An interactive panel discussion on "Green Technology Initiatives for Vermont" will be held at 5 pm, Sept. 23 in the Davis Auditorium of the University of Vermont's Medical Education Building.

The panel will work to come up with concrete suggestions for viable directions best suited to Vermont. Fran Stoddard from Vermont Public Television will be the moderator. This event is sponsored by the Vermont Academy of Science and Engineering.

In addition to Domenico Grasso, Dean of the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences (CEMS), panelists include: David Blittersdorf, President of Earth Turbines and Chair, Renewable Energy Vermont; Jito Coleman, President of Distributed Energy Systems, Vermont Apollo Alliance; Judy Allard, High School Sciences Teacher, VASE Affiliation Member; and Richard Valentinetti, Director, Air Pollution Control Div. Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation.