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Interested in the latest developments regarding the Texas Bullet Train? Join Scenic Houston on Thursday, June 21st for a briefing from Texas Central on its latest progress and plans to build the first high-speed train in the U.S., right here in Texas. We want to share this opportunity to learn all about the bullet train with you and your organizations. Please join us.
WHAT: Texas Bullet Train update, presented by Texas Central
Lunch provided
WHEN: Thursday, June 21st – 12noon to 1:30pm
WHERE: Frost Bank Financial Center, 1700 Post Oak Blvd, 77056, 3rd Floor Conference Room — Click here for detailed directions.
WHO: Michael Moore, Regional Vice President, Texas Central Partners
HOW: RSVP to reservations@scenichouston.org by Wednesday, June 20th
We appreciate your RSVP to ensure seating and lunches
From the Texas Bullet Train website:
This project is a privately developed high-speed train system that will provide another choice for those traveling between the two largest economic powerhouses of Texas – Houston and North Texas. Together, these areas represent approximately half of the Texas population.
Once constructed, the train is scheduled to run every 30 minutes during peak travel times and hourly during off-peak times, with a midpoint stop on the 90-minute journey in the Brazos Valley. Connecting these regions with this safe, reliable and productive transportation option will provide Texans more great choice as they travel for work and play. Additionally, this important infrastructure positions the state for future growth and creates tens of thousands of new jobs for Texans.
As developers of this private project, Texas-based Texas Central continues to promote an open conversation with all parties about the high-speed train. With a project of this scale, there are naturally questions and concerns.
The 2018 ASHRAE Annual Conference will be held in Houston, June 23–27, 2018. The Technical Program along with Committee meetings, Registration, Bookstore, and Speakers Lounge will be held at the Hilton America’s hotel and the George R. Brown Convention Center.
Registration will open March 1, 2018.
For more information, visit ashrae.org.
  
The Houston Urban Conservation Summit will provide a unique opportunity to learn about the restoration, management, and monitoring of Houston’s diverse ecosystems and wildlife!
Location:Â Sheldon Lake State Park & ELS
What to bring: All participants should bring a reusable water bottle, notebook, and business cards.
Day-of-event contact:Â (281) 660-6683
Cost:Â $10 per person (includes lunch)
Rating: Intermediate to Expert
Registration: REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Please find registration details at prairiepartner.org and HoustonPrairie.org or click here to register now
STS-AIChE – Third Friday Networking Lunch
Topic:  A Bold Vision: EHS Compliance in a Rapidly Evolving 21st Century World
Jed will walk us through regulatory compliance – past, present, and future—with a special focus on how to position yourself and your company to take advantage of some dramatic changes that appear to be coming in the regulatory compliance sector in the era of Trump. Come prepared with questions in your areas of concern. It promises to be extremely informative and relevant.
Speaker:Â Jed Anderson Esq
Mr. Anderson is recognized nationally and regionally as a leading expert in the areas of air quality and climate change law. He was formerly with the nationally prestigious law firms of Baker Botts, and Vinson & Elkins, and “of counsel†to the law firm of Bracewell & Giuliani. He is currently an Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Houston Law School.
Jed has given invited testimony to the Texas Senate Natural Resources Committee, and his work has caught the attention of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, as a catalyst for positive change on this complex issue.
Costs:  There is no registration fee. The lunch menu ranges from $8 to $12, and the South Texas Section will subsidize lunches by $3 per attendee. STS members, as well as non-members, are welcome to attend. We only request that you pre-register at the STS-AIChE.org website so we can get an accurate headcount for the restaurant.
Join the USGBC Gulf Coast Chapter and the GBRC for a celebration of these excellent Houston projects. Local Owners, Developers, and Architects will discuss their insights from pursuing the highest level of LEED Certification for Core&Shell, New Construction, and Commercial Interiors projects, followed by a tour of HOK Architects’ LEED Platinum Office. CEU’s available.
Join USGBC Texas’ Gulf Coast Region for a celebration of Houston’s latest LEED Platinum Projects! Local Owners, Developers, and Architects will discuss their insights from pursuing the highest level of LEED Certification for Core & Shell (CS), New Construction (NC), and Commercial Interiors (CI) projects. The presentations will be followed by a tour of HOK’s LEED Platinum Office. Â
Registration:
The Center’s Summer Salons are a series of casual breakfast conversations, bringing big-picture thinkers and regional experts together with broader audiences, for an extended deep-dive discussion of issues that matter most to our future, with a focus on the next steps for creating a sustainable and competitive Houston region.
Following Houston’s Future Breakfast Series:
August 8 – Follow the Construction: Development in the Post-Harvey World
September 12 – Follow the Big Ideas: Smart Cities
The Center’s Summer Salons are a series of casual breakfast conversations, bringing big-picture thinkers and regional experts together with broader audiences, for an extended deep-dive discussion of issues that matter most to our future, with a focus on the next steps for creating a sustainable and competitive Houston region.
Following Houston’s Future Breakfast Series:
September 12 – Follow the Big Ideas: Smart Cities
The first person to hear the idea to create Houston Tomorrow around the mission of improving the quality of life for everyone in Houston was Ann Hamilton, then of Houston Endowment. In 1998, when Houston Tomorrow created the region’s quality of life movement, we began to look around the nation and the world to see what was working in cities to bring measurable improvement to people’s lives. Thousands of people changed Houston’s story; It’s time to celebrate them.
Party limited to 150 people; casual, wine/beer, snack provided. Tickets $50.
51 inches of rain in four days devastated Houston in August 2017, inflicting injuries, infectious diseases, chemical exposures and mental trauma on residents. What are Harvey’s lessons for leaders? On September 27, 2018, 6-8 p.m., join David E. Persse, Public Health Authority, City of Houston, and Joshua M. Sharfstein, Vice Dean, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, for a special discussion, followed by a networking reception.
Space is limited. To RSVP or for more information, visit globalhealthnow.org.