November 17, 2009 5:00 PM - 71 attended

November Green Drinks

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Green Drinks Calgary is an event to network, discuss business, meet new people or have a drink with friends or colleagues.

THIS MONTH:
5:00PM - start time
7:00PM - intermission (introductions and door prize draw, if any)
9:00PM - end time

Eco-celebrities confirmed include (photos added in Photos section):

Halyna Tataryn, P.Eng, MA (Architecture) (http://www.TatarynGro...) is the Calgary realtor specializing in smart healthy living. A certified eco-broker and former housing researcher, she sells some of Calgary’s finest landmarks and educates buyers on housing options and the lifecycle cost of home ownership.

Julia Ko of Water Matters (http://www.water-matt...) will be at the next event to talk with people about Alberta's water supply and educate them on the Share the Water campaign (http://www.twitter.co...)

Adrian Gaska of Eco Box will be there to talk people up about his eco-friendly packaging solution.

Dave Spencer of Echo Haven will be there to talk with people about the eco-friendly development in Rocky Ridge.

Carol Marcinowski of Raven Toner & Ink will be to promote her delivery-based recyclable inkjet cartridge service (invited - not confirmed yet).

Gabriel Loas of Earth's Courier will be on hand to promote his environmentally friendly courier service for Calgary

Alex Doukas of the Canadian Youth Delegation to Copenhagen will be on hand to discuss the UN climate change talks in December, and to promote actions Calgarians can take in the next few weeks to participate in the process. (http://www.stepitupal...)

Tavis Ford, a small business owner and a Greenpeace activist recently involved with their actions in the tar sands (and featured in the Herald's Green Guide), will be on hand to promote the actions he was involved with. http://www.greenpeace... & http://www.calgaryher...

Candace Evans of Small Potatoes Urban Delivery will be there to promote their business as being Calgary's greenest grocer. (http://www.spud.ca/ca...) ...

XXX - postponed to Jan. 19th event
Emmy Stuebing from Alberta Emerald Foundation (http://www.emeraldfou...) will be on hand to promote the opening of the nomination process for the Alberta Emerald Awards.
XXX - postponed to Jan. 19th event

Cody Torgerson, new General Manager of Make it Good (http://www.makeitgood...) and co-founder of Green Drinks, will be on hand to promote this new non-profit initiative in Calgary that is helping business leaders to make sustainable change in their operations.

Event Specifics
There are no presenters or even an agenda - and this is the appeal of Green Drinks. Come in & meet with others with the same interests as you! With this format, you can drop in at any time and do not have to worry that you have missed anything.

*Be aware that Happy Hour drink specials end at 8PM (new end time). Please enjoy responsibly.

$4.50 Big Rock Grasshopper & Traditional during Happy Hour (local brew)

Sign in
Please RSVP in advance so we are able to estimate the group size and can plan appropriately. Please sign in at the table at the front so we can get an estimate of the # of people who have attended. Please pick up a reusable name tag from the table if you have not brought your own. Please consider bringing spare lanyards and name tags if you have them.

Admission
Admission is free! Donations are appreciated though.

Recent donations have gone to covering the costs of reusable name tags and our web site domain name.

Announcements
We no longer have announcements but rather encourage "presenters" to circulate in the crowd. This allows for more conversation topics and encourages greater circulation within the group, which is what participants have been looking for, and allows for presenters to present more effectively to smaller groups, which they are interested in.

Door prizes
We have door prizes on special occasions (unless we have more volunteers to solicit these items). Events offering door prizes will be announced in advance. Please contact us if you would like to donate a door prize or contribute in some other manner.

Location Specifics:

Directions
Vicious Circle is located 4 blocks S of the downtown LRT line & 6 blocks N from the Elbow River pathway. There are two parking lots within a half block of the venue and on-street metered parking after 6pm. A cab can be picked up from the Hotel Arts just a block away or called to Vicious Circle.

Payment
Vicious Circle kindly requests your permission to hold your credit card if you would like to start a tab, otherwise the payment method for food and drink orders will be cash & carry. This is to avoid walk-outs, which have happened at just about every event thus far (and the wait staff are required to cover that tab).

Group gratuity is added to all bills so there is no need to tip more.

They also do not accept debit so please bring cash or credit card with you.

  • Alla Guelber
    Alla Guelber

    Are you interested in taking those great conversations you started at Green Drinks to the next level?

    On Nov 13-15, Waterlution is hosting a 2-day workshop in Longview on Water and Leadership. It's open to anyone ages 20-35 (with some allowance for people outside this age bracket!). Check out the invite here: http://www.waterlution.org/downloads/flyers/Invite_Albert.... Please circulate!

    Posted October 29, 2009 at 9:52 AM
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