventevents.com/event/d586b572-5538-43cc-8174-24f6e571dc98/summary

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MEDIA CONTACT
Gina Bell, Sustainability Director
gbell@cityofdubuque.org, 563.690.6038