US Events and Milestones 2009

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There were close to 70 events and milestones for Fellows in 20 different US cities, including more than 20 RSA-US Fellows' meetings and programs and 45 Fellow to Fellow invitations. 

Highlights include:

*Washington DC:  Internet and Community: what does the Future hold? DuPont Summit, December 4th, 2009

*Launch of the Sustainability Task Force, November 12th, 2009

*New York: Screening of the Age of Stupid, December 1st, 2009

*New York: Call to action to form a climate change taskforce in advance of COP15

*Stratford, CT: Visit to Sikorsky Aircraft; green technology, cogeneration, Nov 5th, 2009

*Partnership with the Age of Stupid for the Global premiere September 09

*Fellowship Council Elections: US Fellows Dave Clarke and David Turner elected as international representatives, August 09

*Boston: Fellows' Reception on Beacon Hill, 15th Sep 2009

*Washington DC: Reception for Fellows and Staff. 13th Sep 2009

*New York Fellows' meeting: Chrysler Building, 16th Sep 2009

*Launch of the Chattanooga Fellowship Group, 11th Sep 09

*San Francisco: Advancing Sustainability through High Performance Buildings,16th Sep

*Chicago: A Picture of the Future, multi modal live-work design, 9th Sep 2009

*Washington DC: Business Strategy with Passion, 22nd Jul 2009

*New York: Special viewing at the Guggenheim Museum, Frank Lloyd Wright "From Within Outward" 14th Jul 2009

*Washington DC: Behind the scenes at the Reptile Discovery Center 19th Jun 2009

*The Green Summit for Bronxville, Tuckahoe and Eastchester,13th Jun 2009

*Baltimore, MD: The Saint John's Bible - a Modern Vision through Medieval Methods, Walters Museum, 21st May 2009

*New Haven, CT: Visit to Beinecke Library, 12th May 2009

*Newport, RI: Older Cities and Place-making for Baby Boomers, Bellevue House, 24th Apr 2009

*Charlottesville, VA, Architectural Tour of Monticello, 22nd Mar 2009

*Washington DC: Networking Breakfast, Policy Studies Organization, 4th Mar 2009

*Chicago: North Central Fellows' Networking, Mooney Foundation, 28th Feb 2009

*New York City: Fellows Networking, Chrysler Building, 26th Feb 2009

*Survey of US Fellows' areas of interest March 2009

*Virtual American Coffee House launched March 2009: a space to announce events and share ideas