About this Event
Because of your dedication to sustainability in Los Angeles, you’re invited!
Come to celebrate LA’s most courageous young sustainability champions — and practical visionaries who care.
Hosted by Caltech at the Resnick Sustainability Institute, the Pando Awards will spotlight 16 Pando projects developed over the 2025/26 school year. Go here for a preview of the work. We also will be honoring the middle-school winners of the Magenta House Expo from Spring 2026.
Ed Bacon returns as Awards moderator. Expect cash prizes to further sustainability projects in the region, special guest presentations, and networking opportunities galore.
October 18, 2025, 2:00 - 5:00 PM
Seating is limited.
So, reserve yours now!
Many thanks to: John Buchanan, Andrew Tobias, Jill Apperson, Calpine/Clean Power Alliance, Metropolitan Water District, Alexandria Technology, Athens Services, Plante Moran, Floe Financial, The Happold Foundation, Lindsey Horvath, Christine Johnson, Katy Yaroslavsky, LA Metro, and Jay Farbstein and Bonnie Berman.
And to the following: Ed Bacon and Hope Hendricks-Bacon, Peter Florstedt and Nelson Bermuda, Margo and Ralph Kidushim, Paul and Gail Koretz, Rebecca Schmitt, Eugene Shirley and Ruey-Lung Hsiao, and Elizabeth Thompson.
Many thanks to the Resnick Sustainability Institute at Caltech for the annual facilities support it provides for The Pando Sustainability Awards.
Event venue & nearby stays
Caltech's Resnick Sustainability Institute, 430 S. Wilson Avenue, Pasadena, United States
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