Title: The Taking Action for Animals Conference
Location: Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC
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Description: the premier conference of the animal advocacy movement
Start Date: 2010-07-23
End Date: 2010-07-26

Title: ARE Green Expo 2010 – Alternative Renewable Energy and Green Industries
Location: Convention Center, Washington, DC
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Description: The events main objective is to call all the companies that have an innovative offer for the technological environmental transformation. It’s the perfect launching platform for any product, service, initiative or project in the Renewable Energy and Green Industries at a corporate as well as a consumer level. The Green Expo 2010 is the result from the union between The International Green Energy Council, educational non-profit organization committed with the education about the importance of energy efficiency and environmental stewardship and TDC Events International, multinational company leader in the organization of trade shows, congresses and corporate events.

Start Date: 2010-09-15
End Date: 2010-09-17

Title: First Annual GridWise Global Forum
Location: Ronald Reagan Building, Washington, DC
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Description: The GridWise Alliance, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy, will host the first annual GridWise Global Forum in Washington, DC. The GridWise Global Forum will bring together an unprecedented gathering of international policy leaders, corporate leaders and technology innovators from North America and around the globe to share their experiences with today’s smart grid deployments and visions for a smarter grid over the next two decades.

Start Date: 2010-09-21
End Date: 2010-09-23

Location: Washington DC
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Description: The U.S. Department of Energy will again host the Solar Decathlon—a competition in which 20 teams of from various universities and colleges compete to design, build, and operate the most attractive, effective, and energy-efficient solar-powered home. The public is invited to attend this competition to see the powerful combination of solar energy, energy efficiency, and the best in home design.

ZEROW House by Rice University

Exact dates of the 2009 event are:

•Oct. 8-16—Teams compete in 10 contests
•Oct. 9-13—Houses are open to the public
•Oct. 15-18—Houses are open to the public
•Oct. 19-21—Teams disassemble their houses.

Note that the event will be closed Wed., Oct. 14 and reopen on the Oct. 15.
The purpose of the is to Solar Decathlon bring attention to one of the biggest challenges —an ever-increasing need for energy. The solar Decatholon offers powerful solutions to this problem— using energy more efficiently and using energy from renewable sources.
Start Date: 2009-10-09
End Date: 2009-10-13

Title: Washinton DC Green Festival
Location: Washington DC
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Description: At the Washington DC Green Festival™, a joint project of Global Exchange and Green America, we’re celebrating what’s working in our communities—across the District, Maryland and Virginia—for people, for business and for the environment.

You’ll enjoy more than 125 renowned speakers and 350 green businesses (start your holiday shopping now!), great how-to workshops, green films, a Fair Trade pavilion, yoga classes, organic beer, delicious organic cuisine and live music.

Find out about DC environmental initiatives; and learn how neighbors, community nonprofits and city departments are working together to make their cities healthier places to live.

Start Date: 2009-10-10
End Date: 2009-10-11