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USGBC members and the public can search for USGBC and green building industry events. If you have a conference or tradeshow, you may request to include it by sending a bulleted description to events@usgbc.org. Please include the event name, location, dates, and contact information.

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DateLocationConference Name
11/26/2009-11/28/2009 Trade Fair Centre Salzburg, RENEXPO® Austria 2009

www.renexpo-austria.com

International Trade Fair and Conference for Renewable Energy and Passive House
Target Groups: Trade Visitors and End Users

Email: international@energie-server.de

12/2/2009-12/3/2009 Berkeley, CA Green Building, the Economy, and Public Policy

The University of California at Berkeley and the European Centre for Corporate Engagement at Maastricht University have teamed up to organize an annual series of conferences on the topic 'Green Building, the Economy, and Public Policy'. This series of conferences has the goal of bringing together high-quality research, business leaders, institutional investors, and key policy makers, to exchange knowledge on this important topic. In our fight to mitigate climate change, the built environment plays a central role, mostly through increasing energy efficiency in existing buildings. Find more information and register »

12/9/2009-12/11/2009 Pasadena, CA Green California Schools Summit

The Green California Schools Summit & Expo, the largest green school event in the nation, is coming to the Pasadena Convention Center, Pasadena, CA, December 9-11, 2009. Three days of networking with and learning from top education officials, green products and building experts and opinion leaders. Exhibit hall will feature over 200 green school products and services. Please enter "USGBC" when registering to receive a 20% discount. For information or to register go to http://www.green-technology.org/gcschools/index.html or call Eric Rennie at 626-577-5700.

12/15/2009 , A.R.E. Sustainability Awards entries early bird deadline

Submit your retail green building projects for recognition in this second annual competition presented by the Association for Retail Environments. This year, the entry process has been combined with the A.R.E. Design Awards to enhance the ease of entering and chances for winning.

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Who: A.R.E. What: Early-bird Deadline: A.R.E. Sustainability Awards entries When: submissions must be made by Dec. 15, 2009 Contact: Dori Zinn dorizinn@retailenvironments.org (954) 241-4814

1/14/2010-1/16/2010 Washington, DC EPA's Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools National Symposium

2/2/2010-2/4/2010 San Diego, CA The Green Data Center Conference

Name: The Green Data Center Conference Location: Super Computing Center at UCSD Dates: Feb. 2-4 Costs: $795-$1595 Contact Information: GSMI, 888.409.4418 ext. 1 Website: www.greendatacenterconference.com

2/21/2010-2/24/2010 Melbourne, Australia, Green Cities 2010

Green Cities is the largest and most influential green building conference in the Asia Pacific region. Join us in Melbourne from 21 - 24 February as we explore new ideas in sustainable building, forge connections and launch new products and technologies.

3/24/2010-3/26/2010 Vancouver, BC GLOBE 2010

www.globe2010.com

This series of events is dedicated to bringing together professionals from the environment sector. Every two years, corporate executives, government representatives, environmental senior managers, urban planners and financial executives meet to discuss emerging priorities and opportunities in the business of the environment. GLOBE 2010 will host 12,000 participants, 2,200 conference delegates, 500 exhibitors, 200 speakers and dozens of international delegations from over 70 countries. The Conference will focus on major themes such as Corporate Sustainability, Climate Change and Energy, Finance and Sustainability, Building Better Cities, and the Future of the Automotive Industry.

4/25/2010 Richmond, VA Get Green Expo

www.getgreenexpo.org

  • Produced by professionals with 30+ years’ experience
  • 100,000+ square feet of exhibits, seminars
  • Benefits the Get Green Foundation

5/10/2010-5/12/2010 New York City, NY The Sustainable Building Series: Green Retrofits

Name: The Sustainable Building Series: Green Retrofits Location: New York City Dates: May 10-12 Costs: $785-1695 Contact Information: GSMI, 888.409.4418 ext. 1 Website: www.sustainablebuildingsseries.com

(USBGC Sponsored Event)

7/12/2010-7/15/2010 West Lafayette, IN 1st International High Performance Buildings Research Conference

USGBC’s Research Program is pleased to co-sponsor this technical conference hosted by Purdue University’s School of Mechanical Engineering. The conference will present research in many areas of building design, operation and performance, including (but not limited to): building envelope systems, indoor environment and comfort, building modeling and simulation, lighting and day-lighting, building performance monitoring and diagnostics, thermal systems and controls, net-zero building design, sustainable and green building technologies, and related case studies on high performance buildings. The deadline for submitting research paper abstracts is Dec. 17. For more information visit http://www.engineering.purdue.edu/Herrick/Events.