Events
10 / 3
End: 5:00 pm
Start: Oct 1 2007 - 9:00pm
End: Oct 3 2007 - 5:00pm
Neighborhood Funders Group 2007 annual conference, "People, Place & Policy: Reconnecting Communities." Start: 7:00 am
End: 4:00 pm
Cleveland Engineering Society Fall Engineering Extravaganza on the theme, "Engineering a Sustainable Future." Speakers include Holly Harlan, founder and president of Entrepreneurs for Sustainability; Chris Korleski, director of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, and David Beach of GreenCityBlueLake. Sessions on reducing your environmental footprint at home, aternative energy resources, the economics of sustainability, manufacturing, and innovative technologies for sustainability. Start: 5:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Fall Color: Trees in Natural Areas Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
This Fall, The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and the Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District will be co-sponsoring the 2nd Annual Habitat Stewards Workshops. Adult volunteers will become certified as Habitat Stewards and will be equipped with the knowledge to help residents in their communities transform their schools, worksites, and backyards into wildlife habitats. The 24 hours of training is taking place beginning the evening of Monday September 17, 2007 and continuing Monday and Wednesday evenings 6:30 to 8:30 P.M. until October 3, 2007 at the Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District offices at 6100 West Canal Road Valley View, Ohio. Instruction will also take place on Saturdays September 22nd and September 29th from 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. Certified stewards will be requested to complete 30 hours of volunteer service upon completion of the course. Registration fee is $50.00 per person and includes an instruction manual and numerous resource materials, two Saturday and evening classes of instruction and certification upon completion.
Wildlife Habitat subjects to be included in the sessions include: four components of establishing a Natural Wildlife Habitat, use of native plants, how to attract wildlife such as birds, butterflies, and amphibians, establishing a rain garden in a habitat, composting and other topics.
To register contact the Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District office weekdays at 216-524-6580 X10 or visit our website at www.cuyahogaswcd.org. | ||
10 / 4
Start: 5:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm
Habitat for Humanity's dynamic leader, Jeffrey Bowen, will join us for an open conversation about ReStore, GCHFH's program to REuse, REcycle and REsell functional building materials and tools with proceeds to benefit Habitat's mission to eliminate poverty housing throughout our community. Program info. Learn more: Habitat for Humanity Fact Sheet | ||
10 / 5
Start: 9:00 am
Start: Oct 5 2007 - 9:00am
End: Oct 7 2007 - 5:00pm
Every October, Green Energy Ohio organizes the Ohio Solar Tour in cooperation with the American Solar Energy Society's (ASES) National Solar Tour. Encompassing sustainable features beyond solar energy, the statewide event features self-guided, guided or open house tours in all corners of the state and highlights a growing list of over 200 sites with solar, wind, biomass, green design and energy-saving technologies and more. For more information, go here. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Dominion and Biodiversity Alliance are accepting nominations for excellence in advancing the environmental quality of northeastern Ohio. The awards program recognizes and honors the outstanding achievements of organizations, businesses and individuals in a wide range of environmental initiatives throughout the region and pays tribute to those that have demonstrated a commitment to environmental excellence, leadership and accomplishment in their respective fields. All finalists will be honored at a cocktail reception at the Cleveland Botanical Garden followed by an awards ceremony and lecture to be held at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History on Friday, October 5, 2007. Award winners in each of the four categories will be presented with a plaque and a cash award of $2,500 during the ceremony. Awards will be given in the following categories:
Any questions concerning the nomination process may be directed to the Rebecca White at (216) 661-6500 x4029 or rrm@clevelandmetroparks.com. | ||
10 / 6
(all day)
Start: Oct 5 2007 - 9:00am
End: Oct 7 2007 - 5:00pm
Every October, Green Energy Ohio organizes the Ohio Solar Tour in cooperation with the American Solar Energy Society's (ASES) National Solar Tour. Encompassing sustainable features beyond solar energy, the statewide event features self-guided, guided or open house tours in all corners of the state and highlights a growing list of over 200 sites with solar, wind, biomass, green design and energy-saving technologies and more. For more information, go here. Start: 12:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
The George Jones Farm, a sustainable farm in Oberlin, is hosting an open house. Music, local food potlucks, farm tours. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Meet representatives from local environmental nonprofits and enjoy food, bar and entertainment at an opening reception. Then share the powerful messages of The Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival on Tour, which brings together award-winning environmental films that help raise awareness of the natural world and motivate viewers to make a difference locally and globally. Featured films include: A full list of films is available online. Hosted by the Nature League of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Tickets: Purchase online or by calling (216) 231-1177. | ||
10 / 7
End: 5:00 pm
Start: Oct 5 2007 - 9:00am
End: Oct 7 2007 - 5:00pm
Every October, Green Energy Ohio organizes the Ohio Solar Tour in cooperation with the American Solar Energy Society's (ASES) National Solar Tour. Encompassing sustainable features beyond solar energy, the statewide event features self-guided, guided or open house tours in all corners of the state and highlights a growing list of over 200 sites with solar, wind, biomass, green design and energy-saving technologies and more. For more information, go here. Start: 8:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Hikes and bike rides to benefit the Jenny Goldman Memorial Nature Outreach Fund of the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes. Participation and sponsor information. Start: 2:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm
Local group "LAUNCH" will be hosting a 'nonsense contest' event. The purpose of the event is to create cardboard furniture on a weekend afternoon to temporarily inhabit the patio of the beer house. LAUNCH was formed in response to the MOCA Cleveland "A Night at the Uptown Launchpad" event in July 2007 by its participants who wished to continue the conversation that was generated and provide additional opportunities for design-minded individuals to express their thoughts and creativity in a common setting. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
In conjunction with Cleveland Goes Modern, the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque will present a selection of short films by 20th-century designers Charles and Ray Eames. The husband-and-wife team is probably best-known for their now famous lounge chair, but they were also prolific filmmakers. In this program, the Cinematheque will screen a selection of the Eames' greatest short movies, including Blacktop (1955), Tops (1957), Toccata for Toy Trains (1959), Design Q&A (1972), and the amazing Powers of Ten (1977). 16mm/DVD. Tickets $8/$6 members. | ||
10 / 8
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10 / 9
Start: 9:00 am
Start: Oct 9 2007 - 9:00am
End: Oct 12 2007 - 5:00pm
2007 Natural Areas Conference, a national conference for conservation and biodiversity -- and this year it's in Cleveland. The theme is "Some Assembly Required: Preserving Nature in a Fragmented Landscape." Hosted by the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and other local conservation organizations. Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
Inviting all organizations that will work in collaboration to seed the regional design DNA with biomimicry and create the regional Biomimicry social and knowledge infrastructure. At this brown bag lunch meeting we will discuss what success will look like and start our program and project plans. For details on the C+BD Collborative purpose, goals and plans, go to this link. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
The Ohio Environmental Council would like to invite you to the next quarterly meeting of the Northeast Ohio Watershed Council, a meeting to discuss water quality issues in Northeast Ohio. | ||
10 / 10
(all day)
Start: Oct 9 2007 - 9:00am
End: Oct 12 2007 - 5:00pm
2007 Natural Areas Conference, a national conference for conservation and biodiversity -- and this year it's in Cleveland. The theme is "Some Assembly Required: Preserving Nature in a Fragmented Landscape." Hosted by the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and other local conservation organizations. | ||
10 / 11
(all day)
Start: Oct 9 2007 - 9:00am
End: Oct 12 2007 - 5:00pm
2007 Natural Areas Conference, a national conference for conservation and biodiversity -- and this year it's in Cleveland. The theme is "Some Assembly Required: Preserving Nature in a Fragmented Landscape." Hosted by the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and other local conservation organizations. Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Regular meeting of the Western Reserve Resource Conservation and Development Council. Start: 8:00 pm
