January 18, 2012 – Meeting Agenda

The next meeting of the Pioneer Valley Sustainability Network
is next Wednesday, 1/18/12 from 9-11:00
(with informal networking, coffee and snacks starting at 8:30)
at the Common House of Pioneer Valley Co-Housing, 120 Pulpit Hill Road, North Amherst.

Agenda
8:30-9 informal networking
9-9:30 formal networking
9:30-10 updates
10-10:30 skill building
10:30-11:00 Network business

Meeting agenda: July 15, 2007

The Pioneer Valley Sustainability Network has been meeting since 2007. We usually meet bimonthly on the 2nd Wednesday of the month.

The next Pioneer Valley Sustainability Network meeting will be held on July 15th at Franklin County Community Development Corporation, 324 Wells Street, Greenfield, MA 01301.

Please R.S.V.P by Monday July 13th so we can plan properly for food.

Tentative Agenda

**Please Note the late start time and early ending**

8:30  Breakfast and networking 
9:00  More networking and group discussion of Fall Retreat
10:30  End- Have a nice relaxing Summer!!

Thank you very much for your willingness to participate actively in the Pioneer Valley Sustainability Network. We are extremely grateful for your time and energy.
Please contact Catherine Miller for more information 413-781-6045 or cmiller@pvpc.org.


Be sustainable! Use Ridebuzz to rideshare to our meetings.

September 12, 2007 Meeting Agenda

Energy, Water, and Land Use: A Framework for Incorporating Scientific Information into Sustainability Planning             

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Pioneer Valley Planning Commission

Pioneer Valley Sustainability Network
Meeting #2
Wednesday, September 12th 2007
Amherst Town Hall
2nd Floor Town Room

Agenda

8:00    Networking with Coffee and Treats    All
8:30    Introductions/Formal Networking        All
9:00    Project Update                Professor Rick Taupier, The Environmental Institute
9:15    Guest Speaker Program Update         Catherine Miller, PVPC
9:30    Values Hierarchy-toward metrics        Professor Erin Baker, Industrial Engineering
10:30    PVsustain website            David Caputo, Positronic Design
10:40    Sustainability Art Contest        Patty Gambarini, PVPC
10:50    Network Mapping            Robert Rocheleau, PVPC/UMASS LARP
11:00    ADJOURN

Thank you very much for your willingness to participate actively in the formation of the Pioneer Valley Sustainability Network. We are extremely grateful for your time and energy.

Please contact Catherine Miller at  HYPERLINK “mailto:cmiller@pvpc.org” cmiller@pvpc.org or 413/781-6045 if you have any questions about the project, the meeting or anything else.

November 14, 2007 Meeting Agenda

Energy, Water, and Land Use: A Framework for Incorporating Scientific Information into Sustainability Planning             

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Pioneer Valley Planning Commission

Pioneer Valley Sustainability Network
Meeting #3
Wednesday, November 14th 2007
Location to be finalized in a day or two
Amherst MA

Agenda

8:00    Networking with Coffee and Treats    All
8:30    Network Mapping–survey        Interactive
9:00    Project Overview-timeline        Professor Rick Taupier, The Environmental Institute
9:15    Long-term role of Network        All
9:45    Working Groups                All
10:30    Research on Indicators            UMASS LARP Studio
10:50    Plan for next meeting            All
11:00    ADJOURN

Thank you very much for your willingness to participate actively in the formation of the Pioneer Valley Sustainability Network. We are extremely grateful for your time and energy.

Please contact Catherine Miller at  HYPERLINK “mailto:cmiller@pvpc.org” cmiller@pvpc.org or 413/781-6045 if you have any questions about the project, the meeting or anything else.

