Wednesday, October 4

8:30 - 5:00

Pre-conference workshops & meetings:

• SCUP Planning Institute I: Foundations of Planning Within the Context of Higher Education
• USGBC's LEED-EB Technical Review (held off-site)
• AASHE Board and Council Meetings

3:00 - 5:30

Conference registration open (in ASU Art Museum)
Expo set-up; poster set-up

2:30 - 4:00

Tour of ASU Arboretum (optional)

4:45 - 6:15

Opening reception (sponsored by ASU's Global Institute of Sustainability)

6:30 - 7:00

Welcome to the region - ASU Vice President Jonathan Fink

7:00 - 8:00

Opening keynote: Bill McKibben
    "Global Warming as the Ultimate Teachable Moment"

8:00 on

Night on the town

Thursday, October 5

6:30 - 7:30

Hike Up "A" Mountain (optional)

7:30 - 6:00

Registration open

9:30 - 4:00

Expo open; posters on display

7:30 - 8:30

Continental breakfast

8:30 - 9:00

Welcoming remarks - Julie Wrigley & James Buizer

9:00 - 10:00

Morning keynote: Ray Anderson (sponsored by InterfaceFLOR Commercial)
    "New Thinking -- A Better Way!"

10:00 - 10:15

Break

10:15 - 11:45

Concurrent Sessions A

11:45 - 1:00

Lunch

1:00 - 2:30

Concurrent Sessions B

2:30 - 3:30

Poster Session

3:30 - 5:00

Concurrent Sessions C

5:00 - 6:00

Reception (sponsored by HDR Architects)

5:00 - 6:00

Meetings

6:00 - 7:00

Dinner (sponsored by Sodexo)

7:00 - 8:00

AASHE awards & recognition ceremony (sponsored by Office Depot)

8:00 - 9:15

Evening keynote: Beverly Wright
    "A Winning Partnership: A Community's Response to Government in Action After Katrina"

Friday, October 6

6:45 - 7:45

Yoga Session (optional)

7:30 - 3:00

Registration open

9:30 - 3:00

Expo open; posters on display

7:30 - 8:30

Continental breakfast

8:30 - 10:00

Concurrent Sessions D

10:00 - 10:15

Break

10:15 - 11:45

Plenary 1 - Higher Education and Global Warming (sponsored by Powersmiths)

11:45 - 12:45

Lunch

12:45 - 2:15

Concurrent Sessions E

2:15 - 2:30

Break

2:30 - 4:00

Plenary 2A - Sustainability in the Curriculum and Campus Culture
Plenary 2B - Higher Education and Sustainable Food Systems (sponsored by Aramark)

4:00 - 5:30

Concurrent Sessions F

5:30 - 6:00

Break

6:00 - 7:00

Concluding keynote: Hunter Lovins (sponsored by ASU's Global Institute of Sustainability)
    "Natural Capitalism, Path to Sustainability in Education... And a Lot Else"

7:00

Adjourn

7:00

Student Convergence

Saturday, October 7 (post-conference)

8:00 - 5:00

Student Convergence