Events
There are so many sustainability events being held in the United States that we have stopped trying to keep an up to date calendar. The following list provides just a snapshot of the high level of activity occuring in the U.S. regarding sustainability events.
To post an event to the U.S. Partnership's calendar, please send an email to uspesd@gmail.com.
THE ILLINOIS GREEN GOVERNMENT COUNCIL
They will have something for Illinois colleges and universities over the summer.
watch the web site at: http://www.standingupforillinois.org/green/gs_unidb.php
THE EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS SUMMIT
Washington, D.C. - October 6, 2008
This one-day, invitation only, summit will bring together executive staff from a select group of key professional organizations whose members are directly involved with K-12 education and/or the professional preparation of K-12 teachers and administrators. The purpose of the summit is to promote development of a sector-wide strategy for integrating education for sustainability into the teaching and operations of U.S. K-12 schools.
GREEN CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SUMMIT
Pasadena, CA - October 8-9, 2008
Community colleges are increasingly a focal point for statewide efforts to create a green economy and workforce in California. The energy and interest surrounding the emerging green economy provides community colleges with a unique opportunity to increase their perceived and actual value to the communities where they exist. Click the following links for more information and to register.
http://www.green-technology.org/ccsummit/attendee.htm
http://www.uspartnership.org/resources/0000/0049/GreenCommColleges_1sheet.pdf
http://www.uspartnership.org/resources/0000/0050/CC_articles.pdf
2008 ACUHO-I / APPA HOUSING FACILITIES CONFERENCE
InterContinental Dallas hotel in Addison, Texas. October 8-11, 2008
Our programming areas include Sustainability, Maintenance and Operations, Custodial Operations, General Administration and Leadership, and Construction and Master Planning. In addition to a whole area dedicated to sustainability, each of the other areas will have a decidedly "green" bent. For example, under Maintenance and Operations we will have presentations on recycling and integrated pest management.
In the Custodial area, we will talk about green cleaning. I certainly would consider this a sustainability conference.
THIS WAY TO SUSTAINABILITY
Chico State University, November 6-9, 2008
http://www.csuchico.edu/sustainablefuture/events/index.shtml
GREEN CHARTERS SCHOOLS NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Madison, WI - November 7-9, 2008
For more information and to register, please click the link above.
AASHE 2008: WORKING TOGETHER FOR SUSTAINABILITY - ON CAMPUS AND BEYOND
Raleigh, NC - November 9-11, 2008
AASHE's biennial conference is the largest national gathering of its kind in the country. AASHE 2008 offers an exciting and unique opportunity for every sector of higher education in the United States & Canada to come together to demonstrate how colleges and universities can lead the way to a sustainable future.
Reflecting this year's theme, "Working Together for Sustainability - On Campus and Beyond," in partnership with Sustainable North Carolina we are offering a special, two-day tradeshow: "Sustainable Solutions Expo: Green Solutions for Campuses, Businesses and Institutions."
GREENBUILD 2008
Boston, MA, November 19 - 21 2008
Buildings play a critical role in protecting and improving our environment and the health of the people who occupy them. USGBC's Greenbuild conference and expo is an unparalleled opportunity to connect with other green building peers, industry experts, and influential leaders as they share insights on the green building movement and its diverse specialties. http://www.greenbuildexpo.org/
Seattle, Washington, January 21-24, 2009
Conference highlights include the following:
Pre-Conference Symposium on January 21
Sustainability: Place, Responsibilities, and the Curriculum Keynote
Address: Stephanie Pfirman, Barnard College
Running the Numbers: An American Self-Portrait
Chris Jordan, Photographer
Grass Roots and Patriotism:
Re-Centering Student Civic Engagement in Higher Education Melissa
Harris-Lacewell, Princeton University; and Eric Liu, The New America
Foundation and co-author of The True Patriot
Civic Engagement and the Arts: Seattle's Olympic Sculpture Park Mimi
Gardner Gates
Association of American Colleges & Universities
1818 R Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
THE SOCIETY FOR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PLANNING (SCUP)
Various SCUP region
GREENCITIES FLORIDA
Orlando, FL, March 10-12, 2009
GreenCities Florida is the inaugural launch of the GreenCities event series. This event held March 10 - 12, 2009 in Orlando will create significant opportunities for building a green economy in Florida. This is not your usual conference; GreenCities offers interactive and collaborative workshops, nationally known experts in sustainability, best practices case studies, conversation café environments, a green jobs fair, and open space technology sessions. This event is designed to provide attendees with short and long-term steps towards sustainable practices, opportunities to network with like-minded peers, green tools and resources, and demonstration on how the "triple bottom line" provides for people, planet, and profit.
To apply to speak at GreenCities Florida please visit the Call for Presenters Page. This website offers detailed information on the event and the types of presentations and speakers who will be selected. We encourage you to visit http://www.greencities.com/ and learn more about this event.
ENGINEERS FOR A SUSTAINABLE WORLD (ESW)
ESW is hosting its 5th national conference Friday-Saturday, February 8-9, 2008 in San Francisco, California.
