On Thursday, August 29, at the Crowne Plaza in Albuquerque, the 2013 Sustainable Business Summit & Expo will be held. The summit will include a half day conference, a green business expo and an awards luncheon that honors organizations and leaders for whom "green" is not a buzzword, but is integral to the way they operate.Tickets start at $55.

The conference will also feature a Sustainable Business Expo free to the public that will promote local, green, and sustainable businesses from across New Mexico. More information, including the conference agenda and expo booth registration and vendor costs can be found below. The deadline to reserve your vendor space is Friday, August 23rd at noon.


The 2013 Sustainable Business Summit will include an expo free to the public of green, local, and sustainable businesses hosted by the New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce.

Expo Hours: 8am-2pm
Market yourself to businesses interested in sustainability.

Limited space available.
Reserve your booth today.

Expo vendor registration cost is $300.
Green Chamber new and existing members* receive a discounted booth starting at $100!

*Member level benefits:
Community Partner ($175) and Investor ($500):
$100 Booth fee
Entrepreneur Sponsor ($1000): $75 Booth fee
Leader Sponsor ($2500) and above: FREE!

Please contact Lindsay to receive your member discount code: lindsay@nmgreenchamber.com,
505-244-3700

Deadline: Friday, August 23rd

For more information contact:
Lindsay Laine
lindsay@nmgreenchamber.com
505-244-3700
 
Sustainable Business Summit Agenda
Thursday, August 29th

AGENDA
7:30am - Registration
8:00am - Opening comments
8:30am - 9:30am Session 1
9:45am - 10:45am Session 2
10:45am - 12:00pm Green Business Expo & Networking
12:00pm - 1:30pm  Sustainable Business Awards Luncheon
 
Green Chamber Members receive a 20% discount for the conference and luncheon registration!
Use the following discount code when registering: GREEN
 
Click here to register
 
2013 Sustainable Business Award Honorees
 
Sustainable Building
nex+Gen Academy
Sustainable Business
Affordable Solar
Concept Green LLC
Quanz Advanced Auto Care
University of New Mexico
Sustainable Leadership
Michael Daly, Mesa del Sol
Luis A. Reyes Jr., Kit Carson Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Regina Wheeler, Positive Energy Solar
Sustainable Product/Service
Goodwill Industries of New Mexico
Green Ideas Sustainability Consultants
The Kemtah Group
Performance Maintenance, Inc.
Sustainable Workplace
Santa Fe Community College
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
To contact Albuquerque Business First, please call 505-348-8326 8am-5pm Monday-Friday or email tfenstermaker@bizjournals.com

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