Grab your co-worker, board member, spouse and/or loved-one(s) and join with hundreds of the most effective innovators in watershed protection for a truly amazing experience.

River Rally provides an unparalleled opportunity for concentrated and focused learning, extensive networking, and the inspiration and celebration you need to recharge.

This year’s River Rally also focuses on two critical “bridge building” strategies: 1) creating stronger connections to federal agencies (EPA, USGS, NOAA, US Fish & Wildlife, National Park Service, USDA, US Forest Service, etc) that can now offer a host of new technical resources, funding and policy/management changes to local groups, and 2) building closer relationships with different constituencies like land groups, environmental justice organizations and others who have a similar stake in clean, abundant water.

Of course, spending time in the beautiful Wasatch Mountains is a nice perk too. Utah has 11,000 miles of fishing streams and 147,000 acres of lakes and reservoirs, plus glorious mountains, spectacular canyons and natural arches galore. Plan to stay a few extra days to explore all that the Beehive State has to offer.

Intensive sessions; Field trips; Office hours with potential funders and in-person conversations with leaders in the new administration; the National River Heroes Banquet; River Idol, music jams, Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival; a gorgeous setting...what are you waiting for? Register Today!

www.rivernetwork.org/programs/national-river-rally

Get contacts, tools and ideas that are good for both the environment and your bottom line. The NAHB National Green Building Conference is the only national conference targeted to green building for the mainstream residential building industry. Network with suppliers and manufacturers to discover what products will work for your projects, Attend exceptional education sessions and gain new perspectives.

• Single family builders
• Multifamily builders
• Remodelers
• Developers
• Land planners
• Architects and designers
• Energy raters, home inspectors, utilities staff  
• Product manufacturers and suppliers

Presentations and workshops will offer everything from the basics of cohousing, designing and building communities, living in community, group process skill building, opportunities to learn from and share in each others' cohousing experiences, as well as how to contribute to making cohousing more sustainable and more affordable.

In advance of the conference, consider attending tours of local communities or pre-conference workshops.

Conference Highlights

	Conference Sessions More than 35 sessions covering a wide range of exciting and relevant topics will spark new ideas and give you tools you can use whether you are creating cohousing, living in it, or just wanting to find out more. Most of the sessions are participatory discussions not just presentations. You’re involved!
	Cohousing 101 New to the Cohousing idea and want to find out more? Cohousing 101 will provide you with a rich introduction to the basic components of the model, how it works and why it brings such value to residents. Sign up for the Friday afternoon session or the Saturday morning session at no extra charge.
	Community Tours Three rolling workshops will take you to a broad selection of Bay area communities so you can experience and learn about cohousing first-hand.
	Pre-Conference Workshops In depth, intensive workshops offered the two days prior to the conference, will provide tools and information you can use. Separate workshops will focus on Cohousing Development, Facilitation, Group Process, Marketing, and more. The Cohousing Research and Writers workshop connects scholars, practitioners and writers interested in the cohousing model and how it connects to broader social and sustainability themes.

And so much more!

http://conference.cohousing.org/

During the annual three-day event, visionaries will propose, debate and initiate solutions to global bio-cultural and socio-ecological issues.  

Presenters and speakers include Annie Leonard, author of ‘The Story of Stuff’ and Director of ‘The Story of Stuff Project’. Famed environmental activist, journalist, and 350.org founder, Bill McKibben, whose recent Rolling Stone magazine article entitled ‘Global Warming’s Terrifying New Math’ has become a viral phenomena, will deliver his Keynote presentation, ‘The Climate Fight Gets Hotter’ on Saturday morning. 

Location:

Marin Center

San Rafael, California

For more information, or to register, visit www.bioneers.org/conference

• Are you concerned about the effect of Climate Change on local communities?
• Would you like you know how local communities and councils are approaching Climate Change?
• Do you want to learn from others and how they have actively prepare for Climate Change?

Participate in a ‘how to’ for individuals or practitioners of climate change for your local community. This conference is an all encompassing forum for climate change adaptation and mitigation actions, attitudes and information that showcase Australian Frontline Community Action that is occurring at the ‘grass roots’.

The Conference will relate to all those interested in the efforts of local communities in adapting and mitigating for climate change including: professional practitioners, local, state and federal government officers, academics, community climate change organizations, eco-ambassadors and the community, to name a few.

www.localclimatechangeconference.com 

The conference will feature:

• 80 speakers

• 16 main-stage events and off-site celebrations

• 24 breakout sessions

• 3 local living economy tours

• 3 pre-conference workshop intensives:

      Accelerating Community Capital

      How to Build a BALLE Network

      Network Leaders Exchange

For more information visit: http://www.livingeconomies.org/

The conference will include breakout sessions on Immigration, Climate Change, Microfinance, Criminal Justice, and Food Justice. 

