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MEDIA CONTACT: Terry Gearing 561-799-8026, gearing@fau.edu
FAU Jupiter Presents Design Expert Ed McMahon to Discuss Sustainability
WHAT: FAU Jupiter will present a lecture by Ed McMahon on “Sustainability – What Does It Mean and Why Is It Important?”
WHEN: Thursday, April 24, 2008 6 p.m. reception and 7 p.m. lecture
WHERE: FAU’s John D. MacArthur Campus AD Auditorium 5353 Parkside Drive, Jupiter
COST: Free and open to the public
CONTACT: 561-799-8526 or abacoaproject@fau.edu
Ed McMahon, senior fellow for sustainable development and environmental policy with the Urban Land Institute in Washington, D.C., has decades of experience in land conversation and land development. He will discuss sustainability in the context of climate change and high energy costs.
The event is hosted by the Design Institute at Abacoa, FAU’s Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions, Florida Atlantic University and the Abacoa Partnership for Community, ULI Southeast Florida/Caribbean, Treasure Coast Section of the Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association and the Palm Beach County Planning Congress.
RSVP to 561-799-8526 or abacoaproject@fau.edu.
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