CitiesAlive 2009 - World Green Roof Infrastructure Congress

In partnership with the City of Toronto and the World Green Roof Infrastructure Network, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities is pleased to announce the inaugural CitiesAlive World Green Roof Infrastructure Congress, taking place at the Sheraton Centre in downtown Toronto Canada on October 19 - 21 2009. Addressing the theme “Green Roof Infrastructure: A Global Solution to Climate Change” , the objectives of the CitiesAlive Congress are to raise awareness of the benefits of green roof infrastructure and to build capacity of the green roof infrastructure market through an international exchange of information, and via local education, training and accreditation opportunities. CitiesAlive 2009 is the only event in North America that gathers the international green infrastructure community together to address the issues of green infrastructure as they relate to environmental, social and economic needs on a local, regional and global level. Green infrastructure embraces the relationship between green roofs and green walls, as well as other forms of urban greenery such as urban forests. More than 1000 participants within the building design, development, construction, and management sectors, as well as policy-makers, government officials, NGO representatives, students and engaged members of the public are expected to partake in the event. www.citiesalive.org