BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//34.83.129.181//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-FROM-URL:https://www.mapc.org X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20241103T020000 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20250309T020000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-12821@www.mapc.org DTSTAMP:20240329T102511Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Clean Energy CONTACT:Julie Curti\; 617-933-0716\; jcurti@mapc.org DESCRIPTION:MAPC and Groundwork USA invite municipal and agency staff\, com munity organizations and members\, and renewable energy developers to join a virtual workshop on the potential of Brownfields to Brightfields (B2B) to advance equitable community development. B2B projects repurpose brownfi elds sites – land with known or potential hazardous substances\, pollutant s\, or contaminants – with solar energy installations on ground-mounted ar rays\, building rooftops\, or canopy structures. \nThis workshop will shar e findings on models for B2B projects that advance equity and community be nefits\, highlighting real-world examples\, challenges\, and opportunities . Participants will learn about a new mapping tool for identifying potenti al B2B sites in Massachusetts and have the opportunity to lay the groundwo rk for future B2B project partnerships. \nDownload Agenda\nThis project wa s made possible with support from EPA’s Office of Brownfields and Land Rev italization. The event is free and preregistration is required. Register h ere and contact Julie Curti (jcurti@mapc.org) or Adi Nochur (adi@groundwor kusa.org) with any questions. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210520T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210520T110000 LOCATION:Virtual Workshop SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Brownfields to Brightfields: Unlocking Solar Energy and Equitable C ommunity Development URL:https://www.mapc.org/planning101/event/b2b-workshop/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
\\nMAPC and Groundwork USA invite municipal and agency staff\, community organizations and members\, and renewable energy developers to join a virtual workshop on the potentia l of Brownfields to Brightfields (B2B) to advance equitab le community development. B2B projects repurpose brownfields sites – land with known or potential hazardous substances\, pollutants\, or contaminant s – with solar energy installations on ground-mounted arrays\, building ro oftops\, or canopy structures.
\nThis workshop will share findings on models for B2B projects that advanc e equity and community benefits\, highlighting real-world examples\, chall enges\, and opportunities. Participants will learn about a new mapping too l for identifying potential B2B sites in Massachusetts and have the opport unity to lay the groundwork for future B2B project partnerships. p>\n
This project was made possible with support from EPA’s Office of Brownfields an d Land Revitalization. The event is free and preregistration is required. Register here and contact Julie Curti (jcurti@mapc.org) or Adi Nochur (adi@groundworkusa.org) with any questions. p>\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:clean energy\,EPA\,groundwork USA\,virtual workshop\, solar energy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-16510@www.mapc.org DTSTAMP:20240329T102511Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Clean Energy CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:This interactive webinar hosted by the Metropolitan Area Planni ng Council and the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) wil l review the important details about the Energy Efficiency and Conservatio n Block Grant (EECBG) program.\nThe US Department of Energy (DOE) is grant ing more than $3M in funding to MAPC municipalities through the EECBG Prog ram to support local governments in their efforts to cut carbon emissions\ , improve energy efficiency\, and reduce energy use. This program supports the Biden Administration’s goal of achieving a carbon-free electric grid by 2035 and a net zero emissions economy by 2050. This webinar will focus on opportunities for municipalities and ways to maximize the impact of the grant.\nRegister Here DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230316T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230316T120000 LOCATION:Zoom (Virtual) SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Webinar: Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Fun ding for Massachusetts Municipalities URL:https://www.mapc.org/planning101/event/webinar-energy-efficiency-and-co nservation-block-grant-eecbg-funding-for-massachusetts-municipalities/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
\\nThis interact ive webinar hosted by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council and the Massa chusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) will review the important d etails about the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) pr ogram.
\nThe US Department of Energy (DOE) is granting more than $3M in funding to MAPC municipalities through the EECBG Program to support lo cal governments in their efforts to cut carbon emissions\, improve energy efficiency\, and reduce energy use. This program supports the Biden Admini stration’s goal of achieving a carbon-free electric grid by 2035 and a net zero emissions economy by 2050. This webinar will focus on opportunities for municipalities and ways to maximize the impact of the grant.
