Ideal City Conference will address what makes a city ideal and how we can all improve our urban environments. The conference aims to bring minds from around the United States and the World to discuss, collaborate and develop fresh and innovative ideas.

http://sun.louisville.edu

Programme highlights:

World Film Premiere of “Imagining Home” Hope VI: Success or Failure?
Sue Arbuthnot of Hare in the Gate Productions
Matt Hanka, Director Public Administration Program, Indiana University Southwest

Heinz Award for the Environmental Advocate
Tom Fitzgerald, Director of the Kentucky Resources Council

Independent Film Producer “Flow” Producer, Advocate and developer of
The Green Building - Gill Holland

What Cities Might Look Like in the Future
Steve Wiser—author of several books on the future of cities and historic preservation

Contemporary Housing Dynamics: Death of Suburbia and Rebirth of Downtown?
John I. Gilderbloom, Director Center for Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods
Joshua Ambrosius, Assistant Professor of West Virginia State
Matt Hanka Ph.D. Indiana University Southwest Director of Master’s in Public Administration

Workshop: A Tour of Green Buildings in Louisville: Some Amazing Advances
Russ Barnett, Director Kentucky Institute for Environment and Sustainable Development

How we have Created, Partnerships For Thousands of Attractive, Affordable Housing Units
Dr. Bill Friedlander PhD and Dr. Mark Wright PhD of Oracle Design Group

How to Reduce Energy Consumption in your house and office
Dr. Steve Roosa, PhD, Sustainable Energy Expert and Bestselling Author

Workshop: Historic Walking tour of St. James Court / Old Louisville
Dr. Tom Owen PhD University of Louisville Achives, Authro and star of five DVD’s on Historic Neighborhoods

The Future of Historic Louisville Neighborhoods
Dr. John Gilderbloom, Director Center for Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods

Ethical Public Administration: Some Examples
Dr. Steve Koven, author of several books on ethics and Professor and Director Public Administration, University of Louisville
Discussant: Henry Brooks, MPA Student University of Arkansas

How A City Becomes “Bike Friendly”: Planning, Cutural, and Design Considerations
Dirk Gowin, Metro Louisville Bicycle/Pedestrian Program Director
Zach Kentizer, Natasha Jarnett and Brian O’Neil University of Louisville graduate students

How to Design and Build Attractive and Affordable Housing
Michael Brazley, Associate Professor, University of Illinois Carbondale

Workshop: Historic Architecture is the New Green Architecture
Gary j. Kleier,

Environmental Protection Agency as a Partner for New Urbanism
Carlton Eley, author and Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation

Urban landscapes on Biodiversity, Community Gardening and Eating Well
Tommy Parker, Assistant Professor of Biology, University of Louisville.
Max Gilderbloom, University of Louisville School of Social Work

Workshop: Community Congress on HUD Urban Sustainability Grant
A workshop on the competition for $50 million dollars for U.S. cities

See our website: http://sun.louisville.edu/ for more information and go to the "Register Now" link at the top!

This conference is being done in conjunction with the Hullabalou Music Festival:

Three Days. Five Stages. Over 65 bands including Dave Matthews Band, Bon Jovi, Kenny Chesney, Steve Miller Band, Jason Aldean, Al Green, Zac Brown Band, and the Avett Brothers. At legendary Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY July 23-25, 2010.

http://www.hullabaloufest.com/