Events

Join your neighbors to learn about programs available to help you save money on your utility bills and live more comfortably. Hosted by the City of Somerville, this event will feature consumer advocates from area organizations, non-profits, and institutions to help connect residents to the program that fits their needs.

In 2017, SISE will focus on transportation, specifically the concept of mobility and the future of transportation systems. The program will engage experts and diverse ideas, covering several trends:
Technological Advances - the changes leading us to Autonomous Electric Vehicles
Emerging Mobility Trends - ridesharing/Micro-Transit and other mobility solutions
Infrastructure Challenges - the power grid and its interaction with electric vehicles
Global and Local Impacts - the overarching picture

Check out the solar eclipse with EAPS senior lecturer Amanda Bosh

Ever wonder if your plastic water bottles should be emptied before you recycle them? Or if that greasy pizza box is too contaminated and just has to go in the trash? Do you think about how much trash you consume and what happens to it when you throw it away?

For one spectacular day each year, SBN transforms the Rose Kennedy Greenway and the City of Boston into the nation's largest local & sustainable food hub.

Kick-Off Dinner for the 2018 MIT Water Innovation Prize.

The 2017 Greenbuild Expo and Conference is taking place in Boston at the Boston Convention Center sponsored by the US Green Building Council (USGBC). Thousands of building professionals from all over the world will come together at Greenbuild 2017 for three days of outstanding educational sessions, renowned speakers and special seminars. Greenbuild education sessions are eligible for continuing education credits for a number of professional credentials and organizations.

The goal of the Graduate Climate Conference (GCC) is to provide a discussion forum for graduate students undertaking research on climate and climate change in an array of disciplines throughout the physical sciences, biological sciences, social sciences, and humanities. The format is designed to encourage new climate researchers to become acquainted with the details of diverse areas of study and to place their own work in the broader context of the climate research community.

This conference will provide a forum for examining the efficacy of national strategies for capacity-building measures related to disaster risk reduction (DRR), with a focus on cross- and multi-disciplinary training efforts, education and professional development.