Smart & Sustainable Campuses: National Conference in MD
University of MD holds key national sustainability event
Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference
Colleges and universities are incubators of innovation, tackling the biggest challenges of society through creative means. The 2013 Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference provides the setting to learn, share and explore how campuses are using their passion for innovation to develop technologies, infrastructure, programs and curricula that address the world's most pressing sustainability challenges.
Join your colleagues and take an in-depth approach toward defining, understanding and creating solutions to sustainability issues facing our campuses. Longer, 80-minute sessions create environments ripe for dialogue, shared problem-solving, skill development and community building.
Our attendees included directors and staff from sustainability, facilities, health & safety, campus planning and business offices, as well as students, business partners and other education stakeholders.
The 2013 conference tracks:
1. Community Connections
2. Fostering Behavior Change
3. The Campus as a Learning Laboratory
4. Strategic Implementation
5. The Built Environment
6. Innovation
Conference Venue
NEW location for 2013!
The DoubleTree by Hilton, in downtown Bethesda, is walking distance to two subway stations and nearly 200 restaurants. Hop on the Bethesda Circulator for a free and convenient ride to any downtown destination.
Conference Planning Committee Members
AASHE (Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education)
APPA (Leadership in Educational Facilities)
Johns Hopkins University
McGill University
Second Nature
Sustainable Futures Academy
U.S. Green Building Council
University of Hawaii
University of Maryland, College Park
Registration is OPEN!
Register todayfor the Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference. Our early bird rates are in effect until February 28th. You can also register for a pre- or post-conference workshops:
Pre-Conference Workshop
Recalibrating Sustainability for the Northeast
Sunday, April 14, 2013
8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Workshop includes breakfast, lunch and two coffee breaks.
The Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium (NECSC) invites you to join us for a one-day meeting of sustainability minds. The purpose of this session is to shape a 2014-2024 vision for this region following the end of the first UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development. Join us as we recalibrate our understanding of the ecological changes and business case propositions for campus sustainability efforts. An outcome of this session will include a short summary of key themes for the future (Charter). These themes will be useful for campus and community presentations on trends for the next decade. Everyone is welcome.
Post-Conference Workshop
Building a Sustainable Brand: How to Identify, Attract and Engage Stakeholders in Your Mission
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Workshop includes breakfast, lunch and two coffee breaks.
Who cares about sustainability at your institution? How do you know? You are so focused on rolling out your programs that the last thing on your “to-do list” is to talk about them. Ironically, this step is critical in enhancing your work, and when done effectively, can actually play a key role in leveraging sustainability outcomes to meet institutional goals such as reducing operating costs, staff and student recruitment, alumni engagement and more.
This full day workshop is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and tools they need to successfully engage university stakeholders in sustainable behaviors, as well as, enhance their own success through targeted promotion of their program/department/office’s efforts. This is a very hands-on workshop, where emphasis will be placed on message development; program branding; audience identification and prioritization; and proper selection, implementation and measurement of program marketing strategies and tactics.
Student Scholarships
We are now accepting applications from full-time, currently enrolled college students interested in receiving a limited number of complimentary registrations to attend the conference. Clickhere to find out more. Applications are due by February 15, 2013.
Join us at the DoubleTree by Hilton Bethesda-Washington DC
Room rates for conference attendees (single our double) are$149 per night plus state and local taxes at the DoubleTree by Hilton Bethesdsa-Washington DC. To get this rate, rooms must be booked before Thursday, March 14, 2013. The conference rate is available for stays from Saturday, April 13 through Wednesday, April 17, 2013. Visit ourLodging page and use our link to get the conference rate.
Conference Message Board
Need carpoolers for your trip? Want to share a room? Post your question to ourConference Message Board.
For more information, contact:
Aynsley Toews
atoews@umd.edu
