MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: You are invited to participate with 30 business and environment leaders as they convene a gathering on Maine’s economy and climate change.

The event is Friday, June 12 at Thorne Dining Hall on the campus of Bowdoin College in Brunswick. The event will look at both the challenges and the opportunities that climate change is presenting for Maine.

The event is hosted by Envision Maine, a statewide organization working to promote Maine’s next economy, and many partners, including the Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber. For more information, go to envsionmaine.org.

Here’s the schedule:

— 9 a.m., First keynote: Dan Reicher

Director of the Steyer–Taylor Center at Stanford University, former director of Climate Change and Energy Initiatives at Google, and a former assistant secretary of Energy.

— 9:30 a.m., What We’re Seeing

Richard Nelson, lobsters

Tom Doak, small woodlots

Steve Getz, dairy farming

Russell Black, maple syrup maker

Si Balch, forester

— 10:30 a.m., What The Data Tells Us

Cameron Wake, University of New Hampshire

Ivan Fernandez, University of Maine

Andy Pershing, Gulf of Maine Research Institute

— Noon, Second keynote: Kathrin Winkler

Senior V.P. for EMC Corporation, the worldwide leader in cloud computing, and a director of the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy.

— 1 p.m., What We’re Doing About It

Phil Coupe, Revision Energy

Doug Baston, energy adviser

Julie Rosenbach, city of South Portland

Ben Polito, Pika Energy

Esperanza Stancioff, University of Maine

Vaughn Woodruff, Insource Renewables

Chris Sauer, Ocean Renewable Energy

Patrick Arnold, SolidDG and Eimskip Shipping

Kathleen Meil, Evergreen Home Performance

— 2 p.m., Some Big Ideas For Tomorrow

Sue Jones, community solar

Sam May, refinancing farming

Paul Williamson, offshore wind

Naomi Beal, passive houses

Jesse Thompson, Kaplan Thompson

Barry Woods, plug-in vehicles

— 3 p.m., Lightning round: What’s Your Big Idea?

UPCOMING EVENTS:

— Learn a five-step system to strategic decision making at the next Small Business Success Seminar. The seminar is today, June 10, noon to 1 p.m. at the Topsham Public Library (25 Foreside Road). It is led by Angela Chute, of Authentic Compass, and there is no fee. Learn new techniques to take back to your business the very same day.

— Hear a recap of the most recent state legislative session from Dana Connors, president of the Maine State Chamber, and Peter Gore, VP of Government Relations at the Maine State Chamber. The Chamber Regional Luncheon is Wednesday, June 17, 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Brunswick Hotel & Tavern (4 Noble St., Brunswick).

OUR MEMBERS: Do you need a locksmith, a Realtor or a place to dine? Check out the chamber’s website at www.midcoastmaine.com to find what you are looking for.

SMMC proudly serves 670 businesses and organizations in the following communities: Arrowsic, Bath, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Brunswick, Dresden, Edgecomb, Georgetown, Harpswell, Phippsburg, Richmond, Topsham, West Bath, Westport Island, Wiscasset and Woolwich. Find them all on our website at wwwmidcoastmaine.com.