Online registration is available through next Tuesday, February 5th at:
http://www.eswusa.org/conference/2008/registration.asp
The event will feature over 60 presenters on the following key themes:
Education for a Sustainable World
International Development
Climate Change & Practical Action
Corporate Social Responsibility
For further information, check out the conference newsletter below, or visit our website at: http://www.eswusa.org/conference
THE CAMPUS ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER AT UT AUSTIN
Hosting a ReEnergize Texas Summit
Feb 8-10, 2008
This conference is geared towards university, college and high school students as well as staff in institutions throughout Texas, but is not exclusively devoted to the Texas audience. The conference is focusing on climate change, activism, and practical application of enrollment skills. See http://reenergizetexas.org/ for details.
It promises to be a very energizing event!
THE 2008 SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT FOR INDIANA COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES HOSTED BY BALL STATE UNIVERSITY.
February 21, 2008, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Ball State University Alumni Center
Ball State University, on behalf of ATAIN (Access Technology Across Indiana) and the Indiana Innovation Network, is hosting The 2008 Sustainability Summit for Indiana Colleges and Universities. Scheduled for February 21, 2008 at the Ball State University (BSU) Alumni Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. the Summit will feature speakers and panelists from institutions of higher education across the state on topics related to campus sustainability, including curriculum development, facilities, student affairs, administration, and highlights of current initiatives. An optional tour of the BSU Letterman Communication Building and Straw Bale structure will follow.
Agenda:
Issues surrounding campus sustainability: curriculum development, facilities, green funding, student affairs, administration, and highlights of current initiatives.
http://www.indianainnovation.com/events/2007/sustainability.asp
THE NORTHEAST SUSTAINABLE ENERGY ASSOCIATION (NESEA) BUILDING ENERGY CONFERENCE 08
The Conference and Trade Show for Renewable Energy and Green Building Professionals March 11-13, 2008
There is a full campus/institutional track on Thu 3/13.
http://buildingenergy.nesea.org/thursday.sessions.php
This is an excellent conference, and though it is a northeast organization and primarily uses regional projects as case studies, I recommend it because of the breadth and depth of issues covered.
http://www.buildingenergy.nesea.org/
3RD ANNUAL SMART AND SUSTAINABLE CAMPUSES CONFERENCE
University of Maryland - College Park, MD, March 31-April 2, 2008
http://www.nacubo.org/x9790.xml
HIGHER EDUCATION AND SUSTAINABILITY IN TENNESSEE
Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN, April 1 and 2, 2008
The third annual conference on higher education and sustainability will be held at Lipscomb University, Nashville. The conference intends to continue the dialog from previous conferences, looking to advance environmental stewardship within the state's institutions of higher education. Last year's conference at Belmont University drew over 170 attendees, representing 22 higher education institutions in Tennessee, and this year's conference intents to build on last year's results.
This year's conference will be held in conjunction with the conference on Sustainability and Business Practice, also taking place at Lipscomb University, on April 3-5, 2008. Plan to attend both events!
http://sustainability.lipscomb.edu/page.asp?SID=193&page=5672
NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABILITY FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES
Lane Community College - Eugene OR, April 16-17, 2008
www.lanecc.edu/sustainability/conferences/national.html
UPPER MIDWEST ASSOCIATION FOR CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY
Luther College - Decorah, Iowa, April 18-19, 2008
THE 2008 SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS SUMMIT
Monterey, CA, The Hyatt Regency Monterey Resort, May 18-20, 2008
Former Vice President Al Gore will be the keynote speaker at the Sustainable Operations Summit in Albuquerque, N.M. The executive summit, produced by CraigMichaels, Inc., is an invitation-only event that will bring together leaders from the nation's largest corporations, cities and states, universities, school districts and healthcare organizations to promote initiatives that benefit both the environment and the bottom line.
http://www.craigmichaelsinc.com/summits/summit-overview/?eid=73
AMERICAN COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS CLIMATE COMMITMENT LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
Grand Rapids, MI - June 5-6, 2008
This inspirational event will bring together ACUPCC signatories to review the progress that has been made to date and to explore several exciting opportunities associated with implementing the Commitment. It will include break-out sessions to discuss and create solutions to the key implementation challenges. This event is by invitation only.
ACAPA INSTITUTE ON SUSTAINABILITY
Cambridge, MA - June 11-14, 2008
The ACPA Institute on Sustainability will bring together a diverse group of professionals who serve higher education and are committed to sustainability. The goal of this institute is to invite individuals and teams from institutions to create an understanding, framework and actionable goals and tasks that can be taken back to campus and integrated into the core of the institution. Leading sustainability scholars and practitioners will discuss current trends, benchmark and promising practices, as well as afford participants with the opportunity to plan the beginning of or next institutional steps to their on-campus practice. The ACPA Institute on Sustainability will seek to create education and awareness for sustainability's triple bottom line: healthy social systems, healthy environment and healthy economy.
