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The SBC lecture series runs from September to May, every other month. Sustainability Shot Series is a 4 event series designed to provide attendees with a concentrated shot of information to energize their efforts to become more sustainable businesses or consumers.
2010/2011
Wednesday, September 1 – Community Livability is the Best Path to Sustainability with former Missoula mayor Dan Kemmis, UM GBB Room 123, 7:00 p.m. Co-hosted by the UM Environmental Studies Department and sponsored by the Missoula Federal Credit Union.
Tuesday, October 19 – STS Workshop, 8:30 am to 12:00 pm, Office Solutions and Services,
Thursday, November 11 –Sustainable Shot Series: 10 Ways to Reduce Your Energy Costs, with Russ Hellem of Energetechs, The Loft of Missoula, 119 West Main, 5:30 refreshments, 6:00 presentation.
Christmas Party, date and location TBA
Thursday, January 13 – Sustainability Shot Series: Green Banking, with Sue Larew, The Loft of Missoula, 119 West Main, 5:30 refreshments, 6:00 presentation.
Thursday, February 10 –Sustainable Shot Series: The Moral and Social Dimensions of Business, with Peter Shober, The Loft, 119 West Main, 5:30 refreshments, 6:00 presentation.
Thursday, February 17 – STS Workshop, 8:30 am to 12:00 pm, location TBA
Thursday, March 10 – Sustainability Shot: Sustainable Business Transportation, with State Senator Dave Wanzenried, The Loft of Missoula, 119 West Main, 5:30 refreshments, 6:00 presentation.
April 19 – STS Workshop, 8:30 am to 12:00 pm, location TBA
April 27 – Sustainable Lecture, with Andy Mangan of the US Business Council for Sustainable Development, UM GBB, co-hosted by the UM School of Business
May 14 – Garden City Local Fest Local Fest at Caras Park
Thursday, May 26 –Sustainable Sustainability Award Winners Panel Discussion or Fundraising Event, date not confirmed yet
Thursday, June 23 – STS Workshop, 8:30 am to 12:00 pm, location TBA
2009/2010
Thursday, September 17 – The Buzz about Bees and Sustainability with Bee Whisperer Scott Debnam in the 3rd Floor Community Room of the MCT Center for the Performing Arts (i.e. the Missoula Children’s Theater Building), with the social beginning at 6:00 pm and the presentation at 6:45pm. Free and open to the public. No RSVP required.
Tuesday, November 17 – Joint Event with the World Affairs Council: Understanding Cap and Trade Panel Discussion to be held in the UM Ballroom (3rd Floor in the University Center), exact time to be announced. Free and open to the public.
Thursday, January 21 – Blackfoot Telecommunications Site Visit and Utility Panel Discussion at Blackfoot Telecommunications, 1221 North Russell St, with the social beginning at 5:30 pm and the panel discussion beginning at 6:00 pm. Free and open to the public. RSVP to
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requested, but not mandatory.
Thursday, March 11 – Measure Up Missoula: The Case for Municipal Sustainability
Local, innovative solutions to our community’s impact on global climate change,
5:30 social and 6:00 presentation. Speaker Robin Saha will be discussing Missoula's municipal Greenhouse Gas Inventory. Free and open to the public.
Where: Office Solutions and Services
1029 North Avenue West, Missoula MT
Refreshments provided!
Missoula is one of 1,000 U.S cities that have signed on to the U.S Conference of Mayors’ Climate Protection Agreement.
Thursday, May 20 – 2009-10 Sustainable Sustainability Awards and Panel Discussion, location and time to be announced.
2008/2009
Thursday, May 21, 2009 – Year End Celebration, Sustainability Awards and Award Winners' Panel
Thursday, March 19, 2009 – Perspectives on Sustainable Community: A Mayoral Forum
Thursday, January 15, 2009 - Scooter-nomics: Some Trends in Transportation
Thursday, November 20, 2008 – Small Business Health Care Panel Discussion
Friday, October 3, 2009 – Workshop – Sustainable Venturing: Discovering and Exploiting Business Opportunities in the Pursuit of Profit and Sustainability
Thursday, October 2, 2008 – 6th Annual SBC Lecture Series Kick-Off – Sustainable Venturing: Solving Environmental Problems with Entrepreneurial Business Solutions
Here are some of our past presentations.
