Upcoming Events and Seminars
Ohio State Events
| September 25, 2008 | OSU's Wetlands to Host Swampfest OSU's Olentangy River Wetland Research Park, 352 W. Dodridge St. is celebrating its designation as a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance with SWAMPFEST, set for 5-10 p.m. Thursday (9/25). Enjoy the Picnic at the Swamp, an outdoor lecture on wetlands of the world, and bluegrass and rock bands all evening. More information at: swamp.osu.edu |
| October 2, 2008 | 9th Annual Ohio Farmland Preservation Summit: Bonding Ohio Together the NEW Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center, OSU Campus. The Summit key note speaker is David Kline, farmer, Amish minister, author and publisher of Farming magazine. Other highlighted speakers include leaders from successful township, county and nonprofit programs (both in and outside of Ohio) who will provide examples of creative collaboration strategies. More information at: http://cffpi.osu.edu/summit08.htm |
| Oct 12-14, 2008 | Explore climate change  The McCormick Specialized Reporting Institute on Climate Change will give 20 top journalists the opportunity to meet leading scientists, policy analysts and reporters to explore the impact of climate change, as well as examine policies to address it and how to better tell the story. Application deadline is September 8th. Click here for an application and more information!Columbus, OH |
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Other Energy and Environment Conferences and Seminars
Selected non-OSU conferences and seminars focused on energy and related environmental issues are listed below. If you have an event you would like the IEE to highlight, please contact us.
| September 10, 2008 | The Summit for Restoring Prosperity to Ohio Please join us in this opportunity to create new prosperity and opportunity for Ohio, the subject of the September summit hosted by the Brookings Institution and the Greater Ohio Policy Center. The Summit is part of a multi-year research, policy development, and networking effort to revitalize Ohio's core communities, create new opportunities for the people of Ohio, and reinvigorate the state's economy. Columbus, Ohio |
| Sept 11-13, 2008 | Central Ohio Summit on Sustainability and the Environment Designed to keep momentum up for the environmental movement in Ohio, the Summit offers educational presentation, professionally facilitation of Ideas into Action sessions, Saturday field trips, exhibitor hall, and an evening reception. Oganized by: Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission. Columbus, OH |
| Oct 2, 2008 | Green Building Expo Conference and Tradeshow Fifth Annual Green Building Expo, Ohio's largest green building event! Join us for informative technical sessions, world renowned keynotes and the largest green product tradeshow in the region! Get up-to-date information on products and technologies in the green building industry and network with fellow green building practitioners.Click here to register Columbus, OH |
| Nov 10-11, 2008 | AASHE 2008: Working Together for Sustainability -- On Campus and Beyond. Association for Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Biennial Conference is the largest national gathering of its kind in the country; participants are expected from every sector of the higher education community Raleigh, NC |
| Nov 17-21, 2008 | AAAS 2008 Leadership Seminar in Science and Technology Policy AAAS is pleased to announce its 2008 Leadership Seminar in Science and Technology Policy, scheduled for November 17-21. The Seminar, a condensed version of the widely-hailed orientation program for AAAS S&T Policy Fellows, will include sessions on how policy is made in areas ranging from stem cell research to climate change, on federal budgeting for R&D, on how scientists can be effective in interacting with Congress, on science and regulation, and many other topics. Speakers include leading personalities in science and technology policy. The Seminar is designed for anyone who needs or wants to know how S&T policy is made -- scientists and engineers, managers and administrators in all sectors, association officials, government agency program managers, embassy science diplomats, and others. The deadline for registration is September 15. However, since participation is limited to approximately 30 people, spaces will fill up quickly. Washington, DC |
| Nov 18, 2008 | E3 2008 Conference (HOLD THE DATE) The Midwest's premier Energy, Economic and environmental conference. The focus of this conference is the intersection between innovative technologies, visionary policies, environmental benefits and emerging market opportunities as they relate to developments in the renewable energy sector St. Paul, MN |