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"It's hard to get away from my job, but I'm glad I did! I met very interesting and smart folks. I confirmed some theories, disconfirmed some others and filled my head with creative & proven ideas. These types of exchanges are critical to leverage resources and ideas."
Suzanne Malec- McKenna
Commissioner, Department of Environment
CITY OF CHICAGO (IL)
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"A very well organized and executed event. Clean, crisp and professionally run conference.
Lee Matecko
Vice President of Store Development
WHOLE FOODS MARKETS
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"Great crowd! A nice mix of private and public. The presenters were good quality overall. I very much appreciated the positive can-do tone, rather than enduring another "it's much worse/ harder than you think" experience. Thank you!"
Lori Duvall
Director of EcoResponsibility Programs
SUN MICROSYSTEMS
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"A tremendous amount of knowledge gained in a short period. The speakers were next to none in their ability to present their message. I now have a more global understanding of the mission before us and appreciate having the opportunity to attend the summit. I also had some great discussions with the vendors in attendance."
Jim Underwood
Deputy Director of Construction
ILLINOIS CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD
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“The networking opportunities with suppliers, peer companies, competitors and thought leaders were so very important and exceeded my expectations."
Karen Sherman
Director of Corporate Social Responsibility
YUM! BRANDS
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"The Sustainable Summit was excellent. The venue and services were outstanding, the keynote speakers were informative and entertaining and the presenters were knowledgeable, well prepared and provided me with useful information. Presentations were informative, the right length; panel discussions focused on appropriate topics and provided a broad perspective of the issues of sustainable design, alternatives, etc."
John Hall
Vice President, Administration & Finance
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS- ARLINGTON
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"All topics were well focused. Overall a great bunch of organizations sharing their knowledge on sustainable design, construction and operations…just what's needed! Great job…your staff is remarkable!"
Tony Gale
Corporate Architect
STARBUCKS COFFEE COMPANY
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"I didn't know what to expect from this summit and was pleasantly surprised. The keynotes were very informative...and I had great discussions with suppliers and other delegates. I have initiated a number of possible projects with suppliers and colleagues."
Lindy Biggs
Director, Office of Sustainability
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
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"I had the opportunity to network with peers and learn about new and existing products that can improve the built and natural environment. It was wonderful to meet with vendors who offered products and services that can enhance our programs. The "no pressure" environment that was provided by the staff and the dialouge with the vendors made the trip worthwhile."
Wynecta Fisher
Director, Mayor's Office of Environmental Affairs
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS (LA)
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"Exceeded my expectations. Great venue. Al Gore was outstanding – an opportunity of a lifetime.
Found the entire summit motivating to action and informative."
Jim Klein

Director, Engineering
PRESBYTERIAN HEALTHCARE SERVICES
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"This is my first CraigMichaels experience. I am thoroughly impressed with how well run
the conference was from the first contact to the closing event. Top notch operation."
Greg Goeke

Director of Property Services

CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS (MN)
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"I was very impressed with the quality, breadth and energy of the speakers. Bringing industry, governments and think tanks together really increased the value of the summit."

Don Horst

Vice President of Corporate Assets

APPLIED MATERIALS

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"Simply super! You know how to put together a great, exciting and enlightening summit that brings together hungry for knowledge delegates and top experts, speakers and presenters. Bravo!"
V. Patil

Chief of Facilities

PITTSBURGH ISD
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"This exceeded my expectations – very well run and professional. Staff was extremely helpful. Excellent speakers and topics. Having the computer center was very helpful and made my experience even better. Information was very helpful."
Richard C. Rossi

Deputy City Manager

CITY OF CAMBRIDGE (MA)
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"This was a great educational and networking event. I liked the format with a mix of plenary and breakfast sessions, and in particular, blocks of time for continued discussion and networking following each session. The intimate size is also a plus. Staff courtesy and professionalism come from a great team."
Don Horn

Director, Sustainable Programs
U.S. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA)
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"Great selection of suppliers that are beneficial to our institution, combined with a very interesting group of attendees."
John Rishling 

Associate Vice President, Campus Planning & Facilities

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS- AUSTIN
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"This was my first time attending one of your summits…and found it well run & focused. I also got a lot out of 'sidebar' discussions with peer institutions. The conference provided a groundwork for developing a vision based on others practices."
Jose A. Rodriguez
Director, Facilities Operations Analysis
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
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"The presentations were outstanding. I'm glad I came. I found the opportunity to visit with selected vendors very informative and enjoyable."
Dennis Smith

Director of Facilities Management

CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES
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"Terrific variety of speakers, summit staff is very efficient and well organized. Well organized and timely presentations. Good way to organize discussions as appointments."
Larry Zerby

Executive Director of Facilities
DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
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"This is the second CraigMichaels summit I have attended. CraigMichaels brings quality people with great experiences to share. Across the board, both the consistency of excellent conference sessions and high quality speakers made this an extraordinary program. The keynote speakers have been extremely good."
Dave Siino

Director, Real Estate and Facilities

SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC
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"Very good – this was a great opportunity to hear other similar corporations discuss their thoughts on sustainable practices. Overall the presentations were very good. Toyota, Starbucks, Wal-Mart outstanding!"
Doug Kays

Team Leader – A&E Standards and Special Projects

YUM! BRANDS, INC
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"Summit was very professionally run and organized. Presentations were well structured and provided a lot of useful information. By far the best conference I ever attended! Thanks!"
Robert Meadows

City Architect

CITY OF NORFOLK