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Southern Growth Policies Board
37th Annual Conference

The Business of Southern Energy

June 7-9, 2009

The 2009 South Growth Policies Board (SGPB) annual meeting will be June 7-9 at the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino in Biloxi, MS. Current SGPB Chair Governor Haley Barbour will preside over the meeting. The conference will focus on the issue of energy-related economic development, including bioenergy, renewable materials, sustainable design, green collar jobs, and other areas.

The annual meeting will be the culmination of a year-long series of activities around the theme The Business of Southern Energy. These activities include community forums, state events, an online survey, the publication of a regional asset map on bioenergy and recommendations from The Southern Common Market on Alternative Fuels.

For more information, contact Scott Doron, director of the Southern Technology Council, at sdoron@southern.org.