Women's Conference on Sustainability
Amplifying voices for environmental change

Engaging and inspiring women in conservation. © Ian Shive

Sponsored by First Interstate Bank and Co-Hosted by The Nature Conservancy and Womentum of The Equipoise Fund

Overview: A first-of-its kind gathering featuring women creating environmental sustainability through their work in arts, science, conservation, faith, business, communications and politics. Come ready to work, network and create lasting community change!

Date/Time:
May 2-3, 2008

Location:
Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Registration:
Register online or contact Jody Daline,
The Nature Conservancy, (307) 335-2138 or
email jdaline@tnc.org

Registration Deadline:
April 25, 2008

Fee:
$25 (luncheon on Friday, May 2)*
$125 (all-day conference sessions on Saturday, May 3)
*Please note that registration and payment fees for these two events are separate. The cost to attend events on both May 2 and 3 is $150. Registration is complete only when payment is received. A 10% cancellation fee applies.

Details:
Please see Schedule of Events and Travel and Logistics for further conference details.

Overview:
The inaugural Women’s Conference on Sustainability will bring together women who recognize the inherent links between women and the natural world. Through a unique format designed to capture women’s voices, the conference aims to:

• Educate and inspire participants about the work of prominent women leaders in fields of environmental sustainability.
• Renew women’s commitment to work related to sustainability.
• Strengthen women’s professional networks.

The Conversation:
“Women and men ultimately want the same goals—clean air, clean water, more protected places in the natural world. But they have very different ways of communicating to achieve those goals.”
-Diane MacEachern

The conference will begin a dialog among women who are working toward environmental sustainability through the arts, science, conservation, faith, business, communications and politics.  We will discuss real ways to unite grassroots activism and make immediate impact.  Over time, we will build an online community to continue our dialog and record sustainable change as we make it happen.

Keynote Speaker:
Melinda Kramer, founding director of the Women’s Earth Alliance
Read Melinda Kramer's bio

Other Speakers:

• Nancy Freudenthal, First Lady of Wyoming
• Lyndsay McCandless, owner, Lyndsay McCandless Contemporary Art Gallery
• Laura Hubbard, State Director, The Nature Conservancy in Idaho
• Paula Hunker, Associate State Director, The Nature Conservancy in Wyoming

For More Information:
For questions related to conference content or logistics, please contact Jen Simon, The Nature Conservancy, (307) 733-8890 ext. 3 or email jen_simon@tnc.org, or contact Annie Jack, Womentum of The Equipoise Fund, (307) 733-9225 or email ajack@bresnan.net

Register online or contact Jody Daline, The Nature Conservancy, (307) 335-2138 or email jdaline@tnc.org

Conference Supporters:
A variety of partners, led by The Nature Conservancy and Womentum, have come together to support this effort. Special thanks to Tatiana Maxwell, W. Scott Simon, Mickey Babcock, Equipoise Fund, Teton Science Schools, The Nature Conservancy in Idaho and Wyoming, and numerous private donors.