2007/2008 Thursday, May 15 – SBC Sustainability Lecture and Year End Celebration, Socially Responsible Investing with Susan Estep of the Rocky Mountain Group of Merrill Lynch
Thursday, March 20 – SBC Sustainability Lecture, A Case Study in Residential Green Building Practices with Terre Meinershagen of Rocking M Design Thursday, January 17 – SBC Sustainability Lecture on The Faces of Homelessness in Missoula with Jane Guest and Rebecca Stancil of the At Risk Housing Coalition Thursday, November 15 – SBC Sustainability Lecture entitled “How to Motivate Individuals and Groups with Different Value Systems to Choose Environmentally Sustainable Products and Practices” with Kevin Dohr, Ph.D.
Thursday, September 13 – SBC Member Meeting and Lecture on Buying Local with Jeff Milchen, Cofounder of the American Independent Business Alliance. 2006/2007 Thursday, May 17 - Case Studies in Sustainable Community Design, Don McArthur of McArthur, Means & Wells
Thursday, March 15 - Sustainable Transportation and Light Rail for Missoula, Andy Sponseller, Ten Spoons Winery
Thursday, January 18 - Wind Power for Missoula, Brian Kerns, University of Montana
Thursday, November 16 - The Local Sustainable Agriculture Scene, Helen Atthowe, Western Montana Sustainable Growers’ Union Thursday, September 21 - Local Living Ecconomies, with a how-to-workshop, Michelle Long, Sustainable Connections 2005/2006 Thursday, May 11 - Marketing Sustainable Products, Peter Stark, North Slope Sustainable Woods
Thursday, March 9 - Sustainable Transportation, Melissa Gordon, Missoula in Motion, and Bob Giordano, MIST
Thursday, January 12 - What's New in Green Building?, Kelly Karmel, Design Balance
Thursday, November 10 - The Bio-Economy, Paul Miller, Sustainable Systems September - The UM Farm to College Program and Grow Montana: Promoting Local Food Systems and Economic Development, Mark LoParco, Director of UM Dining Services, and Crissie McMullan, Grow Montana Project Coordinator 2004/2005
May 19 - "Recycling in Missoula" by Tom Ernst of Missoula Valley Recycling and location to be announced
March date to be announced - Recycling and Building with Used Building Materials by Matt Hisel of Home Resource to be held in MCAT's meeting room, 500 North Higgins. January 20 - "Solar Power on Your Roof" by Lee Tavener, Solar Plexus, to be held in MCAT's meeting room, 500 North Higgins.
November 18 - "The Sustainable Consumer," Beth Sullivan and Kathey Rebich of the Patagonia Outlet in Dillion, to be held in MCAT's meeting room, 500 North Higgins. September 23 - "The Village Live: Urban Space Renewal Through Citizen Led Activities" by Mark Lakeman of Portland's City Repair Project, to be held in Missoula Public Library's Large Conference Room.
2003/2004 May 6 - Waste Management, Denise DeLuca, Emergent Solutions March 16 - Taking the High Road: Sustainability for our Workers, Mark Anderlick, Blue Green Coalition January 29 - The Montana Hydrogen Economy, Paul Williamson, COT November 13 - Energy for the next century, did Edison get it right?, Dale Horton, NCAT September 4 - Analyzing the Market Opportunities for Sustainable Business Ventures, Rick Wishcamper, UM School of Business 2002/2003
Post Cowboy Economics: Implications for Local Businesses, Tom Powers of the UM Department of Economics
Building a Sustainable Society, Steve Loken of Loken Builders
Panel Discussion on Sustainable Communications including Jeff Smith of Westridge Creative, Deborah Richie Oberbillig of Deborah Richie Communications and ?
Socially Responsible Investing Basics, Evelyn Widhalm
Mission Mountain Market: An Example of Sustainable Economic Development, Jean Duncan of AERO
Sustainable Office Product Purchasing, Erich Delger of Treecycle
Measuring and Monitoring Your Businesses Triple Bottom Line, Susan Anderson of BalanceTech
Panel Discussion on Sustainability and Buying Local with Jeff Mascornick, Chuck Irestone, Denise DeLuca, and Susan Anderson
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