GLOBE Forum for Emerging Environmental Leaders

The Forum for Emerging Environmental Leaders is a workshop for young
people between the ages of 18 and 25 to be held March 14, 2008, as a
side event to the GLOBE 2008 Conference in Vancouver. The Forum will
focus on engaging the next generation of policy thinkers, entrepreneurs
and community actors – it’s about new talent, ideas and actions –
people who will build the businesses and solutions for the 21st century
environment.

The Forum is an initiative of ‘Connecting Environmental Professionals’
– the Vancouver Chapter of the Young Environmental Professionals group,
The Delphi Group, University of Waterloo’s Centre for Environment and
Business, and the GLOBE Foundation.  The event builds upon the success
of the EECO Forum for Emerging Environmental Leaders held in Toronto in
June 2007 which successfully drew participants from around the country
to engage in environmental issues and action.  

Partnership is essential to the success of the GLOBE Forum for Emerging
Environmental Leaders.  The Young Environment Professionals is a
2000-person network of young leaders in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton,
Toronto and Ottawa, and the Connecting Environmental Professionals –
the Vancouver Chapter is the key not-for-profit delivery partner for
the Forum.  

The Centre for Environment and Business at University of Waterloo
currently has 300 undergrad students enrolled in its Environment and
Business coop degree. The program equips youth with tools, know-how and
experience for business sustainability.

The benefits of the Forum for Emerging Environmental Leaders include:

• A network of emerging leaders;
• Exciting and high profile speakers and panelists;
• An executive mentorship program; and
• Employment
  and community project ideas for the emerging leaders to implement when
  participants return to their communities, post secondary institutions
  or workplaces.  

The Forum for Emerging Environmental Leaders is a professional,
practical and productive way to engage the next generation of business,
policy and community leaders.

Those wishing to attend the forum should complete the attached application by March 3rd, 2008; successful applicants will be notified by March 5th, 2008.  

For more information, including a draft forum agenda, please visit www.globe2008.ca, www.delphi.ca or email the Forum Coordinator, Shannon Lavalley at slavalley@delphi.ca. 

(Rex Turgano, editor of thegreenpages.ca will be attending this event as a speaker/ panelist and eco-mentor)