Special Events & Experiences Highlights
We recognize that you, the attendee, are West Coast Green. We are committed to your experience being as unforgettable and impactful as possible. What makes a conference unforgettable? Meaningful connections with kindred spirits and ideas that take root into sustained action!
Highlights of Interactive Experiences
Facilitated Networking Cafés
Rooms Vary, See Events At-A Glance 8:00-9:00 am
Location: Please see the Presentation Matrix and Special Events At-A-Glance
The people who need you will be here – and the people you need will as well! This is the most effective, efficient and easy place to meet your next business partner or collaborator, sending you home with pockets full of business cards. Please see the 2008 Networking Café Schedule for locations.
Conversation Forums
Rooms Vary, See Events At-A Glance 12:00-1:00 pm
Location: Please see the Presentation Matrix and Special Events At-A-Glance
Bring your lunch to one of these networking events. Join a table hosted by one of our faculty to engage in a topical conversation guided by an appetizer, a main course and a desert question. This is your chance to dig deep into content through intimate conversation while networking with industry leaders and peers. Please see the 2008 Networking Conversation Forums Schedule for locations.
Garden & Gallery Happy Hour
Almaden Concourse 3:00-6:30
Grab a glass of organic bubbly on us! Cut loose, laugh about the craziness of the day and meet the artists who have brought you the phenomenal displays that grace the halls of the conference venue while sipping on delicious, organic beers and wines. You'll have to fight the West Coast Green Conference staff at the front of the line.
Action Hub
Room F
You've been inspired by a presentation and chewed on a few ideas, now this is the place to go. Facilitators, Graphic Recorders and the occasional business consultant will help you plan how to turn your ideas into effective initiatives, and display them as colorful posters on the wall for others to build on and enjoy. The space will be a gallery of inspiration and a call to action.
The Nap Room
University 12:00-5:00
One of our signature spaces, West Coast Green is pleased to provide you with this space for relaxation and renewal with soft music, soft lights, and a variety of theraputic treatments. The h2o4ourhealth team members will serve you E3Live Blue Green Algae, nutritional advice from a raw food chef Elaina Love, and short Ayureveda face massage, Reiki, Far Infared whole body treatment and guided meditation.
Innovation Pipeline
Tradeshow Floor
Launching this year as our signature, curated exhibit, this space showcases technological products and services coming to market or in development. Visit this incredible "Exploratorium" like exhibit and experience more than fifty revolutionary and resource-efficient products. These fresh, progressive innovations are solution-based and give a glimpse of a future with a limited footprint.
Our Galleries
Throughout the halls of the convention center you will discover galleries of photography, interactive art, and poster presentations including poster displays from the EPA's Lifecycle Building Challenge and Urban Re:Vision's Re:Constuct.
Feature Artist: Kris Borchardt is a San Francisco-based self-taught sculptor and furniture designer who works primarily with recycled materials and remainder steel. Visit her in the Almaden Concourse and at: www.kbsculpture.com
Feature Artist: Karn Knutson creates artwork as an observer of people in the world around her and the characters that live in her head. Visit her in the Almaden Concourse and at: www.greenfacedgirl.com