Past Forum Events
These events occurred between 2007-Present
May 2012 Local Food & Drink Event (click here to register, then go to bottom of page)
!!! REGISTRATION CLOSES SATURDAY MAY 19th at 10:00pm !!!
Forum of Women in the Environmental Field (FWEF)
May 23 5:00pm to 7:00pm*
$18 for non-FWEF members
$12 for FWEF members & students
Location: Harriet Brewing is located at 3036 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55406
Join the Forum of Women in the Environmental Field for a local beer tasting event at Harriet Brewing in Minneapolis, MN. At Harriet Brewing, Beer is Art. The tour will offer a fascinating behind-the-scenes insight into how they make their beer and what an art-infused local brewery looks like. Light appetizers will be served along with beer samples.
The evening will begin at 5pm with light appetizers, Harriet brewery beer samples and networking. This will be followed by a tour of the brewery at 5:45pm.
The brewery is located near the Lake Street/Midtown Station stop on the Metro Transit Light Rail. Numerous buses, including the 7, 21 and 53, frequent the area (many stopping on Minnehaha and Lake Street).
There is a big parking lot (free) next to the brewery.March 2012 Networking Event (click here to register, then go to bottom of page)
Networking in the Environmental Field
Registration closes on Tuesday at 7pm!
- Meet one-on-one with our event sponsors.
- See how their positions relate to and intertwine with the environment.
- Find out what it takes to perform their job and what courses in college helped them.
- Learn about environmental jobs opportunities in a variety of business sectors.
- Talk to others who have found jobs in the environmental field.
- Add these people to your network.
- Network=networth=greater chance of finding a job.
- Already have a job? Use this event to keep up and expand your network.
- You never know who knows who. One small conversation could make such a HUGE difference!
Bring your resume!
Advice will be available from career professionals from the following universities: Hamline, St. Catherine's, St. Thomas and the U of M.
Meet representatives from these organizations.
- Antea Group
- E3 Environmental, LLC
- Valspar
- Historical Information Gatherers, Inc.
- McGough Construction
- American Engineering Testing
- Aveda Corporation
- Capitol Region Watershed District
- Braun Intertec
- Barr Engineering
- Parkway Law
- Natural Resource Group
- Republic Services (Allied Waste)
- Xcel Energy
- AMEC Environment & Infrastructure
- Environment Minnesota
- Wenck Engineering
- Pace Analytical
- Minnesota National Guard Environmental Division
- Association of Women Geoscientists
- Tennant Company
- St. Paul Public Schools Facilities Department
Please register for the event so we can order the appropriate amount of food.
$18 for non-FWEF members
$12 for FWEF members
$6 for students (must provide school and student identification number when you register)
Location
Hamline University, Klas Center, Kay Fredricks Room on the third floor. The building is #2 on this map. This building is accessible. School will be in session so we highly recommend carpooling, biking or taking the bus. The 84 runs up and down Snelling and stops VERY close to the Klas Center. In fact, the Chair of FWEF will be taking this bus from the 46th Street Light Rail Station - come and join me!
Sponsor the Forum!
Consider sponsoring the Forum!
Sponsors help the Forum run smoothly so that we can continue to organize informative events and provide important networking opportunities for professionals in the environmental field. It's also a great way to advertise your company or organization, providing visibility on our website and in our e-newsletter. The newsletter is sent out to over 1,200 professionals in our network three times in the six weeks prior to an event and reaches people in a variety of fields, including consultants, regulators, engineers, educators, and policy experts, among others.
We have three different sponsorship levels.
- Sponsor a single event (any other than the March networking event) for $50.00. A sponsorship at this level entitles you to your company's name/logo linked from our website to yours; your company's name/logo and web link in the e-newsletter sent prior to that event; and admission for one person to attend the event, including their meal.
- Sponsor a full year of events for $300.00. A sponsorship at this level entitles you to all the perks of the single sponsorship, times six! Your company's logo would be displayed and linked on our website and in the newsletter for the entire year, and you would recieve free admission for one person to all six events, including meals.
