The Green California Schools Summit, the largest green schools conference and exposition in the nation, will take place Dec. 8-10 at the Anaheim Convention Center.

With a program that runs from green building and facilities management to developing green curriculum, the event will bring together representatives of local schools and districts, state educational regulators, and innovative companies and organizations. 

Anyone involved with creating, or working in, the next generation of schools is urged to attend.

“There’s so much new technology, so much information out there that needs to be simplified and communicated,” said State Architect David Thorman. “It is extremely valuable to have a conference that focuses just on green schools.”

Pre-conference workshops will take place on Dec. 8. These six-hour classes will provide in-depth, hands-on training for professionals committed to greening California’s K-12 schools.

There will be workshops on LEED and CHPS green schools rating systems and more. The exhibit hall will feature more than 200 companies and organizations showing green schools products, services and information.

Best of all, a pass to attend the keynote presentations and visit the exhibits exposition is free. For more information visit www.green-technology.org/gcschools/index.html, or call Eric Rennie at (626) 577-5700.