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Concurrent Sessions 2c: Growing Sustainable Communities, Vincent Devito, Rebecca Davis, Peggy Sloan, Amy Kacala

Clean Energy Connections

Sustainable communities are an integral part of the clean energy economy - housing, jobs, innovation, growth. Several regions in Massachusetts were awarded Regional Sustainability Planning Grants in 2010 by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, including the Franklin Regional Council of Governments, Metropolitan Area Planning Council, the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission and 2011 Preferred Sustainability Status holder, the Institute for Energy and Sustainability. Panelists from each agency will share how these plans will improve sustainability in Massachusetts communities, what we can learn from the similarities and differences of sustainability planning in each region and how groups and individuals …

Concurrent Sessions 2b: When Communities Take The Lead: Green Computing, Solar, Wind, Brian Beauregard, Meredith Cochran, Michael Tautznik, Spiro Vardakas

Clean Energy Connections

Several exciting clean energy projects in Western MA are capturing state and national attention. The initiatives discussed in this session will demonstrate how communities are being proactive in deploying cleantech solutions, unleasing the potential of the innovation that can help our economy grow.

Keynote 2 - Reflections From The National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Walter Musial

Clean Energy Connections

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Lunch, Marla Michel

Clean Energy Connections

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Concurrent Sessions 1b: A View From The Summits: The Confluence Of Clean Energy Economic And Workforce Development, Said Dini, Marybeth Campbell, Kevin Doyle, Madelinne Snow

Clean Energy Connections

This session (and live-streamed webinar) will be the culmination of a year (+) long project to coalesce clean energy innovators from business, labor, government, academia and community groups to take a snapshot of where we are, share information about our projects, think about strategies and tactics for the future, and re-energize ourselves for the work ahead in support of a robust clean energy industry in Massachusetts. Attendees at this session will hear about the key recurring themes, recommendations, conclusions born from the three summits in Lowell, New Bedford and Amherst, will hear about recent actions taken based on summit discussions, …

Keynote 1 - Developing A Clean Energy Regional Innovation Cluster, Jim Robbins, Michael Ryan

Clean Energy Connections

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Mobile Technology As A Tool For Enhancing Student Learning In Geosciences, Sam Matson

Mobile Learning Symposium

Incorporation of mobile technology into the post-secondary classroom is becoming increasingly common as universities seek to facilitate active, student-centered learning through rapid access to information, connect students with course content through social media, and evaluate digital alternatives to conventional instructor-student interaction. The m-Learning Scholars Program at Boise State University was initiated during the 2010 – 2011 academic year, and provides a venue for exploring the potential of mobile technology to enhance student learning in the geosciences. Through this program, 38 students in an introductory Earth History course for non-geoscience majors each purchased a subsidized handheld device (iPod touch) that they …

From Sustainability To Resilience: How Best To Communicate Great Challenges?, Wolfgang Brauner

Education for Sustainability Summer Institute

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Wku-Habitat For Humanity Green Community: A Model For Engagement And Partnerships, Nancy Givens, Rodney Goodman

Education for Sustainability Summer Institute

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Child Care Center Garden, Patricia Sowell, Linda Jenkins

Education for Sustainability Summer Institute

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University-Community Partnerships For Environmental Safety And Sustainability, John W. Vick, Carol Norton

Education for Sustainability Summer Institute

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Outdoor Classroom And Wildlife Habitat Development, Patricia Sowell, Deborah Sherfey, Kandy Fear

Education for Sustainability Summer Institute

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Global Climate Change International Collaborations Through Stem And Ee, Teddie Phillipson-Mower, Laurie A. Henry

Education for Sustainability Summer Institute

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Enhancing Student Learning And Retention With Community Partnerships, George Kontos

Education for Sustainability Summer Institute

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Education For Sustainability As A 21st Century Literacy, Nancy Givens

Education for Sustainability Summer Institute

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Encouraging Sustainability Ideas With Mammoth Cave Field Experiences, Lauren Bell, Cheryl Messenger, Jeanine Huss

Education for Sustainability Summer Institute

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Gps Workshop, Education For Sustainability Summer Institute, S. Kay Gandy

Education for Sustainability Summer Institute

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Social Media For Social Good, Charlie Harris

Fair Trade Universities' National Convergence

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Imo Social & Fair Trade Programme, Laura Johnson

Fair Trade Universities' National Convergence

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The State Of The Fair Trade Movement, Jeff Goldman, Executive Director

Fair Trade Universities' National Convergence

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Underfunded And Understaffed: A Ground-Level View Of Ir Creation In Difficult Times, John Davison

Giving Undergraduate Research a Worldwide Voice: Institutional Repositories as Publishers

A discussion of the creation of OhioLINK, the institutional repository system for the Ohio University system.

More information at http://drc.ohiolink.edu/