Friday, February 24, 2012

Calling Sustainability Leaders! U.S./Canada Citizen's Summit for Sustainable Development, March 24th and 25th at Yale University

As a Steering Committee member for the Summit, the Human Impacts Institute is proud to announce an open call for participants in the U.S./Canada Citizen's Summit for Sustainable Development, which will take place on Saturday March 24th and Sunday March 25th, 2012, at Yale University in New Haven, CT.  
This FREE summit is open to all sustainability practitioners in the U.S. and Canada and will be an opportunity for all to network, share resources, build skills, and engage our communities in the Road to Rio+20 and sustainable development!  Space is limited to only 180 registrants, so please confirm your nominations for attendance ASAP.  

Nominated participants should be current practitioners in sustainability in the U.S. or Canada and we welcome public officials, private sector representatives, educators, activists, students, funders, NGOs, community organizers, indigenous, faith leaders, artists, and many more.  To nominate yourself or a colleague, please fill out the nomination form here: U.S./Canada Citizen's Summit Nomination Form. Nominations will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis, so please send your nominations soon!  

Many thanks for your participation.  We look forward to seeing you at Yale!

Sincerely,
Tara DePorte
Founder and Executive Director

NOTE:  There is no travel or lodging funding available at this time. Participation in the Summit is FREE and we request that organizations/groups select 1-2 representatives for the Summit to increase our diversity.  

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