On June 11th, Greenlight Greater Portland in partnership with the Regional Business Plan, Regional Partners, the City of Portland and the Portland Development Commission host the second-annual regional economic summit: The Greening of Greater Portland.  Registration will open at 7:30AM and the program will begin at 8:30AM.

At noon, Greenlight’s annual meeting and luncheon will begin, which will feature the release of the 2009 Greater Portland Prosperity Index and keynote speaker Tom Szaky of Terracycle.

Click above to purchase individual tickets. Everyone must register online.

As a Table Sponsor for the Annual Event you will receive 1 table for 10, and your name will be listed on the event program. You will also receive priority seating over individual ticket holders.  Everyone must register online.

What: Annual meeting and economic summit

When: June 11th, 2009, 8:30AM to 1:30PM (Registration open from 7:30AM to noon)

Where: Portland Art Museum

Audience: 500 business and community leaders

Highlight: Terracycle CEO Tom Szaky

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The 2009 Climate Action Plan will serve as the 40-year roadmap for the institutional and individual change needed to reach our ambitious climate protection goals in the City of Portland and Multnomah County. This draft plan proposes objectives and actions that will help residents, businesses and government meet the 2050 goal.

We encourage you to read the proposed plan and share your thoughts with us.

Carbon Footprint Workshop for Businesses

MarketShift Strategies will present at the June 16 BEST Business workshop hosted by the Portland Bureau of Planning & Sustainability

http://www.bestbusinesscenter.org/images/uploads/Carbon_Footprint_Workshop_Flyer.pdf

It's happening again this year! The Battle will be on Wednesday, June 17, at the SomeDay Lounge in the Pearl!

Get your band mates together or if you're not a band mate be a band aid and come and enjoy the show and the fun, fun, fun. The theme for this year is the versatile '90's. What other decade boasts the debut of Mariah Carey, Nirvana, Sugar Ray (who?) and the chest pounding Celine Dion? Our MC this year will once again be that diva of debauchery and grace, Poison Waters.

DATE: Wednesday, June 17, 2009

TIME: 6pm - 10pm

LOCATION: SomeDay Lounge

COST: $10 Members/$20 Non Members

REGISTER TODAY!

NOTE: Registration on this site is for tickets only. If you wish to enter a band into competition contact jamie@portlandadfed.com.

Using markets to protect and restore ecosystems – and the many services they provide – is gradually becoming a reality. But what are the critical elements for success? What progress has been made? What still needs to be done? What are the remaining challenges? At this two-day national conference, presented by Northwest Environmental Business Council and American Forest Foundation, you will hear from national and regional experts, innovators, and hands-on users of these evolving market models in a dialogue about: • recent progress • what transactions can be done now • how these markets will affect family forests and other land owners, and • how state and regional efforts can merge into a common model.

For full conference information, visit NEBC Events & Calendar

We are not your ordinary conference. Portland has earned a reputation of leadership in sustainability and green building, but behind the curtain stands a living laboratory of successes, challenges, and on-going experiments. This fast-paced five day symposium is more like a "field trip" filled with site visits and conversations with thought leaders from a range of professions. Attendance is limited to 20 professionals and 15 top graduate students which supports our goal of providing an individualized, interactive learning environment. Visit our website for more details and registration.

Patti Dilworth
503-407-3138
360-750-4434

Cascadia Region Green Building Council, Transformational Lecture Series

LOW ENERGY BUILDINGS AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES: DESIGNING FOR THE NET ZERO ECONOMY

Guy Battle, Director, Battle McCarthy Ltd

Guy Battle is an environmental and building engineer known for his work in low energy sustainable buildings and urban environments. His consultancy engineering practice has worked on a vast range of projects and has an international reputation for its work in delivering cost effective eco-friendly buildings.

http://www.cascadiagbc.org/events/2009/june/transformational-lecture-series-battle-pdx/view

Please Join the Development Team and the Public Sponsors for an Open House and Presentation of the Oregon Sustainability Center Feasibility Study.

Thursday, June 25, 2009, 5:00 pm ‐ 7:30 pm

Presentation at 5:30 pm 

Shattuck Hall Annex, PSU, 1914 SW Park Ave.  Located at the Intersection of SW Broadway and SW Hall St

For more information contact Joleen Jensen-Classen at 503-823-3352 or OregonSustainabilityCenter.wordpress.com

City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability honors the accomplishments of one of Portland's most prominent and dedicated green building professionals, Mike O'Brien.