Green Events Collaboration Tools

Here at Solar Power Authority we keep our eyes out for all sorts of environmental news and recently we had the chance to meet up with a young entrepreneur in the Bay Area to learn about a new online service that connects people who are interested in solar, wind, biomass, and all sorts of other green interests.

The company is called Envirovents and it's mission is to spread the word about green events nation wide for the common good of our planet and our people. Their platform aggregates environmentally related events and integrates elements of social networking and a unique calendaring system.

In many ways the concept of Envirovents is an old idea that is being given new life, similar to the rise and fall of solar power in the 80's and the new flurry of interest it has received in recent years. Envirovents will enable people and organizations to organize and spread their green events from one central location. The concept was derived from a need by the environmental community to centralize efforts, a need that founder Justin Link saw first hand when he worked for the Green Building Exchange (GBE) before striking out on his own. His unique platform allows people and organizations to submit their green event to a single location, which in turn is automatically deployed across the Internet through widgets, rss feeds, scripts, and applications.

When we spoke to Justin about why he started the company and how he came up with the idea he told us that he believes “the best way to learn about a subject, is to immerse yourself within it. What better way to do that than meet industry leaders at locally held events, concentrating on specialized topics.” The hope of Envirovents is to have every environmental organization spend less time inputing, approving, and finding events and more time creating environmentally friendly products to change our world for the better.

From the end user perspective the tools that Envirovents offers will allow individuals to seek green events in one location or from their favorite organization's website where widgets are being used. Envirovents allows organizations free access to posted events and even syndication services that can be deployed to their own websites! Along with the calendar, there are features that help users stay up-to-date with events through social networking, feeds, email, and phone. Users can also specify the categories and locations of their interests with mapping tools.

Beyond the general calendar, a blog is used to record announce, summarize, and record events. The blog includes photos, video, interviews, and journalism about events in order to educate those who might have missed out and not been able to attend. Envirovents offers all of these services free of charge for event planners who want video, photography, a website, or publicity for their event.

In addition to what has already been launched, Envirovents is creating a network of freelance consultants who provide video, photography, event planning, and web design services, to provide resources for event planners as well as support freelancers. You can see some of their jobs on our Green Jobs Board today and spread the word to help get them started.

To see a full walk through of Envirovents, check out the video below or visit their homepage and explore some of the events! www.envirovents.com