[Sust-mar] Green Roots Symposium March 25-26

[NSEN]

***Registration now open!***

GREEN ROOTS SYMPOSIUM
Tools for Change in a Changing Environment:
Inform.   Inspire.   Act.

Friday, March 25 & Saturday, March 26, 2011
NSCC Waterfront Campus, 80 Mawiomi Place, Dartmouth NS

The Green Roots Symposium is an exciting provincial gathering dedicated to sustainability in 
Nova Scotia. Focusing on education and examples of sustainability practices In-Action, this 
symposium is a collaborative effort by SENSE: Sustainability Education in Nova Scotia for 
Everyone, Nova Scotia Department of Environment, the Nova Scotia Department of Education, 
and BALLE Nova Scotia: Business Alliance for Local Living Economies.

Please register before March 21, 2011. Registration fee $20 and covers both days. Participant 
registration is required due to limited seating.  Please contact us if the fee is a barrier to attendance.

REGISTRATION: greenroots.gov.ns.ca


HIGHLIGHTS:
- SENSE (Sustainability Education in Nova Scotia for Everyone) Strategy Meeting
- BALLE workshop: “Striving Towards Sustainability”
- Tour of  “Greeners in Halifax Region” & Farmer’s Market
- Keynote: Robert Niven, Carbon Sense Solutions Inc.
- Keynote Address: Dr. Catherine O’Brien, Cape Breton University, Sustainable Happiness
- Keynote luncheon: Deputy Minister of Environment, Sara Jane Snook
- Concurrent workshops in two streams on Sustainability: Education and In-Action & more!


Who Should Attend:
- Nova Scotia businesses pursuing sustainability
- Educators, Students & academic community
- Government officials
- Community groups & individuals


Contact for more information:
esd_novascotia at lsf-lst.ca        
902-454-6846       
www.nsen.ca