2013 Ecofest Calendar of Events:
Mon 4/22 10am-2pm: Kick-off Fair:
Quad, Rain location: Lower Flat Tuesday's
Join us for food, live music,
drum circle, solar cooking, games & give aways from student orgs, non
profits & local businesses
Hosted by Students for Environmental Awareness
Tues 4/23,
4pm: Global Solar Technology Lecture
Clean Energy
Technology Incubator @bwtech (CETI)
featuring
internationally recognized leaders in renewable technology: Deepak Gadhia &
Bjorn Frogner
Tues 4/23,
5pm: Thin Ice Film screening
Commons
Sports Zone (2nd floor)
Join as
UMBC screens the first release of a new documentary exploring climate change
science with free popcorn
Hosted by UMBC Climate Change Taskforce
Wed 4/24, 3pm: On Campus Tree Planting
Volunteer to plan trees and help green UMBC!
Hosted by
Parks & People, AKA Sorority & the Arbor Day Foundation
Thurs 4/25,
12-1pm: Sustainable foods brown bag lunch discussion
Fine Arts,
Room 529, INDS conference room
Bring your lunch and collaborate with campus and local leaders in agriculture, food justice, nutrition and organic gardening
Thurs 4/25, 12-1pm: Global Warming and Maryland's Climate
UMBC Information Technology and Engineering building (ITE), Room 102
Projections for the 21st Century featuring Dr. Halverson
Thurs 4/25,
2pm-3pm: Herbert Run Greenway Tour
Departing
from Joseph Beuys Sculpture Garden Rock Garden
Hosted by Patricia La Noue, Greenway Founder
Fri 4/26,
12-1pm: Bike pro tips clinic & group ride
Commons Terrace, adjacent to the Quad
Get comfortable with handling your bike on the streets & learn
road riding etiquette, then give it a whirl!
Hosted by the UMBC Cycling Club
Fri 4/26,
12-1pm: Make Your Own Tree (craft)
Commons Mainstreet
Hosted by Student Events Board