Ravi led a Toastmasters meeting with the theme "Green Revolution." Crissy won Toastmaster of the day with her double duty as speech evaluator and table topics master.
We were also honored with a visit from Area 92 Governor Kara Johnson. Governor Johnson introduced herself and made lovely observations about Marshwinds Toastmasters and its members. Come back anytime!
Sandy (left) Kara (right)
Larry Everett gave a speech from the advanced manual, Technical Presentations, speech #4, Presenting a Technical Paper – “Green From the Roots”, an article by Mary K. Pratt and published in the Computerworld magazine, August 4, 2008.
[view Larry's PowerPoint here: http://guideonyourside.com/Green.pdf]
This was a presentation pertaining to the computer and Information Technology industry. The conclusion presented a useful URL (Web site) that may be of interest to anyone that is in the market to purchase a new computer. The Web site listed below contains a database registry of manufactures and computer models that have addressed the new “Green Initiative” for manufactured products. Check out the Web site to see if the product you are interested in is listed as Bronze, Silver, or Gold, or not even listed.
As an individual, what can you do to effect a greener environment?
Research product to see if it is listed as “Green”
○ Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool - www.epeat.net
EPEAT is a system to help purchasers in the public and private sectors evaluate, compare and select desktop computers, notebooks and monitors based on their environmental attributes.
○ Notebooks – Gold rated
○ Search Product Registry – all products
Next Meeting Thursday, August 14th at 9:15am at The Marsh
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