THE FUTURE NEEDS YOU!

Ignite student interest in 21st century career opportunities in the global green economy! Across industry, careers are emerging for those with the skills to bridge the divide between the old, fossil-fuel-based economy and the new, energy-efficient one. Corporations are partnering with nonprofits and hiring corporate social responsibility managers. They are finding that reducing their impact guarantees a win/win/win offering the satisfaction from making responsible decisions, substantial profit and resource restoration. 

Join corporations, non-profits and organizations of all stripes as they showcase the best practices in sustainable development to middle and high school students from across the New York's Lower Hudson Valley, Manhattan and surrounding regions. Exhibit topics have ranged from innovative and interactive energy use auditing, to green cleaning products, and fuel cell technology. EXPO exhibits should demonstrate the interconnectedness of environmental, economic, and societal considerations into programs, products and practices.

THINK "WORLD'S FAIR" OF SUSTAINABILITY

The most powerful approach to advance sustainability is to ensure the next generation has the intellectual tools necessary to design effective products and processes that promise to support and sustain our planet. Bring an exciting hands-on exhibit demonstrating leading innovations and methods; show how sustainable lifestyles and economies impact both human and non-human species.

Interactive exhibits engage visitors in a multi-sensory ‘conversation’ on a variety of levels. The EXPO intends to inspire visitors to feel that they are part of the exciting shift in our thinking. The interactive experience draws students in visually and then offers context that is conceptually compelling. Within this 'dialogue' resides a true and interesting challenge for students as exhibits engage them in real problem-solving while also stimulating their creativity. Participate in EXPO'08 and be a catalyst for change among future architects and designers, builders and scientists, craftsmen and computer wizards, policy makers and corporate leaders!

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EXHIBIT TOPICS

Hands-on, highly interactive, and engaging science, cultural and design exhibits are the core of the EXPO.

Student participants view the world not as one filled with obstacles but as one inspired by possibilities and innovation. Exhibits that resonate and are remembered best are those that are created to stimulate interaction, rather than a passive display. Think out-of-the-box and demonstrate your organization's products or practices, or your school's programs relating to one of the following sustainable issues; or submit topics of your own for approval.

~Alternative energy ~Clean or energy efficient   transportation ~Climate Change, mitigation   and adaption ~Eco-justice ~Ethics and law ~Global Health ~Green building ~Green schools ~Green printing ~Innovative design and   product life-cycle

~Literacy ~National Security ~Peak Oil and its implications   for energy sources ~Risk analysis: environmental,   social, governance risk factors ~Socially responsible banking ~Sustainable and/or Fair Trade   agriculture ~Sustainable communities ~Sustainable economics ~Sustainability education ~Zero waste