Come join
South
Carolina Business
leaders and residents as we discuss the future of local business and green
technology in our state.
Highlights
of this All Day Event include:
Panel
Discussions Featuring Democratic Nominee for Governor
Vincent Sheheen along with other state and local business and government
leaders.
Luncheon Featuring some of the area's finest restaurants.
Keynote
Speaker Eric Henry from TS Designs will share his
stories of entrepreneurship and working with local businesses.
Workshops Topics
include
Charleston's Green Business Challenge, Working
Locally in a Global World, Green Building Skills and Demand, Emerging Trends in
Agriculture, Bio-Fuel Industries and more.
The
Exhibitors Showcase Featuring local and regional green businesses. Exhibitor Showcase Participants
include Xerox, Green Business Challenge, AESS, WCBD Channel 2, Money With a
Mission, Subaru of Charleston, The Good Footprint, The Sustainability Institute,
Lowcountry Local First, Coastal Conservation League, KEW Solutions, American
Automated Payroll, Kangen Water, Kinder Soles, Deltacom, Coastal BioDiesel,
Office Connections Inc, Solar Hot Water Works!, Southeastern Wildlife
Exposition, R.E.D.D.Y. Recycle, SC DHEC Office of Solid Waste Reduction and
Recycling, Berkley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments, Lowcountry
Citrus Solutions, Green Roof Outfitters, Maximized Living, OBCO Chemical Corp,
Fisher Recycling, Solar Energy Solutions, and Carriage Hill Associates of
Charleston among others!
Green Business Challenge Kick Off
Celebration & BIG & Local Pioneer Awards. Mayor Riley and the City of
Charleston will host this reception which
recognizes businesses throughout the Lowcountry who have achieved standards of
excellence in sustainability. It will also showcase the Charleston Green
Business Challenge which helps to improve the environmental performance and
sustainability of local businesses.
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DETAILS
WHEN: Friday, August 6th, 8am-7pm
WHERE: Gaillard Municipal Auditorium,
Charleston,
SC
COST: $40 in advance (Purchase tix CLICK HERE) or $50 at
door
ANOTHER FUN
EVENT FROM WURTH WOOD GROUP
Wurth Wood
Group is hosting an educational Green Seminar complete with LUNCH, GIVEAWAYS AND
MORE! Education and training are at the forefront of the Wurth Wood Group's
green and sustainable building products mission. Let our trained staff answer
all of your green building questions and let us teach you how Green living will
soon be the norm, and that healthier, more sustainable products are here to
stay.
WHEN: Friday,
September 10, 2010, 9:00am - 2:00pm
WHERE:
Charleston
Area
Convention
Center,
5055 International Blvd.,
North
Charleston,
SC
RSVP: Warren
Gardner, 843-529-0808 or wgardner@wurthwoodgroup.com before September 3,
2010!!
Stay tuned
for some fun events coming down the pipe. There will be more announcements about
these social activities soon. If you have ideas for programs or would like to
present at one of the programs, please contact us at lowcountryrsvp@gmail.com. We would love to hear
from you!
EVENT
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Interested in
sponsoring a USGBC-Lowcountry Event? The branch has a variety of opportunities
for you or your company to help to support our activities. We currently offer a
wide-range of events including regular programs,
Tours and Presentations of LEED Certified
buildings, LEED and green building Trainings and Workshops, and a variety of
Branch Activities. Contact lowcountryrsvp@gmail.com or the appropriate Committee Chair for
details on to learn more about what you can do to support our education and
outreach activities and how it can benefit your bottom
line!
NEED A
REASON TO COME? HERE'S 4!!
At our
Lowcountry programs you can stay abreast of new developments, meet policy
makers, and make connections with others working on the same issues your company
is addressing, in the same market. Oh, did I mention the networking
potential!!
Stay
connected with the Lowcountry Branch by following us on these social media
sites.
We'd like to
thank all the presentors at last month's event at the Green House Facility. We
sure do appreciate all the effort put forth and couldn't do it without folks
like you! Thanks so much!
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