Conversations That Matter: Well-Being and the Economy, with Mark Anielski and David Korten
Thursday, November 5, 7 to 9 p.m.
The Governor Hotel, Grand Ballroom, 614 S.W. 11th Ave., Portland, Ore.
A new series, Conversations That Matter: Well-Being and the Economypromises to raise critical questions, incite new thinking and offerparticipants a forum for exploring how best to serve the well-being ofall.
The series launches with a conversation between Mark Anielski, author of The Economics of Happiness: Building Genuine Wealth, and David Korten, author of Agenda for a New Economy: From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth. Tom Potiowsky, Oregon state economist and professor of economics at Portland State University, will moderate.
Tickets are $30 reserved/$20 general admission/$12 student and can be purchased online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/87517. More information is available at sba.pdx.edu/conversations.
Eachevent will feature two internationally recognized guests who will sharetheir own perspectives and then engage one another and the audience inan open discussion that moves beyond our sound-bite culture to a moreprovocative, in-depth discussion of the pressing questions of our time.The second and third Conversations will be held in February 2010 andMay 2010.
The Conversations That Matter series begins during“Regenerate,” the third-annual International Conference on Business& Sustainability, November 5-6, 2009. The conference, alsopresented by the Center for Global Leadership in Sustainability,includes two days of discussions, interactive case study sessions, andnetworking for those seeking ideas for sustainability-focusedinspiration and implementation in their organizations. For moreinformation on the conference, visit www.sba.pdx.edu/sustainabilityconference09.
ConversationsThat Matter is co-sponsored by PSU's Center for Global Leadership inSustainability, the Center for Sustainable Processes and Practices,with additional support from the James F. and Marion L. MillerFoundation, and by industry partners SolarWorld, Tonkon Torp, CoraggioGroup and Sustainable Industries.
Members of the media interested in attending this event should contact David Santen (503-725-8765, santend@pdx.edu).
The Center for Global Leadership in Sustainability
TheCenter for Global Leadership in Sustainability at Portland StateUniversity provides education and training for students and communitymembers on how business can address modern social challenges. Thecenter builds on the School of Business Administration's recognizedinternational leadership in sustainability-related curricula andresearch. For more information visit www.sba.pdx.edu/CGLS/.
Sustainability at Portland State University
PortlandState University faculty engage in leading-edge research and teachingon issues critical to the Pacific Northwest and beyond, includingsustainable urban communities, climate change, ecosystem services andrenewable energy. PSU's 49-acre campus creates a vibrant and urbanliving laboratory for best practices in green building andconservation, right in the heart of the nation's most sustainable city.In 2008, PSU received a ten-year, $25 million challenge grant from theJames F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation, in support of research,teaching and partnerships in sustainability. The grant is administeredby PSUs Center for Sustainable Processes and Practices.
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