Get Out, Get Green
Upcoming Green Events & Workshops
Utility Interactive Photovoltaics (Sept 24-28) Fontana, California
Learn how to design and install code compliant PV systems to safely produce electricity to tie into the utility’s grid. This workshop provides a strong foundation for people wanting to find employment in this market. Presented by Solar Energy International. Contact Matthew Harris (970) 963 - 8855 or sei@solarenergy.com.
Green Building Finance & Investment Summit (Sept 24-25) New York, New York
This conference is focused on the business of building green commercial developments. Presented by Financial Research Associates, LLC. Contact Sarah Dunnam (704) 889-1325 or sdunnam@frallc.com.
Air Quality VI: International Conference on Mercury, Trace Elements, SO3, Particulate Matter and Greenhouse Gases (Sept 24-26) Arlington, Virginia
This year’s event will focus on: air quality impacts on policy, health and ecosystems, emissions prevention and control, measurement methods and atmospheric reactions and modeling, and greenhouse gas issues. Presented by the Energy & Environmental Research Center. Contact LaRae Foerster (701) 777-5246 or lfoerster@undeerc.org.
Successful Solar Business (Sept 24-27) Sandy Hook, New Jersey
Are you looking to increase your knowledge of Solar Electric Design/ Installation? You’ll learn what works and what doesn’t, and will walk away with the tools to start their new business. This workshop has an emphasis on PV installation businesses, but also will look at roles of distributors, solar thermal business, manufacturing, and international opportunities. Presented by Solar Energy International. Contact Kathy Fontaine (970) 963-8855 or sei@solarenergy.org.
Engineering Green O7 Portland (Sept 25-26) Beaverton, Oregon
Premier event for integrating green practices into all types of engineering, from the site to the systems. Presented by Cascadia Region Green Building Council. Contact Jenny Seifert (503) 228-5533 or jenny@cascadiagbc.org
Sustainable Industries Economic Forum 2007 (Sept 25) Portland, Oregon
Join Portland’s top business leaders at a breakfast panel discussion and networking event. Hear the former Western Regional Economist for US Bank, along with presidents and CEOs in the forestry, farming, and apparel industries discuss the economic potential of sustainability in our region, and meet other industry leaders that are working to develop business opportunities around sustainability. Presented by Sustainable Industries. Contact Kate Carone (800) 433-9301 or events@celilo.net.
Sustainable Brands Conference (Sept 26-28) New Orleans, Louisiana
Environmental and social responsibility are hot commodities in business today, and companies are scrambling to figure out what this means for them. Learn from the leaders who are differentiating their brands successfully around these value propositions. Presented by Sustainable Life Media, Inc. Contact Hunter Sasser (650) 344-9693 or hunter@sustainablelifemedia.com.
Long Island Global Warming Summit for Families (Sept 29) Farmingdale, NY
The event will feature outdoor alternative energy displays and demos, clean vehicles, green vendors, screenings of an Inconvenient Truth, and much more. Local companies are encouraged to get involved by being a vendor, exhibitor, or by presenting a workshop. Presented by Center for Science Teaching and Learning. Contact Joe Ferrara (516) 764-0045 or joe@cstl.org.