Keep Irving Beautiful Welcomes Statewide Environmental Conference
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For Immediate Release-June 11, 2008 “Keep Irving Beautiful Welcomes Statewide Environmental Conference”Hundreds of community leaders, city officials, educators, law enforcement officers, and concerned citizens will be converging in Irving this summer to learn how their community can guarantee a clean and green future for Texas.The 41st Annual Keep Texas Beautiful Conference, taking place June 24-27 at the Omni Mandalay Hotel in Las Colinas, will inform attendees how to work with and inspire companies, schools, neighborhoods, organizations, and local governments to improve the environment and create healthier, more desirable places to live, work, and play.With more than 20 education sessions covering topics from recycling to community gardens and water-wise landscaping to code enforcement and a variety of registration options, the Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB) conference offers something for everyone.The KTB staff and Conference Committee together with a local Host City Task Force have been working together to assure the conference is a success. Members of the Host City Task Force are Randy Boatright, Chair, Bob Berry and Cheryl Calhoun from the Irving Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, Jeanine Beegle, Sharon Barbosa-Crane, Barbara Cardwell, Sandy and Ruben Franco, Bob Horton and Rachel Moon.Featured speakers include John Schuster, a former leader at the Environmental Protection Agency, who will explore the real opportunities we have to live in harmony with green principles as companies, citizens, and communities andMike Gromanof Philadelphia Green who will speak about the development and ongoing care of community gardens, neighborhood parks, and high-profile public green spaces. For more information, to see a full schedule of presenters and events, and to register for the 41st Annual Keep Texas Beautiful Conference, go to www.ktb.org.
Randy Boatright
Chairman, KTB Host Task Force
This press release has been approved for release by Josh Spradling, Keep Texas Beautiful, 512/478-8813
