<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Alex Colket <<a href="mailto:alex@sustainabletompkins.org">alex@sustainabletompkins.org</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">April 28, 2013 2:55:22 PM EDT</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Sustainability in Tompkins County <<a href="mailto:sustainable_tompkins-l@list.cornell.edu">sustainable_tompkins-l@list.cornell.edu</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[sustainable_tompkins-l] Tomorrow: "Ithaca Loves Local: The Economics of Community"</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">"Sustainability in Tompkins County" <<a href="mailto:sustainable_tompkins-l@list.cornell.edu">sustainable_tompkins-l@list.cornell.edu</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">Greetings listmates,</span><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"> Read below to learn more about the event and consider joining us tomorrow evening! We still have a couple 1-minute slots available at the end for people who want to make brief announcements about other local economy/resiliency initiatives, contact me if interested.</div> <div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px">Thanks,</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"> Alex</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px"><span style="font-size:medium;font-family:Times"><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">_______________ </span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="line-height:normal;font-size:medium;white-space:normal;font-family:Times"></span></span></p><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>“Ithaca Loves Local: The Economics of Community” </b>will take place<b> Monday April 29 at 6:30pm </b>at the<b> GIAC gym </b>(@ Court & Albany, access gym though Court-side entrance). Doors open at 6:15.</span></div> </span><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><br><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:15px"></span><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We here in Ithaca and Tompkins County are truly pioneering the succession towards a more localized economy and a more inclusive and resilient community. To celebrate that, please join us for an event highlighting the tools, trends and ideas that are shaping this new economy and laying the foundation for a more hopeful future.</span></div> <br><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:15px"></span><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">There will be four parts to the event:</span></div> <br><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:15px"></span><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A) Meet the panelists as they each take time to introduce their work and vision. You’ll (re-)meet:</span></div> <br><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:15px"></span><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Kirby Edmonds, Building Bridges</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Emma Frisch, PEAKS</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Svante Myrick, City of Ithaca</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Gay Nicholson, Sustainable Tompkins</span></div> <br><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:15px"></span><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">UPDATE: We will also be welcoming special guest Sarah Bishop of Buffalo First (and national BALLE fellow) to the panel, thanks to the support of Local First Ithaca.</span></div> <br><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:15px"></span><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">B) Meet Swidjit</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This event is also a great opportunity for local business owners, government officials, non-profit leaders and other community organizers to learn about Swidjit and the various ways this emerging technology stands to aid their efforts and to better connect this community. Hear about our exciting vision for this platform, and how you can help make it happen. Info about Swidjit can be found here: <a href="http://www.swidjit.com/pages/about" target="_blank">http://www.swidjit.com/pages/about</a>. </span></div> <br><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:15px"></span><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">C) Panel Discussion</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Join us in a conversation about these (and other) exciting ideas. Ask us some good questions! Moderated by Bob Rossi of the Green Resource Hub.</span></div> <br><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:15px"></span><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">D) Also Worth Mentioning...</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hear a few short pitches from some other organizations working towards building a stronger community economy. (Contact us if you are interested in presenting your work here)</span></div> <br><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:15px"></span><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please share this invitation with others who might appreciate the content. You can check the event listing on Swidjit for additional details and updates: <a href="http://www.swidjit.com/ithaca/events/ithaca-loves-local-the-economics-of-community-1418" target="_blank">http://www.swidjit.com/ithaca/events/ithaca-loves-local-the-economics-of-community-1418</a></span></div> <br><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:15px"></span><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hope to see you there,</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Alex Colket</span></div></div> <div> <br></div>-- <br>Alex Colket<div><br></div> </div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>