July 31, 2012: LED Street Lighting Webinar
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Cities are innovating, companies are pivoting, and start-ups are growing. Like you, every urban practitioner has a remarkable story of insight and challenge from the past year.
Meet these peers and discuss the future of cities in the new Meeting of the Minds Executive Cohort Program. Replace boring virtual summits with facilitated, online, small-group discussions where you can make real connections with extraordinary, like-minded people.
Presented by David Baum, VP Philips Roadway Lighting
Learn how switching to LED street lighting along with connecting streetlights with smart controls can enhance livability while bringing your city’s energy costs under control.
This event is part of a pre-“Meeting of the Minds 2012” learning series sponsored by the Smart+Connected Communities Institute and the Regional Plan Association.
Date: July 31, 2012
Time: 8:00am PST
Place: WebEx
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