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November 2010          www.SustainabilityProfessionals.org       Vol. 3 No. 11
ISSP Management Team
Executive Director: Marsha Willard
Managing Editor:
Darcy Hitchcock

Education Director: Christy Nordstrom
Marketing Director: Jessica Vreeswijk
Board Liaison:
Dorothy Atwood
ISSP New Member Orientations
Member
November 9 9AM PT
December 8 4PM PT
New (and even current) members are welcome to join this free orientation conference call. If you'd like to participate, send an email to Marsha Willard and indicate which session you'd like.
  • Benefits of ISSP membership
  • Overview of ISSP web site
  • Network with other new members

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In This Issue
Orientation
Featured Article
Award Program
Workshop: Leadership Skills
Workshop: Supply Chain
Book Reviews
Partner Conference Listing
Featured Article
Cities as Solutions: Lessons in Sustainability from Denmark and Sweden
by Darcy Hitchcock
In October, Darcy went on a study tour to northern Europe to uncover their innovations around waste, energy and transportation.
Augustenborg, Sweden
 Go to article.

Member Involvement

Are you an invisible ISSP member?

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Courtesy: Salvatore Vuono
One of the most valuable features and benefits of an ISSP membership account is the ability to find other professionals in the field.  We've designed our website to facilitate this exchange.  It doesn't work, however, if your profile is incomplete!

Many of you have chosen user names that are different from your real name.  Unless you complete your profile and enter your name, you don't really exist to the rest of the members.

We encourage  you to log into your member account. If your profile is incomplete you will be automatically directed to the profile page to add missing information.

If you've forgotten your user name or password, just contact us for help. We want you to get the most out of your ISSP membership.
To get help with your log in, click here.
Upcoming ISSP Events
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For a full list of the ISSP educational offerings, click HERE.

NOVEMBER WORKSHOP
LEADERSHIP SKILLS
FOR CHANGE AGENTS

Registration available through Nov. 7th
Photo LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR CHANGE AGENTS
$75 off for ISSP members 
Registrations available through 11/07.

Meets on-line on Mondays (November 1, 8, 15, 22) at
5PM PT | 6PM MT | 7PM CT | 8PM ET

Follow this link to the registration page.
Register here.
This workshop prepares sustainability professionals at any level in the organizational hierarchy to lead an organizational change to a sustainable enterprise. It connects the dots between timeless leadership practices and how to transform an organization to a sustainability culture.  Bob teaches how to quantify the business case for sustainability strategies.

NOVEMBER WORKSHOP
Sustainability and
Supply Chain Management

Registration available through Nov. 7th
SCM wordleSUSTAINABILITY AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
$75 off for ISSP members 
Registrations available through 11/07.


Meets on-line on Tuesdays (November 2, 9, 16, 30) at
12PM PT | 1PM MT | 2PM CT | 3PM ET

Follow this link to the registration page.  Register here.
As supply chain management (SCM) evolves from a traditional focus on purchasing and logistics to a broader emphasis on value creation, supply chain managers seek new approaches to increasing profitability and efficiency. Explore how to apply sustainability principles to transform SCM processes and move to the next stage in this evolution. 

NOVEMBER 18th Member Meeting
Eco-Psychology | Negotiating the emotional terrain in your sustainability work

ISSP Member Meeting & Webinar Discussion:
Eco-Psychology

Meets Thursday November 18 at
12PM PT | 1PM MT | 2PM CT | 3PM ET

Join us for a webinar discussion on combining the tools of emotional intelligence with specialized knowledge drawn from ecopsychology. Psychologist and consultant Thomas Doherty will describe the complex pathways to environmentally significant behaviors and ways to work with positive & negative emotions to foster collaboration and creativity and avoid push back. For more information and to register for this free event, follow this link to the registration page.  Register here.

You will get a confirmation in your email with information on how to join the meeting.