Sessions will explore low impact development, understanding land cover value, conservation design, green building and more. Sponsored by: Summit Soil & Water Conservation District, Summit County Department of Community & Economic Development and the Summit County Planning Commission. Call (330) 929-2871 for more information. | ||
10 / 12
End: 5:00 pm
Start: Oct 9 2007 - 9:00am
End: Oct 12 2007 - 5:00pm
2007 Natural Areas Conference, a national conference for conservation and biodiversity -- and this year it's in Cleveland. The theme is "Some Assembly Required: Preserving Nature in a Fragmented Landscape." Hosted by the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and other local conservation organizations. Start: 9:00 am
End: 4:00 pm
Presented by The Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation and the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative to identify ways that architecture and landscape design can reduce environmental stress and promote home-like, non-institutional residential settings. Email to register. Start: 10:00 am
End: 11:00 am
Media event to tell Toyota to stop its lobbying campaign to kill auto fuel efficiency increases and state laws that reduce global warming. Citizens are encouraged to join the protest by driving Toyota cars to the location below. For details on the Toyota campaign, go here. | ||
10 / 13
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Please join us for an evening of great ethnic food from across Greater Cleveland And help support the crucial work of providing affordable housing at the
4th Annual Cuyahoga Community Land Trust Fall Fundraiser Saturday, October 13, 2007
At the home of Jane and Seth Rosenberg 28129 Belcourt Road, Pepper Pike 5 pm-9 pm | ||
10 / 14
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10 / 15
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10 / 16
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
Public workshop to gain input on the Burke Lakefront Airport Master Plan. Start: 5:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
E4S Third Tuesday Network Event kicks off a year long focus on Cleveland+ Biomimicry Design Collaborative to seed Biomimicry into the regional design DNA and create what might be the first regional effort to put Biomimicry to work to rebuild our economy. Join us to hear the stories behind regional products and services that were designed using biomimicry. Do you have a story Biomimicry story to share? Call or email Stephanie. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Join Green Energy Ohio for the first Clean Energy Network Meeting in Trumbull County! Organized by a small group dedicated to increasing awareness in sustainability, green building and renewable energy technologies. For more information. RSVP to Dave Ambrose by email at ambrose@infohio.org or phone at (330) 647-3666 | ||
10 / 17
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Friends of Big Creek Public Meeting Wednesday, October 17th Friends of Big Creek is pleased to present this program in conjunction with Cleveland Metroparks’ 90th Anniversary and our mission to raise awareness of the natural and historic resources of the Big Creek watershed. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
The Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District, as part of its Euclid Creek Watershed Program, will be holding a public meeting to discuss the restoration of the East Branch of Euclid Creek related to the existing dam structure, to improve water quality and aquatic habitat. This project is located in the City of Euclid. For more information or to submit comments, contact the Euclid Creek Watershed Coordinator at the District at 216-524-6580, ext. 16, or send comments to Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District, 6100 West Canal Rd., Valley View, OH, 44125. Comments on this project will be accepted until close of business October 26. | ||
10 / 18
Start: 9:00 am
End: 10:30 am
Meeting of the Cleveland/Cuyahoga County Food Policy Coalition to develop a work plan for the next year and tour the Cleveland Foodbank. For more information, contact Matt Russell. Start: 5:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm
Benefit event for Hard Hatted Women, with guest speaker Eric Fingerhut, Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm
“Cleveland Goes Modern: Design for the home 1930-1970” exhibit at the Beck Center curated by Nina Freedlander Gibans for the Cleveland Artists Foundation. The show captures the rush of excitement for modernism in the post-war period as dozens of cubist brick-and-glass homes with flat roofs began to dot the Cleveland suburban landscape. The exhibit runs through Nov. 24 and has a speaker series that includes this Thursday’s (10/18) “Building Modern from the Architect's Standpoint” at 6 p.m. What was it like designing a "Modern" home in Cleveland during the mid-20th century? A conversation coordinated by Peter van Dijk and Richard Fleischman, with special guest architect Don Hisaka. | ||
