Rocky Mountain Institute's 25th Anniversary

August 9 - 10, 2007
This information pertains to 2007. Please check back at a later date for this year's information.

   

Package Information | Co-Chairs | Honoary Chairs | Desired Outcomes | Sponsored Partnerships & Marketing | Schedule of Events

OVERVIEW

Rocky Mountain Institute
RMI 25: Celebrating Solutions promises to be both an inspirational, motivational, and fun celebration of Rocky Mountain Institute’s 25th Anniversary and its past and future work. To date, confirmed luminaries include our Master of Ceremonies Thomas Friedman (NY Times columnist), as well as John Abele (Boston Scientific), Ray Anderson (Interface, Inc.), Majora Carter (Sustainable South Bronx), Yvon Chouinard (Patagonia), Jesse Fink (Mission Point Capital Partners), Newt Gingrich (former Speaker of the House), Hal Harvey (Hewlett Foundation), Paul Hawken, Bill Joy (Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers), Dean Kamen (Segway - DEKA Research & Development), Christine Loh (Civic Exchange, Hong Kong), James Murdoch (British Sky Broadcasting), Jeff Seabright (Coca-Cola), Rob Walton (Wal-Mart), and Lin Wells (the Pentagon).

RMI 25: Celebrating Solutions kicks off on Thursday, August 9th with the RMIQ lecture “A Convenient Truth: Profitable Business-Led Climate Solutions” followed by a private VIP reception hosted by Adam Lewis. On Friday, August 10th, there will be an all-day Symposium with panel discussions featuring our luminaries. We will then move to Molly and Tom Bedell’s Peace Ranch in Basalt for a Gala Reception, Dinner and Dancing for as many as 1,100 guests. The highlight of Friday evening’s program will be the discussions led by Thomas Friedman with Amory Lovins and our other top luminaries.

RMI’s Communication Team will be launching a national media campaign announcing RMI 25: Celebrating Solutions. Invitations will be extended to approximately 15,000 of RMI’s supporters, clients and ambassadors throughout the world. We anticipate that the audience will include hundreds of individuals and companies from all over the world.

CO-CHAIRS:

  • Molly and Tom Bedell, Pure Fishing and founders of the Bedell World Citizenship Fund, members of Rocky Mountain Institute’s (RMI) National Solutions Council
  • Elaine and Rob LeBuhn, member of RMI’s Board of Trustees and chairman of Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation (respectively)

    HONORARY CHAIRS:

  • Adam Lewis, philanthropist and donor of RMI’s largest single gift
  • William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, RMI’s longest and largest foundation supporter
  • Interface, Inc., one of RMI’s first clients to take an integrated approach to sustainability

    DESIRED OUTCOMES:

  • Convene influential luminaries in an intimate setting to converse, collaborate, and inspire
  • Engage RMI’s network of friends, supporters, and colleagues
  • Encourage development of meaningful collaboration and actions for the future
  • Inspire and motivate a new audience to become part of the solution
  • Raise funds for RMI’s cutting-edge initiatives
  • Host a resource-neutral event in a beautiful, inspiring setting
  • Celebrate and have fun!

    SPONSOR PARTNERSHIPS and MARKETING:

    Corporations, foundations, and individuals will be invited to partner with us in hosting RMI 25: Celebrating Solutions. Our targeted audience will include RMI’s worldwide constituency of more than 150,000 individuals and organizations.

    Rocky Mountain Institute is a 25-year old, independent, nonpartisan, entrepreneurial, nonprofit 501c3 organization. It fosters the efficient and restorative use of resources to make the world secure, just, profitable, and life-sustaining. RMI shows businesses, communities, individuals, and governments how to create wealth and protect the environment simultaneously – often through advanced resource efficiency and the principles of “natural capitalism”. Its technical experts have lately redesigned $30 billion worth of facilities in 29 sectors for radical energy and resource efficiency, often at lower capital cost. For more on RMI’s work, please visit www.rmi.org.

    Schedule of Events:

    Thursday, August 9 RMIQ: A Convenient Truth: Profitable Business-Led Climate Solutions Location: Hotel Jerome
    5:30 – 7 pm

    Thursday, August 9 Private Reception
    Location: Lewis Home
    7:30 - 10 pm

    Friday, August 10 Symposium: Topics include - Corporate Leadership, Venture Philanthropy and Entrepreneurial Non Profits, Building Real Security
    Location: Hotel Jerome
    9 am – 3 pm

    Friday, August 10 Gala: Cocktail Reception, Dinner, Program, and Entertainment
    Location: Peace Ranch
    5 pm - Midnight

    Contact Info:

    Aspen Eventworks, Inc. Rocky Mountain Institute
    Debra Doyle – RMI 25 Event Planner Ginni Galicinao – Senior Development Officer
    Ph 970.618.5750 Ph 970.927.7201
    Email debra@aspeneventworks.com Email ginni@rmi.org
    Fax 970.922.2351 www.rmi.org
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