The SAEA has been invited to table at the 5th annual EPA National Sustainable Design Expo in Washington DC, April 18-20, 2009. This will be a great opportunity to reach out to others interested in Sustainable Agriculture!

We need volunteers to be at the booth on Sunday April 19 and Monday April 20. You do not have to be there the whole day.

Pease let us know by February 28 if you would be willing to put a little of your time into this activity.
You will be able to interact and network with university students, federal agencies, not-for-profit organizations, and the general public. Over 80 exhibitors and university teams are expected at this year's Expo! Also, the weekend dates (Saturday through Monday) are expected to generate enormous attendance from the general public.

For further information see below and also the official flyer.

Please contact Maria to find out more about volunteering with the SAEA at this event.

Maria Oria

MOria@nas.edu

The National Academies

From: Legge, Jennifer L.
Sent: Wed 2/4/2009 6:46 PM
To: Oria, Maria; saea.contact@gmail.com
Subject: National Sustainable Design Expo

Maria and Kim,

We are delighted that you will be exhibiting your environmentally sustainable program or technology at the National Sustainable Design Expo featuring EPA’s 5th Annual P3 Award Competition. I will be your contact for all logistical issues related to the Expo.

EVENT DATE AND LOCATION
The Expo and P3 Award Competition will be held in Washington, DC, on the National Mall on Saturday, April 18 through Monday, April 20, 2009. The attached PDF file contains most of the information you should need regarding the competition, including:
Suggestions regarding transportation and hotel accommodations
Agreement to Exhibit (must be faxed to Alina Martin by 3/2)
A draft schedule of events
Frequently Asked Questions
A release waiver
A multi-media release form.

AGREEMENT TO EXHIBIT
The attached Agreement to Exhibit should be faxed to Alina Martin, SAIC (...), as soon as possible, but no later than March 2, 2009.

BRIEF EXHIBITOR DESCRIPTION
U.S. EPA and its co-sponsors want to ensure that your organization and/or program will be able to gain maximum public exposure and value in presenting your sustainable program or technology. As such, we would like to include brief summary information about each exhibitor in the on-site handout that will be distributed at the Expo. To aid us in better communicating your sustainability-oriented mission, we request that you provide us with your preferred:

Organization/Program Title:
Brief Program/Mission Summary (3-sentences maximum):
Organization/Program Web Page Address:

Please email this information to me at ... no later than March 2, 2009.

REGISTRATION
No additional registration is required. We will send any information electronically to both Kim and Maria; however, please provide a phone number for Maria for our records. We request that you submit a list of all personnel staffing the exhibit on-site by March 20, 2009. All on-site staffers must sign the Liability Waiver and Multi-Media Release. We suggest that you bring signed forms with you to the Expo to facilitate the registration process.

I am looking forward to working with you in the months ahead. After reviewing the FAQs in the attached PDF (yes, it really is worthwhile to go and read these thoroughly!), please contact me with any questions or to discuss special needs related to your exhibit.


Sincerely,

Jennifer Legge| SAIC
Environmental Scientist| E2I Business Unit