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End: 5:00 pm
Personal computers including CPUs, monitors, and printers can be dropped off at participating city service departments throughout Cuyahoga County. For local collection information, call your city service department or contact the Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District at 216-443-3749 or www.cuyahogaswd.org All computers will be recycled by RET3 job corp., a local non-profit organization Start: 9:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
Throughout Earth Day Week, April 22-26, 2008 in San Francisco, CA, the Ecocity World Summit (7th International Ecocity Conference) will be convening an international community of inspired change-makers; courageous individuals who are addressing problems of the world's environment with thoughtful long-range solutions that are truly sustainable, ecologically healthy and socially just. The International Ecocity Conference Series brings together the key innovators, decision makers, technologists, businesses and organizations shaping the conversation around ecological and sustainable city, town and village design, planning and development. Start: 9:00 am
End: 11:00 am
West Shore commuter rail planning meeting with speaker Donald J. Emerson, Principal Consultant, Parsons Brinckerhoff speaking on "Economic, energy and environmental challenges to federal transportation policy." Contact: Ken Prendergast at All Aboard Ohio, 216-288-4883. Start: 9:30 am
End: 5:00 pm
Student designs in industrial, communications and interior designs. See their work and interview them for internships and full time positions. Reception: April 25 - 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. RSVP: events@cia.edu Start: 4:30 pm
End: 6:30 pm
CWRU Weatherhead's Center for Business as an Agent of World Benefit (B.A.W.B.) invites you to a public and important conversation on business opportunities and energy independence as part of the semi-annual Fairmount Minerals Colloquium Series. What does the surging price of oil mean for the future of business? What new opportunities arise for the future of sustainability? How are they relevant for current business leaders, faculty, and students? Join us for a discussion on "Business Opportunities in Achieving Energy Independence" with guest Speaker, Rinaldo Brutoco, President and Founder, World Business Academy. Chuck Fowler, President and CEO of Fairmount Minerals and Weatherhead EMBA '90 graduate, will moderate this series. A reception will follow. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 2:00 pm
A two-day I-Open workshop Welcome to the new world of economic development based on networks. Learn the leadership skills you need to strengthen collaboration in your community and region. Here is an innovative, tested approach to building collaboration for economic and workforce development. Gain the insights, roadmaps and tools you need to develop new ideas and translate them into action. Strategic doing is a new approach to building the civic networks that your community and region need to prosper in the future. This workshop is ideal for innovative civic leaders who want to expand their perspectives on economic and workforce development. Anyone who must lead a community or region in developing strategies for economic development and workforce development needs new analytic tools to understand how they can have the most impact. Workshop Details: When: April 23 - 25, 2008 April 23: Arrive at 6:00 pm on for a kickoff dinner and networking April 24: All day workshop and dinner April 25: One-half day workshop and lunch. Adjourn at 2:00 pm Register online at 123 Signup Send your check to: The Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open), Cleveland Midtown Innovation Center, 4415 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115. | ||
