Calendar of Events

Northeast Cooperative Council Annual Meeting

March 18-19
Doubletree Hotel, Syracuse, New York

Doubletree Hotel, Syracuse, New York. Registration $200
For more information, please visit: http://cooperatives.aem.cornell.edu/events.htm

Massachusetts Farmers' Market Workshop: Empowering the Market Manger for Success

March 25, 2010 4:15 p.m.
North Grafton, MA

Co-sponsored with Mass Farmers’ Markets and Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources. Registration of $35 includes morning refreshments and lunch. Register by March 15 as space is limited. To register, go to
http://www.cdi.coop/market_managers_workshop_10.php

Growing a Co-operative Economy - Creative Community Building Workshop

April 1, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Willimantic, CT

UConn Center for Continuing Studies. In the midst of a global economic crisis, people are again looking for an alternative to business as usual — one that puts people and community before profit — and are rediscovering the “co-operative.” Presenter: Erbin Crowell. Wrench in the Works, 31 Moulton Court, Willimantic, CT. Free, but RSVP to catherine.gregory@uconn.edu or 860-486-0358.
If you like that workshop, consider registering for the full online course.
Full course available at: http://continuingstudies.uconn.edu/onlinecourses/welc/gs3088sp10.html

California Co-op Conference

April 9 &10
Glaser Center, Santa Rosa, CA

CCCD’s second annual conference comes at a pivotal time in which cooperative development can generate true grassroots change. The cooperative sector is in the position to offer unprecedented guidance and growth as our nation undergoes change and economic restructuring.

Jim Anderson, from the Ohio Employee Ownership Center, will kick off the 2-day event with information about Evergreen Cooperatives—-cooperatively owned green businesses that bring an innovative job and wealth creation strategy to some of the poorest neighborhoods in Cleveland. MORE >>

Re-Inventing Small Business:Employee Ownerhsip, Multiple Bottom Lines, and Business as Community

April 25-24
Yestermorrow Design/Build School. Warren, VT

Yestermorrow Design/Build School in Warren, VT. Presenter: John Abrams. Tuition is $300 and pre-registration is required. Yestermorrow is offering Vermont residents a 15% discount on this and all classes at the School throughout the coming year.

NCBA’s Annual Cooperative Conference

May 4 - 6, 2010
Washington, DC

NCBA’s Annual Cooperative Conference
Cooperative Development Institute
May 4 – May 6, 2010
Capitol Hilton
Washington, D.C

Art & Science of Cooeprative Business Development

May 17-21
Madison, WI

The CooperationWorks! Cooperative Business Development Training Program is a rigorous course for professionals to develop their skills to assist groups to start new cooperative enterprises.

The curriculum includes:

•The key steps of effective cooperative business development
•The unique attributes of cooperative finance, law, governance and management
•The essential tools for group ownership in building long-term success
This program has been designed to deliver the best of what has been learned in the field of cooperative business development to new practitioners. MORE >>

Together on the Land: Guided Tour

June 12, 2010
western Massachusetts

Come see the range of possibilities for living in affordable, ecological, community-centered housing in western Massachusetts. Tour arranged by coalition led by Valley Community Land Trust and Mount Grace Community Land Trust, co-sponsored by CDI. For more information, visit CDI’s website: www.cdi.coop

The ACE Institute, Crossroads: Choosing Cooperation

July 27 - 30
Cleveland, Ohio

The Ace Institute: Crossroads: Choosing Cooperation Cleveland, OH at the Downtown Marriott at KeyCenter. Keynote speaker, David Korten, author of Agenda for a New Economy and The Great Turning and the co-founder of YES! Magazine. Korten’s message is that tomorrow’s economy rests with entrepreneurial cooperators and collaborators devoted to creating a better life for all through locally based and community-oriented enterprises. MORE >>