The 10th Annual CA Higher Education Sustainability Conference

Date: July 10, 2011 – July 13, 2011
Location: CSU Long Beach, Long Beach, California

Save the Date! The 10th annual California Higher Education Sustainability Conference will be at California State University, Long Beach.

Learn from leading researchers and practitioners who are discovering solutions to the challenges facing our campuses and communities. The conference will highlight cutting edge research, as well as case studies with proven successes in curriculum development, operational programs, 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. This event is sponsored in part by the CCC/IOU and the UC/CSU/IOU Energy Efficiency Partnership Programs.

The conference provides the ideal venue for higher education professionals to collaborate with and learn with their peers. Its best practices approach to deliver and transfer sustainability knowledge among attendees has been a proven method to apply sustainable best practices across the state’s higher education institutions. The greatest strength of the conference can be found among those who participate, contribute, and willingly share their knowledge of sustainable practices with their colleagues and campus stakeholders.

To build on the successful model, the conference will add a new focus that goes beyond campus boundaries and into the surrounding communities and cities for opportunities and partnerships around sustainability efforts. This added focus is more inclusive and comprehensive, building on the concept of sustainable communities and enhancing campus and community relationships.

Subject areas for the four day event will include sessions in the following categories:

• Curriculum
• Energy
• Food Systems
• Green Building New Construction
• Green Building Operations, Maintenance, and Renovations
• Green Industry
• Healthcare
• Institutionalizing Sustainability
• Climate Action Planning
• Procurement and Business Services
• Research
• Social Equity
• Student Affairs
• Campus and Community Partnerships
• Transportation
• Waste Management and Recycling
• Water

The conference coordinators are seeking reviewers for speaker selection committees. If you are interested in helping to shape the event and in participating in conference calls with sustainability researchers and practitioners from around the state, please contact Katie Maynard, kmaynard@geog.ucsb.edu, 805-448-5111.

For more information on exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities, please contact Katie Maynard, kmaynard@geog.ucsb.edu, 805-448-5111.

The 11th Annual CA Higher Education Sustainability Conference will be at UC Davis on June 18th-21st, 2012