General Sustainability Announcements

Join over 850 students, staff, faculty and administrators in California higher education to explore the ways in which Universities in California can implement social, environmental, and economic sustainability on their campuses statewide, prepare future generations for "green collar" jobs, and bring sustainability to campus practices, policies and contemporary culture.

Present your best practices and learn about innovations in campus operations, planning, design, curriculum, and research through the peer-to-peer network that is being built within the California State University (CSU), California Community College (CCC) and University of California (UC) systems.

This year's conference seeks to highlight successful examples of projects implemented in the following areas:

Curriculum and Research / Energy / Food Systems / Green Building - New Construction /
Green Building - Operations, Maintenance, and Renovations / Institutionalizing Sustainability / Procurement and Sustainable Business Practices / Student Affairs /
Transportation / Waste Reduction and Recycling / Water, Agriculture and Landscaping

New topics added in 2008:
Medical Centers, Nursing Schools and Student Health Facilities
Social Equity and Green Economy

2008 Conference Theme:
This year our theme will be "Putting Sustainability to Work". This theme calls on us to build a green economy and train our students for jobs in a sustainable world.

Deadlines:
Please register by May 30th in order to get the early bird discounts. Also please note that the conference is expected to be sold out this year, so we encourage early registration.

Student Scholarships:
If you are interested in student scholarships please download a scholarship application at http://sustainability.calpoly.edu/register.html and email the completed application to kmaynard@geog.ucsb.edu. Scholarship applications will be reviewed as they are received and so early submittal will ensure you the best chance at receiving support.

Housing: Hotel room blocks are available as well as on campus housing. The conference organizers have identified some low income housing options which you can learn about at: http://sustainability.calpoly.edu/accommodations_alternative.html

Please go to http://sustainability.calpoly.edu/ for more information and to reserve yourself a spot at the conference.