Going Green Tampa Bay EXPO 2009

When:      Fri., Oct. 9 (1 pm -5 pm) Sat., Oct. 10 (9 am to 4 pm)
Where:     USF Tampa Campus – Marshall Student Center (signs will be placed to guide you to parking)
Cost:        FREE!
Who:        EVERYONE who wants to build a more sustainable future!

Info:         www.goinggreentampabay.com

The Going Green Tampa Bay EXPO 2009 is designed to focus on sustainability issues and opportunities that face the Tampa Bay area, showing the nation and the world that our region a viable place to grow a sustainable business or industry.  The 2009 EXPO will showcase sustainable products and services as well as information about creating a more sustainable Tampa Bay area.  The EXPO will also feature ways we all can do our part to live more sustainably and reduce our impact on our environment.

Formal exhibits and workshops will take place inside the Marshall Student Center (left) while a small business Marketplace along with solar exhibits and eco-vehicles can be found around the beautiful Marshall Student Center grounds.  Fun for the young and young-at-heart as well as local restaurants will be part of the Expo.

The EXPO will:

• Showcase goods, services, information and ideas about renewable energy, energy efficiency, sustainable design, resource efficient development and green building
• Foster growth of local sustainable product lines and services
• Stimulate community-wide interest in sustainability, and jump start actions to avert climate change
• Highlight sustainability-related career opportunities
• Provide family fun and interactive activities to explore
• More than 3000 visitors came to the first EXPO in 2008
• Provide food from local restaurants
  

This years EXPO is being held in conjunction with the 4th Annual Campus and Community Sustainability Conference.  Working together, we are bringing the best and brightest in sustainability to Tampa for this Earth changing event.

Over 3,000 people visited the 2008 EXPO.  Don’t miss this one!