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The April meeting will be held at Aquinas College in the Wege Ballroom. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to info@wmsbf.org by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 9. More information can be found below or on our website. BOARD NOMINATIONS As was announced at the March meeting, the Board of Directors is extending its term an additional year during our transition. However, there are three seats that will be opened and we are accepting nominations. The nomination form can be downloaded here and sent to Kyle Ten Broeke at kyle@wmsbf.org by 5:00 pm on Friday, April 17. Ballots will be emailed and voting will commence the following week, with votes to be received by April 30. EMBRACING A GREEN FUTURE The Right Place is presenting a two-day conference for manufacturers on April 28 and 29th at GVSU's Eberhard Center. More information can be found below, on the WMSBF website, or through The Right Place. DESIGN COMMITTEE CHARRETTE The Design Committee will be holding a design charrette for the Sherman Street Habitat for Humanity project on April 8, from 8:00am to 1pm at the Alliance for Environmental Sustainability at 947 Wealthy SE in Grand Rapids. INTERN IN MICHIGAN The Internship Initiative Project has made its internship website live. Those interested in participating in this exciting program are invited to view the website at www.interninmichigan.com WEBSITE A last reminder that the new website is up and running and all members are invited to send event notices and job postings to me at kyle@wmsbf.org for inclusion. If you have not already, you may also wish to error check your member listing as some of the information may be outdated.
NEW MEMBER LeanLogistics is the global leader for innovative transportation solutions. Leveraging one of the industry's largest transportation networks, we combine technology and services to tailor transportation solutions to the needs of our customers. We develop network-based products for the good of the transportation community: shippers, carriers, suppliers -- and they are relevant to every shipment every day.
MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS
As part of our desire to balance information within the framework of the Triple Bottom Line we will be focusing on diversity in the workplace during our April 13 meeting. Paul Doyle will be presenting on Organizational Cultural Competence while representatives of the Disability Advocates of Kent County will be presenting on Transportation, ZeroStep, and Workforce Development. If you are interested in attending, you must RSVP to info@wmsbf.org by Thursday, April 9.
Bus access to the event via The Rapid's Routes 13 (East Fulton) and 6 (Cherry/Woodland)
The agenda is available here.
SUSTAINABILITY EVENTSMichigan Energy Conference
The Michigan Energy Conference is dedicated to affecting positive advancement and opportunity associated with energy, energy efficiency, and sustainability. The conference provides an inclusive forum that cultivates accomplishment through collaboration and learning.
Visit http://www.ferris.edu/MEC/ for more information
Embracing a Green Future The Right Place, Inc./MMTC-West is hosting this event featuring sessions lead by manufacturers who have seen the power of sustainable business practices first-hand. Their presentations will give you specific tools and strategies in areas such as: Environmental Management Systems, Product/Service Design, Facilities, Purchasing/Supply Chain, Operations, Packaging, and more. Your conference admission also includes your choice of two of our intensive, half-day workshops: · Green Materials and Chemistry · Carbon Management 101 · Green Marketing Guidelines Featuring Keynote Presentations by:· Nancy Hickey, Senior Vice President/Chief Administrative Officer, Steelcase Inc. · Gary Hirshberg, President/CEO, Stonyfield Farm · Doug DeVos, President, Amway Corp. For more information, visit http://www.rightplace.org/events/green-future/
Join us as at Aquinas College as we gather West Michigan's leading businesses to share best practices and take steps towards the Triple Bottom Line (economic, social, and environmental). Start off the day by helping to define sustainability for our community and businesses, listen to keynote speaker Craig Throne (VP of Global Marketing for Merrell and Patagonia Footwear) as he describes the lessons Patagonia's learned along the way, select from eight hands-on sessions, and wrap up the day by networking with other attendees. This is an event not-to-be-missed!
For more information, visit http://www.localfirst.com/calendar/123
The Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth (DELEG) is now accepting registrations for the “Green Today, Jobs Tomorrow”; conference to be held on May 11, 2009 at the Lansing Center. The registration form is at available online at www.michigan.gov/greenjobsconference.
The conference is a once in a lifetime opportunity for everybody to play a role in devising the strategy to create a vibrant green economy in Michigan. The conference is aimed at partners from the renewable energy, environmental, workforce, and economic development communities, as well as labor, education, student, community and faith-based leaders. The conference will highlight what green jobs are coming and what training is needed for these jobs. The conference will feature dynamic national leaders soon to be announced.
Interested participants are encouraged to register as soon as possible since space is limited and to take advantage of the early registration fee of $110 offered through March 15. The registration fee increases to $135 for registrations submitted between March 16 and the May 4th cutoff date. Registration on the day of the event, if still available, will be $185.
Members wishing to have an event included in this newsletter must submit their notice to info@wmsbf.org by the end of the day on Friday, April 17.
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