1st Massachusetts Green Career Conference

Thank you to everyone who helped make the first Massachusetts Green Conference an amazing success. 

If you would like to be on the contact list for next year's conference, please send your contact information to JenBoudrie@Gmail.com.   We look forward to a much larger conference next year. 

We will post information from this conference in a few days.

Thank you for your interest in the MA Green Career Conference. 

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1st Massachusetts Green Career Conference

"Find Your Role in the New Green Economy"

October 2, 2009 | Marlborough, MA 

Keynote Speaker:  Kevin Doyle, Expert and Author on the Green Economy and Environmental Careers; Co-chair of the New England Clean Energy Council's Workforce Development Group

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The first Massachusetts Green Career Conference strove to answer the timely question "What is my role in the new, green economy?" by showcasing experts and exhibitors who provided:  green career guidance for jobseekers, a forum for stakeholders (government, businesses, colleges, individuals), current news from business & industry experts, and networking opportunities. 

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Resources

Online Guides Green Job Guide book (updated May 2009) www.edf.org/article.cfm?contentsID=8466 Green Careers Guide www.GreenCareersGuide.com Green Energy Career Guide www.greenenergyjobs.com/career-guide/ O*NET Resource Center "Greening the World of Work" www.onetcenter.org/reports/Green.html   Colleges Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, An excellent list of 14 Massachusetts colleges and schools http://masscec.com/index.cfm?pid=10493 Massachuetts Green Energy Educaiton Network Institute http://cbt.stcc.edu/Green/index.asp UMass Amherst, Sustainable Entrepreneurship www.umass.edu/uww/programs_courses/ programs/sustainability.html Boston Architechtural College Sustainable Design www.the-bac.edu/green

Business/Training Alternative Energy University http://learn.altenergystore.com/ USGreen Building Counsil, LEED certificaiton courses www.USGBC.org Massachusetts Department of Workforce Development's online services/training course search http://web.detma.org/Jobseeker/tr1.asp   Online Job Search Resources Association of Energy Service Professionals www.aesp.org/jobbankdisplaylistings.cfm www.brightgreentalent.com Sustainable Business, Green Dream Jobs www.sustainablebusiness.com/ Environmental Careers www.environmentalcareer.info/jobseekrs/events.asp http://web.detma.org/Jobseeker/tr1.asp http://www.etrcc.com/open_job_orders.xls (sort as needed)

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2009 Conference Topics

	Career Resources & Training	Business	Government Initiatives
	What is a Green Career?	Find Your Niche & Market Yourself	The Green Job Forecast in MA
	Get the Training You Need	Build Your Green Network	Workforce Training Funds
	Certification Programs	What Companies are Hiring?	Green Communities / Local Jobs

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Keynote Speaker

Kevin Doyle is the principal of Green Economy, an independent workforce development consulting and research firm serving green employers, educators, and policy-makers nationwide.  He is the co-chair of the workforce development group at the New England Clean Energy Council.  Kevin has been tracking and analyzing the world of "green jobs" for more than twenty years, and is the co-author of four popular green career guides, including The ECO Guide to Careers that Make a Difference: Environmental Work for a Sustainable World.

Speakers included:   Experts from government, business, and education

Exhibitors included:

A123Systems

Bandgap

Brookfield Power

Cadmus Group

DEP, EEA

ICF International

Next Step Living

NStar

Wood Pellets

Qteros

Rise Engineering

Sun Wind

Clean Energy Center

DOER/Green Communities

Commonwealth Corporation

Alt E University

Green Mass Institute /STCC

Green Planning and Coaching

HeatSpring

UMass

Clark University

Wentworth Institute

Other Massachusetts colleges and institutes

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Green Event Features were:

- Breakfast items for this conference were purchased from a local Massachusetts bakery.

- Rainforest Coffee was Fair Trade, organic coffee.

- Dishware was reusable (glass, ceramic, metal), not disposable (paper, plastic).

- The estimated 2.7 tons of C02 created by this event from car travel and electricity use was offset by a donation to LiveCooler.org which will install energy efficient lighting in 5 low-income family homes in Massachusetts to save 2.7 tons of C02 and $1400 over five years.

-Ridesharing to this event was available through Viamerge. Please CLICK HERE.

Friday, October 02, 2009 from 7:15 AM - 12:00 PM (ET)

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Marlborough Holiday Inn Ballroom
265 Lakeside Avenue
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