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              Enviro-Events Calendar
Environmental events, including seminars, workshops and social events
in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York--and beyond

January 2-11

Princeton Environmental Film Festival The festival goal is to use film as
a medium to encourage discussion about the environment, raise awareness about environmental issues and concerns, and stimulate community action
to develop make more environmentally sustainable choices and create more livable communities. Sponsored by the Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton, NJ.

Sustainable Princeton, the festival's first event, is at noon on January 2.
Wendy Kaczerski and Matt Wasserman, of the Princeton Environmental Commission, will speak on how Princeton's municipal government, school district, businesses and residents are already working to achieve some of
the goals in the developing Princeton Sustainable Community Plan. They also will quantify Princeton's overall "carbon footprint" as well as that
of businesses and residents, and discuss the most effective ways to reduce carbon emissions. At 2 p.m., Martin Johnson, President and Founder of Isles, Inc. will discuss the potential for converting older homes and factories into high performing, low-cost places to be. He will will talk about Isles’ programs as well as new training and business opportunities in green development. Since 1981 Trenton, NJ based Isles, Inc. has developed tools that families and neighborhoods use to build assets, restore the environment and achieve self-reliance.
At 4 p.m., the film Faces from the New Farm chronicles a 2,000 mile bicycle trip made by Lara Sheets, Liz Tylander, and Kat Shiffler to explore the budding sustainable agriculture and local food movement.
At 7 p.m., in the film Radiant City, Gary Burns, Canada's king of surreal comedy, joins journalist Jim Brown on an outing to the burbs. Venturing into territory both familiar and foreign, they turn the documentary genre inside out, crafting a vivid account of life in The Late Suburban Age.
Click here for the festival's full schedule of films and other presentations

January 6
Annie's Project: Education for Women Farmers

10 am - 3 Chester County Economic Development Corporation, Eagleview Corporation Center, 737 Constitution Drive, Exton, Pa. 19341 Session 5 - Taking Control of... Human Resources Risks
Contact: Ann Stone; (814) 863-4489; ams39@psu.edu More information here

January 7
Green Drinks South Jersey 6 to 8, PJ Welihans, Route 70, Cherry Hill, NJ. Sustainable Cherry Hill has started a chapter of this popular social and business networking happy hour that brings together a wide array of environmentally minded people each month over beverages to discuss green and sustainable solutions, ideas, concepts and much more. This laid-back, unstructured gathering is part of
an international movement and a collaborative effort with Green Drinks Philadelphia. The gathering is scheduled for the first Wednesday of each month.

January 9
New Jersey Pinelands Commission 9:30 a.m., Richard J. Sullivan Center for Environmental Policy and Education, 15C Springfield Road, New Lisbon, New Jersey.

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January 8
New Jersey Construction Lien Law 8:30 to 10 a.m., Builders League of South Jersey, 114 Haddontowne Court, Cherry Hill, NJ. James A. Kozachek, a construction law attorney at Flaster/Greenberg, will present details on filing and defending against lien claims and will discuss
both recent case law interpreting and applying to the Construction Lien Law and current efforts before the state legislature to amend key provisions of the law. Kozachek, a Columbus, NJ resident, concentrates his practice on construction law, real estate law, and environmental law, serving as counsel to developers, business owners, operators, contractors, sub-contractors, insurers, bonding companies, engineers, architects, and other licensed design professionals. The cost to attend the seminar is $25 and RSVPs must be received by January 2, 2009. A continental breakfast begins
at 8:30 a.m. and the seminar follows at 9. For additional information on the program, call
(856) 616-8460, email Marlene Spencer, director of marketing & operations at the Builders League
of South Jersey, at marlene@blsj.com, or visit www.blsj.com

January 10
New Approaches to Community Building and Growing an Environmental Economy 11 a.m.,
A We are BOOST panel, held in conjunction with the Princeton Environmental Film Festival, Princeton Public Library, 1st Floor Community Room of the library, at 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ . Featuring Jason Kliwinski, Anastasia Harrison, and Elizabeth Slate.

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January 11-14
Delaware Estuary Science and Environmental Summit, Hotel Grand, Cape May, NJ. Building
on the themes of the 2005 science conference ("Linking Science and Management") and the 2007 science conference and environmental summit ("Setting Achievable Environmental Goals"), the
theme of the 2009 meeting will be "Planning Tomorrow's Delaware Estuary." Join hundreds of environmental scientists, managers, and environmental practitioners come together for three days
in a retreat-like atmosphere. This conference fills an important niche, whereby individuals and groups that rarely intersect can exchange information and ideas in the context of the Delaware Estuary and
its watershed. Meetings like this provide a forum to advance an ecosystem-based, integrative
approach to managing, monitoring, and restoring our regional environment Program Registration

January 12
Dinner Series: "Daylight Harvesting" 6 p.m., Maggiano's Little Italy, Hackensack, NJ. Sponsored
by the North Branch, U.S. Green Building Council-NJ. Winter 2009 North Branch Dinner Meeting.
Open to all USGBC-NJ members (and guests) but not to exceed capacity of 50. "Daylight Harvesting" presented by Kevin Condrack of Lighting Control & Design. You MUST pre-register to attend.
To register, please click here.