FREE WEBINAR TUESDAY NOVEMBER 30th
Jill Bamburg:

The Future of Sustainability Education

 

Tuesday November 30 at 

10AM PT | 11AM MT | 12PM CT | 1PM ET
It's a free online event but we request that you RSPV.

Please follow this link to the registration page: Register here.
You will get a confirmation in your email with information on how to join the meeting.

Join ISSP's former Board member, Jill Bamburg, Dean Emeritus, MBA Program at Bainbridge Graduate Institute and a member of its Administrative Faculty, in an insightful exploration and discussion about the future of sustainability education.  Jill will lead us in an interactive exploration of:
  • What can sustainability professionals do now to prepare for the future?
  • Which educational offerings will speed us past this transition time towards the norm of having 'Sustainability' in at least one job title at every organization?
  • Consider the Pros and Cons: online or face-to-face delivery?
To keep you informed ISSP offers monthly complementary webinars to provide members, and all those involved in sustainability,  an opportunity to connect and network with others.
What's New @ ISSP
ISSP Award Program
ISSP is still accepting nominations for an award we paln to bestow upon an individual we believe has  contributed significantly to the advancement of the profession of sustainability. This is to be an award granted to professionals by their peers - you the members of ISSP. The winner will be invited to the Sept 21-23 ISSP conference next fall in Portland, Oregon to receive the award.

Please submit names of people who you feel have contributed to the profession through service, research, contribution of tools or materials, advancement of the case for sustainability, participation in the adoption of sustainability in sectors or regions, or contribution to the definition to the profession. You may nominate anyone you choose - someone you know personally or someone you know by reputation.  The staff and sitting board members of ISSP are ineligible.*

To nominate someone simply send the following information to Marsha Willard before December 31, 2010.
  • Name of honoree:
  • Contact information for the honoree (if available) and affiliation:
  • Two to three sentences about why you think this person deserves the award and/or what he/she has contributed to the field. Please include a specific contribution, for example service rendered, research conducted, tools created, policy written, publications authored, etc.
  • Your name and contact information so that we can contact you for more information should your nominee be selected as a finalist.

* ISSP management team includes: Marsha Willard, Darcy Hitchcock, Dorothy Atwood, Jessica Vreeswijk, and Christy Nordstrom. ISSP board members include: Ira Feldman, Rick Woodward, Fabio Vancini, Julian Crawford, James Miles, Cate Gable, Michele Crim, Warren Flint, KJ McCorry, Bud McGrath and Hector Rodriguez.


ISSP:
Accepting nominations for board seats
The ISSP board is accepting nominations for new members. Serving on the ISSP board is an opportunity with many benefits:
  • public recognition for your contribution to the profession
  • opportunity to shape the future of this organization and the profession it serves
  • affiliation with other movers-and-shakers in the field
Board commitment involves serving a two-year term, attending quarterly conference call meetings, and generally promoting and supporting ISSP.

If you know of someone who would make a good candidate, please send your suggestion along with contact information to Marsha Willard

If you would like to be considered, submit letter of interest, a letter of recommendation from a colleague, and bio to Marsha Willard.
The board will be considering all nominations and making decisions at its December board meeting.

Job postings
Major sustainability related Graduate School is seeking to fill the position of President.

Visit the web site for details on this and other available positions.
Job postings
Book Reviews
coverBook reviews by Darcy:
Paskal, Cleo (2010) Global Warring: How environmental, economic, and political crises will redraw the world map. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.
:: No, that's not a typo; it's a play on words. Global Warring, not Warming. Think geo-politics meets climate change. More...

coverZandt, Deanna (2010) Share This! How you will change the world with social networking.  San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler.
:: The premise of this book is that social networking can be a force for democratizing our world, for social justice, for the little guy to be heard. More...
Sustainability Conference Listing
Take at look at the upcoming conferences and trainings around the world. See details on the ISSP site under Education & Events - Non ISSP events. Special discounts for ISSP members.