Campus & Community Sustainability

Schedule Updated

The following schedule will provide you with an outline for this two-day conference. Please check back as the conference approaches for updates to the schedule.

Panel Summaries by Schedule (.pdf format)

Day 1 - Campus as a Living Laboratory for Sustainability

Join us for an open dialogue among Florida's public and private institutions on issues such as campus sustainability research, education and operations.

Morning

8:00	Conference registration opens
	Exhibit halls open to all conference registrants and visitors Continental breakfast served until 8:45
8:45	Conference welcome and opening remarks
9:00-9:30	Address by UF President, Bernie Machen
9:30-9:45	Break
9:45-11:15	Concurrent breakout sessions, tours, and sustainability demonstrations
	Addressing Global Climate Change - Science and Strategies Transportation Issues in Florida The Transformation of the American Consumer Land Preservation for Floridians: Best Practices Waste-to-Energy Strategies Alternative Energy in Florida

Afternoon

11:15-12:30	Lunch
12:30-2:45	National Campus Sustainability Day webcast "Where Is Your Campus on the Continuum of Integrated Sustainability Planning?"(http://www.scup.org/csd/4/)
	Q & A with Florida campus representatives on initiating campus sustainability programs
12:30-2:00	Concurrent breakout sessions
	Building Community Support for A Sustainable Vision: Lessons Learned and Resources On Hand Real World Models of Sustainable Living
2:00-3:00	Visit Exhibitors (2:45-3:00 break for webcast and Q&A participants)
3:00-4:30	Concurrent breakout sessions, tours, and sustainability demonstrations
	Pedagogical Approaches to Integrating Sustainability Farms to Campus - Sustainable Food Systems in Florida Interdisciplinary Collaboration and "Living Laboratories": The Role of Universities in Florida's Natural and Built Environments Campus Partners in Community Transformation - Case Studies: Historic Rehabilitation of the Cotton Club, The Old Florida Heritage Highway, and Civic Lights UF-IFAS 2006 Bioenergy Interns From Policy to Action: Sustainable Campus Land Use and Transportation

Evening

5:00-6:00	Social Hour
6:00-8:00	Dinner and Keynote Speaker Michael Shuman in Grand Ballroom
8:00-10:00	Movie at the Orange and Brew

Day 2 - Practical Solutions for Life

Participate in roundtable discussions of campus/community relations and the integration of principles of sustainability in your community.

Morning

8:00	Conference registration opens
	Exhibit halls open to all conference registrants and visitors Continental breakfast served until 8:45
8:45	Day 2 welcome and opening remarks
9:00-9:45	Opening Plenary: The Role of Government in Creating Sustainable Communities
	City of Gainesville Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan Sarasota County Commissioner Shannon Staub Governor’s Century Commission for a Sustainable Florida Executive Director Steve Seibert
9:45-10:00	Break
10:00-11:30	Concurrent breakout sessions, tours, and sustainability demonstrations
	University of Florida Green Buildings: Success Stories in LEEDership The Role of Local Government in Setting Policy that Supports Sustainability Tools for Community Transformation – Electronic Water and Community Atlases Opportunities for Enhancing Wildlife Populations and Protecting Florida's Water Resources through Public Outreach Material Recovery, Electronics Recycling, and Environmental Management Systems - Programs for Universities Protecting Water Quality on a Watershed Scale
11:30-12:00	Visit Exhibitors (11:45 Assisted transportation to lunch)

Afternoon

12:00-1:30	Lunch: Field Trip to the Fresh Food Company
1:45-2:45	Plenary: Solutions for Your Life! The Role of Extension Creating Sustainable Communities with UF/IFAS Florida Cooperative Extension Dean Dr. Larry Arrington and Florida A&M University, CESTA Cooperative Extension & Outreach Programs Associate Dean Dr. Lawrence Carter
2:45-3:00	Break
3:00-4:30	Concurrent breakout sessions, tours, and sustainability demonstrations
	Green Building Leadership and Certification Green Community Development Bio-fuels – Processes and Feedstocks Green Community Development Sustainable Landscaping for Businesses and Institutions Successful Collaboration for Sustainability: Green Industries Institute, National Network for Sustainable Living Education, and the Florida Natural Resources Leadership Institute Low Impact Development/ Water Quality
4:30-5:30	Organizational Meetings
	College & University Waste Reduction Council (CUWRC) Business Alliance of Greater Gainesville (BALLE chapter)
5:45-6:45	Special student Q&A session with Carl Hiaasen at the Reitz Union

Evening

5:45, 5:55, 6:15, and 6:25	Shuttles from Reitz Union to Cultural Arts Center for reception and keynote
6:00-7:30	Reception and Open Museum Night: Florida Museum of Natural History and Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art
8:00	Keynote Carl Hiaasen at the Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts (in partnership with UF’s ACCENT Speaker's Bureau)
	Shuttles will return guests to the Reitz Union immediately following the conclusion of the keynote performance