Attendees will learn how ecoroofs work, why they're important, and what resources are available to help start their own projects. Get information directly from ecoroof vendors including architects, consultants, contractors, landscape architects, manufacturers, nurseries, structural engineers, suppliers, researchers, and non-profit and community organizations.

What: Ecoroof Portland 2011 - International Green Roof Association (IGRA) Director Wolfgang Ansel speaks at 1:00 p.m. Biologist, restoration ecologist, living architectural systems designer Paul Kephart speaks at 2:00 p.m.

When: Friday, March 18, 2011, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Where: Oregon Convention Center, Hall B

Attendance is free. Vendors can reserve booth space for $125 until Friday, March 11, 2011. More information, including how to register as a vendor, is available at www.portlandonline.com/bes/ecoroofpdx or www.facebook.com/EcoroofPDX.

For more information, contact Linc Mann, 503-823-5328.