The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) invites submissions of abstracts for its 2nd biennial conference - AASHE 2008:  Working  Together for Sustainability - On Campus and Beyond (Nov 9-11, 2008, Raleigh, NC).

AASHE 2008 offers an exciting and unique opportunity for every sector of higher education in the U.S. and Canada to demonstrate how colleges and universities and their partners can lead the way to a sustainable future.

 AASHE's biennial conference is the largest gathering of its kind in the U.S. and Canada.  Well over 1,000 participants are expected to attend from higher education, business, non-profit and government. Given AASHE's diverse mix of members, the event will have an impressive array of institutions and sustainability interests represented. 

Reflecting this year's theme, “Working Together for Sustainability - On Campus and Beyond,” AASHE has partnered with Sustainable North Carolina to offer a special 2-day tradeshow -  “Sustainable Solutions Expo: Green Solutions for Campuses, Businesses, Institutions.”  Admission is included with conference registration. Other special events include AASHE's awards banquet (included with registration), field trips to local campuses, a Career Fair, specialized pre-conference workshops, a pre-conference Student Summit, and engaging keynotes by Lester Brown, Peter Senge, Van Jones, and Vandana Shiva.

All proposal abstracts except posters are due by May 1 and may be submitted in three categories:  Education & Research, Operations, and Administration & Finance.  Poster submissions are due by September 1.  

 For more details please visit the conference website:  www.aashe.org/conference, or email conference@aashe.org.