10 / 19
Start: 9:00 am
Start: Oct 19 2007 - 9:00am
End: Oct 21 2007 - 6:00pm
Bioneers Conference brings visionaries to Cleveland If you are passionate about restoring the health and vitality of the living world, you truly must make plans to attend all or part of this outstanding event. For the past 18 years, Bioneers — or biological pioneers — has brought together key innovators throughout North America who are changing the story of the planet from fear and destruction to hope and restoration. Register today to participate in this three-day whirlwind of national and local workshops, beamed to Cleveland for the first time and focused on changing the way we solve our most pressing problems. The national presentations will be downlinked via satellite from 1- 5:30 p.m. each day with local workshops and tours presented in the mornings. The conference will open Friday, October 19, when Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and Andrew Watterson, the city's sustainability program manager, will address the conference. David Cooperrider, Case Western Reserve University's nationally recognized expert on business sustainability, will give the keynote address on "Designing a Toolkit for Building a Better World: Business, Peace, Community, and the Environment." Other topics include: No Child Left Inside; Seeds the Creator Gave Us; Earth Rights; Creating Green Affordable Housing; People, Planet and Profit; Heathy Worker/Healthy Business; Local Living Economies; Birthing a New Politic; Food Activism; The Biomimicry Revolution: Imitating How Nature Does it; Green the Ghetto; Your Local Food Shed; Education for a Sustainable World; and Race, Power and Restorative Justice. For more local information and the full conference program, go here. Or see the national conference site here. | ||
10 / 20
(all day)
Start: Oct 19 2007 - 9:00am
End: Oct 21 2007 - 6:00pm
Bioneers Conference brings visionaries to Cleveland If you are passionate about restoring the health and vitality of the living world, you truly must make plans to attend all or part of this outstanding event. For the past 18 years, Bioneers — or biological pioneers — has brought together key innovators throughout North America who are changing the story of the planet from fear and destruction to hope and restoration. Register today to participate in this three-day whirlwind of national and local workshops, beamed to Cleveland for the first time and focused on changing the way we solve our most pressing problems. The national presentations will be downlinked via satellite from 1- 5:30 p.m. each day with local workshops and tours presented in the mornings. The conference will open Friday, October 19, when Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and Andrew Watterson, the city's sustainability program manager, will address the conference. David Cooperrider, Case Western Reserve University's nationally recognized expert on business sustainability, will give the keynote address on "Designing a Toolkit for Building a Better World: Business, Peace, Community, and the Environment." Other topics include: No Child Left Inside; Seeds the Creator Gave Us; Earth Rights; Creating Green Affordable Housing; People, Planet and Profit; Heathy Worker/Healthy Business; Local Living Economies; Birthing a New Politic; Food Activism; The Biomimicry Revolution: Imitating How Nature Does it; Green the Ghetto; Your Local Food Shed; Education for a Sustainable World; and Race, Power and Restorative Justice. For more local information and the full conference program, go here. Or see the national conference site here. Start: 9:30 am
End: 4:00 pm
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10 / 21
End: 6:00 pm
Start: Oct 19 2007 - 9:00am
End: Oct 21 2007 - 6:00pm
Bioneers Conference brings visionaries to Cleveland If you are passionate about restoring the health and vitality of the living world, you truly must make plans to attend all or part of this outstanding event. For the past 18 years, Bioneers — or biological pioneers — has brought together key innovators throughout North America who are changing the story of the planet from fear and destruction to hope and restoration. Register today to participate in this three-day whirlwind of national and local workshops, beamed to Cleveland for the first time and focused on changing the way we solve our most pressing problems. The national presentations will be downlinked via satellite from 1- 5:30 p.m. each day with local workshops and tours presented in the mornings. The conference will open Friday, October 19, when Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and Andrew Watterson, the city's sustainability program manager, will address the conference. David Cooperrider, Case Western Reserve University's nationally recognized expert on business sustainability, will give the keynote address on "Designing a Toolkit for Building a Better World: Business, Peace, Community, and the Environment." Other topics include: No Child Left Inside; Seeds the Creator Gave Us; Earth Rights; Creating Green Affordable Housing; People, Planet and Profit; Heathy Worker/Healthy Business; Local Living Economies; Birthing a New Politic; Food Activism; The Biomimicry Revolution: Imitating How Nature Does it; Green the Ghetto; Your Local Food Shed; Education for a Sustainable World; and Race, Power and Restorative Justice. For more local information and the full conference program, go here. Or see the national conference site here. Start: 10:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
