Foundation for a Green Future, Inc.

Waste Not, Want Not:

Water & Wastewater in our Commonwealth

(In Honor of World Water Day)

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

1-6 pm

BSA Space - 290 Congress Street - Boston MA

FREE EVENT, REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

TO REGISTER, CLICK HERE!

Keynote Speaker:

Kate Kennen,  ASLA, Founder/Owner, Offshoots, Inc.

Kate Kennen, ASLA, is a dynamic speaker, thinker and doer. She will bring a host of innovative ideas about solving wastewater issues along with beautiful images to inspire. Founder of award-winning design practice focused on productive planting techniques and phytotechnology consulting, Offshoots, Inc. and coauthor of acclaimed book, PHYTO: Principles of Site Remediation & Landscape Design, Ms. Kennen brings a fresh perspective to the world of water and wastewater.

Forum Sponsors:

Forum Partners:

 BSA  Foundation

Boston Properties

City of Boston

Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC)

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA)

Boston Society of Landscape Architects (BSLA)

Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC)

Boston Neighborhood Network

Offshoots, Inc.

Project Green Schools

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1:00 PM - Welcome

Fred Laskey, MWRA, Executive Director

1:10 PM Brief Presentation by Student Delegates

1:15 PM Keynote, Kate Kennen, ASLA, Offshoots, Inc.

2:00 PM  Panel Discussion  

Austin Blackmon, City of Boston, Chief of Environment, Energy and Open Space

Dr. Wafa Koelbel, Geo-Technical Engineer

Kate England, Boston Water & Sewer Commission

Scott Bishop, Northeastern University/Bishop Land Design

Moderator: Shimon Warden, Principal, SAIF Consultancy

3:15 PM  Networking Break

3:30 -5 PM Breakout Sessions:

Session 1:  Wastewater Innovation

Ben Myers, Sustainability Manager, Boston Properties

Jeremy Lacey, CEO, Phoenix Revolution,Inc.

Moderator:  Rishabh Sardana, Northeastern University

Session 2:  Design and Legislation

Scott Bishop, Northeastern University/Bishop Land Design 

Michael Murphy, Director of Water Innovation, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC)

Representative Carolyn Dykema, 8th Middlesex District

Session 3:  Resilient Water Systems:  Keeping Wastewater out of Our Groundwater

Dr. Wafa Koelbel, Geo-Technical Engineer

Prof. Jack Ahern, Vice Provost International Programs, University of Massachuestts, Amherst

Franziska Amacher, FAIA, Amacher & Associates, Architect

5:00-6:00 PM Networking Reception

About the Forum

The 5th Annual Massachusetts Water Forum, hosted by the Foundation for a Green Future, Inc. in honor of World Water Day, will carry through on this year's theme of water and wastewater as the Commonwealth prepares for numerous challenges ahead.

The forum will encourage all participants to pose questions, add their insights, and think about new designs, systems and resource uses.

Mass. Water Youth Summit

From 9 am - 12 pm we will host the Mass. Water Youth Summit to engage our youth ages 14-25 re:   issues concerning wastewater.  A few students will be selected to represent ideas at the Mass. Water Forum following the Summit.  

To register for the Youth Summit,

Click HERE.

9:00 am Welcome by Dr. Karen Weber

 9:10 am Guest Speaker, Bruce Fulford, City Soil

9:45-10:00 am  Networking Break

10:00-11:00 am  Rotating Interactive Workshops

#1 Water and Wastewater in Boston, Adriana Cillo, Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC)

#2 Building a Water Conscious City, Polly Carpenter, Boston Society of Architects (BSA)

#3 Wastewater Activism: Policy and Legislation, Hannah Traggis, Project Green Schools

 #4 Wastewater Issues Across the Globe, Dr. Wafa Koelbel

11:00-11:45 am  Drafting a Resolution for the State House

11:50 am  Wrap-up

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