Sustainability in Theater:
People, Planet, Profit, Purpose
Join us for the Conference:
April 30 – May 1, 2012
In person: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Through live webcast and Google+ collaboration: anywhere in the world
Inspiration, innovation, and tangible learning from around the world on how greener practices can make your work and our communities more sustainable. From energy efficiency to waste reduction, from greener gear to smarter business models, from eco-influenced art to mission alignment, there will be inspiration, learning and collective action for every department of your organization.
Day 1 will feature Keynote and Natural Step Framework interactive workshop by Terry Gips, CEO of Sustainability Associates and President of the Alliance for Sustainability; plus a series of case studies presented by innovators in our field from around the world, moderated by Ian Garrett, director of the Center for Sustainable Practices in the Arts. All presentations will be live Webcast by QwikCast.
Day 2 will feature peer-to-peer breakout sessions, attended by local experts, focusing on collective action. Concurrent breakouts will be conducted across the country through regional partners, with national collaboration facilitated through Google+ Hangout On Air. All conference activities will model remote collaboration technology and techniques.
Presenting organizations include:
- Sustainabilty Associates: presenters of the Natural Step Framework, created in Sweden in 1989 and brought to the US in the mid 90s by Ecology of Commerce author Paul Hawken and MIT learning organization leader Peter Senge, author of The Fifth Discipline.
- Broadway Green Alliance (New York): helped convert 97% of Broadway’s marquees to LED technology
- Center for Sustainable Practices in the Arts (Los Angeles): working on SHOPLAB, a materials reuse and sharing facility; gathering and distributing information through the CSPA Knowledge Network; and developing curriculum through the CSPA Institute.
- York University (Toronto): developing the Theatre Artisans Green Skills forum
- Mo`olelo Performing Arts Company (San Diego): published the Green Theater Choices Toolkit
- Childsplay (Arizona): host of the Sustainability in Stagecraft conference, 2009
- Earth Matters on Stage: presenter of ecodrama playwrights festival and symposium
- Center for Energy and the Environment: providing practical, innovative, energy solutions for homeowners, businesses, nonprofits, and government
Link to Full information and registration details about the Conference:
http://minnesotatheateralliance.org/sit/about.html