Friday, December 11, 2009

Philadelphia International Sustainability Conference

Tuesday, December 15th, 8:30 -12:30 at the Academy of Natural Sciences.  Free, Registration required. Full event information can be found here

"The Philadelphia International Sustainability Conference will provide a forum for the fruitful exchange of ideas to help meet the economic and environmental challenges of the 21st century. This conference is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Featuring:
    Michael Nutter: Mayor, City of Philadelphia
    Alan Greenberger: Deputy Mayor, City of Philadelphia
    Doncheng He: Assistant of the Provincial Governor of Henan, China
    Xinyong Liu: Deputy Mayor of Hebi City, China
    Katherine Gajewski: Director for Sustainability, City of Philadelphia
    Natalia Olson-Urtecho: CEO, The Ecolibrium Group"

      Also for next semester . . .

      As I mentioned before, I like to do a series of workshops during SDN 602 to help strengthen areas of weakness you each may feel you have. I like to offer unique ones based on what students feel they need. In the past I've offered:
      - AutoCad
      - Ecotect
      - Photoshop / Illustrator
      - How to Create a Remarkable Presentation

      So, I'd like those of you taking this course to complete a quick survey (Click here to take survey). I'm going to be polling two things:

      1. are you interested in participating in a workshop I want to do
      2. what workshop do you want to do

      There is a limit to the number of workshops that can be completed well enough for me to run. I want to offer quality over quantity. So please complete the survey to let me know (Click here to take survey)

      In Preparation for SDN 602

      For those of you taking you this course next semester, I do a workshop on how to present your work, especially through talks supported by projected images. An important technique to use is the use of a narrative. Data is important, and good data is best to integrate into your presentation. However, what is absolutely essential to a remarkable presentation is the story. The best presentations always, always tell a story. That is, the presenter tells the story with support from the projected images. One does not read what is on the slide. One becomes a storyteller with the illustrations projected behind them. Below is a pretty good example.

      Sunday, December 6, 2009

      Greenable/Greensaw Opening Party

      Don't forget to RSVP.

      Saturday, December 5, 2009

      Job Opportunities!

      The Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia has two open positions: Membership Director and Green Partnerships Associate. Check out their website for more information.