Dear SEEED Summit Attendees: Welcome to the 4th annual SEEED Summit at Brown University! We are eagerly awaiting your arrival for an action-packed two days, during which opportunities will abound to share, learn, collaborate, connect, and inspire. Prior to your arrival we wanted to share some important information regarding summit programming and your trip to Providence. Accommodations The Dean Hotel We refer attendees to The Dean, boutique hotel at 122 Fountain St. in the heart of downtown Providence. The Dean supports social enterprise in a number of ways, a few of which you can read about here. Registration Friday 8 am to 12 pm in Alumnae Hall, 194 Meeting St, Providence, RI 02906 12 pm to 5 pm in The SEEED Summit Tent, Brown’s Main Green Saturday All day, Salomon Lobby, 79 Waterman Street on Brown’s Main Green Getting Around A map of the Brown University buildings where SEEED events are held is available on the following page. From Brown, getting downtown is an easy 20 minute walk. You can also use public transport with RIPTA or call an eco-friendly bike taxi with Sol Chariots or EcoPedicab. Uber or Lyft are options as well! Parking You said you had difficulty parking around Brown last year and we heard your concerns! We’ve reserved 22 parking spaces free of charge at the First Church of Christ Scientist, 71 Prospect St, Providence, RI 02906. Parking is also available at the Brown University Visitor Parking lot, located at the intersection of Power and Thayer Streets. Rates can be found here. Metered and free on street parking is also available around campus. Free parking is available several blocks from campus (all day near Governor and Ives, after 10am north of campus off Thayer Street near Bowen, Lloyd, and Keene.) Social Media To follow the action in real time: • Live tweet using #SEEED15 • Like us on Facebook • Follow us on Twitter @segreenhouse Conference Events Coaching: Friday, April 24th from 12:00 - 1:30 pm and Saturday, April 25th from 12:30 – 2:00 SEEED Summit Tent (Main Green) SEEED Coaching offers half-hour, one-on-one coaching sessions with successful social and business entrepreneurs. Browse through available coaches and book your personalized session at seeed.org/coaching. Buy with Heart Marketplace: Friday, April 14th from 12:00 - 3:30 pm SEEED Summit Tent (Main Green) Support local social enterprises and shop for gifts that give back! A list of featured vendors is available here. Social Events Pre-Conference Cocktail: Thursday, April 23rd from 6:00 - 8:00 pm The Social Enterprise Greenhouse Hub 10 Davol Square l Unit 100 Providence, RI 02903 Join us to kick off the conference with cocktails and conversation at Social Enterprise Greenhouse’s new Hub, RI’s first co-working, community, and educational space. Meet Hub members (or become one yourself!) and mingle with other summit attendees growing the impact sector in Rhode Island and beyond. Samplings from Whole Foods and local social venture The Bug Banquet , as well as good local beverages will be available. SEEED Social Hosted by WaterFire Providence - Friday, April 24th from 6:00 - 10:00 pm WaterFire Arts Center 475 Valley Street Providence, RI 02908 This year’s SEEED Social will be hosted by WaterFire Providence at the new WaterFire Arts Center. Hear welcome remarks from Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza and Rhode Island General Treasurer Seth Magaziner. Hear music from local bands richard, Butter, RISDIO, and the Clyde Lawrence Band while enjoying food and drink from local do well do good businesses. Emergency Contacts Julie Meros: 443-895-7564 Kelly Ramirez: 401-749-7238 Antonieta Falconi: 401-400-1262 2 Metcalf Hall Machado House Rochambeau House building locations 111 Brown Street Champlin Hall Miller Hall 4 New Pembroke Dorms 1 CUS Morriss Hall Pembroke Campus Verney-Wooley Dining Hall alumnae hall Smith-Buonanno Hall CUSHING STREET conference buildings highlighted in blue Wooley Hall Emery Hall First Church of Christ Scientist Pembroke Hall West House REET MEETING ST Sidney E. Frank Hall for Life Sciences BROWN STREET RE PROSPECT ST REET ET Sharpe House ANGELL Urban Environmental Lab 70 Brown Street LLEY 68 1/2 FONTES A Mencoff Hall Hope College Van Wickle Gates er salomon center University Hall COLLEGE STREET SEEED Summit Tent (Main Green) Sayles Hall hall wilsont ada (no ) Slater Hall Rockefeller Library Wilbour Hall B Faculty i t l Science Librar metcalf research building Lyman Hall Soldier's Arch Ruth J. Simmons Quadrangle Lincoln Field Building Maxcy Hall Littlefield Hall Gardner House Caswell Hall MacM H Hegeman Hall St. Stephen's Church Nicholson House 67 George Street K H Sears House Maddock Alumni Center EET Shirley Miller House E Hunter Psychology Lab ET ET Horace Mann ng (BERT) GEORGE STRE GEORGE STRE MAGEE 25 George Street John Carter Brown Library Rhode Island Hall Lippitt 94 House Waterman and Teachi nmental Research Building for Enviro Plant Robert '62 Campus Cent Manning Hall/Chapel PORTAL TUNNEL Norwood House STREET faunce house / Stephen The Walk (South) FONE REET Front Green REET PROSPECT ST Gerard House Carrie Tower Walter Hall Partridge House 70 Waterman St t Street WATERMAN Prospect House Brown Street J. Walter Wilson Churchill House 169 Angell Street Hemisphere Building R ER ST THAY Robinson Hall STREET 8 Fones Alley BROWN CorlissBrackett House STREET REET REET Bookstore THAYER ST Peter B. Green House ANGELL ST John Hay Library Brown Office Building Granoff Center The Walk (North) REET OLIVE ST Hillel house list art building D E U C LI OLIVE ST ACE Blistein House Sidney E. Frank Hall for Life Sciences GrimshawGudewicz Medical Building Bio-Medical Center Wayland House Wayland Arch Hughes Court S E Wriston Quad Sharpe Refectory 1 Th St
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