Location: Kitsap Conference Center

                   Bremerton, Washington

For more information, or to register: http://www.kitsapgov.com/hr/wsolympic/humanrights/hrcboard.htm

By September 2010, twenty years will have elapsed since the York conference.  Much has changed in the world since then—economically, politically, culturally, scientifically. The 2010 conference will look back over this period and assess the changes in river conservation—how the environment has changed, how the legislation and policies that drive conservation have changed, how organizations have changed, how techniques for practicing river conservation have changed, and how public attitudes have changed. What predictions were made in 1990? Which have been proved accurate and which have not? What succeeded, what failed?

The 2010 conference provides an opportunity both to share experiences over the last 20 years, and to use the lessons of the past to look 20 years on into the future.

The conference, sponsored by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Environment Agency, Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Scottish Natural Heritage and Natural England, will bring together all those with an interest in achieving greater integration of conservation within the management of river systems. It will provide a forum for scientists, policy makers, water resource managers, engineers and nature conservationists to:

• discuss the theory and practice of river conservation
• describe progress in different parts of the world
• define appropriate strategies for the future
  
  

The emphasis of the conference will be on habitat and wildlife conservation but will be set within the wider context of water management. The meeting will have a broad, international perspective, and will reflect the range of priorities within and between countries in the developed and developing world.

• Managing population and economic growth
• Climate Change Adaption
  
• Managing Communicable Disease Outbreaks - Health Security
• Population Heath Management - immunization, bio security, food safety, and epidemic control
  
• Waste Reuse Technologies
• City Design - designing changes to urban life to encourage physical activity and health cities
• Disaster Management - public welfare, recovery and rebuild
• Managing Legislation and Policy
• Natural Resource Management
• Green Cities and Technology
  
• Renewable Energy
• Community Engagement and Planning
  

www.healthycities.com.au

Join activists and experts in a broad-ranging conversation about an old ideal, the pursuit of happiness! 

In July, 2011, the United Nations urged all member nations to make “the pursuit of happiness” the goal of their governments and find ways to measure their success. This conference is an exciting opportunity to explore the potential of this new movement. 

At the conference you’ll...

• Learn about the vital new worldwide movement for happiness
• Find out how you can use the Happiness Initiative to improve your community
• Learn about the connection between happiness and sustainability
• Help plan “Pursuit of Happiness Day” (April 13) for 2013
• Hear prominent authors including Eric Weiner, The Geography of Bliss; Vicki Robin, Your Money or Your Life; Cecile Andrews, Less is More; and John de Graaf, Affluenza.
• Meet leaders of happiness movement in the US, including Laura Musikanski, director of the Happiness Initiative, Tom Barefoot of GNH USA, and Dr. Ryan Howell, creator of the Happiness Initiative survey.

Workshops will explore Happiness and Health, Compassion, Environment, Mental Health, Education, Arts and Culture, Finances, Government, Time Balance, Social Connection, Government and Workplace Satisfaction.

Time and Place: August 24-25, 2012 at Seattle University

Fees: Full conference (includes reception with food and beverages): $55 general/$40 students and low-income. 

Day passes (buy at the door if space available): $35/25

Registration: www.brownpapertickets.com

For more information, including conference schedule and featured speakers: http://timeday.org/happiness2012/

• Understand how non-profit organizations can work cooperatively with city and state governments, as well as for-profit and non-profit agricultural enterprises.
• See how to create successful farm-to-school initiatives by drawing on Growing Power experiences in Milwaukee, Madison, and Chicago.
• Learn how to grow relationships with corporations that can help support locally grown food initiatives.
• Discover how to create and utilize renewable energy in local agricultural systems.
• Learn about the development of multi-story vertical farms.
• Find how social justice and food justice can be fostered through the local and regional farm system.
• Visit successful small farms in the Milwaukee metropolitan area.
• Enjoy food grown by local and regional farmers and prepared by local chefs!
• Over 2,000 participants expected with opportunities to network and mingle

One-day intensive workshops will be held September 8th and September 9th at Growing Power’s International Training Center.

www.growingpowerfarmconference.org

Launched in 2002, Greenbuild is a great opportunity to build new relationships and connect with colleagues from throughout the industry and around the world. Join thousands of other people who agree that green building is a good idea and good for business.

Location: 

Moscone Center

747 Howard Street 

San Francisco, California 94103

For pricing:  http://greenbuildexpo.org/pricing/registration.aspx

For more information, or to register: http://greenbuildexpo.org/Home.aspx

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The 2010 Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference promises to be an extraordinary event, with three days of keynotes, plenary sessions, and workshops dedicated to transforming our ideas into action and building a revitalized, green economy that creates good jobs, reduces global warming, and preserves America’s economic and environmental security.

The goals of the 2010 Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference are to:

• Provide a forum for labor, environment and businesses to turn ideas into action and build a revitalized, green economy in the United States;
• Demonstrate the diversity of the coalition supporting the creation of good, green jobs;
• Showcase the successes of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the ideas and strategies that have already been implemented;
• Underscore the breadth of private-sector green investment and job creation;
• Identify additional federal and state policy tools to accelerate the growth of the green economy and the creation of clean energy jobs;
• Highlight strategies for rebuilding the middle class and creating opportunities for underserved and underemployed communities with clean energy investments; and
• Model partnerships between federal agencies, the private sector and local interests.

www.greenjobsconference.org