- Sponsor our annual networking/information exchange event held in March for $100.00. Sponsorship for this event entitles you to a table at the event and admission for two people from your company to staff the table and chat with our members and attendees. Meals are included, and additonal staff are welcome to attend for the member rate of $12 each (to cover food costs). Your company's name/logo would be linked on our website and in the newsletter for the six weeks prior to the event.
Please consider becoming a sponsor! Add a "sponsorship" to your cart and complete the checkout process to confirm your
registration. You can pay by credit card through PayPal, or you can mail a check to The Forum, PO Box 14555, Minneapolis, MN 55414.
For additional information please contact the board Chair, Suzanne Frances at 612-741-1365.
$50.00January 2012 Event: Everyday Toxins (click here)
January Event: Everyday Toxins 
Think about how many personal care products you use in one day: shampoo, lotion, deodorant, soap, lip balm, cosmetics, hair spray, shaving products, toothpaste and more. Children use a variety of daily products as well, including bubble bath, diaper cream, sunscreen, etc. Have you ever looked at the labels of these products? Are there any ingredients you recognize?
The Forum of Women in the Environmental Field invites you to join our discussion on toxins in everyday products. Multiple organizations in Minnesota are looking into these products and alternatives, including studies done on Minnesota residents to measure the amount of environmental chemicals in people’s bodies. The evening will start with a light dinner and networking, followed by the speaker presentations and Q & A.
Speakers include:
Barbara Murdock Program Manager with the Environmental Health Tracking and Biomonitoring Program Minnesota Department of Health Lisa Simer Interim Director Preventing Harm Minnesota Kathleen Schuler Co-director Healthy Legacy
The event will be held at the:
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency 520 Lafayette Road North St. Paul, MN 55155 Map and directions
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 (you must arrive by 6pm in order enter the building)
5:30-6:00pm Light dinner and networking
6:00-7:00pm Presentations
7:00-7:30pm Q&A
Public transport to our event: Metro Transit
2012 FWEF events
- January 25, 2012: Everyday Toxins
- March 28, 2012: Networking
- May 23, 2012: Local Food & Drink
- June 24, 2012: FWEF 20th Anniversary
- July 25, 2012: Outdoor Adventure
- September 26, 2012: Business Sustainability
- November 28, 2012: Environmental Leaders
November 2011 Political Panel Event (click here for registration page)
The Environmental Forecast for the 2012 Legislative Session
Please join The Forum of Women in the Environmental Field, MPIRG and the Sierra Club North Star Chapter in welcoming State Representatives Jean Wagenius, Alice Hausman, Melissa Hortman and State Senator Linda Higgins for a panel discussion "The Environmental Forecast for the 2012 Legislative Session" at Macalester College from 5:30pm - 8:00pm, Wednesday, November 16, 2011.
- 5:30 - 6:30pm Light buffet and Meet & Greet in the Davis Court in Markim Hall ($18 for non-FWEF members and $12 for FWEF members and $10 for students)
- 6:30 - 8:00pm Introductions by Board Chair, FWEF annual board meeting (request to be a candidate on the ballot for a board position by 11:59pm, Monday, November 14), Panel Disussion in the Lecture Hall in the Campus Center followed by audience questions and answers (Free!)
State Senator Linda Higgins (DFL-58), elected in 1996, is the DFL lead on the Environment and Natural Resources Committee.
State Representative Jean Wagenius (DFL- 62B), elected in 1986, is the DFL
lead on the House Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee.
State Representative Alice Hausman (DFL - 66B), elected in 1989, is the DFL lead on the House Capital Investment Committee.
State Representative Melissa Hortman (DFL - 47B), elected in 2004, sits on the Civil Law, Redistricting and Taxes Committees.
Cost to Register for Event: You can pay via credit card or check using PayPal on our online registration system, below. Please note, all sales are final (no refunds/credits/transfers). Registering early helps us order the appropriate amount of food for the event. Online registration closes 11:59pm, Monday, November 14, 2011.
- $12 for FWEF members (for the light buffet and Meet & Greet)
- $10 for students (for the light buffet and Meet & Greet)
- $18 for non-FWEF members (for the light buffet and Meet & Greet)
- Walk-ins for the buffet and Meet & Greet will be charged an additional $2 per person, so please try to register early (for the light buffet and Meet & Greet)
- FREE to attend the panel discussion only (you do not need to register to attend only this discussion)
Location: Macalester College. For directions to the campus, please go to: http://www.macalester.edu/about/maps/directions/. The Markim Hall, a Platinum Certified LEED building, is located near the corner of Snelling and Grand avenues in St. Paul. The Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center is on the South side of Grand Avenue, on the corner of Snelling and Grand.
Carpool to our event: If you are interested in carpooling please contact our transit coordinator at jorg0206@umn.edu.
Bus or bike to our event: Metro Transit trip planner
New member policy! Membership will now be a one year span from
date of purchase, so sign up today for your annual membership! Add a
"membership" to your cart (or use the event and membership
option) and complete the checkout process to confirm your registration.
You can pay be credit card through PayPal, or you can mail a check to
The Forum, PO Box 14555, Minneapolis, MN 55414.
September 2011 - FWEF Member Appreciation Night and tour! (click here for registration page)
Tour the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory!
Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 5:30pm-7:30pm
Location: St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, 2 3rd Avenue Southeast, Minneapolis
Description:
Join the FWEF for a tour of the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory (SAFL) near the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis campus. The SAFL overlooks historic St. Anthony Falls just near the Riverplace/St. Anthony Main complex. The SAFL uses water flowing down the Mississippi River for research and education purposes. Read more about the SAFL by going to: http://www.safl.umn.edu/ We will meet in the SAFL auditorium. A light dinner will be provided.
We apologize. Due to current construction/renovation of the building, it is not ADA accessible. Stairs will be used.
Agenda:
You may join the free SAFL seminar at 3:30. The speaker is Brad Gemmell talking on The Perilous Life of Planktonic Copepods: Overcoming Hydrodynamic Contraints
- 3:30-4:30 seminar (optional, but highly recommended - plus you might find parking!)
- 5:30-6:15 registration, dinner, introductions, talk about the SAFL
- 6:15-7:30 tour of the SAFL
- 7:30 - ? informal networking/happy hour at Tuggs (cost is on your own) (optional)
Parking: There is a parking lot, but parking is limited. Parking might be more available if you come early for the seminar. You can also park on the street and walk a few blocks. The nearest public parking is the surface lot between University Avenue and Second Street, with the entrance on 3rd Avenue directly across from the entrance to the General Mills private employee parking lot. There is an unmanned pay station (cash only, but we are not 100% sure), the cost is around $2. If youp park there, then you walk out the corner of the lot closest the the intersection of 2nd Street and 3rd Avenue, and then walk down Third Avenue, cross Main Street, and continue down the driveway to our building. The entrance is up and around through the black gates (a right turn just past the electric substation), then past a left turn to cross a bridge, and to the main entrance off to the left once across the bridge.
Best way to arrive at SAFL: Carpool, take public transportation or bike.
This event is FREE for FWEF members! You must register for this event. Limit 50, so register early.
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Members FREE (when registering, do not click PayPal as an option, click the button by check or money order)
- Students $12
- Non-members $18
- Sponsor $50 (includes one registration)
The next FWEF event will be on November 16, 2011 and will be a political panel discussion.
July 2011 Friends & Family Event - registration is closed
Registration for the July Friends & Family event is now closed. Maps/directions to the event are attached.
You can still attend but will be charged an additional $2.00 walk-up fee.
Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 5:30pm-7:30pm
Location: Danish American Center 3030 West River Parkway, Minneapolis
Description:
Curious about eating local? How about eating that plant growing in the
vacant lot down the street? Or that rabbit eating your garden? Experts
on the local food movement and on foraging in the urban environment will
identify common edible plants, expand your awareness of food options in
your immediate environment, and answer questions to bring the locavore
lifestyle closer, even if you just want to buy a frozen pizza that
hasn’t traveled across the country. Join us Wednesday, July 27 at the
Danish American Center in Minneapolis for a light meal and then for a
walk along the Mississippi River Winchell Trail. Our presenters will
point out meal options as we go!
Cost: registration is closed. Walk-ins are welcome. Walk-ins will be charged and additional $2 per person.
• $12 for members
• $18 for non-members
• FREE for kids 10 and under (pre-registration was requested)
• Walk-ins will be charged an additional $2 per person.
The next FWEF event will be on September 21, 2011. This event is a tour of the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory and will be FREE to FWEF members! $18 for non-members and $12 for students. Registration will open soon for this event.
July 2011 Event (click here to register)
Über-local eating—Family Friendly Outdoor Event. Curious about eating local? How about eating that plant growing in the vacant lot down the street? Or that rabbit eating your garden? Experts on the local food movement and on foraging in the urban environment will identify common edible plants, expand your awareness of food options in your immediate environment, and answer questions to bring the locavore lifestyle closer, even if you just want to buy a frozen pizza that hasn’t traveled across the country. Join us Wednesday, July 27 at the Danish American Center in Minneapolis for a light meal (from Seward Coop) and then for a walk along the Mississippi River Winchell Trail. Our presenters will point out meal options as we go! If it rains on our parade, then most of the talk will be inside. Some brave people might venture out, so bring along your rain gear!
- Claudia Rhodes, Event coordinator at the Seward Coop
- Dan Shaw, Minnesota Board of Water & Soil Resources
- Peder Schweigert, foraging and local food aficionado
- Randy Schindle, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Sponsor this event for only $50.00. Please contact us for this and additional sponsoring opportunities.
Cost: You can pay via credit card or check using PayPal on our online registration system, below. Please note, all sales are final (no refunds/credits/transfers). Registering early helps us order the appropriate amount of food for the event. Due to the government shutdown, we have decided to extend registration through Tuesday night, July 26. Thank you.
- $12 for members and friends/guests of members (please register for everyone at the time the member registers) and students
- $18 for non-members
- FREE for kids 10 and under
- Walk-ins will be charged an additional $2 per person, so please try to register early.
Location: Danish American Center at 3030 West River Parkway, Minneapolis.
Sponsor(s): Red Stag Supper Club
Carpool to our event: If you are interested in carpooling please contact our transit coordinator at jorg0206@umn.edu.
Bus or bike to our event: Metro Transit trip planner
May 2011 Local Wine Event - registration is closed
Registration for the Local Wine event is now closed.
Registration for the July event, urban foraging, will be open tomorrow.
Northern Vineyards Winery, 223 Main St. N, Stillwater, MN 55082
Join the FWEF for a local wine tasting event at Northern Vineyards
in beautiful Stillwater Minnesota. The grapes are grown in Minnesota
and western Wisconsin by the members of the Minnesota Winegrowers
Cooperative. You must be 21 years old or older to attend.
The evening will begin with four white wine samplings with crackers,
cheese, and fruit while learning about the vineyards local farmer co-op
and sustainability efforts. The event continues with a tour of the
facility and four red wine samplings.
Cost: registration is closed.
Carpool to our event: If you are interested in carpooling please contact our transit coordinator at abaribea@umn.edu
May 2011 Local Wine Tasting Event (click here to register)
Northern Vineyards Winery, 223 Main St. N, Stillwater, MN 55082
Join the FWEF for a local wine tasting event at Northern Vineyards
in beautiful Stillwater Minnesota. The grapes are grown in Minnesota
and western Wisconsin by the members of the Minnesota Winegrowers
Cooperative. You must be 21 years old or older to attend.
The evening will begin with four white wine samplings with crackers,
cheese, and fruit while learning about the vineyards local farmer co-op
and sustainability efforts. The event continues with a tour of the
facility and four red wine samplings.
Cost: $18 for EVERYONE (members, students, non-members, women and men!). Limit 45 attendees (only 2 spots remain).
Carpool to our event: If you are interested in carpooling please contact our transit coordinator at abaribea@umn.edu
Bus or bike to our event: Metro Transit trip planner
FWEF 2012 Events!
January 25 - Everyday Toxins
March 28 - Networking!
May 23 - Local Food & Drink
June 23 - FWEF 20th Anniversary Gala
July 25 - Outdoor Adventure
September 26 - Business Sustainability
November 28 - Environmental Leaders
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