Recent Events

Solar Power International 2009, October 27-29, 2009, Anaheim, CA. http://www.solarpowerinternational.com/

Climate Change Symposium, Friday, October 16, 2009 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Linda Hall Library 5109 Cherry Street, Kansas City, MO. http://www.lindahall.org/events/

Soil Not Oil: Food Security in Times of Climate Change, Dr. Vandana Shiva, Friday October 16th at 7:00 pm at McCain Auditorium. No charge. http://www.k-state.edu/cas-diversity/

Developing Energy Efficiency Programs for K-12 Schools (Webcast), EPA’s Local Climate and Energy Program, On Tuesday, October 13, 2009. To register for the webcast, please visit: www2.gotomeeting.com/register/704373802

Patagonia’s Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival at 7:00 pm, Thursday, October 8th at Liberty Hall in Lawrence, KS. Hosted by Friends of the Kaw. http://www.kansasriver.org/content/wild_film

Community Forum on Kansas Environmental Issues, 5:30 pm Thursday, October 8th at the Village Presbyterian Church, 6641 Mission Road, Prairie Village, KS. http://www.knrc.ws/news.htm#CF

Kansas Wind and Renewable Energy Conference, October 6-7, 2009, Ramada Inn, Topeka, KS,
http://www.kcc.ks.gov/energy/kwrec_09/index.htm

AASHE Greening of the CAMPUS VIII: Embracing Change, September 20-23, 2009, Indianapolis, IN.
http://www.bsu.edu/greening

Recycle Cycle , The Pledge to Renew, the week of September 27, 2009. The Bureau of Waste Management/Kansas Department of Health and Environment is hosting a promotional and awareness building event designed to feature proper environmental stewardship practices that center around issues central to waste management. A core group of bicycle riders from KDHE will pedal from Colorado to Missouri the week of September 27. Others are encouraged to participate along the route where practical and as time allows. Media event are planned each day at specific locations along the route to build this awareness. Route/daily departure information can be found at http://www.RecycleCycle.Org

A New Generation of Learning: Diverse Students, Emerging Technologies, and a Sustainability Challenge, Dr. Mark David Milliron, founder and CEO of Catalyze Learning International, at 10:30 a.m., Sept. 25, in Banquet Rooms A&D at the K-State Alumni Center. Provost Lecture Series.
http://www.k-state.edu/provost/academic/lecture/2009-2010/milliron.htm

Prairie Festival 2009, September 25-27, 2009, The Land Institute, (in `the big barn'), 2440 E. Water Well Road, Salina, KS. http://www.landinstitute.org/

The Soybean Alternatives in Europe, Carlos Vaca-Garcia, Professor, National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse in Toulouse, France, 12:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, in 311 Shellenberger Hall.

New Outlets for the Biofuels Byproducts in France, Carlos Vaca-Garcia, Professor, National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse in Toulouse, France, 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, in 1052 Rathbone Hall.

Wind and Solar: Real World Applications, Financing, and Future Possibilities, Susan Brown, Energy Savings Store, Friday, August 7th at 8:30 a.m. in Rathbone 1052, K-State. Part of the Research Experiences for Undergraduates Sustainable Energy program.

Research Experiences for Undergraduates Sustainable Energy program, Poster Displays and Presentations, Friday, August 7th in Rathbone Hall Atrium and Rathbone1052, K-State. http://www.che.ksu.edu/reu/

2009 Dialog on Sustainability
July 23, 2009, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Fiedler Auditorium, K-State,
Manhattan, Kansas. http://www.engg.ksu.edu/CHSR/sustainability/Dialogs/2009DOS/index.html

Mapping Missouri/Kansas Communities Workshop: An Introduction to GIS and Community Analysis,
June 9-10, Kansas City, KS. *Note: These are one-day workshops (8:30am - 4:30pm). Participants choose which day to attend.
http://www.urban-research.info/workshops/missouri-gis.htm

Revitalize your Community - Grants and other Resources.
KANSAS: Topeka, May 11; Wichita, May 12; Dodge City, May 19.
INDIANA: (Agenda Only-PDF) Kendallville, May 14; Bluffton, May 15

2009 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress,
May 17-21, Kansas City, MO.
http://content.asce.org/conferences/ewri2009/

2009 NDIA Environment, Energy, & Sustainability Symposium, May 4-7, Denver, CO.
http://e2s2.ndia.org/Pages/Default.aspx

Clean Technology and Sustainable Industries,
May 3-7, Houston, TX.
http://www.csievents.org/Cleantech2009/

CANCELLED: The 2008-09 Pearson Distinguished Professor of Swedish Studies, Bethany College, Jimmy Sjöblom, an international expert in sustainability, April 30, 11:30 a.m., KSU Little Theater. Click here for more information.

Landon Lecture, Gen. David Petraeus, Commander of the U.S. Central Command at 3:30 p.m. Monday, April 27, 2009, McCain Auditorium, Kansas State University
http://ome.ksu.edu/lectures/landon/new.html

All-University Open House, Saturday, April 18 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Manhattan and Salina
http://consider.k-state.edu/openhouse/

EARTH DAY 2009 NEWS & EVENTS (full listing)
CESAS minutes April 2, 2009
Earth Hour, March 28
Junction City, Kansas, April 18
Lawrence, Kansas, April 18
Wichita, Kansas, April 23
Manhattan, Kansas, April 26
Kansas City, Missouri, April & May

Summit on America's Climate Choices, National Academy of Sciences, March 30 & March 31, 2009. Live WebCast at:
http://americasclimatechoices.org/summit_webcast.shtml

Earth Hour 2009: March 28, 2009 at 8:30 p.m.. Homes, office towers and landmarks turned off their lights for an hour starting at 8.30 pm local time to raise awareness about climate change and the threat from rising greenhouse gas emissions.
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/03/earth_hour_2009.htm

Assessing Impacts, 26th Annual Water and the Future of Kansas Conference, March 26, 2009, Capitol Plaza Hotel, Topeka, KS. http://www.dce.k-state.edu/conf/waterfuture/index.shtml

2009 Works!, Conference on Recycling, Composting, and Household Hazardous Waste, March 24-26, 2009, Bethany College, Lindsborg, KS. http://www.kdheks.gov/waste/works09/

The 2008-09 Pearson Distinguished Professor of Swedish Studies, Bethany College, Jimmy Sjöblom, an international expert in sustainability, March 23 - May 9, 2009

Kansas Clean Energy Day, March 19th, 2009,
11:00 am, Topeka Ice Parking Lot (7th & Madision), Topeka, KS. http://www.kansascleanenergy.com/

EPA Sustainable Communities Conference, March 9-11, 2009, Dallas, TX http://www.cleanairinfo.com/sustainableskylines/2009 l

Meeting Resource Challenges with Ingenuity, 59th Annual Environmental Engineering Conference. Sponsored by University of Kansas Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering and KU Continuing Education. February 4 from 8:30 AM - 4:30PM, University of Kansas Union.
http://www.ContinuingEd.ku.edu/programs/environmental

“Leading Kansas in Sustainability, The Role of K-State” KSU Sustainability Conference, January 23, 2009, K-State Student Union, Manhattan, Kansas

ICDD Public Issues Facilitation Workshop
January 12-14, 2009, K-State Alumni Center, Manhattan, Kansas