Sustainable Cleveland 2019 is a 10-year initiative that engages people from all walks of life, working together to design and develop a thriving and resilient Cleveland region that leverages its wealth of assets to build economic, social and environmental well being for all.

The third annual Sustainable Cleveland 2019 Summit will be Sept 22nd and 23rd from 8am-5pm in Cleveland's Public Auditorium.

Sustainable Cleveland 2019 is organized around annual Celebration Years and powered by the work of more than 30 volunteer working groups and other engaged individuals and organizations. For more information visit www.cleveland2019.org.

The focus for the 2011 summit is two-fold - the current year's celebration topic; The Year of Energy Efficiency and the celebration for 2012, Local Food. In addition to the two themes, SC2019 working groups will present on a variety of sustainability initiatives.

Durring Summit 2011 we will:

• Learn from SC2019 stakeholders about the successes since Summit 2010

• Highlight local and regional accomplishments relating to energy efficiency and accelerate momentum for current initiatives.

• Create an agenda and framework for the 2012, The Year of Local Food

The first day of the summit, Sept 22nd, we  will focus on Energy Efficiency and report-outs from working groups engaged in a variety of sustainability projecs. The second day, Sept 23rd, we will focus on Local Food.

We recommend participants attend both days of the summit, but are asking participants to commit to attend either one or two full days of this summit. A firm commitment is required in order for applicants to obtain an appointment to the Summit team.

An application process is used to ensure that the mix of stakeholders at the summit is representative of the whole system.  If your application is approved, you will be notified no later than August  31st, 2011.There are 3 types of applications in the "Ticket Types" above:

• 2-Day Summit Application: You are committing to attend on both Sept 22nd (Energy Efficiency Focus) and 23rd, 2011 (Local Food Focus)

• Summit Day 1: Sept 22nd, 2011: You are committing to attend on Sept 22nd (Energy Efficiency Focus)

• Summit Day 2: Sept 23rd: You are committing to attend on Sept 23rd (Local Food Focus)

There is no application fee, but if you application is approved, there is a $35 registration fee which covers a portion of the food provided at the Summit. Scholarships are available.