Pre-registration is closed. Please register on site!
Exhibitor Demo Schedule - Wednesday & Thursday
Mentoring Booth Schedule - Wednesday
Mentoring Booth Schedule - Thursday
Career Fair Schedule - Thursday
Spaces will continue to be filled on site. Come and see the great resources that NESEA has to offer!
Public Forum
Case Studies of the Way Forward: Creative Responses to the Coming Crises.
Tuesday, March 9, 6:00pm-8:00pmTabling starts at 5:00pm
Climate change, peak oil and economic turmoil got you down? Join the discussion of successful strategies which are at work right now in communities next door to your own. Our three panelists, author Sharon Astyk, Transition Towns activist Tina Clarke, and building scientist Linda Wigington show how creativity and practical action are choices that work better for changing our future than resignation, victimization and despair.
Our MODERATOR this year will be Mr. John Abrams, who's agreed to steer the conversation for us. Our PANEL of three will focus on three (concentric) circles of action and activism: community, home, and practice.
Panelists:
Tina Clarke (Transition Towns US, www.transitiontowns.org, www.transitionus.org)
Sharon Astyk (A Nation of Farmers, Independence Days)
Linda Wigington (The Thousand Home Challenge)
Join us in welcoming an important group of organizations that will be present from 5:00pm-6:00pm and 8:00pm-9:00pm at the Public Forum. Please visit their tables in the Amphitheater and the Mezzanine lobbies of the Seaport World Trade center before and after the event.
Bikes Not Bombs
Boston Climate Action Network
Building Materials Resource Center
Cambridge Energy Alliance
Co-op Power
Emerging Green Builders - USGBC-MA
The Green Roundtable / NEXUS
Home Energy Efficiency Team (HEET)
Massachusetts Coalition for Healthy Communities
Metro Pedal Power
Students for a Just and Stable Future
Young Professionals in Energy - Boston
Help spread the word! Click here to download the Public Forum Flyer.
Opening Plenary: Keynote Speaker
Dr. Samuel Baldwin, US Department of Energy
Wednesday, March 10, 9:15am-10:15am
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy for a Clean Energy Future
Substantial advances are being made in building technologies and systems to provide comfortable, efficient, beautiful spaces that people want to live and work in. Such high performance buildings have important linkages across every part of our economy, from industry, to transportation, to electricity and fuels. Sam Baldwin will examine the opportunities within these sectors and the critical linkages between them to sketch out pathways towards a clean energy future.
Sam Baldwin is a Ph.D. physicist currently serving as the Chief Technology Officer and a Member of the Board of Directors for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy. For the past 20 years he has been a senior analyst and technical adviser to both congress and the president. He is the author or coauthor of 9 books and monographs, and more than 30 papers and technical reports on physics, energy technology and policy, and other issues.
Trade Show - Next Generation Technologies
Wednesday March 10, 10:30am-6:30pm
Thursday March 11, 10:00am-4:00pm
The Northeast's largest, most comprehensive renewable energy and green-building technology Trade Show will feature 160 exhibitors displaying the products and services that support the practice of sustainability. Those who exhibit are vital resources for state-of-the-art technology and practical applications in the renewable energy and sustainable building industries. Call Jenny Spencer to exhibit at 413-774-6051 x25 or email her at jspencer@nesea.org.
NESEA Night
Wednesday March 10, 6:30pm-9:30pm, Harborview Ballroom
Celebrate the 35th Anniversary of NESEA with us at a cake and coffee reception on the Trade Show floor from 5:30pm - 6:30pm. Afterward, we will move to the Harborview Ballroom for an extended celebration of NESEA past and present with food, drink, music and friends. Our special guests include the Solar Decathlon Teams from BAC/Tufts, Cornell University and the University of Waterloo. We'll also present our Distinguished Service Award and our new Professional Service Award. Take this opportunity to slow down, relax, share stories, laugh at jokes and meet new people. Come celebrate NESEA with good company!
Career Fair
Thursday March 11, 10:00am-4:00pm, Waterfront 1A
Thanks to the heightened interest in sustainable design, companies
with a focus on renewable energy and green technology are a growth
sector in the building and design industry. If you are currently in the
market for a new opportunity (or think you may be soon), we encourage
you to attend the BE10 Career Fair on Thursday, March 11, and network,
network, network! Networking is a great way to find a new job, or meet
potential new customers and business partners.
The Career Fair will offer a diverse line up of companies offering tips on how to develop your green career and where the jobs are. Questions and conversation are encouraged. Check back soon to see the schedule of companies presenting in the Career Fair!
Mentoring Booth, Booth #937
The Mentoring Booth, on the Trade Show floor, will be staffed by
NESEA members and other experienced industry veterans who are available
for discussion or advice during Trade Show hours Wednesday and Thursday.
Drop by to meet a diverse group of mentors whose expertise ranges from energy design to renewable financing. A schedule will be posted at the booth identifying the different mentors, their areas of expertise and when they will be available.
Movie Screenings
Thursday, March 11, 12:15pm-1:45pm, Amphitheater
Red Gold
In Bristol Bay, Alaska, a controversial copper and gold mine is proposed at the headwaters of Talarik Creek and Koktuli River, the world's largest salmon fishery where tens of millions of trophy-size salmon spawn each year. Residents of Bristol Bay tell the story of how a group of remote Native Alaskans, Alaskan commercial fisherman and sport fisherman unite in opposition to the Pebble Mine development, an operation which will destroy the wild salmon they depend upon for survival.
The Story of Stuff
An eye-opening film that takes viewers on a provocative 20-minute tour of the real costs of our consumer-driven culture, from resource extraction to iPod incineration.
Special Workshop Offering: "So You Want to Start Your Own Weatherization Business"
Thursday, March 11, 3:00pm-6:00pm, Federal Complex
Sponsored by the MassGREEN Initiative, this free workshop will help contractors determine what kinds of skills training and resources it takes to start and run your own weatherization contracting business in Massachusetts. Pre-registration is required. You must be registered for the conference or Trade Show on Thursday in order to attend. Come by the NESEA booth, #503, to check availability.