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July 2008 Events

Growing the Future in Hardwick
July 8, 2008 Vermont Soy Company, Hardwick

Vermont entrepreneur, Andrew Meyer, founder of Vermont Soy and Vermont Natural Coatings, will discuss how he and other Hardwick-area businesses are striving to shape the local economy into a niche for healthy food systems.

L3Cs: Low income, limited liability corporations --Implications for Vermont enterprises of this First-in-the-Nation legislation
Thursday, July 24, 2008, 12:00 – 2:00 PM
Sheraton Burlington Hotel & Conference Center, South Burlington
Contact: (802) 865-0410 or beth@vtroundtable.org

Pre-registration is necessary.

Featured Presenters will include Tom Moody, Chair, Business Law Group and Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

Cell Phones, China, and Corporate Responsibility in a Global Economy
July 29, 2008; 12-1 PM
Chase Community Center, Vermont Law School, South Royalton

“Cell Phones, China, and Corporate Responsibility in a Global Economy” with Jacob Park, assistant professor of business strategy and sustainability at Green Mountain College. An examination of the corporate environmental and social responsibility dimensions of the cell phone industry in China.

September 2008 Events

2008 NNECAPA Conference – Planning for the NET Generation
September 4-5, 2008; 8 AM ** multi-day event **
Woodstock Inn, Woodstock, VT
Cost: TBA
Contact: Tara Bamford at Tara@NNEPlanning.us
http://nnecapa.org/calendar

In twenty years, the last of the baby-boomers will be eligible for retirement, and the Net Generation will be middle-aged. What will their world look like? What will “community” mean in a society influenced by the internet and cell phones? What effect will global warming and the energy situation have on the way people live and get around? How do we engage the Net Generation in identifying and planning for their needs? What can we learn from educators to help us better engage today’s youth in planning for their future?