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

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9

Workshops

10:30 – 4:00

Sustainability Officers' Workshop (AASHE)

Sponsored by VHB/Vanasse Hangen Brustlin

10:30 – 3:30

"The Educational Facilities Professional’s Guide to Reducing the Campus Carbon Footprint" (APPA)

11:30 – 4:30

"Creating Living Laboratories for Sustainability" (Sarah Banas, Daniel Roth)

Sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science

12:30 – 3:30

"Educating for The Commons" (Chet Bowers)

12:30 – 4:30

"Critical Thinking and Sustainability Across the Curriculum" (Dan Abel, Robert McConnell)

12:30 – 4:30

Student Summit (AASHE and National Wildlife Federation’s Campus Ecology Program)

Sponsored by ARAMARK Higher Education

Tour

10:00 – 4:45

"Living and Learning Sustainability at Duke" (Meet in Marriott Lobby)

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9

Conference

3:00 – 7:00

Registration

4:30 – 6:30

Sustainable Solutions Expo

4:30 – 6:30

Opening Reception

5:30

Welcoming Remarks

Yolanda Moses – Conference Chair and AASHE Board of Directors

Charles Meeker – Mayor, Raleigh, North Carolina

Bill Chameides – Dean, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University

Richard Mann – Vice Chancellor for Finance and Admin, University of North Carolina

Larry Nielsen – Provost, North Carolina State University

7:00 – 8:00

Keynote Address - Watch the video here.

Lester Brown – "Mobilizing to Save Civilization: The Challenge to Higher Education"

8:00

Lester Brown Book Signing

8:30

Night on the Town

Check out the local restaurants and nightlife.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10

7:00 – 6:00

Registration

7:00 – 8:00

AASHE Business Meeting – AASHE Members

7:00 – 8:00

STARS Pilot Liaisons Meeting (Private)

7:00

Continental Breakfast

8:15

Conference Opening Remarks

Yolanda Moses - Conference Chair, AASHE Board of Directors

Judy Walton - AASHE Executive Director

9:00

Keynote Address - Watch the video here.

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

10:00 – 5:30

Sustainable Solutions Expo (Expo Ballroom)

10:00 – 5:30

Internet Café & Business Center

Internet Café sponsored by Sodexo

10:00 – 10:30

Van Jones Book Signing

10:00 – 10:45

Coffee, Tea & Snacks

10:30 – 11:50

Concurrent Session A

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10:30 – 11:50

Open Space Cafe

12:00 – 1:20

Hosted Luncheon Buffet

Sponsored by VHB/Vanasse Hangen Brustlin

12:15 – 1:20

Community Colleges Networking Meeting

1:30 – 2:50

Concurrent Session B

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2:30 – 3:15

Coffee, Tea & Snacks

Sponsored by Capstone Development Corporation

3:10 – 4:30

Concurrent Session C

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3:30 – 4:45

Sponsor Reception (AASHE) (Private)

4:30 – 5:30

SCUP Member Meeting

4:30 – 5:45

AASHE Poster Session

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4:30 – 5:45

Networking Reception

Sponsored by Mac-Gray Corporation

Co-hosted by AASHE and Sustainable North Carolina

6:00 – 7:15

Keynote Address - Watch the video here.

Peter Senge – "Working Together for a Future That Has a Future"

Co-hosted by AASHE and Sustainable North Carolina

7:30

Hosted Banquet & Awards

Hosted by AASHE

AASHE Awards & Recognition

Sheri Tonn, Chair, AASHE Board of Directors

ACUPCC Video Competition Awards

Anthony Cortese, President, Second Nature

9:15

Night on the Town

Check out the local restaurants and nightlife.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11

7:00 – 3:00

Registration

7:00 – 8:00

AASHE Advisory Council Meeting

7:00 – 8:00

Continental Breakfast

8:00 – 9:15

Keynote Address

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

9:15 – 4:00

Sustainable Solutions Expo

9:15 – 4:00

Internet Café & Business Center

Internet Café sponsored by Sodexo

9:15 – 10:00

Coffee & Tea

9:40 - 11:00

Concurrent Session D

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9:40 – 11:00

Open Space Cafe

10:45 – 11:30

Coffee, Tea & Snacks

Sponsored by Haley & Aldrich

11:20 – 12:40

Concurrent Session E

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11:20 – 12:40

Open Space Cafe

12:30 – 2:00

Hosted Luncheon Buffet

Hosted by AASHE

12:45 – 2:00

ACUPCC Implementation Liaisons Meeting (Private)

12:45 – 2:00

Curriculum Initiative Meeting (Private)

2:10 – 3:30

Concurrent Session F

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2:10 – 3:30

Career Seminar - Presented by Green Career Center (Room 301A)

2:10 – 3:30

Open Space Cafe

3:30 - 4:00

Coffee, Tea & Snacks

4:15 - 5:45

Government Plenary: Higher Education, Sustainability, and the Political Landscape

Jim Elder (Moderator) – Director, Campaign for Environmental Literacy

Kevin Foy – Mayor, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Harvey Ruvin – Clerk of the Courts, Miami-Dade County

Debra Rowe– President, U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development

5:45

Closing Sesssion

6:15

Dinner in Raleigh 

Check out the local restaurants.

Post-Conference Events

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12

Meetings

8:00 - 3:00

AASHE Board of Directors (Private)

Tours

9:00 - 3:00

UNC-Chapel Hill (Lunch Included)

9:00 - 12:30

North Carolina State University