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Find out more, including dinner themes and restaurants: http://netimpact.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=3135. You can’t sign up until you get to the conference (during registration on Thursday and Friday at the Barton Hall Information Desk) but you can plan ahead and figure out which dinner you want to attend.
Net Impact will be providing busing between local hotels and Cornell University. Please visit: http://www.netimpact.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=3153 to learn more and to download your schedule. Copies will also be available at the Barton Hall Information Desk and your hotel will have a schedule posted.
The science and technology has advanced astonishingly and it is still developing day by day. Similarly medical science has also been developed greatly and it is reaching to the new heights, but it still can’t refute the importance of herbal supplements and herbal remedies. Herbal supplements and herbal products were a source of healing and purification or spiritual significance in ancient civilizations, so are they in today’s world. It is a mis... [read more]
Alex Counts, founder of the Grameen Foundation, to replace Gillian Caldwell on "Thinking Big," panel on 11/14 at 9:00am. Cleveland Justis, Director of Programs and Strategic Initiatives, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, to moderate.
Download Cornell's iPhone map application to help you navigate campus: http://iphoneapps.cit.cornell.edu/ Thanks to @josephwwu on Twitter for pointing this out.
Our online career coaching form is now closed. You can sign up at the following locations as long as spaces are available. Coaching sessions are complimentary, and available on a first come, first served basis. Info Desk Registration in Barton Hall: Thursday 5 PM – 7 Friday 7:30 AM – 2:30 Saturday 7:30 AM – 12 Expo in Barton Hall: Friday morning at info desk Sage Hall, Room 232 Friday 10:30 AM – 5 Saturday 10:30 AM – 3:30 Learn more here - http:/... [read more]
I arrive into Syracuse at 6pm on Thursday evening and fly out at 2:25pm on Sunday. It would be great to share a shuttle or something. Best, Matthew Savage 415-254-0839
Open to the Cornell Community: BEE 6870 Seminar Series, "The Science and Engineering Challenges to the Development of Sustainable Biobased Industries" Michael Gilbert, Vice President, Strategy and Business Development Global Green Solutions, Inc. One Company - Two Perspectives on Biomass-Based Energy: A Rough Road So Far Thursday, November 12 1:25-2:15 pm 125 Riley-Robb Hall Abstract: It has been a difficult period for poorly capitalized, pre-com... [read more]
At Cornell, Shabbat Happens! Feel free to drop in for any or all of these opportunities: Friday Night: Meet and Greet: 5:15pm--Anabel Taylor Hall Lobby Services: Orthodox: 4:30pm--ATH Edwards Room Reform: 5:25--ATH Founders Room Conservative: 5:25--ATH Cafe Table Minyan: 5:25--ATH Room 314 Chabad – 6:30, 102 Willard Way- corner of University & Lake St (dinner @7 ) www.chabadcornell.org Dinner options: 8pm Social Justice: What's Jewish About It? E... [read more]
Hello Fellow Conference Attendees, Since my sister just happens to be a rabbi at Cornell, and I'm attending the conference, we thought we'd offer an opportunity on Friday night for Shabbat dinner - open to all conference attendees. Please join us at Moosewood Cafe at 8PM - You can sign up when you register. Here's the "official" description for the dinner: Social Justice: What's Jewish About It? Ever wondered what Judaism has to say about doing w... [read more]
Thanks to everyone who's expressed interest in learning more about our presentation on the San Diego Zoo's recent conservation strategy work. If you'd like to take a deeper dive before the conference, check out our recent feature in BuisnessWeek's special report on growth through innovation at http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/oct2009/id20091014_325112.htm.
Still looking for a place to stay? A room at the Inn on Columbia (a B&B in downtown Ithaca) has just become available. It's a room with one Queen bed and costs $514 total for 3 nights (Thursday, Friday and Saturday night). Email me at ldavis@netimpact.org as soon as possible if you are interested - first come, first serve!
Mission Measurement is a Chicago-based consulting firm focused on helping nonprofits, foundations, and corporations measure their social impact. We currently have an open Consultant position at our Chicago office. Our posting can be found at the NI Job Board (https://jobs.netimpact.org/jobdetails.cfm?jid=5100&rss=1). Please email apply@missionmeasurement or eyang@missionmeasurement if you have any questions!
