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<DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial>REMINDER –<SPAN class=715111818-14102008>
<STRONG><FONT size=5>3 DAYS LEFT</FONT></STRONG></SPAN> -<SPAN
class=715111818-14102008> </SPAN>to submit your proposal to THE 2009 GULF C<SPAN
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accepted Now through <SPAN class=715111818-14102008>10 PM (CST)
</SPAN>OCTOBER 20<SUP>th</SUP> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'">COMPLETE
YOUR PROPOSAL HERE</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">: </SPAN><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: #76923c"><A
title="blocked::http://www.gulfcoastgreen.org/
http://www.gulfcoastgreen.org/"
href="blocked::www.gulfcoastgreen.org"><SPAN
title=blocked::http://www.gulfcoastgreen.org/
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #76923c; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">www.gulfcoastgreen.org</SPAN></A></SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">
</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> and
click on <STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">SPEAKERS</SPAN></STRONG><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'">This
year, GREEN is all about community. </SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Do you envision a
sustainable future for our region? Do you have an idea, a practice, or viewpoint
that will help make the Gulf Coast GREEN? This Symposium is the ideal venue to
share your ideas with a like-minded audience. The Gulf Coast Green 2009
Symposium seeks presenters from architectural, planning, engineering, education,
energy analysis and similar professions relevant to the 2009 conference
theme</SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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align=center><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: #76923c; FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'">CREATING
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #76923c; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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align=center><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: #76923c; FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'">large scale
low impact</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #76923c; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'">2009 Tracks
Include:</SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Reducing the
Region’s Footprint</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">: This track will
explore options for reducing the region’s carbon and ecological footprints
while we continue to grow and consume.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Alternative
Technologies</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">: This track will
focus on low-tech, low cost solutions to green building design
challenges.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Smart Planning for
Inevitable Growth</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">: This track will
address the challenge of responsible planning to accommodate the predicted
growth of the region.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Implementing
Breakthrough Solutions</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">: This track will
highlight the latest programs and guidelines that encourage innovative
solutions in green building.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Questions?
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #76923c; FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'">Gulf
Coast Green 2009 - Symposium - April 16-17, 2009</SPAN></STRONG><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: olive; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR></SPAN></B><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'">CREATING
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES: large scale low impact</SPAN></STRONG></P>
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<DIV align=left><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>Filo
Castore<BR></STRONG></FONT><FONT face=Arial><EM>Chair<BR></EM><BR>Gulf Coast
Green 09<BR><EM>Sustainable Communities</EM><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=1>April 16-17, 2009<BR>Reliant Park, Houston, TX<BR><BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.gulfcoastgreen.org/"><FONT face=Arial
size=1>www.gulfcoastgreen.org</FONT></A><BR><A
href="mailto:info@gulfcoastgreen.org"><FONT face=Arial
size=1>info@gulfcoastgreen.org</FONT></A><BR></DIV></FONT></SPAN></STRONG></DIV></FONT></DIV>
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