Sustainability 101 for Government: from Awareness to Action

Spring Seminar, April 4 & 25, 2006 from 1-5 PM The same compelling syllabus as in January:

Day 1: Be a leader who increases public benefits, improves communities, and nurtures innovation.

• Appling sustainability principles and practices
• Leading edge government initiatives, with guest speakers

Day 2: Making progress in your work, and using strategic questioning to build buy-in

• Learn Strategic Questioning
• Help with your particular challenges
• Introduction to assessing your departmental and personal readiness

Featuring guest speakers:

Lynn Stoddard, Environmental Analyst, CT Dept. of Environmental Protection and 2004 Sustainability Institute Donella Meadows Fellow, State Action on Climate Change: Leadership Through Collaboration

Katie Stebbins, Deputy Director Economic Development, Springfield, MA, Raising $2 million in new money to create integrated eco-industrial development, housing and community in MA's third largest city

Marcia Deegler, Manager, MA Environmentally Preferred Purchasing Program Manager, Operational Services Division, How we grew MA Environmentally Preferred Purchasing Program from $8 to 140 million

Cutting Costs Not Trees: The Growth of Green Procurement in Massachusetts

To insure personal attention, space is limited! Register now

Previous participants have said:

“I now feel more confident of my ability to offer information about the tangible social and environmental benefits of sustainability. Strategic Questioning was particularly valuable for me, providing a framework for respectful stakeholder dialogue on tough sustainable policies and practices.” -Maura Zlody, City of Boston

“This was valuable in providing an overview of recent developments and current trends…a link between the theory and practice…and an opportunity to meet and learn from specialists. Strategic Questioning will help greatly…” -Arnold Sapenter, Director of DEP Sustainability, MassDEP