Annual Conference
2026 Conference
This year’s conference will be held at Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey, IL.
Dates and additional information coming soon!
2025 Conference
Save the Date: April 2-3, 2025
Location: Kankakee Community College
Conference Flyer
Let Us Know You’re Coming!
Hotel Registration information
Hilton Garden Inn Kankakee
Phone: 815-932-4444
For room reservations call the Hilton Garden Inn Kankakee and use block reference: IGEN.
IGEN is providing 1 hotel room per community college registered. The room block expires March 18th. A full breakfast is included with room reservations.
Thanks to Our Sponsors!
2025 Annual IGEN Conference Schedule
| April 2 | |
|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | Breakfast available at the Hilton Garden Inn for overnight guests |
| 9:30 AM | Coffee and Rolls at KCC conference location |
| 10:00 AM | Welcome! |
| 10:45 AM | Gotion and KCC – Skills training and local jobs partnership |
| 11:15 AM | Energy Efficiency Resources: (Panel) |
| Illinois Green Alliance – The HUB | |
| Ameren Energy Efficiency | |
| ComEd Energy Efficiency | |
| 12:15 PM | Lunch |
| 1:30 PM | Rev Up EVs – New Zealand Exchange Takeaways (Panel) |
| 2:30 PM | Break |
| 2:45 PM | Brainstorming with your IGEN Program Coordinators |
| 3:15 PM | Illinois EPA – Education Resources |
| 4:00 PM | KCC Campus TOUR |
| 6:00 PM | Networking and Reception – Hoppy Pig, Bradley, IL |
| April 3 | |
|---|---|
| 7:00 AM | Breakfast available at the Hilton Garden Inn for overnight guests |
| 8:30 AM | Coffee and Rolls at KCC conference location |
| 9:00 AM | Joliet Junior College – BYO Project |
| 9:45 AM | The GREEN Program – International sustainability travel program |
| 10:30 AM | Break |
| 10:45 AM | Energy efficiency planning: (Panel) |
| Net Zero Planning with SEDAC | |
| FGMArchitects – Carbon Budgeting | |
| 11:45 AM | Zengine Reporting and Invoicing and upcoming NOFO |
| 12:30 PM | Wrap Up and Boxed Lunch to go! |
2025 Presentations & Bios
Ameren Illinois Energy Efficiency Business Program (PPT)
Building Energy Resource Hub – Empowering the Future of Building Decarbonization (PDF)
ComEd Energy Efficiency Program: Exploring Energy Efficiency Opportunities for Your Campus (PPT)
fgma – Energy Efficiency Planning: Setting a Carbon Budget (PDF)
IGEN and Funding Capital Projects for Energy Efficiency (PPT)
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency – Community College Resources (PPT)
IGEN Rev Up EV Exchange to New Zealand (PDF)
SEDAC – Energy Efficiency Planning Net Zero Planning (PPT)
2024 Conference
The 2024 IGEN Annual Conference took place on April 10-11, at Heartland Community College, in the newly constructed net zero Agriculture Complex. Check out the line up of presentations in the agenda below here.
2024 Presentations
Sustainability and Community Colleges – Kim Hankins, Sustainability Director, McHenry County College
Sustainable Agriculture – Miranda Buss, Faculty, Heartland Dept of Ag.
Tour of Net Zero Ag Complex – Michael Lundeen, Dir. Higher Education, Legat Architects
Welcome – David Husemoller, IGEN
Solar Opportunities at Community Colleges – Shannon Fulton, VP of Development, Straight Up Solar