Gaining Ground: Resilient Cities - Urban Strategies for Transition Times

October 20 – 22, 2009
Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, Vancouver, BC
Gaining Ground is one of the premier conference events in North America for leaders in business, policy, governance and education focussed on an integrated, regenerative approach to development and land use.

Family Office Exchange Fall Forum

February 11, 2009
Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers, Chicago, IL
The Fall Forum is the premier conference presented by Family Offce Exchange' (FOX).  Open by invitation only to all Family Office Exchange members, the conference is held annually in Chicago each October, the Fall Forum provides an opportunity for family office and advisor members to hear from the industry's leaders on current trends and meet in peer groups to discuss practical solutions to the challenges they face.

Legal Limberness 101

February 19, 2009
Surrey Community Services Society, Surrey, BC
The legal and regulatory environment within which all not-for-profit organizations operate in Canada can be a complex and confusing - albeit necessary - component of effective organization management. The same regulations which make it possible to provide much needed services and programs on a tax-free basis with access to funding also create their own reporting, registration and governance isses for not-for-profit organizations.

SVN 2009 Fall

October 22 – 25, 2009
Estancia La Jolla Hotel and Spa, La Jolla, CA

One of the premier networking events for today and tomorrow's leaders in the social business movement.  For the past 21 years, the members of the Social Venture Network (SVN) have been at the vanguard of leading a historic change in our planet's history, forging a new way of doing business that attends not just to profits but also to justice, ecology, and the human spirit.

SVN Member Gathering

April 23 – 26, 2009
Eaglewood Resort, Itasca, IL

For the past 21 years, the members of the Social Venture Network (SVN) have been at the vanguard of leading a historic change in our planet's history, forging a new way of doing business that attends not just to profits but also to justice, ecology, and the human spirit. They've

Media That Matters 2009

May 13 – 17, 2009
Hollyhock, Cortes Island, BC
Take your strategic media projects to new levels in an oasis of creativity and professional support. Media that Matters is an invitational conference and retreat for all disciplines of conventional and independent media.

EPIC: The Vancouver Sun Sustainable Living Expo

May 8 – 10, 2009
The Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre, Vacnouver, BC
EPIC: The Vancouver Sun Sustainable Living Expo is Western Canada's largest green consumer tradeshow and eco-marketplace. Established in 2007, EPIC is produced by GLOBE Events, a division of the GLOBE Foundation. Visit EPIC to learn about environmentally-friendly products and services, as well as the companies providing them. Join this three day celebration of smart living; surround yourself with insightful people, innovative businesses and inspiring ideas. At EPIC, you'll "Shop and TH!NK."

Co-op America's Green Business Conference

November 11 – 12, 2009
Hotel Whitcomb, San Francisco, CA
Starving for a green connection? Roll up your sleeves and bite into the green business revolution at this hands-on conference.  Discover the power of the emerging green marketplace, learn how to market for success-yours and the planet's, network with green businesses like yours, and get inspired by innovative business leaders.  The 2008 Co-op America's Green Business Conference sold out, so register early for this great program.

Women's Funding Network

April 29 – 2, 2009
To be confirmed, Atlanta, GA

The Women's Funding Network is 135 organizations that fund women's solutions across the globe. They give women the money and tools to transform their ideas into lasting change -- in every critical area from combating poverty to achieving advances in healthcare, education and human rights.   With $450 million in collective working assets, The Women's Funding Network

Bioneers Conference

October 16 – 18, 2009
Marin Center, San Rafael, CA
The Bioneers Conference is an acclaimed leading-edge forum where you can see tomorrow today: a future environment of hope. Social and scientific innovators focus on breakthrough solutions inspired by nature and human ingenuity. These visionaries are already creating a healthy, equitable, diverse and beautiful world, our legacy for future generations and the web of life on which our lives depend. Here you can connect with hundreds or thousands of engaged folks making a real difference.
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