Thursday, September 13, 2012

AASHE 2012 Hotel Discounts End September 22!



 

Upcoming Events
SEPT 13 2012 - SEPT 13 2012
SEPT 25 2012 - SEPT 25 2012
OCT 14 2012 - OCT 17 2012
OCT 19 2012 - OCT 21 2012
OCT 24 2012 - OCT 24 2012
NOV 14 2012 - NOV 16 2012
In the September 13, 2012 issue of AASHE Events: AASHE 2012
·         Registration Ends October 8
Webinars
Partnered Events

AASHE 2012

Registration Ends October 8
Don’t miss North America’s largest gathering of higher education sustainability champions!
AASHE 2012: Investing in the Future will be held October 14-17 in Los Angeles, home to more than one million college students. This year’s conference features a new advanced session track, local campus tours, curriculum and STARS workshops, and presentations by L. Hunter Lovins, Billy Parish, Tony Cortese and the Crossroads Project.
AASHE has created AASHE 2012 event pages on Facebook and LinkedIn. Find hotel roommates, learn about impromptu networking opportunities, ask questions, and much more. Make sure to RSVP on these pages to stay in the loop!
Hotel Discounts End September 22
Register for AASHE 2012 to receive your discounted access to reservations at our host hotels. The Westin Bonaventure in downtown Los Angeles is AASHE's general attendee hotel, with $177 pre tax rates. Students receive $99 pre-tax reservations at the student hotel. Contact events@aashe.org if you have any questions.
Hunter Lovins Slated for AASHE 2012 Opening Keynote
In her "Innovation in Higher Education: Leading the Change" keynote, Natural Capitalism Solutions President and Founder L. Hunter Lovins will outline ways that higher education institutions can take a lead role in creating the next generation of thought leaders.
AASHE 2012 Workshops, Campus Tours Filling Up Fast!
Modify your existing registration to add any of these opportunities, or complete your conference registration to take advantage of these workshops and tours before they sell out:
·         AASHE 2012 Advanced Track: Sustainability Unbound New this year, this advanced track will challenge the content, design, delivery, place, purpose, intent and future of sustainability education.
·         Communicating Sustainability to Create Change Workshop Featuring the CEO of Natural Capitalism Solutions, this workshop will explore what phrases and concepts connect, motivate and generate sustainable actions that strengthen campus communities, operations and employees.
·         Designing Introductory Courses for Undergraduate Learners Participants in this workshop will come away with a deepened understanding of sustainability learning outcomes, a chance to test their objectives for sustainability learning against those of colleagues, and several proven examples of sustainability teaching-and-learning activities that have been taught successfully in introductory courses.
·         CSU Northridge Campus Sustainability Tour Attendees will visit the one megawatt fuel cell and LEED Gold Student Recreation Center.
$100 Discount on Bulletin Sponsorships for AASHE 2012 Exhibitors
With more than 11,000 subscribers, AASHE Bulletin is a great way to get in front of the higher education sustainability decision makers that attend our conference each year. Using up to 50 words of text, your sponsorship can be customized to let Bulletin readers know that you will be at the conference. This
discount is available through October 16! Contact margo@aashe.org if you have any questions.

Webinars

STARS Webinar: Highlighting Best Practices from the Innovation Category
Featuring presenters from Elon University, this
September 25 webinar will walk through the process of documenting an Innovation credit in the STARS Reporting Tool and highlight best practices in this area.
CURC Webinar: Handling Food Waste in Dining Halls, Events
Hosted by the College & University Recycling Coalition (CURC) with support from AASHE, this
September 13 webinar will take a detailed look at the challenges and solutions specific to campus composting. Participants will hear from industry and collegiate experts about the technologies and systems being used in successful dining hall composting programs, and learn about the challenges and solutions specific to special event composting programs.

Partnered Events

Take Part in Campus Sustainability Day 2012 Events!
Are you ready for the 10th Annual Campus Sustainability Day? October 24 is coming up fast. Here are a few ways you can participate:
·         Add your campus celebration to the Campus Sustainability Day Website
·         Join campus sustainability thought leaders in a live, interactive panel as they discuss best practices and challenges for preparing students for a changing climate
·         Participate in a regional conversation on the same topic (Note: AASHE is hosting the Western regional conversation)
USGBC Greenbuild 2012 International Conference & Expo
AASHE is a sector partner for the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC)
Greenbuild 2012 International Conference and Expo. This year's event, taking place Nov. 14-16, 2012 in San Francisco, will feature three days of speakers, networking opportunities, industry showcases, LEED workshops and tours of the host city's green buildings. USGBC Center for Green Schools and AASHE will present the Innovation in Green Building Award, recognizing a leading college or university that is transforming the built environment and creating living laboratories for sustainability.
AASHE Member Bioneers Conference Discount
As part of an alliance between AASHE and Bioneers’ Education for Action Program, groups of 6-10 AASHE-associated educators, students or allies will receive a
group discount of $150 per person to attend the entire conference.

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