Greening of the Campus VIII

Posted by on September 14, 2009

The Greening of the Campus VIII conference and expo in Indianapolis, Indiana (September 20-23) is just around the corner. AASHE and Ball State University are making final preparations and want to be sure you’re aware of all the opportunities available. Don’t miss this unique event!
Register to Attend

If you aren’t already registered, please do so soon. Conference registration ends September 14th and there will be no on-site registration:

Students: A limited number of reduced-fee student registrations are still available – contact Peggy Weis at pdweis@bsu.edu.

Don’t forget to reserve your hotel room in one of the discounted GOC VIII hotel room blocks. The room blocks will be released soon, so be sure to book your room as soon as possible. The Westin is the official conference hotel.

http://goc.iweb.bsu.edu/index.html

Special Features

The GOC VIII Green Campus Expo runs from Monday through Wednesday, with cutting-edge products & services, demos, food, bookstore/book signings, and AASHE’s “STARS Networking Garden” to celebrate STARS 1.0 Early Release.

Other special features of the conference include:

* Inspiring keynote speakers Frances Moore Lappé, Ray Anderson, Jerome Ringo, and Geoffrey Chase
* Plenary panels on greening athletics (organized by NCAA) and sustainable investment
* AASHE Awards Ceremony
* Shared evening reception with the Labs 21 Conference (both Expo Halls will be open to all)
* Student Summit
* Local tours and disc golf
* Focused workshops organized by ACUPCC, USGBC, CURC, NWF, HEASC, Catholic colleges and universities, and others

A draft of the detailed conference schedule can be downloaded from the website: http://goc.iweb.bsu.edu/schedule.html. Or download the file directly: http://goc.iweb.bsu.edu/083109DraftGOC8Schedule.pdf (PDF).