The City is a Buzz...Are You Getting in on Any of These Events?

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Fall is a season of change and Toronto is definitely inspired this month. In the last week of October there a number of exciting events happening in your neighbourhood.

Three organizations come together and bring us GET Environmental Management System Workshop.  The City of Toronto, the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and the Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas (TABIA)/GreenTBiz  are helping existing organizations looking to become planet friendly with this one day workshop. One day, but two cities. This event will be held on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 from 9:00am – 4:00pm in Etobicoke’s Civic Centre. And then again in Toronto the next day from 9:00am – 4:00pm in the North York Civic Centre. Tickets are still available here: Toronto registration.

MaRS asks, “How do we build an innovation economy that harnesses the full capacity and creative energy of women?” This Wednesday join MaRS’s experienced all female pannelist discussion at Women Piloting Innovation from 7:30am – 9:15am at their downtown Toronto offices.

Are you looking to be inspired by the collaborative power of arts and sicences? Drop by The Carlu (444 Yonge St, by the College subway stop) on Thursday for Day One, Brown Bag Special at Creative Places + Spaces. Meet some of the world’s most creative thinkers as they discuss the exploration of the art and science of collaboration. Artscape’s Creative Places + Spaces: The Collaborative City tops of this week’s listings with a Friday filled with art-infused experience designed to inspire, empower, and connect thinkers, policymakers and practitioners working to build vibrant, dynamic, sustainable and creative places.

Plan a road trip! Cornell University’s just a five hour drive away, plan your transportation now and make it to their November event, 2009 Net Impact Conference. Professionals and students come together to share experiences and lessons with the sustainable global enterprise movement, including sustainability and corporate responsibility practitioners, social entrepreneurs, and nonprofit leaders. Jeffrey Immelt, CEO of GE, and Seth Goldman, President and TeaEO of Honest Tea will be there, you should go, too.

Keep your eyes open, this city’s filled with great events for your inner social entrepreneur. Whether you’re looking for inspiration, guidance or taking action on your organization’s EMS, it’s all happening this week. Get out there and tell us what you thought of them. Just click here to write us about your experiences with these and other SE related events this week.