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Smith Net Impact Weekly E-News for September
23, 2008
Grand salutations to the people of Net Impact. You can find all the juicy Net Impact gossip below:.
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In this week's newsletter:
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1. Ashoka and
University
of
Maryland
–
Student
Program
Information
Session
– 9/26
2.
Sustainability
Speaker
Series:
Do-It-Yourself
Home
Energy
Conservation
w/ Jim
Conlon –
9/24
3. 2008
Net
Impact
North
America
Conference
in
Philadelphia
–
11/13-11/15/2008
4.
General
Announcements
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1.
Ashoka
and
University
of
Maryland
–
Student
Program
Information
Session
September 26, 2008
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Date/Time:
Friday,
9/26/08,
3-4 PM
Location:
1505 Van
Munching
Hall
Details:
Ashoka
is
teaming
up with
4
universities
along
the East
Coast to
bring
students
and
faculty
together
with
practitioners,
thought
leaders,
and
philanthropists
to
create
new and
effective
partnerships
for
sustainable
social
change.
The
University
of
Maryland,
through
the
Robert
H. Smith
School
of
Business,
has been
selected
for the
pilot
program.
We are
looking
for a
total of
4
students
at the
undergrad
and
graduate
levels
to join
select
faculty
and
staff in
a
one-year,
pioneering
initiative
designed
to
deeply
embed
social
entrepreneurship
across
campus,
and to
establish
the
standards
that
will
enable
other
universities
to
follow
our
lead.
As part
of the
program,
you
will:
*Participate
in two
training
weekends
in
Washington,
DC,
where
you'll
learn
from
experts
and
practitioners
in the
field
and
develop
your
plan for
campus
change
*Apply
the
skills
learned
in a
live
competition
to
develop
new
solutions
to an
intractable
global
problem,
through
Ashoka's
Changemakers.net
*Receive
regular
coaching
from
Ashoka
staff
and
access
to some
of
today's
leading
social
entrepreneurs
and
thought
leaders
in the
field
*And of
course,
transform
the
social
entrepreneurship
scene on
the UM
campus
If you
would
like an
application
or more
info
contact
Melissa
Carrier
at
mcarrier@rhsmith.umd.edu
,
301-405-9517
or
www.ashoka.org/changemakercampus.
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2.
Sustainability
Speaker
Series:
Do-It-Yourself
Home
Energy
Conservation
w/ Jim
Conlon
September 24, 2008
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When:
Wednesday,
September
24, 2008
12:00 PM
- 1:00
PM
Where:
Microbiology
Building
Room
1207
"What
can I do
to make
my life
a little
greener?"
Thanks
to all
the
feedback
on last
year`s
speaker
series,
we are
pleased
to
present
Jim
Conlon
to
address
the
issue of
becoming
more
sustainable
on an
individual
level.
Jim is
the
president
of
Elysian
Energy,
LLC and
is a
home
energy
audits
expert.
His
mantra
is
"Lower
bills,
Lower
impact,
Higher
value."
Come
interact
with a
local
expert
to
discuss
easy
steps to
conserve
energy
in your
own
home.
Website:
www.sustainability.umd.edu/index.php?p=news_events_sss_fa08.
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3. 2008 Net Impact
North America
Conference in
Philadelphia
November 13-15, 2008
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This is the big one.
The annual Net
Impact conference
will be held at the
Wharton School this
year. A group of
student will be
carpooling up
together and it
should be a lot of
fun. If you are
interested in
attending, email
zgirod2009@rhsmith.umd.edu
. For more details,
visit: http://www.netimpact.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=1864
If you are
interested in
attending, it is a
good idea to join
Net Impact Worldwide
first. Members get a
discount on
attending the
conference that is
greater than the
price of membership.
(See above item.)
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4.
General
Announcements
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Weekly
planning
meetings:
Smith
Net
Impact
planning
meetings
are held
every
week
from
1-2pm in
the
Dingman
Center
“Bull
pit.”
All are
welcome
to join.
Upcoming
case
competitions:
A list
of
upcoming
case
competitions
can be
found on
the
Smith
Net
Impact
Web
site:
http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/organizations/net-impact/competitions08-09.html.
Join
Net
Impact
Worldwide:
You can
join Net
Impact
for an
annual
fee of
$30 by
visiting:
http://netimpact.org/
Members
will
receive
newsletters,
access
to job
postings,
and a
discount
on Net
Impact
events.
Add
or
Remove a
Name
from the
Net
Impact
Mailing
List:
If you
would
like
your
name
taken
off the
Net
Impact
mailing
list or
if you
know
someone
who
would
like to
join the
list,
send an
email to
brian@brandbrand.us
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