Register Now for Regional Sustainability Conference

Don't forget to register for the regional sustainability conference taking place right here in Fort Wayne next week. In honor of Earth Day 2010, the City of Fort Wayne is hosting "The Next Step to Emerging Economies," an event from the Natural Step Network, an international non-profit organization that helps integrate sustainability concepts into strategic planning. The network has trained well-known organizations including Nike, IKEA, Nissan, Starbucks, Dow Chemical, CH2M Hill and the City of Madison, Wisconsin.

This is an excellent and unusual opportunity to hear sustainability best practices that you can incorporate into your business. You will learn about a systems-based approach, designed to develop a continuous learning environment. This approach helps organizations and communities accelerate progress on meeting the economic needs of today without compromising the environmental needs of future generations.

The conference takes place 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on April 22, 2010 at the Grand Wayne Center. The cost is $75 per attendee and includes lunch (by the way, that's an excellent price for an event of this caliber!). Numerous area businesses and organizations are supporting this event because they see its significance and value. The registration deadline is Monday, April 19, at Noon, because space is limited.

Please don't miss this opportunity! Register online now at http://www.regonline.com/emergingeconomies or contact Julia Gorrell at 427-6059 or julia.gorrell@cityoffortwayne.org for more information.

The Next Step to Emerging Economies workshop sponsors are CH2M Hill, Hilton Hotel Fort Wayne, Indiana Tech, Transformations Furniture, Ameresco, Citilink, Grand Wayne Convention Center, Kelly Box, Fort Wayne Metals, Parkview, Indiana Michigan Power, Fort Wayne Newspapers, SIRVA, NIPSCO, Trane, the Indiana Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council, Current Mechanical, Elk Components, Hoosier Environmental Council, Moss Construction Cost Management, Rothberg Logan & Warsco, STAR Financial, Toter Inc., Viridian Architectural Design Inc., Omnisource.