Fleet Challenge Ontario
with the support of the Ontario Government
presents a series of four breakfast forums during 2009/10

Fleet Challenge Ontario (FCO) www.fleetchallenge.ca is a not-for-profit program of the Canadian Energy Efficiency Alliance that helps fleet operators reduce their fuel consumption, operating costs and tailpipe emissions through sharing of modern fleet management techniques and proven best management practices.

We invite you to join us as we explore fleet greening at our first forum, Green Fleet 101, “A Green Fleet Primer” to be held on Tuesday, October 6th, 2009. This dynamic event will provide an introduction to green fleet options for the public and private sector fleet operator, through exploring green fleet concepts, planning, and implementation in both technical and case study presentations and discussion. Be among the first to hear from and exchange information with pioneers and international leaders of green fleet management! 

Click Here to Register for Green Fleet 101, "A Green Fleet Primer"

Topics and Speakers for Green Fleet 101, "A Green Fleet Primer": 

• "Green Fleet Progress in Ontario and Creating a Green Fleet Plan" with Chris Hill, Manager of Central Fleet, City of Hamilton and Canada's first silver E3 rated green fleet, and Roger Smith, Director, Fleet Challenge Ontario (formerly fleet manager, Toronto Hydro).
  
• "New York City's Green Fleet" with Keith T. Kerman, Assistant Commissioner, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation and Recipient of National Association of Fleet Administrators 2008 "Greenest Fleet" Award.
  
• "Corporate Progress in Fleet Greening in the US" with Jason Mathers, Program Manager, USA Environmental Defence Fund Corporate Partnerships Program.
  
• “Heavy Duty Vehicles: Groupe Robert’s Green Fleet Initiatives“
  Jean-Robert Lessard, Vice-President Marketing and Business Development, Groupe Robert
  
• “Special Announcement: Coca-Cola Heavy-Duty Hybrid Initiative”
  Brian Kelly, Canadian Fleet Manager, The Coca-Cola Bottling Company
  

Introduction by Bob Oliver, Executive Director of Pollution Probe. Facilitation by Garrick Ng, VP Sustainability - The Innovolve Group Inc.

Who should attend?
This event is ideal for those who have some level of public or private fleet management responsibility. Learn about:

• What is a green fleet and why green your fleet?
• Determining your carbon baseline and setting a reduction target
• Creating a green fleet plan
• Overview of available green fleet options and what other organizations have managed to achieve

Timing and Location October 6th Breakfast Forum
The location is the Estates of Sunnybrook, 2075 Bayview Avenue , Toronto , from 7:30 a.m. until noon. A hot breakfast, refreshments, and box lunch to-go are included. Parking is on site.

Timing and Location of Breakfast Series 
The first three breakfast forums will be held at the Estates of Sunnybrook, 2075 Bayview Avenue , Toronto , from 7:30 a.m. until noon. The fourth breakfast forum will be held in conjunction with Green Fleet Expo 2010 at Centennial College, Toronto, from 7:30 a.m. until noon. 

Registration
Register for individual forums or the series. Each forum is $75 + GST and includes a hot breakfast, refreshments, box lunch to-go and all session materials. Ontario municipal personnel receive a 20% discount on all rates.

Register before October 1, 2009, for the full series (4 breakfast forums) and receive 10% off.

The registration deadline for Green Fleet 101, "A Green Fleet Primer" is Thursday Oct. 1, 2009, or when sold out (to a maximum of 70 registrants).  

Save All 4 Forum Dates in 2009/10!

Click Here to Register for the Breakfast Forum Series

Join FCO and leading edge Canadian and international guest speakers and Go Green! 

Tuesday, October 6, 2009 – Green Fleet 101 “A Green Fleet Primer”. This breakfast forum will focus on introducing green fleet options for the public and private sector fleet operator, through exploring green fleet concepts, planning, and implementation in both technical and case study presentations and discussion. The location is Estates of Sunnybrook, Toronto , from 7:30 a.m. until noon.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - Green Fleet 201 “Green Fleet Financial Planning”. This breakfast forum will focus on financial planning for your fleet asset base; making business sense of fleet greening; a review of case studies of private and public sector fleet leaders in asset management. The location is Estates of Sunnybrook, Toronto , from 7:30 a.m. until noon. 

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - Green Fleet 301 “Special Topic: Hybrids & Electrification”. This breakfast forum will focus on what’s happening in electrification, hybrids, and other options worth consideration. Case studies of private and public sector fleet leaders adopting these technologies will be profiled. The location is Estates of Sunnybrook, Toronto , from 7:30 a.m. until noon.

Thursday, June 10, 2010 - Green Fleet 401 “The Masters Series”. This forum will be held in conjunction with Green Fleet Expo 2010 and will introduce “the big picture in future automotive transportation”, with a discussion of emerging national and global directions in automotive fleets and fuel, as well as innovative products and developments. The location is Centennial College, Toronto from 7:30 a.m. until noon.

Fleet Challenge will be offering similar forums in other parts of the province in 2010 and 2011.

This is a Carbon Neutral Series
Your kilometres travelled to and from this event is part of your registration information so that we may purchase carbon offsets for everyone’s travel. What are carbon offsets? Carbon offsets are simply credits for emission reductions achieved by projects such as wind farms, solar installations, or energy efficiency retrofits. FCO will purchase these credits and apply them to your own emissions to reduce your net climate impact.

For More Information – Please Contact Us - 416 207 9774 ext 123
Workshop planning and content: Melissa Felder, Project Manager mfelder@fleetchallenge.ca
Workshop logistics: Desrine Nelson, Administration & Logistics dnelson@fleetchallenge.ca
Media and External Communications: Jana Cervinka, External Relations Mgr. jcervinka@fleetchallenge.ca