January 13
Moving Toward the New-Energy Economy: The Role of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) in Promoting Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency. 10–4, New York State Department
of Public Service, 90 Church Street, 4th Floor Board Room, New York City, New York. Please join
the Business Council for Sustainable Energy for an issue forum to discuss the role of RGGI in promoting renewable energy and energy efficiency. The day's program will include the following:
Overview of New York's RGGI rule; Overview of regulations related to the investment of New York's RGGI auction proceeds; Current market trends for clean energy deployment and new generation;
National level research on opportunities for job growth in the new energy economy, and Model public-private partnerships in the following market sectors: energy efficiency services, renewable power, sustainable bio-energy, advanced transportation technology, distributed generation and supply-side efficiency, and utility programs. RSVP to Ruth McCormick at 202-785-0507 or rmccormick@bcse.org

January 20

Annie's Project: Education for Women Farmers 10 am - 3 Chester County Economic Development Corporation, Eagleview Corporation Center, 737 Constitution Drive, Exton, Pa. 19341 Session 6 - Taking Control of... Family & Community Risks Contact: Ann Stone; (814) 863-4489; ams39@psu.edu More information here

January 21-22
Fundamentals of Power Trading, Philadelphia, PA. Presented by the Energy Management Institute. Understand key factors that drive success in the power markets. Details Register

January 28-28
Biomass Finance & Investment Summit Westin Colonnade Hotel, Coral Gables, FL The summit
will once again bring together leading project developers, investors, lenders, technology developers and others in the biomass finance and investment community to share their perspectives on what it takes
to get biomass deals successfully financed in 2009 and beyond. You’ll not only hear from this remarkable group about the latest developments in the biomass finance and investment markets, but the Summit will also provide an outstanding opportunity to meet and network with these and other players in the biomass finance and investment community – offering the unique opportunity to accurately gauge the current pulse of the industry. Register

January 26-29
Web Self-Service for Utilities, Hyatt Pier 66, Fort Lauderdale Click here for Agenda

January 27
Leadership in Green Building Policy 1 - 2:30 p.m. EST, A U.S. Green Building Council Webinar. Register

January 27-28
Strategic Asset Management for Power Plants, The Westin Buckhead Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
Featured Speakers: Tim Bennington, VP Business Development, Alliant Energy; Richard Pena,
VP Fossil generation, CPS Energy; Kandi Forte, Director of Operations Excellence, Mirant Corporation, and DeWayne Todd, Power Generation Manager, Warrick Power Plant, Alcoa.
For Further Details Contact: Phone: 246 417 5420 Email: energy@marcusevansbb.com

January 28-29
Intelligent Demand Response for Electricity Summit, Mövenpick Hotel, Amsterdam Information

February 3-4
Concentrated Photovoltaics Summit USA San Diego Are you serious about doing business in the Concentrated Photovoltaics market (with installations set to exceed over 6GW by 2020 according to greentechmedia)? Do you crave the opportunity to meet and hear from the leading CPV players in the industry? Then you need to join the 350+! Delegates who are attending the Concentrated Photovoltaics Summit USA, taking place February 3 - 4 2009.
Click here now to download the summit brochure with agenda and fantastic speaker line up!

February 4
Green Drinks South Jersey 6 to 8, PJ Welihans, Route 70, Cherry Hill, NJ. Sustainable Cherry Hill has started a chapter of this popular social and business networking happy hour that brings together a wide array of environmentally minded people each month over beverages to discuss green and sustainable solutions, ideas, concepts and much more. This laid-back, unstructured gathering is part of
an international movement and a collaborative effort with Green Drinks Philadelphia. The gathering is scheduled for the first Wednesday of each month.

February 9-13
CERAWeek 2009, Houston, TX - What will the global economic crisis mean for the energy future?
How will the industry respond to the new risks and opportunities? What are the implications of the
new US administration for the energy industry? Economic security and the new realities of risk are reshaping energy strategies. CERAWeek 2009, our 28th annual event, will be a timely and significant opportunity to address the new challenges—and to gain insight and perspective on the choices and decisions in the wake of the economic crisis. Priorities and plans are being tested and revisited as companies and countries seek to restore confidence and create resilient approaches for a turbulent time. The landscape has changed for energy, geopolitics, markets, and investment. Demand is on
a new course. CERAWeek 2009 will bring together a remarkable community of executives, officials,
and experts from across the energy industries and the financial community—along with thought leaders from CERA, joined by experts from outside the industry and from CERA sister companies
in IHS. Of particular interest to the electric power community are 3 full days of in-depth and comprehensive insight into the future of the global and North American power industries. Part of the expanded power program is a separate, full day event from our sister company, The McCloskey Group, a respected authority on coal markets and analysis. Some of our confirmed speakers will be:
Dr. Ralph Izzo, Chairman, President and CEO, Public Service Enterprise Group; David Joos,
President and CEO, CMS Energy; James Miller, Chairman, President and CEO, PPL Corporation,
and Daniel Yergin, med CERA chairman. Register by November 30, 2008 to save $1,000 on each CERAWeek Pass