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\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:Conservation Block Grant\,clean energy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-16698@www.mapc.org DTSTAMP:20240329T102511Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Join Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) to learn more ab out our climate\, energy\, and environment work. MAPC is the regional plan ning agency serving 101 cities and towns in Metro Boston. Our Clean Energy Department and Environment Department are hiring both full-time positions \, as well as summer internships. Come learn about regional planning\, our departments\, and open positions at this virtual information session.\nSe ssion is meant to be for: higher education students\, soon-to-be grads\, r ecent graduates\, mid-level professionals.\nRegister Here! DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230406T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230406T130000 LOCATION:Zoom (Virtual) SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:MAPC Virtual Information Session: Climate\, Energy\, and Environmen t Careers URL:https://www.mapc.org/planning101/event/mapc-virtual-information-session -climate-energy-and-environment-careers/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.mapc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ MAPC_Logo_RGB-scaled.jpg\;150\;96\;\,medium\;https://www.mapc.org/wp-conte nt/uploads/2022/08/MAPC_Logo_RGB-scaled.jpg\;300\;191\;\,large\;https://ww w.mapc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/MAPC_Logo_RGB-scaled.jpg\;1024\;653\ ;\,full\;https://www.mapc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/MAPC_Logo_RGB-sca led.jpg\;2048\;1305\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nJoin Metropolitan Area Planning Counc il (MAPC) to learn more about our climate\, energy\, and environment work. MAPC is the regional planning agency serving 101 cities and towns in Metr o Boston. Our Clean Energy Department and Environment Department are hirin g both full-time positions\, as well as summer internships. Come learn abo ut regional planning\, our departments\, and open positions at this virtua l information session.
\nSess ion is meant to be for: higher education students\, soon-to-be grads\, rec ent graduates\, mid-level professionals.
\n\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:Career\,MAPC\,climate\,clean energy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-16810@www.mapc.org DTSTAMP:20240329T102511Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Clean Energy\,Community Engagement\,Environment CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:The Metropolitan Area Planning Council’s (MAPC) Clean Energy De partment is hosting a webinar on equitable community engagement for its Eq uity in Clean Energy webinar series. This event will provide an introducti on to equitable community engagement in planning\, followed by brief intro ductions from each of our guest speakers and the community engagement work they do in their communities. We will be joined by: \n\n\n\nNiri Kumar\, Natick Resident\nMarlees Owayda\, Cambridge Community Engagement Manager\n Lindsay Diaz\, Cambridge Community Engagement Team Co-Leader\nGail Latimor e\, Executive Director\, CSNDC – Codman Square Neighborhood Development Co rporation\n\n\n\nRegister Here!\nQuestions? Please contact: \nFrancelis Mo rillo Suarez\nfmorillosuarez@mapc.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230425T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230425T123000 LOCATION:Zoom (Virtual) SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Equity in Clean Energy Webinar: Equitable Community Engagement URL:https://www.mapc.org/planning101/event/equity-in-clean-energy-webinar-e quitable-community-engagement/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nThe Metropolitan Area Planning Council’s (MAPC) Clean E nergy Department is hosting a webinar on equitable community engagement fo r its Equity in Clean Energy we binar series. This event will provide an introduction to equitable communi ty engagement in planning\, followed by brief introductions from each of o ur guest speakers and the community engagement work they do in their commu nities. We will be joined by:
\nQuestions? Pl
ease contact:
\nFrancelis Mor
illo Suarez
\nfmorillosuarez@mapc.org
The Metropolitan Ar ea Planning Council’s (MAPC) Clean Energy Departm ent is hosting its final webinar for its Equity i n Clean Energy webinar series. This event will fo cus on equitable acce ss to clean energy technologies\, specific ally models for EV (electric vehicle) equity.
\nJoin us to le arn about a local equity-focused EV Carsharing mo del\, EV charging infrastructure at multi-unit dw ellings\, and to hear about the MAPC Transportation Department’s work in this area.
\nThere will then be an opport unity for Q&A.
\nRegister here: https://us06web.z oom.us/meeting/register/tZMpduCtrT0iHdNkvPrPTrrA5iwB6kwdbEUT#/registration
\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:EV charging infrastructure\,Carsharing\,clean energy technologies\,electric vehicles\,equity\,clean energy END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR