[Sosfbay-discuss] [SC-SM] Greenfair Silicon Valley: June 7-8th in San José

[Andrea Dorey]

I think I'll be going to this.
Is it too late to take part?
A lot of it seems to be small business and some monsters like PG&E  
with their spin.
Andi

On Jun 2, 2008, at 12:33 PM, Drew Johnson wrote:
> We had tons' o discussion starting last summer in the Santa Clara  
> party
> about a great proposal that Fred Duperrault brought up in trying to  
> have a
> coalitional effort to have some kind of Green Festival thingy,  
> possibly to
> include San Mateo party.  Well we put some effort into it but didn't
> manage to shepard the whole concept along and pull it together.
> Nevertheless here's an example of a confluence of coincidental  
> concepts
> (great minds thinking alike) has brought along another entity that is
> going to hold something kinda like what we had in mind.  I spotted  
> that
> this was going to happen months back, but didn't get around to posting
> about it.  Nevertheless, its here now and I'd like to see as many  
> of us
> check it out as possible, with thoughts about how we might  
> participate in
> this one in the future or do some kind of other Green Fest thingy.
>
>
> Green is Confluence!
> Drew
> ____
>
> http://www.greenfairsiliconvalley.com/
> WHAT: Greenfair Silicon Valley
>
> WHEN: June 7-8, 2008
>
> WHERE: San Jose Convention Center, South Hall on Market St.
>
> HOURS: Sat 10-7; Sun 11-5
>
> PRICE:
> Adults: $10 per day
> Children 12 and under: Free w/ accompanying adult
> Seniors 65 and up: $5 per day
> Students: $5 per day with valid student ID
> Weekend Pass: $15 per person
>
> Show your VTA ticket/pass or bicycle helmet when you register and  
> receive
> $5 off your admission. VTA tickets must be dated the same day as  
> admission
> date.
>
> Also keep an eye out for $5 discount coupons in local stores and  
> newspapers.
>
> Coupons and discount offers cannot be combined.
>
> DESCRIPTION:
> Greenfair Silicon Valley is a two-day business-to-business and
> business-to-consumer event that will showcase products and services to
> green your business, home, and life. It will include exhibitors who  
> can
> help you in your green transformation, “how-to” seminars, and
> presentations from keynote speakers on the Green Vision Stage  
> presented by
> PG&E. Other features you will want to see are the NARI Green Showroom,
> Great Green Market Place sponsored by Whole Foods Market, and Kids Go
> Green sponsored by California Waste Solutions. Greenfair Silicon  
> Valley is
> the event to help everyone become ecologically aware and reduce their
> carbon footprint!
>
> Attendees will find exhibitors with displays and information and hear
> speakers and watch demonstrations of green products technologies, and
> services, including:
>
>     * Solar and other alternative power sources
>     * Ways to cut energy and water costs using fewer resources
>     * Green strategies for home and work
>     * Pollution solutions
>     * Fuel-efficient vehicles
>     * All forms of recycling
>     * Mass transit
>     * And much more!
>
> Who Should Attend?
>
>     * Local and national government environmental groups
>     * Builders, contractors, and architects interested in entering the
> green industry
>     * Small business owners wanting to transition to green business  
> and/or
> green business practices
>     * Large business owners and employees who are or want to  
> improve their
> company’s corporate social and community governance
>     * Transportation company directors and managers
>     * Homeowners interested in modifying their homes and lives to  
> be more
> ecologically friendly
>     * Anyone else who wants to learn how to adopt or already has  
> embraced
> sustainability!
>
>
>
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