Conference Schedule
Detailed Sessions Layout
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Conference Schedule Overview
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Presenter Index
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Please be sure to check the final errata sheet provided in the conference program, as the conference program is subject to change.
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Onsite Check-In Hours
- Sunday, 7am-6pm
- Monday, 7am-4pm
- Tuesday, 7am-12pm
Daily Overview
Sunday, October 14
7am-4pm Check-In Opens for Conference, Workshops and Student Summit
8am-4:30pm
8am-12pm Morning Workshops, Include Continental Breakfast
- $50, Campus Recycling & Zero Waste Workshop hosted by CURC
- $75, Sustainability Officers Workshop, Sponsored in part by UPS
- $75, STARS Introductory Workshop: Learning the Basics of Completing a Comprehensive Campus Sustainability Assessment
- $50, Communicating Sustainability to Create Change, Presented by Natural Capitalism Solutions
8:30am-2pm
12-1pm Lunch on Own general attendees, Student Summit Lunch included
12:00pm -4:30pm
- $20, Loyola Marymount tour (includes transport and lunch)
1-4:30pm Workshops, Include Snack Break
- $100, STARS Advanced Workshop: Strategies for Continuous Improvement
- $75, AASHE Curriculum Convocation
- CANCELLED, Developing External Grant Proposals for Sustainability Projects
- $50, Workforce Development Workshop with AACC
5-6:30pm Welcome and Keynote
6:30-8:30pm EXPO Reception
NEW to AASHE 2012 Advanced Sessions and Advanced Track
Advanced Sessions
What: Advanced Sessions, offered within concurrent sessions, open to all to attendees
Cost: Included in registration fees
Presenters: Accepted Presenters from Advanced Submissions Process
Monday 8-1pm, Tuesday 8-1pm
Advanced Track
What: Sustainability Unbound: Advanced Track
Cost: $150 for facilitated and interactive dialogue, 120 attendees
Monday 1:30-5pm Advanced Workshop (3.5 hours), Tuesday 1:30-4 Advanced Workshop (2.5 hours)
Monday, October 15
7am-4pm Check-In Open
7-9am Breakfast
8-9am Concurrent Session A
9:20-10:40am Keynote Address
10:00am-2pm Presidents Reception, Invitation Only, Lunch Provided, Meet in Convention Center Lobby by Information Booth for shuttle to Loyola Law School Campus, Hosted by AASHE and Second Nature
10:30am EXPO Opens
11am-1:30pm ACUPCC Implementation Liaison Networking Meeting
11:00am – 12:00pm Concurrent Session B
12:00–1:30pm Lunch
12:15-1:15pm Lunch Meetings
1:30-5pm Sustainability Unbound: Advanced Track(3.5 hours)
1:30–2:30pm Concurrent Session C
2pm EXPO Closes
3-7pm VOLUNTEER PROJECT: Arbor Day Tree Campus USA Community Service, Limit 45
(includes dinner, t-shirt, hat, gloves and transportation to LAVC)
2:50-3:50pm Concurrent Session D
4-5pm AASHE Member Meeting: The Board of Directors will give an update on AASHE activities during the past year and will provide members with an open forum for the discussion of topics relevant to the governance and activities of the organization.
4-6pm EXPO Opens, Poster Session Reception
5:30-7:30pm AASHE Reception, Invitation Only
7:00-9:00pm Community College Reception, Bonaventure Brewery, Open to Community College Representatives, hosted by USGBC Center for Green Schools, AASHE and AACC SEED
6:30pm Dine Around's
- $50, Blue Cow Kitchen (limit 35 attendees)
- SOLD OUT $55, The Farm (limit 30 attendees)
- SOLD OUT $55, The Farmer’s Kitchen Chef’s Table Experience, (limit 22 attendees)
Tuesday, October 16
7am-12pm Check In Open
7-9am Breakfast
8-9am Concurrent Session E
9:30-10:45am Parallel Plenary
10:30am EXPO Opens
11:00am-12pm Concurrent Session F
12-1:30pm Lunch
12:15-1:15pm Lunch Meetings
1:30-4pm Sustainability Unbound: Advanced Track (2.5 hours)
1:30–2:30pm Concurrent Session G
2:50-3:50 Concurrent Session H
3pm EXPO Closes/Breakdown
4-4:45pm Awards and Closing Ceremony
4:45-6pm Networking Meet-ups
Wednesday, October 17
9am-3pm
- $20, UCLA Campus Sustainability Tour (includes lunch and transport)
8am-3pm
- $20, The Port of Los Angeles and Marymount, Palos Verdes Campus tour (includes lunch and transport)
8-12pm Workshops, Include Continental Breakfast
- $25 Faith Based Approaches to Sustainability Workshop
- $50, Measuring Campus Sustainability Around the World Workshop (Intl event)
- $50 A New Era in Campus Carbon Accounting and Leadership: Sophisticated Tools, Impact, and Influence
- $50 Designing Introductory Courses in Sustainability for Undergraduate Learners
- $50 "Community of Practice" for Co-curricular Sustainability Program Coordinators
9am-2pm
* $20, University of Southern California and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Transportation to and from the convention center on the LA Metro Expo Line and lunch)
9am-3pm
- $20, Sustainability at CSU, Northridge Tour (includes lunch and transport)