July 30, 2008 Meeting Agenda

Energy, Water, and Land Use: A Framework for Incorporating Scientific Information into Sustainability Planning

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Pioneer Valley Planning Commission

Pioneer Valley Sustainability Network
Meeting #6
Wednesday, July 30th 2008
Co-op Power offices 324 Wells Street
GREENFIELD
Carpool using RIDEbuzz

Agenda

8:00 – 8:30 Informal Networking / Breakfast
8:30 – 9:00 Formal Networking/Breakfast – Members converse and share information on local efforts (EG- ” Pioneer Valley Summit on Sustainable Investment-follow up).
9:00 – 9:45 briefing on networking training
9:45 – 10:30 discussion of the Pioneer Valley Sustainability Network’s role in the region
10:30 – 10:55 EPA Grant Effort Updates
– Support Tool for local officials concerning energy related decisions.
– Sustainability Indicators
-Sustainability Art Contest-winner Jane Beatrice Wegscheider
10:55-11:00 plan next meeting

Thank you very much for your willingness to participate actively in the formation of the Pioneer Valley Sustainability Network. We are extremely grateful for your time and energy.

Please contact Catherine Miller at cmiller@pvpc.org or 413/781-6045 if you have any questions about the project, the meeting or anything else.

Also–the latest iteration of the decision support tool is on the pvsustain website-please check it out! The specific page is: http://www.pvsustain.com/pages/research.html

Catherine M. Miller
Principal Planner-Sustainability
Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
413/781-6045
www.pvpc.org

May 2, 2007 Meeting Agenda

Energy, Water, and Land Use: A Framework for Incorporating Scientific Information into Sustainability Planning             

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Pioneer Valley Planning Commission

Pioneer Valley Sustainability Network
Meeting #1
Wednesday, May 2nd 2007
Green Room—Mullins Center
University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Agenda

9:30    Networking with Coffee and Treats
10:00    Welcome/Introductions            Catherine Miller, Principal Planner-PVPC
10:20    Project Overview            Professor Rick Taupier, The Environmental Institute
10:40    Values Hierarchy            Professor Erin Baker, Industrial Engineering
11:45    Schedule Guest Lecturers        Li Na, Graduate Student
11:55    Plan future meetings            Catherine Miller
12:00    ADJOURN

In the green room at the Mullins Center—directions are available here and a copy is attached to your email.

Thank you very much for your willingness to participate actively in the formation of the Pioneer Valley Sustainability Network. We are extremely grateful for your time and energy.

Please contact Catherine Miller via e-mail at cmiller@pvpc.org or by phone (413) 781-6045 if you have any questions about the project, the meeting or anything else.

February 27, 2007 Meeting Agenda

Energy, Water, and Land Use: A Framework for Incorporating Scientific Information into Sustainability Planning

University of MassachusettsAmherst

PioneerValley Planning Commission

PioneerValley Sustainability Network

Meeting #4

Wednesday, February 27th 2007

CampusCenter, AmherstCollege
Agenda

8:00 – 8:30 Informal Networking / Breakfast

8:30 – 9:00 Formal Networking – Members converse and share local efforts

(EG- “ Pioneer Valley Summit on Sustainable Investment).

9:00 – 9:45 Initial meeting and discussion by the Pioneer Valley Sustainability Committee (PVSC)

– This is intended to be an open discussion focused on what type of efforts the Committee would like to be involved in separate from the Grant Funded Effort.

– We need to ask how we can work together to create a real PVSC?

– What are important Pioneer Valley Sustainability Issues to be addressed?

– What we need to do, how do we need to work together beyond and separate from the EPA funded project?

– What can we do with all the great energy and people which are focused around “Sustainability Efforts” across the Pioneer Valley?

9:45 – 10:00 Creation of a PVSC Executive Committee and define its new role

10:00 – 11:00 EPA Grant Effort Updates

– Update from Erin Baker – Support Tool for local officials concerning energy related decisions.

– Update from Rick Taupier – Sustainability Indicators

– Update from Catherine Miller – Sustainability Art Contest

May 14, 2008—next meeting

El Mercado—413 Main Street Holyoke

8-11 a.m.

Thank you very much for your willingness to participate actively in the formation of the Pioneer Valley Sustainability Network. We are extremely grateful for your time and energy.

Please contact Catherine Miller at cmiller@pvpc.org or 413/781-6045 if you have any questions about the project, the meeting or anything else.