Agenda Summary
National Association of REALTORS®
2012 Midyear Meetings
Marriott Wardman Park
Marriott Balcony C-D
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
10 a.m. - Noon
Chair: Dwight Hale, San Antonio, TX
Vice Chair: Laurie Urbigkit, Riverton, WY
Committee Liaison: Brooke Hunt Flower Mound, TX
Committee Executive: Darren Smith, Washington, DC
I. Call to Order
(Dwight Hale, Chair)
A. Welcome
B. Introductions
C. Ownership and Conflict of Interest Policy
II. Previous Meeting's Minutes
(Dwight Hale, Chair)
III. A Select Tour of the New Realtor.org
(Helana Neumann, NAR Staff)
IV. Sustainability, Local Land Use Planning, and UN “Agenda 21”
(Ilana Preuss, Smart Growth America)
Agenda 21 is a comprehensive plan of action to be taken globally, nationally and locally by organizations of the United Nations System, Governments, and Major Groups in every area in which human impacts on the environment.
Agenda 21, the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, and the Statement of principles for the Sustainable Management of Forests were adopted by more than 178 Governments at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held in Rio de Janerio, Brazil, 3 to 14 June 1992.
The Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) was created in December 1992 to ensure effective follow-up of UNCED, to monitor and report on implementation of the agreements at the local, national, regional and international levels. It was agreed that a five year review of Earth Summit progress would be made in 1997 by the United Nations General Assembly meeting in special session.
The full implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for Further Implementation of Agenda 21 and the Commitments to the Rio principles, were strongly reaffirmed at the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) held in Johannesburg, South Africa from 26 August to 4 September 2002.
V. Transportation Update and Big Picture Discussion
(Darren Smith, NAR Staff)
IV. Unfinished Business
(Laurie Urbigkit, Vice Chair)
V. New Business
(Dwight Hale, Chair)
A. 2012 Committee Goals
B. 2012 RPAC 100% Committee Challenge
VI. Adjournment
