[ESSP] Sustainable Step events

Thu Oct 23 11:59:47 EDT 2003

Sustainable Step New England (SSNE) is pleased to share information 
on two upcoming events addressing sustainability solutions from two 
different perspectives: venture capital and grassroots action:
- November 2 - 4, 2003: Investors' Circle 2003 National Conference 
and Venture Fair: "Building Sustainable Communities: >From 
Philanthropy to Venture Capital'
- November 16, 2003 - Mass Climate Action Network (MCAN) & Tufts 
University: "Grassroots Climate Action Conference"
More details are below.

Beth Tener, Executive Director of Sustainable Step New England, will 
be co-presenting a session at the MCAN conference with Dan Ruben of 
the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Conventions on 
"Lifestyle Shift: Influencing Citizens to Adopt Climate-Wise 
Practices."

Stay tuned for announcements about SSNE's upcoming events in Western 
Massachusetts.

InvestorsÕ Circle 2003 National Conference and Venture Fair
"Building Sustainable Communities: From
Philanthropy to Venture Capital"

November 2-4, 2003
The Charles Hotel
Cambridge, MA

This event will bring together angel investors, professional venture 
capitalists, philanthropists, entrepreneurs and others to examine the 
continuum of strategies for deploying a range of capital to support 
social entrepreneurship at the community level. While InvestorsÕ 
Circle focuses on for-profit social entrepreneurs ®¢ catalyzing the 
flow of capital to early stage companies that address social and 
environmental problems ®¢ the educational portion of this yearÕs 
conference (Day One) will explicitly examine innovative philanthropic 
strategies that complement our work.

Day One, in collaboration with Social Venture Partners Boston, part 
of a national network of venture philanthropists, will offer panels 
and speakers addressing topics including inner city venture 
philanthropy, community development venture capital, job creation, 
and the relationship between for-profit and non-profit strategies for 
supporting social entrepreneurship and healthy communities.

Day Two, the venture fair, will feature at least 15 promising 
for-profit companies that have been selected for their compelling 
combination of financial and social return potential. The presenting 
companies will represent the range of sectors that Investors' Circle 
works in: community development, education/media, energy/environment, 
health, and women- and minority-owned businesses.

Program: Speakers include:
Ed Dugger, Managing Partner, UNC Partners and Director, Federal 
Reserve Bank of Boston
Jed Emerson, Senior Fellow, the Hewlett Foundation and former 
President, Roberts Enterprise Development Fund
Chris Gabrieli, Chairman, Massachusetts 2020 and former General 
Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners
Paul Grogan, President, The Boston Foundation
To see the full program, 
<http://www.investorscircle.net/Conference2003_program.html>click 
here.

Members*

Non-Members

Full Event**

$750

$950

Day One (Education Day)

$495

$595

Day Two (Venture Fair)**

$495

$595

* IC, SVP, SVN and CDVCA members ** Attendance is limited to 
accredited investors.

Registration:  You can register for the event by calling the 
Investors' Circle office at: (617) 566-2600, or by downloading our 
<http://www.investorscircle.net/images/IC_Conf_Registration2003.pdf>registration 
form and mailing or faxing it to our office at: (617) 739-3550.

Investors' Circle
320 Washington Street
Brookline, MA 02445
P: (617) 566-2600
F: (617) 739-3550
<mailto:inbox at investorscircle.net?Subject=Conference>inbox at investorscircle.net
<http://www.investorscircle.net>http://www.investorscircle.net

Venture Capital for a Sustainable Future

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Mass Climate Action Network & Tufts' University present the 3rd Annual 

     ** GRASSROOTS CLIMATE ACTION CONFERENCE **

                Sunday, Nov. 16, 2003 - Tufts University
9 am - 5:30 pm, Cabot Center, 170 Packard Ave, Medford, MA

Speakers:
I: "Rhode Island's Climate Plan, Local Buy-in & Regional Synergy"
          Jan Reitsma, Dir., R.I. Dept. Envir. Management
II: "Europe Leads: Cutting Carbon Affordably"
          Michael Northrop, Rockefeller Brothers Fund

18+ Workshops:
- Local climate action plans & GHG reduction strategies
- Climate change science, human & ocean impacts, solutions
- Regional climate plan & realities
- Greening town & gown
- Green schools & capital projects; VMT's, fuel use & SUVs
- Encouraging sustainable lifestyle choices
- Community wind projects & Cape Wind
- Global warming education K-12 & public
- Outreach to residents & businesses
- Funding efficiency programs
- and more

Program & Registration: http://www.massclimateaction.org      

Fee: $40 at door; $30 if by 10/31. Group rates available.

RSVP encouraged/Info: cambcl- at aol.com, 781-643-5911

Map & Directions: http://www.tufts.edu/source/maps/medford

Sponsors: Mass. Climate Action Network & Tufts Climate Initiative, with
Clean Water Action, MassPIRG, Clean Air - Cool Planet, Conservation Law
Foundation, HealthLink, and MassEnergy

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Beth Tener
Executive Director
Sustainable Step New England
25 Mt. Auburn St., Suite 400
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 491-5900
<mailto:btener at ssne.org>btener at ssne.org
<http://www.ssne.org>www.ssne.org
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