Office of Sustainability » Events http://blogs.evergreen.edu/sustainability Sustainability News and Events at Evergreen Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:15:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Smart and Sustainable Campuses Virtual Conference http://blogs.evergreen.edu/sustainability/2010/03/11/smart-and-sustainable-campuses-virtual-conference/ http://blogs.evergreen.edu/sustainability/2010/03/11/smart-and-sustainable-campuses-virtual-conference/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:05:45 +0000 morgans http://blogs.evergreen.edu/sustainability/?p=357 March 23, 20107:00 amto3:00 pm

Conference agenda:

7:00 – 7:30 AM

Virtual Chat: Integrating Sustainability

Peter Bardaglio, author of Boldly Sustainable: Hope and Opportunity for Higher Education in the Age of Climate Change

7:30 – 9:00 AM

Webcast: The Rewarding, Bold, and Sometimes Bumpy Road to Climate Neutral

Bonny Bentzin, Arizona State University

Tavey Capps & Tatjana Vujic, Duke University

Paul Farnsworth , Bates College

Mark Rostafin, Stone House Group

Toni Nelson, (moderator) Second Nature

9:00 – 10:00 AM

Virtual Chat: Financing Sustainability on Campus

Wendell Brase, University of California, Irvine

10:00 – 11:30 AM

Webcast: Community Investing and Sustainable Development

Atlee McFellin, Green for All

Dan Apfel, Responsible Endowments Coalition

Steven Dubb, The Democracy Collaborative

Rex LaMore, Michigan State University

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Virtual Chat: Climate Action Planning

Toni Nelson, Second Nature

12:30 – 2:00 PM

Webcast: Foot Soldier Tales: A Students Perspectives on the Uphill Battle Towards Campus Sustainability

Angie DeSoto, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Hai Vo, University of California, Irvine

Missy Orr, DePauw University

2:00 – 3:00pm

Virtual Chat: Student Perspectives

Student Panelists

The conference connection will be in the Facilities Conference room, Lab II 1254. Please contact Emily if you would like to attend.

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SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION

The Puget Sound local section of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) is hosting a regional conference on sustainability and the environment

AT – Seattle University Campus | 901 12th Ave | Seattle, WA
ON – Thursday, March 25, 2010 – Friday, March 26, 2010

Click HERE for more information.

Presentations will cover green chemistry, renewable energy, the built environment, water use and conservation, public health, and community development.
An online Technical Program can be found at:

http://pugetsound.aiche.org/sites/pugetsound.aiche.org/files/webfm/TechProg.pdf

Presentation abstracts can be found at:

http://pugetsound.aiche.org/sites/pugetsound.aiche.org/files/webfm/Proceedings.pdf

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