Call for Papers and Posters - Educational Sessions

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities and The City of Minneapolis are pleased to announce the Fifth Annual Greening Rooftops for Sustainable Communities Conference, Awards, & Trade Show April 29th to May 1st, 2007 in Minneapolis, MN.

For the past 4 years, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities has brought the North American Green Roof Community together to celebrate, educate, and explore the benefits of green roof technology.  The conference features:

- Trade Show, with over 75 green roof and green roof-related companies, non-profit organizations, poster sessions, presentations & product demos
- Green Roof Workshops - join national experts as they explore the latest in design trends, policy and research  programs
- Green Roof Training Courses - Green Roof Design 101, Green Roof Infrastructure and Design 201
-  Green Roof Awards of Excellence Presentation
- Networking opportunities, concurrent educational sessions, and much more! 

Our Call for Papers and Posters is now closed! 

Thank you to all those who contributed to our excellent crop of papers this year. From amongst some very stiff competition, our paper selection committees have selected over 35 of the best subjects for presentations this year. Accepted speakers will receive notifications soon!

This three-day conference and trade show will consist of plenary and concurrent educational sessions focused on three main topic areas:


1. Programs and Policies to Support Green Roof Infrastructure

Urban agriculture policies
Stormwater management incentives, grant programs, and density bonusing.
Regulatory approaches, domestic and international.
European and Asian experiences, policies and programs.
 Processes to establish policies – "how to".
Cost-benefit analysis and life-cycle costing.
City-wide socio-economic benefit analysis.
Procurement policies; green roofs on schools, hospitals, government buildings
Education programs.
Design and performance guidelines as they relate to policy development.
Other issues.




2. Green Roof Design and Implementation

Urban Agriculture and Green Roof Design
Case studies of unique and innovative projects.
 Implementation challenges and lessons learned.
 Design and performance of green roof systems. 
 Cost benefit analysis.
 Integration with other features and systems in high-performance buildings.
 Vertical gardens and living walls.
 Other issues.



3. Research/Technical Papers on Green Roof Performance

Stormwater retention and modeling.
Energy efficiency/modeling.
Urban heat island mitigation and air quality improvements.
Food production.
Biodiversity, habitat, and plant survivability.
Loading and maintenance and membrane durability.
Life cycle costing and integrated design.
Modeling protocols.
Metrics and methodologies.
Inventories.
Vertical Gardens and living walls.
Other issues.

Please note: As this is Green Roofs for Healthy Cities' Fifth Conference, it is assumed that the audience has a basic understanding of green roof design and associated benefits.  It is not necessary to include basic green roof definitions or information in your paper or presentation.  Green Roofs for Healthy Cities will be offering their introductory course, Green Roof Design 101, at the Conference in Minneapolis. We will encourage those participants who do not already have a basic understanding of green roofs to participate in this course before attending the educational sessions.



Papers Submission:

Accepted papers will allow authors to present for 20 minutes and address 5 minutes of questions during the Conference. Authors must submit the first draft of the paper by Friday, January 12, 2007.  All papers will undergo a peer review process where comments will be sent back by email no later than February 2, 2007.  The final version of the paper is due on February 28, 2007.  The PowerPoint presentation must be submitted no later than April 13, 2007.  

With the notification of acceptance, authors have received final paper formatting  instructions and a paper template. 


Posters Submission:

Accepted posters will allow authors to present for five minutes and address five minutes of questions during the Conference. Poster presenters must prepare a pdf image of their poster or a one-page poster summary by February 9, 2007. 

Upon notification of acceptance, authors will receive final poster formatting instructions. 



Review and Notification: 

A multidisciplinary Conference Steering Committee comprised of green roof researchers, policy makers, practitioners and manufacturers will review proposals. Notification of acceptance or decline of your paper or poster submission will be sent to you by email, no later than November 10, 2006, 12 am EST.

Confirmation of Acceptance:

A confirmation of acceptance must be sent to Green Roofs for Healthy Cities by email no later than November 3, 2006. This acceptance infers that you have agreed to submit the first draft of your paper no later than January 12, 2007, with the final version submitted no later than February 28, 2007.  

Note: All written material submitted to the conference by the Author will be the exclusive world rights of Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, North America Inc., a  non-profit industry organization dedicated to the development and promotion of the green roof industry. GRHC, in turn, grants the Author the right of re- publication, subject only to proper credit to the original conference publication.  The Author guarantees that the work has not been published previously  elsewhere, or that if it has been previously published in whole or in part, written permission has been obtained for its publication by GRHC. The Author also  agrees to indemnify and hold blameless GRHC from and against all claims, suits or demands of any kind made again GRHC and against all costs, damages,  expenses and liabilities sustained or incurred by GRHC for reason of any inaccurate, unlawful, or libelous matter contained in the work. GRHC will  perform the usual services of editing as needed. To protect GRHC from unauthorized use of the material, the Author agrees to refer to GRHC any  subsequent requests to publish the work or a substantial portion thereof in other volumes or in journals.

All paper and poster presenters MUST register for the Conference and cover all conference related fees.

Papers will undergo a peer review process and presenters must be prepared for the possibility of editing their work to the satisfaction of the peer review committee. Papers will be published on CD-Rom as part of the conference proceedings.