2015 Symposium on Sustainability - Presentation of the Live Green! Excellence Awards
| Date/Time: | Tuesday, 24 Feb 2015 from 5:00 pm to 5:30 pm |
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| Location: | Sun Room |
| Cost: | FREE |
| URL: | http://www.livegreen.iastate.edu/news-an...ainability |
| Contact: | Merry Rankin |
| Phone: | 515-294-5052 |
| Channel: | Live Green |
| Categories: | Conferences Live Green |
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The Symposium on Sustainability is Iowa State University's annual event dedicated toward celebrating the sustainability initiatives and achievements of students, faculty, and staff during the past year and informing of goals and action items being pursued in the upcoming year.
This year's event,"Doing Our Part, Greening Our Mark, Making a Difference", is focused on the many ways consideration is given to "greening" the impact we make as students, faculty and staff.
As well as a poster session highlighting work and accomplishments of university leadership and commitment in areas of operations, academics, and the overall student experience and highlighting campus and community initiatives, accomplishments, and opportunities related to sustainability and living (and working) green, this year's event also features the presentation of the annual winners and nominees of the Live Green! Awards for Excellence in Sustainability.
This year's event will kick-off on Monday, February 23, with a poster reception at 7pm followed by an opening keynote lecture at 8pm, "Green Chemistry: Helping Create a Safer, More Sustainable Future" by Dr. John Warner, Co-founder of the Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry (www.event.iastate.edu/event/34069. The Symposium will conclude on Tuesday, February 24, at 8pm with a public lecture,"Caterpillar's Journey to Sustainability" by Dr. Tim Lindsey, Global Director of Sustainable Development at Caterpillar (www.event.iastate.edu/event/34749).
Sustainapalooza, a companion event to the annual Symposium on Sustainability offering a very interactive and activities-based opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to increase awareness and engagement in sustainability initiatives, events, and opportunities on campus and in the Ames community will take place on Tuesday, February 24, from 5-8pm in the Memorial Union Great Hall (www.event.iastate.edu/event/34755).