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July 2008 Events
Building Parks/Building Communities: Experiences from Around the World with Kyle Bergman and Dave Sellers
July 9, 2008, 7 PM
Yestermorrow Design, Warren, Vermont
http://www.vgbn.org/events.php
Council on the Future of Vermont
July 10, 2008; 6 PM
Barre
Cost: Free
Contact: Sarah Waring at (802)223-6098 or CFV@sover.net
A regional forum encourages Green Mountain State residents to air their opinions about where Vermont is heading.
Reusing and Remaking Communities: Deconstruction and reuse in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina with Brad Guy
July 23, 2008, 7 PM
Yestermorrow Design, Warren, Vermont
http://www.vgbn.org/events.php
Council on the Future of Vermont
July 31, 2008; 6 PM
Hartford
Cost: Free
Contact: Sarah Waring at (802)223-6098 or CFV@sover.net
A regional forum encourages Green Mountain State residents to air their opinions about where Vermont is heading.
August 2008 Events
Council on the Future of Vermont
August 21, 2008; 6 PM
St. Albans
Cost: Free
Contact: Sarah Waring at (802)223-6098 or CFV@sover.net
A regional forum encourages Green Mountain State residents to air their opinions about where Vermont is heading.
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?