We're having a great time bringing you speakers from all areas of sustainability. Last month in San Francisco, there was almost a line out the door to talk with Bonnie Nixon-Gardinier (the Global Program Manager for Hewlitt Packard) after her presentation!

Here are the reports from two of the EcoTuesday events that took place in June:

From Nora in Minneapolis:

We had yet another great night at EcoTuesday here in San Francisco. There were about 80 people who came out to network and listen to the evening’s terrific speaker – Lynn Jurich from Sun Run. Sun Run is a solar company that is helping individuals get solar panels on their homes - affordably!

We asked how many new people we had with us, and about half of the participants raised their hands. We also asked how many people had been to more than 10 EcoTuesday events – and two people raised their hands. Thank you to JP Collins from Pylon Studios and Jeffrey Smith from From The Garden To The Table for showing up and always being such great supporters of EcoTuesday. We really appreciate it!

See you next month!

A few years ago, during my first semester at the Presidio School of Management, we were asked to write about our definition of sustainability. It was a great exercise to combine my thoughts, opinions, and values about this topic into one complete package. A little over a year later, we had the same exercise. My definition didn't change too much, however, the effect of being an MBA student focused on sustainable management, combined with everything I'd learned from the speakers at EcoTuesday over the year contributed to a new aspect of my definition: the "Education" component.

When asked about my views on sustainability/sustainable development by either business colleagues who are already involved in the field, or by those who are just learning about it, I share the following:

"I define sustainable development as the practice of efficiently using and managing natural, human and social resources to ensure a stable or cyclical interaction with the environment that neither depletes or degrades said resources and conditions; rather, sustainability conserves and preserves natural resources and makes a neutral or positive impact on life and society within that environment. Sustainability is a lifestyle that can continue through education indefinitely without causing ecological, social, or financial collapse."

What's YOUR definition? We'd love to hear about it. Please click on "comment" above and share your views with us!

Best,
Nikki

Last Tuesday we had a fantastic night, with six EcoTuesdays happening around the country!

In San Francisco we had about 75 people at the W Hotel and speaker Brian Gitt, CEO of Build It Green, led a great presentation and Q & A session.

Highlights included a Swedish couple, who live in New York, joining us to celebrate Earth Day. (They discovered EcoTuesday from a listing in the SF Chronicle!) Needless to say, they loved it and are excited to go to EcoTuesday when it happens in New York!

One EcoTuesday participant shared with Nikki, "I got my new job because of EcoTuesday!" and told her how she was able to connect with someone at a company that she wanted to work for through the RSVP list. What a success story!

Patty Nason's Gavaphoto captured incredible images of the night, adding the icing on the cake!

I'm really excited to tell you all about a few things I've been working on - the EcoTuesday Facebook page and the EcoTuesday Flickr page.

They're both great ways to communicate with people you met at an event - and connect with other EcoTuesday participants in other cities! Click here to check out the:

Facebook page and our Flickr photos!

Happy New Year!

Wow - 2007 was a great year! We are thrilled that so many smart, interesting and caring people continue to show up at EcoTuesday each month.

Here are some 2007 highlights we'd like to share:

• The first EcoTuesday event attracted 55 people, and participation grew to approximately 225 people toward the end of the year!
• Participants in Seattle and Minneapolis enjoyed EcoTuesday
• EcoTuesday took place in a diverse range of venues
  We had 11 quality speakers from a variety of areas within the sustainability industry

I'm really excited - we're starting the EcoTuesday Ambassador Program! This means that EcoTuesday will take place in other cities outside of San Francisco.

EcoTuesday Ambassadors are outgoing, well networked individuals or teams of people in cities around the world that share EcoTuesday’s vision for change in the world and are passionate about creating structured monthly networking events for sustainable business leaders to come together.

Is that YOU? Are you ready for to bring this to your city?

EcoTuesday = A Dynamic Opportunity For You

Companies now have the opportunity to directly reach sustainable business leaders through a variety of event sponsorship packages. We also have the option for a company to host an EcoTuesday at their office or headquarters. Learn More

Interested? Want to learn more? Contact Oren at oren at ecotuesday.com.