Kick Off Event
Wed 09.10 // 05:00pm // Duques 552
We will start with the keynote speaker Seth Goldman, Co founder, President and TeaEO of Honest Tea (click here for bio). Honest Tea is the nation's top-selling organic bottled tea company with a mission to make great-tasting, truly healthy organic beverages sweetened with less sugar and fewer calories than most bottled drinks. Be ready for some tea tasting!
Following the speaker, GW Net Impact representatives will briefly present NI initiatives and tell you how to participate and get involved in leadership positions. At the end we will have a reception and sign in tables. Please, RSVP to impact@gwu.edu.
Internship Panel and Discussion/Coffee Break
Fri 09.12 // 02:30pm //
Anyone who is interested in socially/environmentally driven careers would will be able to get a great sample of the jobs/internships available. Current GW Net Impact members will be discussing their internship experiences.
Study Abroad Info Session
Mon 09.15 // 05:30pm // Funger 620
For those interested in the S09 Summer Study Abroad class, 'Corporate Social Impact: Comparing US and UK Practices and Policies', here's details on two upcoming information sessions. If you know of others that might be interested in taking the course, please pass the word.
Social Sector Management Career Opportunity
Tue 09.16 // 05:30pm // Duques 552
The Director of Recruitment for The Broad Residency, a nationwide leadership development program which immediately places participants in full-time paid managerial positions in urban school systems while providing professional development and networking opportunities, will be discussing the agency.
In addition, Maia Blankenship, the D.C. Managing Director for Education Pioneers, will be present to discuss their ten-week summer fellowship where graduate students intern with education organizations and train under existing education leaders.
Visit www.broadresidency.org and www.educationpioneers.org for more details on the organizations.
Study Abroad Info Session
Tue 09.16 // 05:30pm // Duques 620
For those interested in the S09 Summer Study Abroad class, 'Corporate Social Impact: Comparing US and UK Practices and Policies', here's details on two upcoming information sessions. If you know of others that might be interested in taking the course, please pass the word.
COVES Conference
Wed 09.17 // 09:00am // Greater Richmond Convention Center in Richmond, Vi
The 2008 Commonwealth of Virginia Energy and Sustainability Conference (COVES) will focus on “Meeting the Climate Change Challenge.” The Conference takes place September 17-19, 2008 at the Greater Richmond Convention Center in Richmond, Virginia.
The Climate Change Challenge provides opportunities for policy solutions, technological innovation, and economic development. COVES 2008 is Virginia’s premier statewide conference that will showcase the actions that state and local governments, institutions, and businesses in Virginia and across the country are taking to meet the most pressing environmental and economic issue of this century.
Learn more about COVES 2008 at www.vsbn.org/coves2008, or contact the VSBN office at 703-486-2966.
Net Impact Worldwide Happy Hour in D.C.
Wed 09.17 // 06:00pm // Cafe Asia, 1720 I St., NW
Each fall Net Impact chapters around the world gather simultaneously to eat, drink, and network – all in the name of making the world a better place through the power of business.
Please join us for DC's Net Impact happy hour, sponsored by the DC Net Impact Professional Chapter. This is sure to be a great networking event as many many people from interesting organizations such as the U.S. Green Building Council, M&T Bank, MissionFish/eBay Giving Works, ICF Consulting, U.S. Department of Transportation, and many more will be there!
MBA Career Quest 2008
Fri 09.26 // 10:00am // Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center, UMD
Career Quest is the largest MBA career fair in the Mid-Atlantic region. Visit http://asp.symplicity.com/careerquest/ for more information.
Panel discussion on 'Corporate Responsibility in
Mon 09.29 // 06:15pm // Duques 651
David Logan, co-founder of The Corporate Citizenship Company (UK) and one of the top 100 Leaders in Business Ethics (Ethicsphere) will be joining Lynn Marmer, Group Vice President Corporate Affairs of Kroger on a panel discussion of the nuances of modern day 'Corporate Responsibility in a Global Economy'. With global supply chains, universal demands for treating all employees with dignity while managing a firm's worldwide carbon/water/energy footprint coupled with local demands for community investment, partnering, and poverty alleviation--modern managers face many challenges. Two experts, Lynn Marmer and David Logan, will be sharing their hard-won insights into how to compete globally while managing with integrity by improving corporate management systems.
Free and open to the public. Small reception to follow.
CSR Performance 2008
Tue 09.30 // 09:00am // San Diego, CA - W Hotel
CSR Performance 2008 is the most comprehensive CSR management event of the year! leaders from all industries will gather to share their expertise and experiences on an array of CSR management topics.
Visit www.gsmiweb.com or call 888-409-4418 for more details.
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