Student Sustainability Summit 2013

Friday, January 25 and Saturday, January 26, 2013

The University of Alberta’s Office of Sustainability is collaborating with the Student Umbrella for Social Justice, and Sustain SU: The Student Sustainability Service to present the third annual Student Sustainability Summit.

This one and a half day event, open to all Edmonton-based post secondary students, includes sessions and panels designed to provide personal and professional development opportunities on topics, such as social justice, sustainable food systems, change management, local economies and campus sustainability. The Student Sustainability Summit strives to provide students wishing to affect change with the tools, resources and contacts to accomplish that change – those who register will have the opportunity to develop relevant leadership and employability skills. 

The Student Sustainability Summit application is now live:

REGISTER ONLINE NOW!

Early-bird registration
Register before January 15, 2013 for a chance to win sustainable prizes. 

Registration deadline:
January 22, 2013

Cannot commit to the whole Summit?

Registered delegates are required to attend the whole 1.5 day conference, however if you are unable to commit to the whole event there are two sessions open to the general public:

• Jessie Radies, Positive Impacts of Local Businesses and the Economy Session, Saturday, January 26, 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.—Register now

• Trevor W. Harrison, Economic Inequality, Social Justice, and Democracy Session, Saturday, January 26, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.—Register now

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2013 Student Sustainability Summit Schedule:
 
Location for all events: Edmonton Clinic Health Academy (ECHA)

Friday January 25, 2013 
5:00 pm Registration & Dinner  
5:30 pm

 Sustainability Scholars: A Graduate Student Discussion on Sustainability in Practice moderated by Stephy Sylvestre
6:45 pm  BREAK (15 min)  
7:00 pm Breakaway Discussions w/ Panelists
8:00 pm End of Day One  

Saturday January 26, 2013

 		 
8:30 am Breakfast & Registration  
9:00 am

Morning Keynote - Positive Impacts of Local Businesses and the Economy by Jessie Radies,                                    Live Local Alberta
10:15 am Breakout sessions:  
  Option 1 - Introduction to Campus Sustainability (Part 1) by Lisa Dockman & Stephy Sylvestre
  Option 2 - Social Justice 101 by Student Umbrella for Social Justice
11:15 am BREAK (15 min)  
11:30 am Breakout sessions:  
  Option 1 - Introduction to Campus Sustainability (Part 2) by Lisa Dockman & Stephy Sylvestre
  Option 2 - It's in the story: Building leaders for positive change by Kirsten Goa, Greater       Edmonton Alliance
12:30pm  Lunch & Drum Circle (provided by Elm Cafe)  
1:30 pm

 Afternoon keynote - Economic Inequality, Social Justice, and Democracy by Trevor                                                       W. Harrison, Parkland Institute
2:30 pm BREAK (15 min)  
2:45 pm

Breakout sessions:

  
  Option 1 - Developing Capacity: A Model for Community Based Sustainability Initiative                                 by Areni Kelleppan, Sustainable Food Edmonton
  Option 2 - Fostering Sustainable Behaviour - An Introduction to Community Based                        Social Marketing by Lisa Dockman, Office of Sustainability
3:45 pm Reflection, Evaluation, Thanks and Goodbye!  
4:30 pm End of Day Two  


What others are saying about previous Summits:

“My favourite part was the people that came and the discussions we had.”
 — Jackie Mechlaoui

“I understand the different aspects of sustainability a lot better now and can incorporate that into my everyday lifestyle.” — Kathy Le

“I really, really enjoyed this session. I thought it was great to be able to talk about what we were concerned about, and share our ideas with other like-minded people.” — Stephanie Ramage

For more information, or to get involved, contact Lisa Dockman at lisa.dockman@ualberta.ca.