For five years, the Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference has attracted thousands of people from across the country — business, community and elected leaders, union members, environmentalists and opinion makers — for the leading forum for sharing ideas and strategies on how to build a green economy that creates good jobs and preserves our economic and environmental security. 

In 2011, more than 250 organizations, companies and individuals convened the Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference. Past sponsors included Fortune 500 companies like Alcoa, ArcelorMittal, AT&T, General Motors, International Paper and UPS, as well as renewable energy companies like Gamesa, groSolar, and Iberdrola Renewables. 

This year's Regional Conferences will feature two days of plenaries and panel discussions, highlighting local efforts and leaders in the effort to build a green economy and create good, green jobs. 

The Conferences will also feature numerous workshops focused on the creation of good jobs in communities across the country and the goals of environmental and economic sustainability.  Workshops range from a focus on clean energy manufacturing and supply chain development to clean transportation alternatives, and from youth and environmental education to green schools and energy efficiency. For more on this year's workshop agenda.

Picture: Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter was a plenary speaker
at the 2010 Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference.