The Transformational Lecture Series aims to inspire all building industry professionals to embrace their role in creating a  sustainable built environment now, as well as ensuring that sustainability becomes integral to all development in the future. The world’s most visionary thought leaders will share their experiences and wisdom on the topics that underpin and motivate the green building industry. By reminding us why we must act boldly and helping us to imagine a world where sustainability is the baseline, these lectures promise to inspire a revolution!

Inspire. Motivate. Transform.

2011 Transformational Lecture Series

Cost:

Sponsorship Opportunities Available!

If your company would like to sponsor one or more of the lectures, please contact Sarah Costello at 503-228-5533 or sarah(at)cascadiagbc.org.

Cascadia Members: FREE!

Non-members: $10

Full-time Students: FREE

Registration is required for all lectures!

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Upcoming Lectures

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Oregon

SPEAKER	CITY	DATE	MORE INFO
Kath Williams Principal of Kath Williams + Associates; Past President, World Green Building Council; Executive Vice President, International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories	PORTLAND	Feb 9	MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
Jason McLennan CEO, Cascadia & International Living Building Institute	PORTLAND	Feb 23	MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
Dale Mikkelsen Manager, Planning and Sustainability, SFU Community Trust	EUGENE BEND KLAMATH FALLS	Mar 1 Mar 2 Mar 3	MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
Stephen Kellert Tweedy Ordway Professor Emeritus, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Yale University; Board Director and Chief Environmental Officer, Bio-Logical Capital	PORTLAND	Sep 20	MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
Yancy Wright Director, Sellen Sustainability	EUGENE BEND KLAMATH FALLS	Oct 11 Oct 12 Oct 13	MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
Denis Hayes President, Bullitt Foundation	PORTLAND	Nov 1	MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION

Washington 

SPEAKER	CITY	DATE	MORE INFO
Kath Williams Principal of Kath Williams + Associates Past President, World Green Building Council Executive Vice President, International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories	SEATTLE	Feb 8	MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
Arthur C. Nelson Presidential Professor of City & Metropolitan Planning; Director, Metropolitan Research Center, University of Utah	SEATTLE	Mar 8	MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
Rob Bennett Executive Director, Portland Sustainability Institute	SPOKANE BELLINGHAM	Mar 23 Mar 24	MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
Stephen Kellert Tweedy Ordway Professor Emeritus, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies,Yale University; Board Director and Chief Environmental Officer, Bio-Logical Capital	SEATTLE	Sep 21	MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
Kathleen O'Brien Principal, O'Brien & Company	BELLEVUE	Sep 6	MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
Dave Ramslie Program Manager, Sustainable Development, City of Vancouver	SPOKANE BELLINGHAM	Oct 12   Oct 13	MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
Robert Costanza University Professor of Sustainability and Director, Institute for Sustainable Solutions, Portland State University; Editor in Chief, Solutions; Senior Fellow, National Council on Science and the Environment, Washington, DC	SEATTLE	Nov 2	MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION

Alaska

SPEAKER	CITY	DATE	MORE INFO
Clark Brockman Associate Principal, Director of Sustainability Resources, SERA Architects	ANCHORAGE	Feb 7	MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
Mary Walker Executive Director of Alaska Interfaith Power & Light	ANCHORAGE JUNEAU	Mar 22                 Mar 24	MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION

British Columbia

SPEAKER	CITY	DATE	MORE INFO
Arthur C. Nelson Presidential Professor of City & Metropolitan Planning; Director, Metropolitan Research Center, University of Utah	VANCOUVER	Mar 9	MORE INFORMATION & REGISTRATION
Leith Sharp Executive Director at Illinois Green Economy Network; Chair at Sustainable Future Academy; Former Director, director of Harvard’s Office for Sustainability; Faculty at Harvard University, Harvard Extension School	VANCOUVER	Mar 21	MORE INFORMATION & REGISTRATION
Ralph DiNola Principal, Green Building Services	VICTORIA	OCT 11	MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
Kathleen O'Orien Principal, O'Brien & Company	KELOWNA	Sep 7	MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
Robert Costanza University Professor of Sustainability and Director, Institute for Sustainable Solutions, Portland State University; Editor in Chief, Solutions; Senior Fellow, National Council on Science and the Environment, Washington, DC	VANCOUVER	Nov 1	MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
Bert Gregory   Chairman and CEO, Mithun	VICTORIA KELOWNA	Nov 8 Nov 9	MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
Stephen Kellert Tweedy Ordway Professor Emeritus, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies,Yale University; Board Director and Chief Environmental Officer,Bio-Logical Capital	VANCOUVER	DEC 1	MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION