The Sustainable Tompkins Master Class series offers our members the opportunity to further explore a wide range of sustainable development topics with local, regional and national experts.
September 2004: Betsy Taylor, Executive Director of the Center for the New American Dream, "Community Collaborations"
(find out more about this inaugural Master Class, including photos with Betsy Taylor)October 2004: Elan Shapiro, Educator from EcoVillage of Ithaca.
November 2004: Carl Frankel, author of "Out of the Labyrinth", "Integral Thinking"
January 19, 2005: Dr. Gordon Rowland, Organizational Communication, Learning, and Design, Ithaca College, "Systems Design"
February 23, 2005: Professor Zach Williams, Center for the Study of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity, Ithaca College, "Social Movements"
March 29, 2005: Kirby Edmonds, TFC Associates, "Social Networks"
April 19, 2005: Steve Cochran, Interim Steward, "U.S. Partnership for the U.N. Decade of Education for Sustainable Development"
May 24, 2005: Karl North, "Systems Thinking Approach to Issues of Sustainability"
June 22, 2005: Greg Thomas, President, Performance Systems Contracting, "Building Performance and Energy Efficiency: The Starting Point for Greening Your Building"
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October 13, 2005: Peter Berg, Planet Drum Foundation, "The Bioregional Basis of Urban Sustainability"
(click here to learn more about this Master Class).October 27, 2005: John Ikerd, "Toward an Economy of Sustainable Energy"
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November 9, 2005: Chris Sperry, Project LookSharp, and Dan Flerlage, Lehman Alternative High School, "The Media Construction of the Environment"
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Space is limited - register today!
December 7, 2005: Michael Smith, "The Environmental History of Tompkins County"E-mail Gay Nicholson to sign up for Master Classes. There is no fee to attend, but pre-registration is required. Refreshments will be provided.
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Marian Brown