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Dear all Following on from recent postings about universities, communities and sustainability I thought that some may be interested in this (even if only for contact names!) Steve ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- From: [log in to unmask] To: MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY <[log in to unmask]> Date sent: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 10:34:32 -0400 Subject: Best Practices Workshop on Education for Sustainability Send reply to: [log in to unmask] * * * ANNOUNCING * * * Northeast Regional Workshop on Education for Sustainability Shaping the Future: Best Practices in Higher Education Presented by Second Nature -- November 5-7, 1999 at the Trinity Conference Center in West Cornwall, Connecticut For more information, check out: < http://www.secondnature.org/register > ********************************************** Are you involved with ongoing sustainability efforts on your campus? Do you have practices that you would like to share with colleagues? Are you looking for strategies and tools to strengthen your campus efforts? If you answered yes to any of these questions then, Second Nature invites you to take advantage of the Northeast Regional Workshop on Education for Sustainability to bring a team to share and acquire "Best Practices" for your campus. At this first in a series of convenings, you will take away concrete ideas, effective tools and a new network of contacts to support sustainability activities in all areas of your campus -- from curriculum development to operations, research and community outreach. Special focus areas for those interested include: ...transforming engineering education to make environmentally sustainable design a foundation of learning and practice and ...how to reduce your institution's impact on climate change through academics, operations and community interaction Attend this event to: --> SHARE your experience of moving a sustainability program forward on campus --> LEARN what has and has not worked at other institutions --> DIALOGUE with influential leaders in the Education for Sustainability movement --> CREATE collaborations with colleagues from the region --> STRENGTHEN your relationship with colleagues from your institution --> IDENTIFY strategies to enhance your campus program FEATURED SPEAKERS INCLUDE: - Alan AtKisson, President, AtKisson & Associates AtKisson writes and consults on sustainability. He has extensive experience in developing indicators of sustainability -- improved measures of social, ecological and environmental well-being. - Jean-Lou Chameau, Dean of Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Institute of Technology is the first engineering school to make sustainable technology and design a core element of their mission, curriculum, research and work with communities. - Anthony Cortese, President, Second Nature In addition to co-founding Second Nature, Cortese was previously the Dean of Environmental Programs at Tufts University and the Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. - Collette Hopkins, Partnerships Director, Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Environmental and Technology Consortium Hopkins is leading an effort to form a national Higher Education Network for Sustainability Educators (HENSE). - Nan Jenks-Jay, Director, Environmental Planning and Affairs, Middlebury College Middlebury is offering unique programs that allow students to learn about the relationship of humans to their environment in a liberal-arts educational setting. - William Moomaw, Director, Tufts University Institute for the Environment (TIE) Moomaw will discuss a new energy and climate change initiative to make the northeast a national leader in energy conservation and in meeting the Kyoto Accords for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. - Peter Senge, President of the Society of Organizational Learning, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology affiliate. Author of "The Fifth Discipline," Dr. Senge is one of the leading scholar/practitioners in the world on organizational learning and institutional transformation. INSTITUTIONS REPRESENTED: Some of the colleges and universities invited include: Brown University, Columbia University, Connecticut College, Cornell University, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Middlebury College, Smith College, Tufts University, University of Massachusetts and Yale University. We hope to involve teams from each of these institutions and will be pleased to include your institution, as well. WHO SHOULD ATTEND: This event is designed for the active participation of interdisciplinary teams. Ideally, teams should consist of a minimum of three, up to a maximum of five members. Team members may be individuals with whom you have worked during the implementation of campus sustainability initiatives. We also encourage you to find individuals from other departments or sectors of your campus. Team members should be representative of your campus system including faculty, administration, facilities personnel and/or students. Teams attending the workshop are requested to present a Poster describing their institution's best practice. Poster criteria and guidelines for presentation are available upon request. Information from the poster presentations will be included in a widely-distributed workshop proceedings. WORKSHOP LOCATION: This workshop will be held at the Trinity Conference Center, which is located just over two hours from New York City in West Cornwall, Connecticut. The Center is situated near the Housatonic River in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains. Delicious meals and coffee breaks will be served in a relaxed style in the Riverview Dining Room overlooking the Housatonic. The Center has recreational facilities, including a fitness center, tennis, basketball and volleyball courts. WORKSHOP FEES (including meals and lodging): $360 Day Package* $600/person Double Occupancy Package* $720/person Single Occupancy Package* * Please note: registration fees include all workshop presentations, activities and materials, as well as meals and three nights lodging (Thursday, Friday and Saturday, November 4 through 6, 1999). HOW TO REGISTER: Workshop enrollment is limited. The deadline for registration is Friday, October 1, 1999. Reserve your space now! Request a registration form or find out more information by calling 617/292-7771 extension 131 or emailing < [log in to unmask] >. You can also print a registration form from our website: < http://www.secondnature.org/register >. Return the form by mail with payment in full to: Second Nature Attention: 1999 Northeast Regional Workshop: Best Practices 44 Bromfield Street, Fifth Floor Boston, MA 02108 .................................................. Steven Cummins, MRC Research Student MRC Social & Public Health Sciences Unit, 4 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow, G12 8RZ Tel: (0141) 357 7542 Fax: (0141) 337 2389 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Http://www.msoc-mrc.gla.ac.uk %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%