The expo takes place at the 369 Harlem Armory, 40 W. 143rd Street @ Lenox Avenue, New York, NY (Entrance at 1 West 142nd Street).
The UrbanGoGreen Touring Expo is an engaging green culture, business and career fair and symposium that promotes renewable energy, energy efficiency, recycling, sustainable living, health and wellness in urban communities. With a theme of “Greening the Culture”, the 2009 expo features vendors, live performances, an eco-art installation, eco-vintage fashion show and a green economy expert symposium. The touring expo targets diverse and active consumers and creates high brand visibility for vendors, advertisers and sponsors while serving as a bridge between the urban consumer market and the green and renewable energy sector. At its core, the expo is designed to promote value based consumerism and promote career and business opportunities in the new green economy.
Harlem, NY is the first stop for the UrbanGoGreen Expo. It will be reproduced in select cities beginning in 2010.
Attendees of the 2009 UrbanGoGreen Expo will learn how to:
Acquire stimulus funding for upgrading their home or business to renewable energy and energy efficient products;
Access career and entrepreneurial opportunities in the emerging green economy;
Get a clear understanding of the health and environmental impacts of climate change on their communities;
Discover the trends and opportunities in the emerging green economy.
Attendees will have the opportunity to:
Sign up for green jobs and training programs in the new green economy; and
Sign up for the UrbanGoGreen Marketing Network.
In addition to providing access to sustainable products and services, The UrbanGoGreen Expo is designed to address some of the most pressing questions for individuals and businesses interested in the green economy and going green in urban communities. Questions like:
Where exactly are the opportunities?
How do your skills best translate into the green economy?
Where can you make the biggest impact?
What skills do you need to succeed?
What are the latest trends?
How exactly do you get that green job or start the green business of your dreams?
Contact us at urbangogreen@gmail.comto become an exhibitor, sponsor, supporter, or partner of the UrbanGoGreen Touring Expo or other UrbanGoGreen events.