Reuse Conex: 3rd International Reuse Conference & Expo

Holiday Inn Austin Midtown

ReuseConex is coming to Austin for three days to focus on the technologies, strategies and systems-thinking that are enabling the reuse community to grow and thrive. Learn from reuse industry experts sharing best practice; city agencies embracing reuse to meet zero waste goals; and international companies incorporating reuse into their operations to save time, money […]

Slow Money gathering

Unnamed Venue Louisville, KY, United States

Slow money is a local and global gathering on food, investing, and culture.  Slow Money gatherings have emerged as a significant new venue for field building, investing, and social change. The events feature food entrepreneurs who are leading the way rebuilding local food systems, along with many renowned thought leaders in agriculture, investing, and philanthropy.  […]

Documentary Screening: Our Daily Bread

Latin Way 250s

Maybe you've heard the stories, but have you ever looked industrial agriculture in the face? Well now is the time! The Green House is back with another flick in its sustainable film series: "Our Daily Bread," which shows the stark realities of Europe's mechanized food production and calls into question what ends up on our […]

Sustainable Development in Asia

Cabot 703 Tufts University Fletcher School, 160 Packard Avenue, Medford, MA, United States

The authors will discuss their recent book series examining sustainable development in six countries in Asia. RSVP here. More information.

Carmin Symposium on Urban Climate Adaptation

Bartos Theater, Building E15 20 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

This memorial symposium honors the late Professor JoAnn Carmin, an internationally-renowned scholar of the institutional and societal dimensions of environmental governance. Registration Deadline: November 7, 2015 Register link.  More information available here. If interested please contact Linda Shi at lindashi@mit.edu

Dupont Summit 2014 on Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy

Historic Whittemore House 1526 New Hampshire Ave, Washington DC, United States

The Journal on Policy & Complex Systems is proud to announce it will be hosting a conference for graduate students, post-docs, and budding scholars as part of the Dupont Summit. The purpose is for scholars to practice presenting their reserch, methodological strategies, and/or ideas on how to build scholarship in the area of policy and […]

MIT Trashion Show

MIT Museum 265 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, United States

Interested in Sustainability?

Love Fashion?

The MIT Undergraduate Association Sustainability Committee presents

Trashion Show

December 5th, 2014

7 PM - 10 PM

MIT Museum

(265 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA)

Buy tickets for $5 in **Lobby 10** 9-5PM December 1-5

Or reserve them online here.

Come for a chance to…

Win gift cards from Whole Foods, Hubway, Pinkberry, and MORE

Enjoy food catered by Chipotle, ABP Pastries, Area Four, and MORE

Watch performances by the Chorallaries, Resonance, and Roadkill Buffet!

Meet our judges Professor Peter Dourmashkin and Chris Peterson

and guest designer Shubhra!

Please contact trashion-chairs-2014@mit.edu with any questions.

$5

#LiveFromLima: A Live Discussion Between Social Entrepreneurs and Special Guests from COP20

Impact Hub Boston 50 Milk Street, 17th Floor, Boston, MA, United States

#LivefromLima is a program bringing entrepreneurs,  business owners & policy makers together to share climate solutions. Innovation & business engagement is crucial to overcome the challenges of climate change. Attendees will be matched online with guests from the COP20 Conference in Peru.  For additional information please contact James Billman at james.billmancabaus.org or check out the event […]

The Bee: A Natural History

Hunnewell Building, Arnold Arboretum 125 Arborway, Boston, MA, United States

An Arnold Arboretum Lecture for Adults Noah Wilson-Rich, PhD, Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, The Best Bees Company Bees are crucial to the reproduction and diversity of flowering plants, and the economic contributions of these irreplaceable insects measure in the tens of billions of dollars each year. Yet bees are dying at an alarming rate, […]

MIT Water Summit

Kendall Square Marriott Cambridge, MA, United States

The MIT Water Summit is a gathering of not only students and faculty from MIT and the Greater Boston area, but also leaders from industry, finance, government, and academia to explore current problems and potential solutions surrounding water resources in three broad areas - Water and Industries, Water and Food Security, and Water and Cities. Our […]