Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change Community Dan McCartney Project Coordinator, IDeA 14 February 2008

What is it? An online or ‘virtual’ network for sharing ideas and information For who? Those in and around local government with an interest in environmental sustainability local authority officers working in sustainability elected members members of relevant local and national organisations

For who?

Those in and around local government with an interest in environmental sustainability

local authority officers working in sustainability

elected members

members of relevant local and national organisations

Why participate? regular updates on the latest developments in sustainability a monthly newsletter summarising activity in the sector commissioned reports and articles find presentations and other resources get answers to questions and queries find out how your peers are addressing a particular issue get exposure to something you’re doing

regular updates on the latest developments in sustainability

a monthly newsletter summarising activity in the sector

commissioned reports and articles

find presentations and other resources

get answers to questions and queries

find out how your peers are addressing a particular issue

get exposure to something you’re doing

Functions forum – for discussion (check out the hotseat) wiki – online resource of useful information that can be added to blog – got something to say? document library (see the podcasts) events listing

forum – for discussion (check out the hotseat)

wiki – online resource of useful information that can be added to

blog – got something to say?

document library (see the podcasts)

events listing

How do I join? go to: http:// www.communities.idea.gov.uk

go to:

http:// www.communities.idea.gov.uk