Two conferences coming up

I wanted to get this posted soon. Two conferences are scheduled in the coming weeks. One is an online conference. I do not plan to attend either of them.
The first is the Greening of the Campus Conference, which is hosted by AASHE and Ball State University. This is the seventh Greening of the Campus Conference and Expo and will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana on Sept. 20-23, 2009. It will include keynotes, sessions, workshops, products and services, demos, food, bookstore/book signings, etc. The registration deadline is today, but I am not sure if any of us could go. No on site registration was available. There is a limited number of reduced-fee student registrations still available. Contact Peggy Weis at pdweis@bsu.edu/greening. websites: http://www.campussustainability.info/events/ball-state-university and also www.bsu.edu/greening

The second conference is the Going Green Online Library Conference and is sponsored by the Amigos Library Services. Information is also on their blog: www.amigos.org
Conference information is as follows:
When: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Central time, Wednesday October 7, 2009
Where: online
Guest speaker: Florence Mason, general session speaker
Cost: Amigos members: $275.00; Amigos non-members: $325.00; students: $150.00
A group discount of 20% is given to groups of five or more from one institution, but it doesn't apply to the student rate.
Topics covered include an introduction to green technology, new or renovated buildings, practical strategies for libraries, green IT, and alternative energies.
Registration is open to anyone and continues to October 1, 2009.
http://greenlibs.amigos.org/node/2

For those who like to shop

Here are some products to advertise your dedication to going green at your library.
Check out http://www.zazzle.com/keychain-146393952108015813. It is by the DuPage Library System and if you click on that name, you will find more products. Shop til you drop.

Environmental sustainability and libraries

"The public library has been called 'one of the seven sustainable wonders of the world.' The written wisdom of the world at the fingertips of anyone with a library card! The average American pays $20 a year in taxes to support public libraries and can save that much by borrowing instead of buying just one or two books. A book that is loaned ten times cuts not only cost but paper use per reader by a factor of ten." Dr. Donella H. Meadows, Dartmouth College, writer, teacher, farmer