Sydney, Australia - September 13 & 14

Anyone looking for something worhtwhile to do later this week should check this out. Australia's national government is sponsoring a Local Government Environmental Policy Conference that is designed to assist local government staff to identify, plan and implement best practice sustainable development solutions, and to showcase leading edge examples of outstanding environmental initiatives by Australian local governments. This is predicted to be a prestigious and popular event which will become an annual draw-card for members of local government responsible for sustainability policy issues.

They'll be featuring Best Practice Case Studies in:
-water management
-waste minimization and recycling
-greenhouse emissions control
-the built environment, preservation and enhancement of biodiversity.

For more info, click here. Maybe this will catch on in the USofA?