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Jan
23
Tue
2018
SolSmart Resources Brown Bag @ MAPC Offices, 3rd Floor Conference Room
Jan 23 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
SolSmart Resources Brown Bag @ MAPC Offices, 3rd Floor Conference Room | Boston | Massachusetts | United States

This brown bag is an opportunity for municipalities to learn about resources available through the national SolSmart program. Seven MAPC communities recently received technical assistance from a SolSmart advisor to help them streamline their solar permitting and zoning and to reduce solar soft costs in their communities. You can find out more about SolSmart by visiting: https://www.solsmart.org/

This event will be hosted at MAPC. Please note that in case of a snow cancellation, we will host the brown bag on Thursday, January 25th instead.

Register here.

May
9
Wed
2018
Municipal Solar Thermal Webinar: Procurement Pathways and Lessons Learned @ Online Webinar
May 9 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
MAPC is hosting a webinar on Wednesday, May 9, at 12:00 PM to share lessons and best practices for deploying municipal solar hot water systems.
Attendees will hear about lessons learned in the procurement process, what to expect for a solar thermal project, and new incentive structures for solar hot water, including Alternative Energy Credits (AECs) and the MassCEC rebate. We will also share our procurement templates and incentives calculator developed during MAPC’s current pilot as part of the MassCEC Solar Thermal Challenge, in partnership with Meister Consultants, a Cadmus Company.
May
16
Wed
2018
Landline Vision Plan Announcement & Celebration Trail Ride @ Malden Riverwalk
May 16 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Jun
27
Wed
2018
Webinar: SolSmart Program and Resources @ Online
Jun 27 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Webinar: SolSmart Program and Resources @ Online
MAPC is hosting a webinar on the SolSmart Program and resources for reducing solar ‘soft costs’ on Wednesday, June 27,from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM. Join to learn more about the Program and how your community can start to reduce solar ‘soft costs’ by implementing permitting and zoning best practices.
Register for the webinar here.
Sep
26
Wed
2018
North Reading Master Plan: First Community Workshop/Forum @ UPDATED VENUE: Flint Memorial Library Activity Room
Sep 26 @ 6:30 pm – 8:58 pm
Oct
1
Mon
2018
Community Engagement Professional Mixer @ 6B Lounge
Oct 1 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Title Card: Community Engagement Professional Mixer. Monday, Oct 1. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. 6B Lounge, 6 Beacon Street, Boston

Join us for a night of appetizers, drinks and conversation with cross-sector professionals that are working to create buy-in, trust, and inclusion with an array of audiences. Connect with other practitioners working in industries such as community development, urban planning, design, nonprofit, public relations, conflict resolution, public health, education, social work, communications and media, local government, law and more. This event will allow you to build your network, learn new strategies, and enjoy a fun night out.

Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/community-engagement-professional-mixer-tickets-50089084801

What is community engagement?

The process of utilizing relationships and different strategies to involve people to participate in decision-making and collaboration in a community.

Thank you to our event partners:

Institute for Non-profit Practice

The Mel King Institute

The Mediation Group

Oct
30
Tue
2018
North Reading Master Plan: Second Community Workshop/Forum @ UPDATED VENUE: North Reading High School Distance Learning Lab
Oct 30 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Oct
26
Mon
2020
Webinar: Solar Remote Permitting & Inspection Best Practices @ Online
Oct 26 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Solar Remote Permitting & Inspection Best Practices: COVID-19 Impacts and Long-Term Potential

Please join MassCEC, MAPC, and SolSmart to learn about best practices on remote permitting and inspection during COVID-19, and the long-term potential of those practices. The webinar will feature guest speakers from three Massachusetts communities; Gardner, Brockton, and Lowell. If you have questions regarding registration, please contact solar@masscec.com.

Register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7565282524044732684