Every month people who work in the environmental field meet up at informal sessions known as Green Drinks.
• We have a lively mixture of people from NGOs, academia, government and business.
• It's a self-organizing network, there are no fees, so make sure to spread the word.
• We host monthly events to engage and connect people from a wide range of backgrounds.
• The events are made simple and m
any come to meet new friends, schmooze with industry professionals, find employment (or employees!) develop new ideas, discuss issues, solve problems and have moments of serendipity! The Green Drinks Code
Green Drinks are Open
• Green Drinks is mostly for people working on environmental issues, but anyone can come -- people from environment groups, business, government, academia and as individuals. There is no 'us and them'.
• Organizers and all attendees actively welcome newcomers and introduce them to others in the group.
• All attendees commit to meeting new people at every session and not just sticking with people they already know. Green Drinks are Freeform
• There is generally no agenda or theme, Green Drinkers mingle and share insights and provoke and exasparate and inspire and delight each other. There are moments of serendipity and a lot of 'oh, you if are interested in X then I must introduce you to that person over there who knows all about it' ...
• All kinds of people come to Green Drinks and this is what makes for the interesting interactions. Green Drinks are Fun
• There is a very informal vibe and overall light feel.
• There are lots of benefits to green drinks; they are hard to quantify, but when you have seen people come and make new links and learn and argue and set up new schemes and get new jobs etc, it is a good feeling.