AASHE SUSTAINABILITY ACROSS THE CURRICULUM LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP
San Diego State University, June 12 - 13 2008
AASHE's Sustainability Across the Curriculum Leadership workshops are for faculty leaders of all disciplines who wish to develop curriculum change programs around sustainability on their campuses. Through an intensive two days of presentations, exercises, discussions, reflection, and planning, participants will become familiar with the philosophy of change in higher education developed through the Ponderosa Project at Northern Arizona University and adapted at Emory in the Piedmont Project. Participants will also experience a range of workshop strategies, hear local experts, enjoy outdoor place-based activities, and dialogue with faculty from around the country as they gain help in adapting this model to their own campus. In a supportive and stimulating environment, workshop members will reflect on their own roles in the transformation of higher education. Readings and materials will also be provided. http://www.aashe.org/profdev/curriculum.php
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROJECT WORKSHOP
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado, Jul 7 - 18 2008
The 2008 Sustainable Energy Education and Training Project (SEET) workshop will focus on energy efficiency technologies and renewable energy content presented by educators, practitioners, and researchers from across the country. The workshop will provide hands-on, inquiry-based lab experiences; take-home equipment and training; and site visits and field work assisted by professional partners of the hosting institution. The workshop participants will team up to identify teaching and learning resources and to develop materials to share with high school and two-year college educators in an online energy resources clearinghouse. High school and two-year college science, math, and technology instructors from across the U.S. are invited to apply. Twenty-five instructors will be selected to attend, with the following expenses covered: travel, lodging, meals, study materials, and optional tuition. Applications are due by January 18, 2008. http://www.ateec.org/profdev/seet/2008.htm
AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITIES COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ALLIANCE NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Sunshine Coast & Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia, July 9-11, 2008
The AUCEA National Conference 2008 will be held from 9 - 11 July on the Sunshine and Fraser Coasts, Queensland, Australia and will be presented by conference host, the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) in collaboration with the Australian Universities Community Engagement Alliance (AUCEA).
The conference will commence on the campus of the University of the Sunshine Coast at Sippy Downs, but will be translocated on 10 July to Kingfisher Bay Resort on the World Heritage-listed Fraser Island.
Under the banner of "Engaging for a Sustainable Future" the conference will address four sub-themes on University-Community Engagement:
Responding to the needs of the region / community
In this theme we are interested in those experiences and settings that highlight the determinants of creating quality and sustainable partnerships between the university and its region and community.
Measurement and evaluation
This will explore the way engagement processes and the outcomes to which they contribute are assessed in the institution and the community, and how continuous improvement results from these assessments.
Theory and policy development
These are lessons we have learnt locally and internationally that help us towards identifying the key factors in furthering the development of theory and institutional policy as it impacts on the sustainability of regions and communities through access to knowledge and university engagement.
Local engagement with a global importance
In this theme we are interested in those university engagement initiatives that are bringing about significant change at the community level in areas that are globally important - now and into the future, across the economic, social, cultural and environmental spectrum, as well as providing engaged learning and research for students.
Tailored for the research and academic, corporate, and government sectors, the conference will present a dynamic program of keynote addresses, panel discussions, and presentations of cutting-edge research; while also incorporating case study break-out sessions on putting University-Community Engagement into practice.
For more information, or to download a copy of the Call For Papers, visit the conference website http://aucea.net.au/traction/permalink/NationalConference1
UC/CSU/CCC SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo , July 31-Aug 3, 2008
http://sustainability.calpoly.edu/
The UC/CSU/CCC Sustainability Conference was established in 2001 for the exchange of best practices between people engaged in, or seeking to learn more about, campus sustainability-from teaching and academic research to all aspects of campus operations. In 2008, the sustainability conference will be hosted at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, the first time ever at a CSU campus!
This year's conference seeks to highlight innovative examples and implemented works in the following areas:
- Poster and Presentation Topics
- Curriculum and Research
- Energy
- Food Systems
- Green Building - New Construction
- Green Building - Operations, Maintenance, and Renovations
- Institutionalizing Sustainability
- Procurement and Sustainable Business Practices
- Student Affairs
- Transportation
- Waste Reduction and Recycling
- Water, Agriculture and Landscaping
- (new in 2008) Medical Centers, Nursing Schools and Student Health Facilities
- (new in 2008) Green Economy and Social Equity
Who Should Submit?
In order to foster a peer-to-peer network between and within the three California college and university systems, we are seeking presentations, micro-workshops, and posters from:
- campus operations and planning staff
- faculty and academic researchers
- campus administrators
- college and university students
- providers of the products and services delivered to colleges and universities in teams co-presenting with any of the above members of the campus community
- We are primarily looking for presentations from universities and colleges in California, though are open to presentations from other campuses who are piloting projects more ambitious than any of the schools in California. Anyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.
Deadlines
- Presentation proposals due Feb 26, 2008.
- Poster proposals due June 1, 2008.
- Registration opens in March 2008.
- Conference dates July 31-Aug 3, 2008.
For more information, visit http://sustainability.calpoly.edu/ and click on the Call for Proposals.