Unless you have money to throw away, and let’s admit it – who does? – wouldn’t you like to save $150 off your registration for the 9th Annual 2011 CitiesAlive Green Roof and Wall Conference?

Co-hosted by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) and the City of Philadelphia, CitiesAlive 2011 will be held in the historic and increasingly green Philadelphia, PA on November 30 – December 3.  This year the theme of the Green Roofs for Healthy Cities‘ Green Roof and Wall Conference is “Restoring Urban Waters” and the City of Philadelphia has committed to investing $2 billion in green infrastructure solutions to stormwater over the next twenty-five years.

CitiesAlive Early Bird Registration Deadline: 5 pm EDT,  July 29th, 2011

Early Bird Registration Rate: $299 for GRHC members and $399 for non-members = a  $150 discount on your delegate pass.

• Included with your full delegate pass is access to:
• Trade show
• Poster sessions
• Technical sessions
• Opening plenary reception
• Lunch, cocktails, and Local Host Committee reception on Thursday
• The Awards of Excellence luncheon on Friday
• A discounted rate for pre-conference professional development
• A discounted rate on the entire Philadelphia conference proceedings (streaming audio synched to presentation slides)

The Conference takes place at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel and Green Roofs for Healthy Cities has arranged a special block of rooms at a preferred rate for CitiesAlive Conference Delegates.  The preferred rate for single or double occupancy is US $159.00 plus local taxes.  Click here for booking information.  The Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel is within walking distance of many of the city’s cultural and corporate attractions including Love Park, the Franklin Institute, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art as well as numerous restaurants and shops.

So, if you’re going anyway, why not register now and save some cool cash?  Again, the Early Bird Registration rate for the CitiesAlive Green Roof and Wall Conference ends tomorrow, Friday, July 29!  Register now at www.citiesalive.org.

As usual, we’ll be there with a Greenroofs.com booth at the Trade Show and I’ll be presenting along with Haven Kiers our “2011 Top 10 List of Hot Trends in Greenroof & Greenwall Design.”  We’re really looking forward to exploring all that the City of Brotherly Love has to offer her visitors!

~ We hope to see you at CitiesAlive 2011!

Linda V.