Posted by Founder, Bicycling Monterey
Focus the Region: Economics of Sustainability
February 16 at California State University Monterey Bay, 4th Annual Focus the Region Conference: Participants will learn about some actions local businesses and organizations are taking to make a positive impact on climate change, including via the HER Helmet Thursdays project.
Registration is free. For more info, click here.
Breakout sessions
Afternoon breakout sessions, from 2:30-4:00 p.m., include:
- Student Perspectives on Sustainability: Students Leading the Way for Social Change
- Future of Bikeways: A Sweet Ride for Smart Commuters
- The Economics of Green Building
- It’s Your Grocery Bag, Baby!
Cycling Climate Changers
Future of Bikeways session includes:
- Megan Tolbert, Transportation Planner for CSUMB, talking about the Bike Boulevard Plan and CSUMB Bike Resources;
- Kaki Cheung, Transportation Planner for the Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC), addressing county bikeways and safe cycling;
- Mari Lynch, on HER Helmet Thursdays and other Bicycling Monterey projects.
Key Speakers
The event will feature panel workshops, green demonstrations/exhibitions, and author-speakers:
- Dr. Jason Scorse, MIIS, What Environmentalists Need to Know About Economics;
- Gil Friend, CEO of Natural Logic, Inc., The Truth About Green Business.
- Dr. Brad Barbeau, CSUMB School of Business, “Was Malthus Right?“
- Rebecca Costa, The Watchman’s Rattle
Below, the hostess at the Sandbar and Grill on HHT-unanimous Wharf II, Monterey encourages customers to bike on out!
This post was published on 15 February 2011. One or more changes last made to this post on 24 October 2013.
