New Member Orientation
January 13 @ 4PM PT February 16 @ 9AM PT March 16 @ 4PM PT
> Membership benefits > Overview of website > Networking opportunity
To join this free orientation contact Marsha Willard
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Network, Learn, Co-create ISSP Conferenece September, 21-23, 2011 Portland, Oregon
Network, learn and co-create - that pretty much describes ISSP's first ever face-to-face conference. We plan to give members first shot at the slots for this event at a deeply discounted rate. Watch for the announcement that opens registration soon!
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Annual Report
by ISSP Management Team We wanted to let you know all that we accomplished last fiscal year (Sept09-Aug10) and what we are planning for next year. At a minimum, look over the Highlights and Getting the Most out of Your Membership. Scan the report for webinars, articles, book reviews and other things you may have missed. There's tons of other information also about how we measure ourselves, our sustainability performance.
> Access the report here.
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ISSP Position Opening: Marketing Manager
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Do you want to help ISSP grow? ISSP is in search of a self-starting marketing manager to lead marketing efforts for the organization: to leverage social media, to deploy multiple marketing methods, and attract funding to ISSP. We need someone on a part-time basis to:
- Promote the conference and help get sponsorships
- Follow up on leads and invite them to join
- Develop social media outlets and relationships with other associations to promote our events
- Place ads in appropriate journals
- Refine a media kit
- Place some stories in high-profile journals
- Find ways to encourage our members and board to do outreach and bring in new members
- Build a practical marketing strategy
This is an opportunity to build your resume, grow the organization and develop a new position in the organization. ISSP is a great door-opener. If you believe in our mission and have some experience or interest in marketing, please contact Marsha Willard.
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Registration discounts extended to Linkedin members & you too!
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Happy New Year! Are you a member of Linkedin's Sustainability Professionals group? Today ISSP is extending the same Year End Sale Discounts through January 31, 2011 to that group. Here's the good news, we're continuing to spread the cheer to you too. When you register for any of the 2011 workshops just enter the code: linkedin012011 to automatically receive the sale price.
>For a full list of the ISSP educational offerings and to register, click HERE.
>To see how these workshops apply to ISSP's Sustainability Professional Certificate click HERE. Register for each one of the 5 Core Certificate workshops individually and choose 3 electives and register for them individually.
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Upcoming Workshops and Webinars
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>For a full list of the ISSP educational offerings, click HERE.
>To see how these workshops apply to ISSP's Sustainability Professional Certificate click HERE.
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WORKSHOP: Sustainability 101
Instructor: Darcy Hitchcock
> Register here.
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WORKSHOP: Sustainable Community Development |
Local Economic Recovery
Instructor: Gwendolyn Hallsmith with Hunter Lovins > Register here.
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WORKSHOP: Sustainability Planning
Instructor: Marsha Willard> Register here.
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WORKSHOP: Communicating the Case for Action on Climate Change
Instructor: Indigo Teiwes
> Register here.
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Book Reviews by Darcy Hitchcock
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Miller, Debra (ed) (2010) Conserving the Environment. New Haven, CT: Greenhaven Press. This book is one of a series that lays out both sides of an issue, with authors presenting different points of view, which could make it a convenient teaching tool. This book covered climate change, biodiversity loss, and steps needed to protect the environment. That's an odd assortment. You might assume that in the case of climate change, the debate would be between the doubters and the doomsayers. But that was not the case. Probably the most interesting insight for me was that the arguments against positions I might hold myself were less about questioning the need. More...
Edwards, Andr�s (2010) Thriving Beyond Sustainability: Pathways to a resilient society. Gabriola Island, BC: New Society Publishers.Finally a book that doesn't waste chapters documenting the problems. This book pulls together a lot of the solutions already underway. Chapters include learning from our ancestors, going 'glocal', greening commerce, regenerative design, etc. The up-side is that this book pulls together a bunch of good initiatives; the down-side is that if you've been in the industry for a while, only dribs and drabs will be new to you. More....
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Sustainability Conferences and Events
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See details on the ISSP site under Education & Events - Non ISSP events. Special discounts for ISSP members. - Sustainable Brands Five-Day Executive Training, Jan 24-28, 2011, Austin
- Executive Introduction to Sustainability and Climate Risk Management, January 25-27, Toronto
- ICLEI European Membership Convention, September 12-14, Brussels
- NAHMMA conference, September 26-30, 2011, Portland, Oregon
- GoGreen, April 6 , 2011, Austin, Texas, April 20, 2011 Seattle
- GRI Certification Training, various workshops around the US, see below for dates and locations
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