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Posted by Bonnie Frye Hemphill on 20 March 09, 04:20 PM1. Regional Innovation Forum, March 27-28: Join us at the Portland Expo Center for cross-sector collaboration and leadership development to accelerate progress toward regional sustainability. The Forum will dive into an impressive range of topics, from schools and energy efficiency to climate change and social innovation. Check out the agenda and register at www.regionalinnovationforum.com.
2. Community Climate Town Hall discussion with Dr. Stephen Schneider, 2007 Nobel Prize-Winning Climatologist: if you can’t make it for all of the Regional Innovation Forum, don’t miss its 6:30pm Friday-night keynote and reception. Tickets are selling fast at www.regionalinnovationforum.com.
3. The Business of Renewable Energy, April 16: Presented by the Northwest Environmental Business Council and co-sponsored by Climate Solutions, this 1-day conference at Portland’s Doubletree Hotel returns for its third year to address the specifics of renewable energy project development in the Northwest - both electricity and bioenergy. Speakers and industry participants will share their perspectives on what it takes to successfully develop projects, with practical sessions on topics such as financing in challenging times, siting and the local community, energy & the net-zero building, integrating renewable energy, factoring in carbon credits & RECs, low-carbon fuel standards, feedstocks and geography, and next generation biofuels. Whew. As the Northwest event for those building the new energy economy, The Business of Renewable Energy provides an unmatched forum for learning, networking, and business development. For more information and to register, go to http://www.nebc.org/content.aspx?pageid. Sponsor and Exhibit opportunities are also available.