The Kamm’s Corners Farmers Market (KCFM) will be coming to a close this Sunday, October 21st, 2007. However, many exciting events and appearances are planned for the day. John Kolar from Thyme The Restaurant will be the guest celebrity chef and do a cooking demonstration beginning at 11:00 a.m. Local favorites Brand New Hat will entertain the crowd from 11:30 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. with their musical talents, while the West Park/Fairview YMCA will do a group cycling demonstration beginning around 10:30 a.m. Family-friendly horse–drawn wagon rides, offered monthly throughout the market season, will also be available one last time this market season by YesterYear Horse & Carriage. The Kamm’s Corners Farmers Market, a unique farmers market, features weekly health and wellness education, live entertainment, and cooking demonstrations, as well as fresh, local food. The market is open every Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. through October 21st and is conveniently located off Lorain Avenue at West 168th Street (municipal lot behind Walgreens and Westpark Station). It is free and open to the public. Come check it out before it’s over for the season! See www.kammscorners.com/farmersmarket.html for more information, an event schedule, and a photo gallery of previous weeks at the KCFM market. | ||
10 / 22
Start: 5:30 pm
Start: Oct 22 2007 - 5:30pm
End: Oct 23 2007 - 4:30pm
Investing in a clean energy economy will reduce global warming and fossil fuel dependence, improve our environment, strengthen our economy and lead to job growth. The Midwest conference on labor in the new energy economy will provide union leaders and activists with tools and knowledge to support the emergence of a clean, job-producing economy. Co-sponsored by Apollo Project and Policy Matters Ohio. For more information or to register click here | ||
10 / 23
End: 4:30 pm
Start: Oct 22 2007 - 5:30pm
End: Oct 23 2007 - 4:30pm
Investing in a clean energy economy will reduce global warming and fossil fuel dependence, improve our environment, strengthen our economy and lead to job growth. The Midwest conference on labor in the new energy economy will provide union leaders and activists with tools and knowledge to support the emergence of a clean, job-producing economy. Co-sponsored by Apollo Project and Policy Matters Ohio. For more information or to register click here | ||
10 / 24
Start: 9:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
The Nano Network is hosting its 2nd Nano App Summit on October 22-26 in Cleveland. It's the premier applications-focused international nanotechnology event, addressing industry-specific commercialization challenges and opportunities in the Automotive, CleanTech, and Defense sectors. Oct. 24 is CleanTech day at the summit. Start: 1:30 pm
End: 3:00 pm
Public Utilities Committee meeting of Cleveland City Council on legislation to permit Cleveland Public Power participation in the construction of an AMP-Ohio coal-fired power plant. Start: 7:30 pm
End: 9:00 pm
General program of the Northeast Ohio Group of the Sierra Club, with speaker Holly Harlan, founder and president of Entrepreneurs for Sustainability (E4S). For more information, call 440-356-9285, or go here. | ||
10 / 25
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Trisha Brown of Housing Futures and Progressive Urban Real Estate leads a tour of a traditional Rocky River colonial that has been renovated using green building techniques. Start: 6:15 pm
End: 7:30 pm
Want to learn more about the technologies you saw on display during the 2007 Ohio Solar Tour? Attend this informational lecture that will focus on solar thermal technologies and applications. Get the latest on Green Energy Ohio and other news in renewable energy, and network with professionals and like-minded individuals. Free and open to the public. For more information, visit Green Energy Ohio or call 216-526-5545. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
I would like to invite you to come and learn about the current happenings in the Rocky River Watershed! The next Rocky River Watershed Council public meeting will be held on Thursday, October 25th from 7pm-9pm in the Sycamore Room of the Cleveland Metroparks Park Operations/Ranger HQ Building, located at 4500 Valley Parkway in Fairview Park (in the Rocky River Reservation across from Big Met Golf Course).
