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Green Team Meeting
Come to the first Green Team meeting of the year on Jan 26th at 6pm (thurs) at the CCE office!
CA Higher Education Sustainability Conference Call for Proposals
Deadline: January 20, 2012
Hosted by UC Davis
June 18th-22nd, 2012
Submissions Due: January 20th, 2012
The California Higher Education Sustainability Conference (CHESC) highlights cutting-edge case studies as well as research, curriculum development, and community partnerships. This unique event is jointly organized by independent/private colleges, California Community Colleges, California State Universities, and the University of California creating the opportunity for dialogue across institutions.
The CHESC seeks speakers who have crossed silos within their institutions to create sustainable change, infuse concepts of sustainability into curriculum, and/or to pursue research questions related to sustainability (especially where the research has or could be applied to campus sustainability). They are especially excited about proposals where a connection has been made across academic and operational departments. In the words of Fritjof Capra:
“The more we study the major problems of our time, the more we come to realize that they cannot be viewed in isolation. They are systemic problems, which means that they are interconnected and interdependent.”
Campus staff, faculty, students, and administrators are encouraged to submit proposals on case studies, pilot programs, and replicable best practices. The organizers are equally interested in projects where a key lesson was learned and projects that were successful in the traditional sense.
This year potential speakers will be asked to submit proposals that highlight or create a link between at least two of the core topic areas (click the titles below for more information on each):
a. Climate Action Planning
b. Curriculum
c. Energy
d. Food Systems
e. Green Building
f. Healthcare
g. Institutionalizing Sustainability
h. Local (Regional Case Studies)
i. Procurement and Business Services
j. Research
l. Social Equity
m. Student Affairs and Auxiliaries
n. Transportation
o. Waste Reduction and Recycling
p. Water and Landscape
During this call for proposals process, they will also be accepting proposals for:
Poster Show
Throughout the conference, they will highlight posters that describe research, creative activities, and best practices related to sustainability. This is an opportunity for students, faculty, campus staff, and administrators to present and communicate their work from the past academic year to a diverse audience.
Student Convergence
The convergence is a post-conference, half-day workshop on Thursday, June 21st, 2012. It will highlight new student campaigns, upcoming projects, and skill sharing workshops. Students will also have a chance to network with other student leaders from California Community Colleges, California State University, University of California, and Private campuses throughout the state collectively as well as with students from their own systems. The convergence is free, and students can attend it without attending the main conference.
CSSC Convergence in Chico
Five students from UC Davis attended the Fall 2011 CSSC Convergence in Chico and returned feeling rejuvinated and inspired from the event. The weekend involved keynote speaches from Derrick Jensen and Morgoth, workshops on a variety of topics ranging from vegan soap-making to ecofeminism, and delicious homemade vegan meals from the local organic farms in Chico, California. Here are some photos from the weekend:
If you want to come to the next Convergence it will be held in the Spring of 2012, the location is TBD.
Global Health and Innovation Conference
Presented by Unite For Sight, 9th Annual Conference
Date: April 21, 2012 – April 22, 2012
Location: Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
“A Meeting of Minds”–CNN
The Global Health & Innovation Conference is the world’s largest global health conference and social entrepreneurship conference. This must-attend, thought-leading conference annually convenes 2,200 leaders, changemakers, students, and professionals from all fields of global health, international development, and social entrepreneurship.
The conference’s confirmed speakers to date include:
Keynote Addresses
• Sasha Dichter, Director of Business Development, Acumen Fund
• Seth Goldman, President and TeaEO of Honest Tea
• Jeffrey Sachs, PhD, Director of Earth Institute at Columbia University; Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, Professor of Health Policy and Management, Columbia University; Special Advisor to Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon
• Sonia Ehrlich Sachs, MD, MPH, Director of Health, Millennium Village Project, Earth Institute at Columbia University
For registration, abstract submission and further information on speakers, please visit the Web site.
http://johnmuir.ucdavis.edu/events/1791/global-health-innovation-conference-2012
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