7 Sustainability Events Taking Place in New England

7 Sustainability Events Taking Place in New England

Sustainability continues to be a growing concern across the globe, and in the United States, one of the regions at the vanguard of environmental innovation is New England. Comprising six states of northeastern America, New England plays host to a wide number of sustainability events throughout the year, each one focussed on proposing new and original ways to deal with the most challenging environmental issues facing the world today.

Regardless of the area of sustainability that most interests you, many of these events are sure to satisfy your thirst for knowledge and inspiration on how we can help tackle matters such as poverty, pollution, and over-farming. We’ve picked out 7 of the best New England sustainability events taking place across the rest of 2018.

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Drones–Unmanned Aircraft Use in the Environmental and Energy Industry

UMass Dartmouth Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Fall River – 9 February 2018

The Environmental Business Council (EBC) will stage this morning panel and in-depth discussion on how we can harness the potential of drones in the field of sustainability. The panel will include EBC members currently using drones for data collection focusing on applications in the environmental and energy sectors across New England. Up for discussion will be regulatory updates, hardware and software improvements, and federal and state governments integrating unmanned aircrafts.

MIT Energy Career Fair

MIT Student Center Lobdell Hall, Cambridge – 1 March 2018

This careers fair offers Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard students with a passion for energy to engage and connect with a wide number companies across a diverse range of industries . Previous years have seen everyone from PhD candidates, MBA students, and undergraduates from all majors come together, with over 20 companies in attendance too. For 2018, the event is set to feature even more companies, representing sectors such as clean tech, oil & gas, energy storage, and energy consulting.

MIT Sustainability Summit: Good Jobs for a Thriving Economy

Four Seasons Hotel, Boston – 9 March 2018

Now in its 10^th year, this annual student-led event features discussions with academia, industry leaders, and expert practitioners about pressing global issues such as the future of work, widening inequality, and the rise of contract labour. The focus of the summit for 2018 will be on how businesses can rethink the role of workers, whether it’s changing their internal culture and operations, or partnering with external groups to advance a broader good jobs agenda, in a way that helps us all thrive and prosper

AEE-NE Marketplace Conference: Energy New England

The Four Points Sheraton Hotel, Norwood – 12 April 2018

This year’s conference will play host to a diverse assortment of exhibitors from the region’s leading energy service companies. There will also be several workshops focussing on pertinent topics and solutions for how the residents and businesses of New England can learn to become more energy efficient. But more than just a networking opportunity for grey suits, visitors to the event can also look forward to a cocktail reception with cash bar and dinner.

Sustainability Communities & Campuses Conference

Hotel 1620, Plymouth – 27 April 2018

This event connects stakeholders from government, education, business, non-profit organisations and learners interested in matters relating to sustainability, with the broad objective of engaging in cross-sector dialogues and learning from leading experts and peers

From the higher education sector, staff, faculty and students are all welcome, emphasising the importance the event places on nurturing a culture among younger people that ensures that sustainability continues to be a priority.

New England Energy Conference & Exposition

Sea Crest Beach Hotel, North Falmouth – 4-5 June 2018

New England’s oldest non-profit trade association serving the electric power industry stages this popular annual event, which brings together over 300 industry professionals for two days of wide-ranging discussion. Among the attendees are representatives from generation and transmission companies, project developers and operators, utility representatives, load aggregators and end-users, equipment suppliers, finance and legal experts, risk managers, environmental and engineering professionals, commodity traders and wholesalers, as well as government officials and industry regulators. Click here for more info.

Disaster Risk Reduction, Response and Sustainable Reconstruction: Capacity Building for Equitable Planning and Development

University of Massachusetts Boston Campus Center Ballroom – 8 November 2018

The central aim of this conference is to provide a forum for a critical examination of the efficacy of national strategies for capacity building in disaster preparedness, response and sustainable post-disaster reconstruction programmes. There will be a focus on cross- and multi-disciplinary training efforts, education (at all levels), and professional development. Attendees will include emergency/disaster professionals, educators, scholars, researchers, governmental and NGO representatives, humanitarian organisations, scientists, architects, engineers, landscape architects and crisis mappers.