Conference & Expo   --   November 9-11th   --   Raleigh, NC

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Schedule of Events

Sunday, November 9

Pre-conference Events
10:30 - 4:00

Workshop - Sustainability Professionals
Led by Cindy Shea, Dean Koyanagi, Bonny Bentzin, Davis Bookhart
$75, lunch included, limited space available
Sponsored by VHB/Vanasse Hangen Brustlin
11:30 - 4:30

Workshop -   Creating Living Laboratories for Sustainability
Led by Sarah Banas and Daniel Roth
$75, lunch included, limit 75
Sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

12:30 - 4:30

 

Workshop - Critical Thinking and Sustainability Across the Curriculum
Led by Daniel Abel and Robert McConnell
$115, limit 25
10:00 - 4:45

Tour - Living and Learning Sustainability at Duke
$30, lunch included

1:00 - 5:00 

Student Summit
Jointly organized by AASHE and the National Wildlife Federation (NWF)
Sponsored by ARAMARK Higher Education

Conference
3:00 - 7:00 Registration
4:30 - 7:00 Sustainable Solutions Expo
4:30 - 6:00 Opening Reception
6:00 - 6:30

Welcoming Remarks

Charles Meeker - Mayor, Raleigh, North Carolina
Bill Chameides - Dean, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University
Holden Thorp - Chancellor, University of North Carolina
Larry Nielson - Provost, North Carolina State University
7:00 - 8:00 Opening Keynote: Lester Brown
"Mobilizing to Save Civilization: The Challenge to Higher Education"
8:00 - 8:30 Book Signing with Lester Brown
8:30 Night on the Town
   

Monday, November 10
7:00 - 6:00 Registration
10:00 - 5:30 Sustainable Solutions Expo

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7:00 - 8:00 Continental Breakfast
8:15 - 9:00 Opening Remarks
9:00 - 10:00

Keynote: Van Jones
"Strengthening the Fabric of Our Community by Championing Green Economic Development"

Followed by a book signing in the Exhibit Hall

10:00 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 11:50 Concurrent Session A
12:00 - 1:30

Hosted Lunch

Sponsored by VHB/Vanasse Hangen Brustlin

1:30 - 2:50 Concurrent Session B
3:00 - 4:20 Concurrent Session C
4:30 - 5:45

Poster Session and Reception

Reception Sponsored by Mac-Gray Corporation

6:00 - 7:15 Keynote: Peter Senge
"Working Together for a Future That Has a Future"
7:30 - 9:00 Awards Banquet and ACUPCC Video Competition Awards
9:00 Night on the Town

Tuesday, November 11
7:00 - 3:00 Registration
9:15 - 4:00 Sustainable Solutions Expo
1:00 - 4:30 Career Fair

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7:00 - 8:00 Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 9:15

Keynote: Vandana Shiva
"Good Food for All: How University Campuses Can Lead a Transition to Sustainable and Healthy Food Systems"

Introduction:  Eban Goodstein - Focus the Nation

9:15 - 9:40

Break
9:40 - 11:00 Concurrent Session D
11:15 - 12:35 Concurrent Session E
12:45 - 2:00 Lunch
2:15 - 3:35 Concurrent Session F
3:35 - 4:00 Break
4:00 - 5:30

Government Plenary

Addressing the Post-election Legislative Landscape, and Opportunities to Promote Policies that Advance Sustainability in Higher Education

Bracken Hendricks, Senior Fellow - Center for American Progress
Kevin Foy, Mayor - Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Harvey Ruvin, Clerk of the Courts, Miami-Dade County
Moderator: Jim Elder -Campaign Director, Campaign for Environmental Literacy

5:30 - 6:00 Closing Session
6:00 Dinner in Raleigh (restaurant listing)

Wednesday, November 12

Post-conference Events
8:00 - 5:00 Invite only: AASHE Board of Directors Meeting
9:00 - 3:00 Campus Tours
9:00 - 3:00

Tour:  UNC-Chapel Hill
($25, lunch included)
9:00 - 12:30

Tour:  North Carolina State University
($20)