So, there are three interesting environmental conferences I’ve spotted, where admission isn’t outrageous.
One is in pittsburgh, and starts the monday before carnival. It sounds like a mostly technical conference, but that’s not such a terrible thing. Lodging and transportation I can probably handle without much pain. I think hitting both it and carnival would leave one extra day I’d take off, but not much to do there.
The second is in Sherbrooke quebec in late june. Transportation would definitely be an issue, lodging, at $30 (canadian) per night wouldn’t be a big deal (for a university dorm room, $20, if I found someone to split the cost with).
The third is in Toronto in september, but without the details, I’m not sure if it’d really be up my alley. Again, transportation, and maybe lodging would be an issue.
There was a 4th one in glasgow on urban development issues, but the 400 pound registration fee on top of a flight out there seemed a bit much for me, considering this is all on my own time and on my own dime.
You’d think environmental conferences would use virtual meeting technologies so people didn’t have to use so many resources to take part 😉
Alas, virtual meeting technologies really aren’t all they’re cracked up to be.
Sherbrooke is about an hour ana half away from me. *cough cough*
Oh, I thought you’d be in Italy this summer or something? (forgive me, my lj time has been scant) I also thought it’d be further away. It’d be great to have you come along, if you’re available.
Lodging in Toronto wouldn’t be an issue *wink*
I would try to go to Sherbroke in June if it worked out with work.
Sweet. When are you moving to Detroit?