SustaIN: Indiana's Green Ideas and Networking Event Brings Together Indianapolis on Earth Day

A consortium of Indiana universities, including IUPUI, is hosting an event to bring together sustainability experts, business leaders, students, and central Indiana community members. SustaIN: Indiana’s Green Ideas and Networking Event is scheduled for Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22, 2009 from 10am-4pm at the Crowne Plaza at Historic Union Station in Downtown Indianapolis.

The event is a unique forum for students, business professionals, and the general public to meet with and learn from Indiana’s research and industry leaders about green and sustainability initiatives and practices.

David Forsell, Executive Director of Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Incorporated, will provide the keynote address. Attendees can participate in panel discussions with business leaders and university researchers on sustainability topics including alternative energy and green building. In addition, Indianapolis-area high school and college students will be presenting their green ideas in poster sessions throughout the event. Local businesses are encouraged to register as exhibitors to showcase their green/sustainability projects.

SustaIN is sponsored by the Career Development Professionals of Indiana and Direct Employers JOBcentral, and is hosted by the Indiana Collegiate and Multicultural Career Fair Advisory Board, in partnership with the Indiana Sustainability Alliance (INSA), the Bezos Family Foundation, and Lawrence North High School.

Registration for SustaIN is free, but required for all attendees. For more information, please visit www.sustainindiana.org or contact Scott Feeny at sfeeny@iupui.edu, or (317) 274-3215.