Learn how top companies are utilizing pro bono to make an impact, and discuss how you can be an effective pro bono consultant! Check out our panel: Pro Bono Service: Make Change without Living on a Dime 10:45-12:15 on Saturday, November 14 and Our Interactive Workshop: Are You Doing It Pro Bono? 1:00-3:30 pm on Saturday, November 14 We'll see you there!
if you cannot make the Saturday morning panel on social friction (NIMBYism) try and find me if you have any questions, etc. thanks!
Anyone leaving from DC Thursday morning? I'll be flying out of Ithaca on Sunday, so won't be able to take my own car. I'm at (703) 875 - 9139. Alicia Korten
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This goes out to NIC09 organizers and attendees of past conferences - how serious is the casual dress code? Don't want to be the only one in business attire in the room nor want to be overly under-dressed. Look forward to meeting and connecting with many of you! On that note, am interested in meeting with people from clean energy space.
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Net Impact, as part of its effort to communicate better with its various constituencies and stakeholders, as well as prospective donors, is seeking compelling and personal stories of its impact on communities, schools, companies, etc. If you believe that your Net Impact membership and involvement has equipped you to effect major change and improvements in specific ways, and you can share how, through the work and inspiration of Net Impact, you ha... [read more]
Want career advice from an experienced coach? Sign up for complimentary career coaching sessions at the conference! Sign up by submitting our online form - http://www.netimpact.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=3145 Or visit one of the following career coaching sign-up spots during the conference Info Desk Registration in Barton Hall: Thursday 5 PM – 7 Friday 7:30 AM – 2:30 Saturday 7:30 AM – 12 Expo in Barton Hall: Friday morning at info ... [read more]
I was listening to an interesting piece on the radio a few weeks back about internships (I forget the program other than it was on NPR). The piece talked about the importance of getting an internship for students hoping to get into good jobs after college. Not surprisingly, the more sought after the job field, the more competition there is for internships. And it is increasingly common that companies don’t pay interns. Of course, it can take quit... [read more]
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Many Ithaca B&Bs still have vacancies for the conference weekend. Please visit http://www.bbithaca.com/ to learn more and make a reservation.
Hey Gitanjali, great to hear from you. It sounds like you're up to interesting work. I'm happy to make time to talk while we're at Net Impact. I am yet unsure of my precise schedule, but let's keep in touch between now and Friday to find a time/place. Hope all's well! Aaron
Folks: I've giving a workshop on entering sustainable / socially responsible business plan competitions on Saturday at 1pm. Since I run one (www.williamjamesfoundation.org), I've got a pretty good sense of what resoruces are out there for mutiple-bottom line entrepreneurs, but there's no better knowledge base for this than the Net Impact community. so if you know a (multiple-bottom-line-focused) competition that isn't listed at www.williamjamesfo... [read more]
If you, your school or your organization is attending COP15 this year, let's connect at the conference. I'm part of the University of Michigan contingent that is planning on attending the COP and would like to identify opportunities for engagement at the COP to make the experience more meaningful. Please feel free to email: amritavk@umich.edu. My number is: 735-757-0335 (for use during conference:no access to email)
We still have a few spots left on the University of Maryland's bus to Ithaca for the conference. We'll be leaving CP on Thursday afternoon at 3:15 PM and returning from Ithaca Saturday afternoon. The cost of the bus is $36. Email scott.zakheim@rhsmith.umd.edu if interested.
Hello everyone. It’s hard to believe that we’re already into November and the conference is only a few short weeks away! My colleague Annie and I will be presenting a talk on our innovation and conservation strategy work with San Diego Zoo on Saturday, Nov. 14 from 12:30 to 1:45 pm. We’d love to know in advance if you have any questions or thoughts on this matter.
Hello everyone! I will be participating in two panels at this year's conference: Unplanned Innovation in the Supply Chain: The Suppliers Perspective Friday, November 13th, 2:00 - 3:30 and Sustainability Innovation through Employee Engagement Friday, November 13th, 4:00 - 5:30. During these panels I will be discussing Walmart's continued efforts in Sustainability. If you would like to learn more about Walmart's progress on the sustainability front... [read more]