February 12-13
BioPower Generation Held in Brussels as part of the EU Sustainable Energy Week 2009, the conference gives you a unique opportunity to listen to 8 real case studies from leading utilities. Together with leading market players they will identify the main opportunities, challenges and
barriers faced by the bio power industry. Claude Turmes, a member of the European Parliament,
will open the proceedings. He is joined on the speaking panel by leading utilities who are pioneering the use of bio power. Register Now

February 18
LEED from 2005 to the Present," 5 p.m., Princeton Triumph Brewing Co., 138 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ. A Winter Social & Educational Series event presented by the Central Branch of the
U.S. Green Building Council-NJ. Jason Kliwinski will speak at 5 p.m. in the Sky Room followed by networking at the bar starting at 6:30 p.m. Save the date. Registration details to follow.

February 20
Leave a Legacy: Our Natural Resources and the Laws that Protect Them, Berks County Conservation District, Leesport, PA, Event Information

February 23
Green Building Seminar 7 to 9 p.m., Cherry Hill Library on 1100 Kings Highway 856-667-300.
LEED Certified Architect and Cherry Hill resident, Scott Downie will educate building professionals
and property owners on how building "green" can save you "green". Case studies of both a large development project and a home remodel will be highlighted. Sponsored by Sustainable Cherry Hill.

February 26- March 1
International Power Summit 2009 Rome, Italy IPS 2009 is a unique event attracting key Utilities and Supplier delegates from across the EMEA power generation market and is established as the world’s number one meeting platform for procurement in the power industry Information

March 2-3
KEMA's 20th Executive Forum, Westin Galleria, Houston Texas. As the retail energy industry’s premier networking event, KEMA’s Executive Forum will assemble senior leaders from across North America to discuss critical strategic issues facing competitive and clean energy markets. For more information and to register, please visit: KEMA Forums

March 7
13th Annual New Jersey Land Conservation Rally, Hyatt New Brunswick, NJ. New Jersey’s Land Conservation Rally is one of the nation’s largest statewide land conservation training and networking events. Over 300 land conservationists, committed to protecting New Jersey’s forests, farms, trails, parks, water, and natural resources, attend each year. The Rally is a daylong event offering more than 30 educational workshops, informative roundtables, and plenty of time to network and visit exhibitors. The 2009 Keynote Speaker is Charles Jordan. Registration will open in January 2009.
For more information visit: http://www.njconservation.org/rally/index.htm Rally Planning Committee Member Organizations: Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions, Conservation Resources, Inc., County of Passaic Planning Department, D&R Greenway Land Trust, Monmouth Conservation Foundation, New Jersey Audubon Society, New Jersey Conservation Foundation,
NJDEP Green Acres Program, NJDEP Land Use Regulation Program, State Agriculture Development Committee, Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, The Land Conservancy of New Jersey,· The Nature Conservancy, Trust for Public Land and the Upper Raritan Watershed Association

March 8-10
EnergyBiz Leadership Forum Renaissance Mayflower, Washington, D.C. Energy Central, the leading resource in the global power industry for news, events, databases, insight and analysis, announced today that T. Boone Pickens will be a keynote speaker at the first annual EnergyBiz Leadership Forum More information about the forum

March 10-12
Renewable Energy World Conference & Expo Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV The Renewable Energy World Conference & Expo North America (formerly POWER-GEN Renewable Energy & Fuels) has a proven track record as renewable energy’s leading event. It offers a worldwide audience who will hear papers, panel discussions and presentations during technical sessions related to technology, markets, business strategies and policy covering the wind, solar, biomass, hydro, geothermal, biofuels and hydrogen fuels sectors. There has never been a better time to be a part of the exciting, ever-growing world of renewable energy! Click here to register now!

March 15-18
2009 IEEE PES Power Systems Conference & Exhibition Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, WA. The event will offer attendees the most comprehensive technical and business program of any event serving the multi-faceted field of electrical power systems. Registration

April 1 -2
European Wind Farm Site Selection Summit Hamburg, Germany Conference Brochure

May 8-9

Advanced Wetland Delineation 8:30 to 5, This two-day combination classroom and field course is designed for environmental professionals who have completed a basic wetland methodology course and want up-to-date information on current wetland delineation practices, the use of additional indicators, and problem situations. This is an excellent refresher for those who have taken the basic wetland delineation course! Read Full Course Description