Special Features
Everything's Cool
Thursday, March 13
12:15 P.M. Amphitheater
The award-winning co-directors/producers of Blue Vinyl, Daniel B. Gold and Judith Helfand, take us into the zeitgeist of global warming messaging, from the pioneers and problem-solvers who are staying up nights trying keep this world a cool place, to the industry-funded naysayers struggling to keep doubt alive!
NESEA Night
Green Elvis, Pecha Kucha & Green Auction on Wednesday, March 12
Immediately following the Trade Show Reception on Wednesday, March 12, our NESEA NIGHT Host, John Abrams, will emcee our Live Auction.
Live Auction
Experience the one and only John Abrams as our Guest Auctioneer. John will preside over a fun-filled auction. Bid on remarkable, beautiful green items, all of which have been generously donated. Be there to connect with the lively NESEA crowd and pick up some amazing prizes in the process. Yes, you must be present to win! View a list of available items.
ELVIS is GREEN and IS in the Building!
Come and enjoy the world's best Elvis Tribute Artist, Travis LeDoyt, perform at NESEA Night! Travis bears an uncanny resemblance to Elvis in looks, moves, and song. He is a world-class performer having entertained audiences in Chile, China, Canada, across the US and Europe. Travis will be on hand to sing, dance and bring his own humor. This Elvis lives a green life, drives a Prius, recycles and eats organically...the King of both worlds. We don't think you'll be lonesome tonight. In fact, you may leave NESEA Night all shook up! For more information on Travis, go to www.travisledoyt.com.
Show Your Stuff with Pecha Kucha
We're offering you the stage. There's one simple rule: twenty slides for twenty seconds. Show or tell whatever you want: an exciting project or an axe to grind. 20 x 20 = six minutes and forty seconds. The stage is yours. Entertain us. Then sit down.
This is Pecha Kucha (Japanese for "chitchat"). This stimulating format has tapped into a demand for a forum in which creative work can be easily and informally shown without having to rent a gallery or chat up a magazine editor.
Discover Pecha Kucha at pecha-kucha.org. Then prepare to present. Ramp up your rant. Wind up and wow us. Assemble your slides and submit to appear on the NESEA Night Stage. Learn how to submit.
Participate in Collaboration in Action
Join us in creating a dynamic Collaborative Action Center at BE'08.
We believe that projects that intend to address whole systems require the integration of interdisciplinary thinking and experience. Therefore we believe collaborative practice is an essential foundation of sustainable practice.
We are creating a common area at NESEA's Building Energy 2008 to support Collaboration in Action, with resources and activities that support our purpose. These include a resource map that helps NESEA members recognize regional relationships, a skills exchange in which NESEA members can identify potential collaborators or job employment opportunities, design charrettes, activities for NESEA Chapters and organizations allied with NESEA's mission, and facilitated activities to help those present to identify and link with others.
Activities will take place between sessions on the first floor across from NESEA's Bookstore, facilitated by volunteers. You can elaborate on the ideas we've begun with by way of this Wiki site.
To learn more about this opportunity, visit collaborationinaction.pbwiki.com
Live Promotion
Learn more about BuildingEnergy08 by listening to radio interviews with Conference Director Sandy Thomas.
Sandy Thomas interview on Commond Ground WZLX 100.7 FM - Boston (mp3).
Sandy Thomas interview on Greater Boston Today WBOS 92.9 FM - Boston (mp3).