Green Drinks

Monthly (see website for local listings)
Active in 232 cities worldwide.
Every month, people who work in the environmental field meet up for a beer at networking events known as Green Drinks – it’s a chance to mix with other like-minded people, share info, and make friends. These events are very simple and unstructured, but many people have found employment, developed new ideas, done deals, and had moments of serendipity. It's a force for the good, and it’s spreading around the world.

Open House: Architecture and Technology for Intelligent Living

Now through July 1, 2007
Pasadena, California
Open House: Architecture and Technology for Intelligent Living envisions the house of the future as a place for new spatial experiences, new systems of sustainability and new sensory enhancements. This open-ended exhibition and multi-faceted research initiative, incorporating Art Center research studios as well as a series of public programs, encourages creative individuals to make a substantial contribution to the dialogue on how we will live in the future.

Design for the Other 90%

Now through September 23, 2007
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York, New York
Of the world’s total population of 6.5 billion, 5.8 billion people, or 90%, have little or no access to most of the products and services many of us take for granted; in fact, nearly half do not have regular access to food, clean water, or shelter. Design for the Other 90% explores a growing movement among designers to design low-cost solutions for this “other 90%.” Through partnerships both local and global, individuals and organizations are finding unique ways to address the basic challenges of survival and progress faced by the world’s poor and marginalized.

Green Business NYC Walking Tour

July 8, 2007
New York, New York
The Green Business NYC Walking Tour will begin at 1 pm and end about 3:30 pm. The tour is led by a licensed NYC Tour Guide and costs only $25 per person. Learn where you can find organic cotton clothing, live and organic food, and the first truly green bakery in NYC. This tour is unique! Nobody else gives you a tour like this one.

The 8th International Conference of Eco-Materials

July 9 – 11, 2007
London, England
Provides a unique opportunity for the academic and industrial community to learn about cutting-edge developments, address new challenges, share solutions, and discuss future research directions.

Green Innovation and NPD

July 9 – 11, 2007
London, England
Impact the environment – impact the bottom line

4th International Conference on Product Lifecycle Management

July 11 – 13, 2007
Stezzano, Italy
The program consists of presentations on all aspects of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), including product innovation and creativity, CAD tools for early design, collaborative product development, capture and resuse of design information, supply chain and product recycle management.

ASM International: MTRL Workshops

July 12 - November 30, 2007
Chicago, IL; San Francisco, CA; Boston, MA; Cleveland, OH
ASM International invites you to a series of national workshops exploring metals and polymers for product design. The workshops, which will take place in four national cities between July 12 and November 30, will provide participants with the knowledge and tools needed to combine the art and science of materials selection for their designs.

Green Homes and Sustainable Communities 2007

July 19 – 20, 2007
San Francisco, California
See the next frontiers of sustainable development through innovative initiatives, more comprehensive approaches, and deeper environmental and economic benefits.

NKBA MasterClass Conference: Green Fusion II

July 19 - 20, 2007
Albuquerque, New Mexico
NKBA MasterClass Conference: Green Fusion II will bring sustainable design to kitchen and bath professionals. Explore this wide-reaching and diverse building movement, and gain business-based resources to enable you to introduce sustainable change to your practice.

User Experience Week 2007

August 13 - 16, 2007
Washington D.C.
User Experience Week 2007 invites information architects, visual designers, interaction designers, and UX practitioners to a four-day conference organized by Adaptive Path.

16th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED)

August 28 – 31, 2007
Paris, France
Innovation, Sustainability, and Knowledge

Award Competitions

Kokuyo Design Award 2007 Design Competition

Deadline: June 30, 2007
The theme is adaptable items: "Design something which is flexible and has large allowance, and which also can be applied through unexpected usage; accepted by various people; can be used at the destination; can be purchased without much money; can be upgraded; can be used even if your figure has been changed."

Hong Kong Design Centre: Design For Asia Award

Deadline: July 15, 2007
HKDC is dedicated to helping "local designers and businesses realize their full potential, while promoting excellence in design." The DFA Award promotes this excellence by awarding businesses that are successful in creating good design that reflects, or has an impact on, the Asian lifestyle.

MUJI Award International Design Competition 2nd Edition

Deadline: July 31, 2007
The theme for 2007 is RE, which stands for the "reinvention of everyday life." MUJI asks designers to submit projects which focus "on a reality, in which people are both part of the environment and whose lives create the environment."

2nd Lisbon Ideas Challenge International Design Competition

Deadline: July 31, 2007
Lisbon Ideas Challenge 2007 is inviting architects, designers, and engineers to present an integrated design proposal for the transformation of Bairro do Padre Cruz in Lisbon into a Solar Neighborhood.

Electrolux Design Lab 2007

Deadline: August 1, 2007
This year's requirement is that submissions be environmentally-sound, commercially-viable, and enable people to better live in harmony with the environment. The goal is to go above and beyond simple energy and water efficiency, and suggest ways to foster sustainable behavior and product usage.

The 2nd Avanced Architectue Contest

Deadline: September 17, 2007
The IAAC (Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia), is organizing an international competition of architecture: The 2nd Advanced Architecture Contest. It is a "Self-Fab House competition" open for students and young professionals all over the world who want to explore constructing their own homes, especially through the use of digital technologies.