New York SEJ members and friends, you're invited to our NYC New Year's meet-up happy hour. We'll come back from the Holidays with some fine drinks and discussion about some of the biggest environmental issues we'll be covering in 2016.

Are you a member of SEJ in the NYC region (or eligible for membership)? We're hosting a pre-Thanksgiving happy hour meetup on Nov. 17. We've got a lot to talk about: The upcoming Paris climate negotiations, federal climate policy, flooding in the South and much, much more. And, we'd like to hear your ideas for future SEJ meetups and New York regional activities.

7 p.m. Table reserved by Jenny Bogo of the Society of Environmental Journalists on the 2nd floor patio. Or if it's rainy meet inside the bar. Food available. Sign up on the Society of Environmental Journalists NYC Meet-Ups page [12]. Click here [13] to see more information about the venue.

Members of the Society of Environmental Journalists and the D.C. Science Writers Association invite journalists and people interested in their work to meet up for drinks, food, conversation and networking. 6:30-8 p.m. No RSVP. Learn more about SEJ meet-ups here [15].

Sacramento’s Capital Public Radio, in partnership with UC Davis, is hosting SEJ’s 2016 annual conference and we’re reaching out to our Northern California members to help us start shaping the agenda. Please join us 3:00-5:00 p.m., Friday, April 17, 2015, in Sacramento, for a conversation with regional leaders about the most pressing environmental issues of the day.

For the third year in a row, the Society of Environmental Journalists will hold a public discussion at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars in Washington, DC. The event will run from 3:00-5:00 p.m., followed by a reception. SEJ Board President Jeff Burnside will introduce leading reporters and editors, who will offer their predictions on the critical energy and environmental stories that will shape 2015. The event will also be webcast live at www.wilsoncenter.org [20]

Food issues and sustainability are under the spotlight at a free regional journalist meet-up in in Saratoga Springs, NY on November 10. A field trip to an area farm (homemade lunch included) will show innovations in sustainable agriculture, while a panel discussion showcases Saratoga’s grassroots actions for creating a more sustainable city-scape. The day will conclude with a panel that will give you the tools you need to move your GMO coverage from reporting on superficial disagreements to a deeper examination of the benefits and threats implicit in this technology.