UC Santa CruzSustainability Conference 2005

Program Schedule

Sunday, June 19th

        Pre-Conference Field Trips
11a - 12p

Registration Open

(11am - 9pm)

Cowell Lounge

   
Buses leave from Bookstore Plaza Parking Lot
Please arrive 10 minutes prior to start time
Hiking Tours leave from Registration
12p - 1p    
1p - 2p

Snacks and Beverages available

Registration and Cowell/ Stevenson Patios

(1pm - 5pm)

Exhibitor Setup

(1pm - 6pm)

UCSC Natural Reserves Hiking Tour I (1 - 3p)
Moss Landing Marine Lab (1:30 - 5:30p)
2p - 3p
UCSC Farm & Garden (2-4p)
Long Marine Lab (2:30 - 5:30p)
3p - 4p
4p - 5p
UCSC Arboretum (4-6p)
UCSC Natural Reserves Hiking Tour II (4 - 6p)
5p - 6p
6p - 7p

Exhibitor Reception

(6pm - 8pm)

Stevenson Event Center

7p - 8p

Monday, June 20th

7 - 8:30am

Registration Open

(7am - 1pm)

Cowell Lounge

 

Breakfast - Cowell Dining Hall

8:30 - 10 am

 

Opening Plenary
UCSC Chancellor Denice Denton
Students Yoel Krisher, UC Santa Cruz, and Hillary Lehr, UC Berkeley
Student Rachel Aljilani, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Frank Zwart, UCSC Campus Architect
Harrison Fraker, Dean, College of Environmental Design, UC Berkeley
Classroom Unit 2

 

Exhibit Hall Open

(10a - 6pm)

Track A:
Policy to Practice - Energy
Track B:
Green Building I - Case Studies
Track C:
Green Building II: Process and Strategies
Track D:
Curriculum, Research and Student Organizations
Track E:
Food Systems, Waste Reduction and Recycling
Track F:
Institutionalizing Sustainability
Track G:
Sustainable Campus Transportation

Session 1:
10:30 - 12 pm

A1:
UC/CSU/ LACCD Sustainability Policies and Implementation Progress - Classroom Unit 1
B1: Housing & Residence Halls- Stevenson 175
C1: What worked and what didn't in 3 LEED Platinum buildings - Stevenson 150
D1: Building Successful Student Sustainability Organizations- Stevenson 152
E1: Best Practices: How Dining Services Can be Made More Sustainable - Cowell 134
F1: ISEM: Stepping up to the Challenge - Cowell 131
G1: Strategic and Long-Range Campus Transportation Plans - Cowell 132
12 - 1:30pm
Lunch - Peer Groups - Cowell Dining Hall
Session 2:
1:30 - 3 pm
 
A2: Solar Energy Case Studies- Stevenson 175
B2: Community College Green Building Case Studies - Cowell 131
C2: Life-Cycle Cost Analysis for Building Projects - Stevenson 150
D2: Model Student Initiated and Run Sustainability Courses - Stevenson 152
E2: Closed Vessel Composting and Vermicomposting- Cowell 134
F2: Institutionalizing Sustainability - Chancellor's Sustainability Committees - Classroom Unit 1
G2: Sustainable Transportation Demand Management Strategies - Cowell 132
Session 3:
3:20 - 4:50pm
 
A3: Best Practice Awardees: Efficient O&M - Classroom Unit 1
B3: LEED Existing Buildings Case Studies - Stevenson 150
C3: Eco-Charette Workshop- Cowell 132
D3: Coalition Building for a Strong Movement - Stevenson 152
E3: Campus Gardens and Farms- Cowell 134
F3: Campus Sustainability Assessments - Stevenson 175
G3: Campus Sustainable Transportation Policy Initiative Updates - Cowell 131
5 - 6:30pm  
Exhibitor Hall Open
Stevenson Event Center
Walking Tours - Stevenson Patio
Yoga (5:15 - 6:00pm) - Stevenson Knoll
6:30 - 8:30pm    
Dinner - Award Ceremony
Keynote Speaker: George Pernsteiner
Interim Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor, Chief Operating Officer, University of Oregon System
Cowell Patio

Tuesday, June 21st

7 - 8:30am

Exhibit Hall Open

(7a - 3:30pm)

Breakfast - Cowell Dining Hall
Yoga (6:45am - 7:30am) - Stevenson Knoll

 
Track A:
Policy to Practice - Energy
Track B:
Green Building I - Case Studies
Track C:
Green Building II: Process and Strategies
Track D:
Curriculum, Research and Student Organizations
Track E:
Food Systems, Waste Reduction and Recycling
Track F:
Institutionalizing Sustainability
Track G:
Sustainable Campus Transportation

Session 4:
8:30 - 10am

A4: Student Energy Conservation Education Best Practices- Stevenson 175
B4: Best Practice Awardees in Energy Efficient New Building Design- Stevenson 150
C4: Selecting and Contracting the Right A&E team- Classroom Unit 1
D4: Integrating Sustainability Into Curriculum - Cowell 132
E4: Case Study Discussion: UCSC's New Model for Dining Services- Cowell 131
F4: CANCELLED
G4: Fleets; Vehicles, Fuels and Emissions- Cowell 134

Session 5:
10:30 - 12pm

A5: Costs and Benefits of Commissioning- Classroom Unit 1
B5: Laboratories Cowell 131
C5: Project Delivery Process Approaches for Green Buildings - Stevenson 150
D5: Innovative Environmental Sustainability Studies Programs - Stevenson 152
E5: Waste Reduction and Recycling Best Practices - Cowell 134
F5: Environmentally Preferable Purchasing- Stevenson 175
G5: Transportation Policy Roundtable Discussion - Cowell 132
12 - 1:30pm
Lunch - Cowell Dining Hall
Yoga (12:30 - 1:15pm) - Stevenson Knoll
Exhibitor Dessert - Stevenson Event Center
Session 6:
2 - 3:30pm
A6: New Technologies & Training to Help Campuses Achieve Energy Efficiency Targets - Stevenson 175
B6: Best Practice Awardee: Best Overall Sustainable Design - Classroom Unit 1
C6: Water: Innovative Yet Feasible Strategies for Reducing Campus Consumption - Stevenson 150
D6: Discussion: California Student Sustainability Coalition-- Visioning For Future Collaboration - Stevenson 152
E6: Best Practices: The Route to Zero Waste Technologies - Cowell 131
F6: Conversation Café: Using Our Collective Clout for Broad-Based Success - Stevenson Fireside Lounge
G6: Student Initiatives in Sustainable Transportation Cowell 132
4 - 5:30pm  
Closing Plenary
Gary Lawrence, Principal Sustainability Consultant, ARUP
Classroom Unit 2

Wednesday, June 22nd

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