Events
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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: 9:30 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: 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. Start: 8:30 am
End: 4:00 pm
Workshop on emerging energy technologies that can promote industrial revitalization in Ohio. Sponsored by the University Clean Energy Alliance of Ohio. Start: 8:30 am
End: 4:30 pm
What will a new Ohio RPS law look like? How can wind power bring billions to Ohio's economy? What's up with Ohio advanced energy grants? Ohio policymakers, business and institutional power users, energy professionals, community leaders, and consumers are invited to attend this day-long Central Ohio workshop co-hosted by Green Energy Ohio and the Ohio Department of Development Office of Energy Efficiency. Experts will review and discuss of Ohio renewable energy policy and legislation. Ohio case studies on wind, solar electric and thermal systems, and biomass are featured, along with companies providing renewable energy development, consulting and system installation, sustainable design, and energy efficiency products and services will be displayed in the exhibit area. Start: 3:30 pm
End: 5:30 pm
Alliance for the Great Lakes brings its popular Adopt-a-beach program to Cleveland. Training sessions teach volunteers to conduct water monitoring, collect important beach data and educate about beach health. This session will take place indoors and at the beach. To RSVP, contact adoptabeach@greatlakes.org or Tricia Piper at 312-939-0838 x 221. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Find out what’s going on in the watershed, and what else the Council has planned over the next few months. Miles Reed, former RRWC Board Member and host of "The Natural World Around Us with Miles Reed," will give a presentation entitled “Wildlife of the Rocky River Watershed.” Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Join members of CWRU’s sustainability team this Thursday evening and get to know some of the ways CWRU is meeting the challenges of climate, energy, and sustainability. Tour Case’s newest residential complex, which has recently been awarded LEED Silver certification for the complex as a whole, and LEED Gold for Building 5, by the US Green Building Council. Go behind the scenes with the features that make these residence halls environmentally friendly, energy all-stars, and such great places to live! RSVPs appreciated. | ||
