[NMSEA-news] Events, Workshops, Announcements
News from New Mexico Solar Energy Association
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Thu Feb 14 11:21:01 MST 2008
Hi Solar Enthusiasts!
Here's the latest Chapter events, workshops, and announcements.
Please see the NMSEA Event Calendar for a more complete list of events,
including all the Earth Day events, at
http://www.nmsea.org/Events/Event_Calendar.php
Also, check out the Sustainable ABQ website for other events in and
around Albuquerque. Go to http://www.sustainableabq.com/news_events.htm
If you have questions or comments, please contact us! We value your
input!
NEW MEXICO SOLAR ENERGY ASSOCIATION
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Albuquerque, NM 87106
505-246-0400, 888-886-6765
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February 14: Los Alamos Sustainable Energy Network (LASE)
February 23, Solar for Home and Business Seminar, Farmington Museum
February 26: NMSEA Albuquerque Chapter Meeting -- Duke Castle -- The
Natural Step
February 27 and 28 --The Natural Step workshop in Albuquerque and Santa Fe
March 25^th and 26^th - 2nd Annual Solar Industry Seminar & COSEIA
conference
February and March - NMSEA Alamogordo Chapter-Community Education Program
April 11,12,13,19, and 20 -- Photovoltaic (PV) Design and Installation
Class/Albuquerque
ANNOUNCMENTS (at the bottom)
*** Fellowship for Intentional Community Conference may 30-june 1
Call for conference contributions! deadline march 15
***Rebuild New Mexico looking for a few good Board Members
*** City of Albuquerque Energy Council position notification
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FEBRUARY 14: LOS ALAMOS SUSTAINABLE ENERGY NETWORK
DOUG STEWART: NM INTERFAITH POWER & LIGHT
LASE Network October Meeting
Date: Thurs., Feb. 14
Time: Socializing begins at 6:30 PM, Meeting is from 7-8 PM
Location: at PEEC, the Pajarito Environmental Education Center on
Orange Street in Los Alamos
Speaker: Doug Stewart: "NM Interfaith Power & Light"
Doug Stewart will talk about NM Interfaith Power & Light, a state group
that helps congregations put their faith into action by improving energy
efficiency in their houses of worship, providing energy stewardship
education to members, and advocating for energy policies that reduce the
threat of global warming. Mr. Stewart is a playwright and retired
psychologist who lives in Santa Fe. He is the project director of the
just-opened (Nov.) Environment Education Resource Center, housed at the
Santa Fe Southside Branch Library. He will also speak briefly about
Activist Burnout Syndrome, and the importance of supporting the people
who do the work as well as the work itself.
Also at this meeting, you will have the opportunity to meet Matthew
Dickens, the first county Water and Energy Conservation Officer. This
is a new position with the Department of Public Utilities, and is a
positive step towards promoting conservation in Los Alamos County.
The meeting location for LASE Network is at the Pajarito Environmental
Education Center
At the old High School "L" Building at 3540 Orange Street.
(Directions: from Trinity, go on Diamond past the high school, and turn
right on Orange St. Go about 2 1/2 blocks...PEEC will be on the left.)
LASE Network · P.O. Box 221 · Los Alamos, NM 87544 · Website:
http://www.lasenergy.net/
For more info, call David Griggs at 661-4572.
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FEBRUARY 23, SOLAR FOR HOME AND BUSINESS SEMINAR
FREE !
Farmington Museum, 10-4:30
10:00-10:30 Paul Pavlik, a homeowners experience with solar
10:30-11:00 Dan Laribee, Contractor who builds with solar
11:00-11:45 Norm Larivee, heating with solar panels.
12:00-12:45 J.R. Sykes, Cost effective Solar Uses.- Thermal
12:45-1:15 Lunch break
1:15 -2:00 Daniel Peterson, solar electric grid tie systems, the net
metering agreement, and federal and state tax rebates for systems such
as these.
2:00- 2:45 Solar for electricity.
3:00- 4:30 Dave Porter, power point presentation on passive solar
Tables with info on solar will be out in the hallway
Snacks will be provided, for lunch break there are near by fast food
restaurants and sitdown restaurants to grab a to go meal and you are
welcomed to bring it back to the Museum and eat.
For more info Elisa Bird -- Sustainable San Juan
334-1840
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FEBRUARY 26, 2008 NMSEA ALBUQUERQUE CHAPTER MEETING
Speaker: Duke Castle
Title: "The Natural Step Sustainability Framework"
The Natural Step is an international network of educational
organizations that use a
science-based systems framework to help companies, communities, and
organizations
understand and take the next steps towards sustainability. This
workshop is an
introduction to this framework that provides a guide to thinking and
acting in harmony
with the earth's cyclical processes.
NMSEA Albuquerque Chapter meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of each
month
(Except December), 6:30 PM, at REI (northwest of the intersection of
I-25 and Montano) in Albuquerque.
We hope you will join us!
Ed Heller
NMSEA Albuquerque Chapter President
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FEBRUARY 27^TH AND 28^TH -- TWO NATURAL STEP WORKSHOPS
Sustainability
Using The Natural Step Framework
Most businesses see environmental issues as a necessary cost of doing
business but one that yields little, if any, benefit to the bottom line.
