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C4S EVENTS and WORKSHOPS

Celebrate and Build Local, Sustainable Markets

Thursday, July 17
5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
121 7th Street
6th Floor
Pittsburgh PA, 15222

(Cool warehouse space between Penn Avenue and Ft. Duquesne Blvd. in the Cultural District)

Come celebrate what our local market champions are accomplishing in our community—making the links that are good for business, for our neighborhoods and people, and for the environment. Seven of our region’s entrepreneurs will share their stories of how they are creating value by acting locally and sustainably.  They are creators of new products, services, and jobs using innovative strategies for engaging with their neighborhoods and their surroundings. 

Stay for opportunities to talk and network with panelists and other business leaders to learn how you can become involved in shaping our region with an emphasis on local markets.   Discuss important questions on how you can help transform Pittsburgh through entrepreneurial action, sustainable practices, and support of local businesses.

Enjoy live music from “Jim Donovan's Drum the Ecstatic,”  sample local beverages and food, and craft new networks on the local market scene!

Jim Donovan is a former founding member of the Pittsburgh band Rusted Root!

Program

5:30 –  6:50      Panel of local market entrepreneurs and champions

• Bonnie Siefers, Owner, Jonäno  – Fair trade and organic clothing manufacturing
  
• Ward Payne, Owner, Simpatico Espresso – Organizing the local coffee trade scene
  
• David Eason, Owner, Isadore Foods – Supplying local foods from local farms
  
• Janice Donatelli, ARTEMIS-- New markets for high-quality, environmentally responsible, green building products
  
• Keith Somers, Children's Community Pediatrics – GIL -- Promoting children’s health and development emphasizing community
  
• Danielle Crumrine, Friends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest—community connections to foster local business
  
• Andrew Butcher, CEO, GTECH Strategies-- Growth Through Energy and Community Health

6:50  - 8:30      Meet and discuss opportunities for supporting and organizing the region’s local businesses and entrepreneurs with panelists and other businesses

Music:Jim Donovan's Drum the Ecstatic

Local food and beverages

Registration Information

• $20.00 for Champions for Sustainability (C4S) / Sustainable Pittsburgh Members

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• $25.00 for Non-members

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More events to be posted soon!

OTHER CURRENT EVENTS

CTSI Clean Technology and Sustainable Industries Conference and Trade Show Hynes Convention Center- Boston, MA June 1-5, 2008 http://www.csievents.org/Cleantech2008/

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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/03/us/03mayors.html?_r=1&ex=1351828800&en=
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http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07318/833766-100.stm

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/12/AR2007111201711.html