Call for Proposals

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education is pleased to invite submissions of abstracts for AASHE 2008: Working Together for Sustainability - On Campus and Beyond. 

If you have questions about the Call for Proposals, please contact AASHE Conference Manager, Lisa Satin at (859) 258-2551 or lisa@aashe.org.

Categories

Abstracts may be submitted in any of these three categories:

Education & Research

• Curriculum development initiatives supporting sustainability across the curriculum
• Learning outcomes for sustainability
• Measuring sustainability learning and literacy
• Teaching climate change – from Focus the Nation to field trips
• Co-curricular programming around global warming and its solutions
• Implementing the education and research components of the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment
• Public outreach and education
• Collaborations to advance education and research for sustainability
• Service learning projects to advance sustainability
• Co-curricular learning – e.g., peer-to-peer outreach; community service
• Funding for sustainability-related research
• Growing role of sustainability research centers and institutes
• Recognizing interdisciplinary and sustainability research and teaching
• Other

Operations

• Case studies in sustainable facilities management, construction, food service, energy, transportation, purchasing, landscaping, water, waste, and other campus operational functions
• Implementing the tangible actions of the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment
• Designing social equity outcomes into projects
• Overcoming barriers
• Behavior change initiatives
• Measuring success
• Conducting GHG inventories
• Other

Administration & Finance

• Planning for sustainability – strategic plan, master plan, etc.
• Developing a climate action plan for the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment
• Institutionalizing sustainability across campus – new institutional structures
• Improving student diversity and access, employee health and well being, and social equity
• Growing role of sustainability professionals
• Partnering with communities and businesses for sustainability and sustainable development
• Sustainable investment
• Funding sustainability on campus
• Sustainable governance and decision-making
• Other

Presentation Formats

• Paper
  80-minute sessions with four 15-minute presentations, each followed by 5 minutes of Q&A.
• Poster
  One 60-minute session with authors presenting posters. Posters may be set up on Sunday afternoon and will remain on display throughout the conference.  Dimensions: 5 ft. x 5 ft. maximum, with means for hanging from backboard.
• Field Report
  80-minute sessions with seven 10-minute presentations followed by general discussion (10 mins). This is an experimental format for presenting overviews of projects, ongoing work, research notes, field notes, new programs, innovative proposals, short papers, etc.
• Panel or Roundtable
  80-minute sessions with 3-4 presenters, plus panel moderator or discussant. 10-15 min presentations followed by Q&A led by moderator or discussant. Outcomes- and action-oriented sessions encouraged. The panel organizer must submit one abstract describing the panel and its purpose.
• Workshop
  80-minute interactive sessions led by an individual or team.

Deadlines 

Instructions
Please submit an abstract of 250 words or less through the online submission form.  (Note: vendors must have an institutional partner for their presentation.) All presenters must register to attend the conference and pay prior September 30 to guarantee their place in the program.