Now a growing number of companies are turning that reasoning on its head
and finding significant economic return and competitive advantage by
pursuing a very aggressive environmental strategy.
The catalyst for this change has been a process developed in Sweden
called The Natural Step. The Natural Step introduces a new way of
thinking about sustainability. At the heart of The Natural Step are four
guidelines for operating any organization. Like a compass, they provide
a framework of scientifically-based principles to guide businesses,
institutions and communities through the 21st century. Within this
framework, the ingenuity of an organization is unleashed to develop
sustainable practices that are good for business and the earth.
Environmental progress is made through innovation, not regulation.
The Natural Step presentation will be given by Duke Castle, one of the
original organizers of the Oregon Natural Step Network.
For more information go to http://www.nmsea.org/Events/natural_step.php
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FEBRUARY AND MARCH -- NMSEA ALAMOGORDO CHAPTER EVENTS
New Mexico Solar Energy Association. -- Alamogordo Chapter is scheduled
to do 3 community education programs at NMSU-A this spring.
The Wednesday evening classes are:
Feb 6 &13 Basics of Alterative Energy
Feb 27 & Mar 5 Passive Solar: Housewarming without mechanical systems
Mar 12 & 19 Active Solar Energy & Living off the Grid
More information at http://alamo.nmsu.edu/community/springcourses.cgi
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MARCH 25^TH AND 26^TH
2ND ANNUAL SOLAR INDUSTRY SEMINAR & COSEIA CONFERENCE
Fort Collins, Colorado: Solar Energy International (SEI) is proud to
announce the Solar Industry Seminar & CoSEIA Conference taking place at
the Mariott in Fort Collins, CO, March 25-29, 2008.
SEI will be partnering with CoSEIA again this year to Maximize industry
networking. CoSEIA will kick off the event with their two day Conference
March 25-26. Registration is separate for these two events.
Colorado has become a hot bed for renewable energy with strong support
from the Governor and an expanding Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard.
Whether you are an experienced installer wanting to learn more about the
latest products on the market or new to the industry, you do not want to
miss our Solar Industry Seminar. This seminar offers an exhibition hall
filled with the latest gear and three days of workshops from the
industry's best. There will be vendor booths, product displays and
technical equipment trainings. In addition, SEI will offer introductory
training sessions for novices to the industry. Topics include PV, Solar
Thermal, and Sustainable Home Design.
Stay current with PV design and installation practices by attending
2008 NEC Training with Bill Brooks! EARN NABCEP & CoSEIA Continuing
Education Credits!!
As part of this event, manufacturers, distributors, and installers will
provide technical training on their specific products and services.
Participants can earn NABCEP & CoSEIA Continuing Education Credits from
many of these trainings. There will be adequate time encouraging
questions and networking.
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CoSEIA CONFERENCE:
March 25-26 For more details and registration please visit www.coseia.org
The Conference begins with a full day of training workshops on Tuesday,
March 25, followed by their Annual Members' Meeting and full-day
Conference on Wednesday, March 26. Attendance for this exciting event is
expected to reach nearly 200 this year, and the keynote speaker will be
CO Senator Ken Salazar. In order to maximize exhibitor/attendee
networking exposure during the conference, CoSEIA will provide an
extended lunch and afternoon break, as well as host a two-hour Exhibitor
Networking Reception from 5-7 pm. In addition to these opportunities,
CoSEIA will be organizing optional, informal after-hours events in
downtown Ft Collins both Tuesday and Wednesday nights, which will not
only be great additional networking opportunities "outside the booth",
but will also be great FUN!
REGISTER NOW! for this landmark event at www.solarenergy.org or contact
SEI at 970.963.8855
Contact: Solar Energy International (SEI)
P.O. Box 715, Carbondale, CO 81623
970.963.8855, fax: 970.963.8866
email: matthew at solarenergy.org
www.solarenergy.org
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APRIL 11,12,13,19, AND 20
HANDS-ON PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) DESIGN AND INSTALLATION CLASS
5-Day Class (Fri-Sat-Sun-Sat-Sun)
Sponsored by New Mexico Solar Energy Association
Next class: April 11-13 & 19-20, 2008, 8am-5pm
Cost: $500.00 per person; NMSEA members - $450
For more information go to http://www.nmsea.org/Workshops/pv_workshop.php
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_ANNOUNCEMENTS_
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FELLOWSHIP FOR INTENTIONAL
COMMUNITY CONFERENCE MAY 30-JUNE 1
CALL FOR CONFERENCE CONTRIBUTIONS! DEADLINE MARCH 15
The Fellowship for Intentional Community (www.ic.org
<http://www.ic.org/>) invites you to submit a proposal for an inspiring
activity or workshop you are willing to lead, teach or perform at our
upcoming Art of Community Southwest Conference, at the University of New
Mexico in Albuquerque, May 30-June 1.
