Come meet VOIS’s new Executive Director, Leslie Mestman, at VOIS’s third-Thursday networking event. This is a chance for local sustainable business leaders to come together and enjoy each other’s company and hosted food and drink!
Location: Tonkon Torp LLP, 888 SW 5th Ave.
Cost: Free to members; non-members make $5 donation to VOIS.
VOIS is holding their monthly networking event at the offices of TriLibrium and TriLibrium Wealth Management. Please join us for snacks, beverages, and networking. As a special guest, we plan to have a speaker from Occupy Portland make some brief remarks and answer questions.
This is when the Solar Oregon staff and board give thanks to those who have contributed time, energy, money, and love to the solar cause.
Browse electric cars on display and talk to their owners. Hear presentations on the different methods of financing solar in Oregon, and the relationship between electric cars, the smart grid, and renewable energy. This event is free and open to all!
The NetImpact11 "Welcome to Oregon" Launch Party will kick off the 19th annual Net Impact Conference. Join 1,000 local and national leaders and future leaders from businesses and graduate schools across the country who believe in a sustainable future. Local businesses and organizations will be showcased. Hors d'oeuvres and cash bar. Save $5 with this discount code: GreenDrinks. Register here: http://nilaunchparty.eventbrite.com/
One of the year's best opportunities to learn about green building techniques happens at the 10th annual Build It Green! Home Tour and Information Fair tour on Sept. 24, 2011. Presented by the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, the self-guided tour will feature 22 green remodels and new homes around the Portland metropolitan area. Tickets are now on sale at Green Depot (formerly Ecohaus) and at www.portlandonline.com/bps/builditgreen.
We’ll be mixing it up a bit for this quarter’s SBO Network. We’ve asked Martin Tull, founding executive director of the Green Sports Alliance to share the young organization’s story, including their involvement with President Obama’s Better Buildings Challenge. Following Martin’s short talk, the SBO Network will evolve into a think tank, where we will brainstorm and scribe ideas, best practices and solutions that the Green Sports Alliance can share with their growing web of sports franchises and facilities.
Join Women in Sustainability & Environment (WISE) for an awesome day of whitewater rafting on the White Salmon River. This trip is a great opportunity to network with women in the environment and sustainability fields.
It was a huge success last year, so don't miss your chance to snag a spot.
The cost is $65 and this includes rafting and a delicious BBQ lunch.
Sustainable Business Oregon, in partnership with The Natural Step Network, hosts a quarterly series to ignite discussion around sustainable business initiatives.
On Thursday, April 28th, the second Network mixer of 2011 will be held at the Mercy Corps Headquarters building (by Skidmore Fountain) from 5 – 7 PM.
A joint networking event hosted by us and sponsored by Natural Awakenings magazine. Mainly an event for entrepreneurs, small business owners, and like-minded individuals interested in getting plugged in!
Sustainable Business Oregon, in partnership with The Natural Step Network, hosts a quarterly series to ignite discussion around sustainable business initiatives.
On Thursday, January 27th, the first Network mixer of 2011 will be held at the Mercy Corps Headquarters building (by Skidmore Fountain) from 5 – 7 PM. This edition will focus on open networking, allowing a diverse group of green team leaders, small business owners, sustainability managers and change agents to share challenges and opportunities that the new year will present.