Agenda items include a presentation about the Ohio Clean Marina Program (through which Cleveland Metroparks was recently certified) by Keith Kessler, a summary of the recent Rocky River Watershed Festival, and the January 2008 RRWC Board of Trustees elections. Click here for a complete agenda. For more information, please contact Jared Bartley, Rocky River Watershed Coordinator at 216-524-6580 x14 or jbartley@cuyahogaswcd.org. | ||
10 / 26
Start: 8:30 am
End: 1:30 pm
How can we work together to manage the challenges of nature and development? A workshop and award luncheon presented by the Cuyahoga Valley Regional Council of Governments. Start: 9:00 am
Start: Oct 26 2007 - 9:00am
End: Oct 28 2007 - 5:00pm
4th U.S. Conference on Peak Oil and Community Solutions, with national experts on transport, food, housing and other issues. | ||
10 / 27
(all day)
Start: Oct 26 2007 - 9:00am
End: Oct 28 2007 - 5:00pm
4th U.S. Conference on Peak Oil and Community Solutions, with national experts on transport, food, housing and other issues. Start: 5:30 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Annual Peace & Justice Awards Dinner of the Cleveland Diocese Commission on Catholic Community Action with guest speaker Rev. J. Bryan Hehir. For ticket information, call 216-939-3840. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm
The second segment of the four-part documentary series "Lake Erie: Beyond the Surface," is scheduled to air October 27. Produced by WKYC-TV3 in Cleveland, Ohio, part two of the documentary focuses on the economic impact of Lake Erie. The series will continue throughout the next year, airing a new segment every quarter, with the next slated for January 2008. To view part one of the series, go here. | ||
10 / 28
End: 5:00 pm
Start: Oct 26 2007 - 9:00am
End: Oct 28 2007 - 5:00pm
4th U.S. Conference on Peak Oil and Community Solutions, with national experts on transport, food, housing and other issues. Start: 7:00 pm
Start: Oct 28 2007 - 7:00pm
End: Oct 31 2007 - 12:00pm
"Ecological Landscaping: From scientific principles to public practices and policies," a conference sponsored by the Ohio State University Urban Landscape Ecology Program. Start: 8:00 pm
Start: Oct 28 2007 - 8:00pm
End: Oct 29 2007 - 9:00pm
Speaker program at the center that will focus on the balance between economic growth and environmental responsibility. Brent Willis, an expert in water sanitation, bottling and recycling who will offer a critique of the beverage business. Willis is CEO at Cott Corporation, one of the world’s largest beverage companies and the world’s largest retailer brand beverage company. Free and open to the public | ||
10 / 29
(all day)
Start: Oct 28 2007 - 7:00pm
End: Oct 31 2007 - 12:00pm
"Ecological Landscaping: From scientific principles to public practices and policies," a conference sponsored by the Ohio State University Urban Landscape Ecology Program. End: 9:00 pm
Start: Oct 28 2007 - 8:00pm
End: Oct 29 2007 - 9:00pm
Speaker program at the center that will focus on the balance between economic growth and environmental responsibility. Brent Willis, an expert in water sanitation, bottling and recycling who will offer a critique of the beverage business. Willis is CEO at Cott Corporation, one of the world’s largest beverage companies and the world’s largest retailer brand beverage company. Free and open to the public Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
The topic of this forum is "Tributary streams of the Mahoning and Cuyahoga watersheds." Tentatively scheduled for a location in Hiram. For updates, click on the What's New page at www.kentenvironment.org | ||
10 / 30
(all day)
Start: Oct 28 2007 - 7:00pm
End: Oct 31 2007 - 12:00pm
"Ecological Landscaping: From scientific principles to public practices and policies," a conference sponsored by the Ohio State University Urban Landscape Ecology Program. Start: 4:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
What if your organization could make better decisions, faster, without getting bogged down by endless debates or office politics -- AND give everyone a voice in the process? That’s the promise of Holacracy™, a new idea for delivering organizational agility in today’s fast-paced world of constant change. On Tuesday, Oct. 30, business, nonprofit and academic leaders will gather to explore and experiment with Holacracy™, a cutting-edge system designed to help organizations successfully navigate complexity and uncertainty. The event is sponsored by Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management and the Cleveland-based consulting firm Conte & Company. Conte & Company is a Cleveland-based consulting firm that supports leaders, teams and organizations to solve complex problems, reach their full potential and realize their goals. The firm offers leadership development, executive coaching, team development, meeting facilitation and organizational change consulting.
Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, is internationally acclaimed for redefining management education and is known as one of the most innovative business schools in the world. Its Organizational Behavior Department has been ranked best overall in the world by the Financial Times for the five year period (2003-2007). http://weatherhead.case.edu/
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10 / 31
End: 12:00 pm
Start: Oct 28 2007 - 7:00pm
End: Oct 31 2007 - 12:00pm
"Ecological Landscaping: From scientific principles to public practices and policies," a conference sponsored by the Ohio State University Urban Landscape Ecology Program. | ||
11 / 1
Start: 9:30 am
End: 3:30 pm
Topics include: Future funding for farmland protection and growing our economy through agriculture. Keynote: First Lady Frances Strickland. Hosted by Ohio Dept. of Agriculture. Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:30 pm
A panel consisting of local officials and Michael Sering, director of housing and shelter at Lutheran Metropolitan Ministries, will discuss topics ranging from what is being done to provide housing and services for homeless individuals, day to day life in homeless shelters, the distinction between homeless and panhandling, and the balancing of civil rights and safety. Joe Frolik of the PD will moderate. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
League of Women Voters Cuyahoga Area first Thursday forum on the environment, with Brad Masi of the New Agrarian Center speaking on "Cityscapes of the Future: Defining the Urban-Agrarian Space." For ticket information, call 216-781-0555. | ||
11 / 2
Start: 10:00 am
End: 3:00 pm
Experts will address: Strategic planning for farmland preservation, state and federal land conservation policy initiatives, and sustainable agriculture, tools and trends. Call 269-324-1683 or register online. Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:30 pm
On Friday, November 2 at noon, The City Club of Cleveland welcomes Deborah Sutherland, mayor of Bay Village and president of the Cuyahoga County Mayors and Managers Association. She will speak about regionalism in Northeast Ohio -- its history, its current impact, and its potential to create a vibrant economy -- and success stories from other cities. Start: 8:30 pm
Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) Workshop November 2, 2007 Leonard Krieger CanalWay Center 8:30am - 2:30pm Join us for a WET (Water Education for Teachers) Workshop training that features water-related, innovative activities and lessons that are aligned to Ohio's Science Standards, are hands-on and fun for both students and educators. Introducing Life Depends on Water website to help with background information and access more water based lessons to add to your curriculum. $30 registration fee covers curriculum guide, lunch and workshop materials Focus on Grades 3-8 To register, contact Amy Roskilly, Conservation Education Coordinator at the Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District - aroskilly@cuyahogaswcd.org or 216/524-6580 ext. 22
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11 / 3
Start: 9:00 am
End: 9:00 pm
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 2:00 pm
Step It Up Cleveland, a local affiliate of Step It Up 2007, wishes to invite concerned citizens and the Cleveland area environmental community to a rally at the upper pavilion of Edgewater Park at the Cleveland Lakefront State Park. We will be inviting our political representatives to show true leadership by supporting binding legislation to combat climate change and seriously reduce carbon emissions. For more information go to the national Step It Up website, or contact Randy Cunningham. | ||