The theme for this year's conference is: Cooperative Culture: Synergy
at the Edges. We are interested in offerings that relate to all
varieties of Community Building and Sustainability. This year we will be
playing off the Permaculture concept of "Edges", emphasizing the
richness that occurs when two systems meet, blend and cross-fertilize
each other. Cooperative culture is a natural place for this blending to
occur as we create the new within the context of the larger culture. We
want practical tools, inspiring stories and energizing
activities---practical synergy!---and we are excited to co-create this
weekend with you.
We will contact you within two weeks of receiving your application with
an acknowledgment or initial response; applying doesn't guarantee a
place on the program. We are offering free registration to those who are
accepted as presenters on the program, but will not be able to cover
expenses.
Most of our sessions will be in these two formats:
~ Workshops of 1 ½ or 3 hours in length. We will prioritize those
offerings that are participatory and interactive over "lecture" style
workshops, and will have a small number of 3-hour slots available.
~ 1 ½ hour *panels of 3-4 people* with complementary experience or
expertise on a topic of relevance.
We will also have a smaller number of sessions of the following:
*~ *Larger scale interactive sessions (100+ people) which may include
things like singing, dancing, cooperative games, ceremony and collective
art projects
~ Multimedia presentations which again, could work for a large number of
participants
~ Opening and closing ceremony activities (appropriate for up to 300
people)
~ Plenary speakers (with particular emphasis on people from the
Southwest who are "headliner-types" in the areas of sustainability
and/or community-building)
~ Talks by people with unique, personal stories pushing the envelope on
community-building in some way. This may include things like income
sharing, the interface between an IC and the government, neighborhood
organizing, adoption within community, etc. We are not looking for
analysis so much as personal voices here.
We may also have a kid's program running simultaneous with the more
adult-oriented sessions, so we are looking for a few children's
workshops and/or activities. These proposals should specify what ages
you can work with, and the length of time (minimum 90 minutes) that you
would be available for the kids.
To submit a proposal, please send the following information to: Ma'ikwe
Schaub Ludwig, Conference Coordinator, Art of Community, 3520 Anderson
SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106 or via email: maikwe at solspace.net For
questions, email or call (505) 514-8180.
If you'd like to do more than one session, please fill out a separate
form for each offering you are proposing. /Proposals are due by March
15^th ; anything mailed after this will be handled on a space-left-over
basis and may not be considered, even if it's great./
Name ___________________________ Affiliation (if any)
______________________
Email and Phone_________________________________________________________
Title of offering: _________________________________________________________
Category of offering:
_____1 1/2 hr Workshop _OR_ _____ 3 Hour Workshop _____
Panel*
_____ Large Interactive Session _____ Opening
Activity
_____ Closing Activity _____ Plenary Speaker _____ Multimedia
Presentation _____ Personal Story
_____ Children's program. Specify age-range:
_______________________________________
*For panel offering, please list other suggested participants, and
contact information:
Please give a brief description of your offering (we may edit for space):
Do you anticipate needing any special equipment for your offering?
(i.e. internet access, overhead projector, white screen or wall, etc.)
Do you have a particular deadline by which you need to know if you'll
be on the program or not?
Finally, we will have several room sizes available. Please indicate
what size you'd prefer:
_____ 20-35 people _____ 40-60 people _____ 75-100
people
/To suggest another person for the program,/ please share their name,
contact info and a brief description of what they do:
Is it OK to share your name as the person who recommended them? Yes
_____ No _____
/Thanks so much for your willingness to participate in co-creating this
conference!/
/ /Ma'ikwe Schaub Ludwig, Conference Coordinator
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REBUILD NM: LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD BOARD MEMBERS
Rebuild New Mexico is seeking members to fill a few positions on our
Board of
Directors. This is a great opportunity to use your expertise in Energy
Efficiency to make
New Mexico a better place. These positions are volunteer and require
either a monthly
call in or physical attendance at the board meeting on the second
Wednesday of the
month at 8 am in our office in Albuquerque. The meetings are fun,
interesting and very
informative. The monthly meetings generally last for an hour to an hour
and a half. We
are calling for folks from all parts of the State to submit their resume
and be considered
as a Board Member committed to advancing Energy Efficiency through
Education and
Innovation. Members will vote for the new Board of Directors at the
Annual Partner
meeting on March 4th. For more information please check out our web
site at
www.Rebuildnewmexico.org <http://www.Rebuildnewmexico.org> or call
768-5346. Please, by the end of Feb, submit your
resume to Info at rebuildnewmexico.org <mailto:Info at rebuildnewmexico.org>
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CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE ENERGY COUNCIL POSITION NOTIFICATION
This is an official notification that the City of Albuquerque Energy
Council is accepting resumes for a voting member position on the Council.
Resumes will be accepted from Advisory Board members and all other
interested individuals as well. Please send resumes to the Facilities
and Energy Management Office, 1801 Fourth Street NW, Albuquerque New
Mexico 87102, or you may email (ctachias at cabq.gov
<mailto:ctachias at cabq.gov>), resumes will be accepted until February 19,
2008. Once all resumes are received they will be reviewed by the
Council members which will have an official vote of recommendation and
then all resumes will be presented to the Mayors office for final approval.
For any questions you may contact the Facilities and Energy Management
Office at 768-5345.
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