Dear Colleagues, Great news! We are pleased to announce Marc Edwards, Virginia Tech Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, will be the opening keynote speaker for the 2016 AASHE Conference & Expo <http://bit.ly/2016AASHE> taking place in Baltimore, Maryland from Oct. 9 - 12, 2016.
You may recognize him as the man credited with leading the research teams that uncovered severe water quality problems in Flint, Michigan and Washington D.C. In both cases, Dr. Edwards successfully challenged government agencies who had previously dismissed the risks of contamination. We are excited to have Dr. Edwards share his perspective on how the incentives on faculty and the constant pressure to get funding is undermining the idea of science as a public good and eroding trust in science, as we explore this year’s conference theme, “Beyond the Campus.” A particular interest to this group may be the pre-conference Colloquium on Research Innovation in Food, Energy, Water Systems Nexus <http://conference.aashe.org/program/colloquium-research/>, the Research <http://ww4.aievolution.com/ash1601/index.cfm?do=ev.pubSearchEvents&categoryID=2052> and Curriculum <http://ww4.aievolution.com/ash1601/index.cfm?do=ev.pubSearchEvents&categoryID=2044> tracks as well as sessions with Faculty <http://ww4.aievolution.com/ash1601/index.cfm?do=ev.pubSearchEvents&categoryID=2084> as intended audience. Make sure to browse the entire program <http://bit.ly/2016AASHE> and register now to take advantage of early bird rates <http://bit.ly/2016AASHE> by tomorrow, May 31. Sincerely, Daita -- Daita Serghi, PhD Programs Coordinator Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education www.aashe.org | daita.ser...@aashe.org | (888) 347-9997 ext. 124 AASHE Sustainability Awards <http://www.aashe.org/about/aashe-awards> extended until Friday, June 10 at 5 p.m. ET. -- Register <http://www.aashe.org/conference> and join us as we explore sustainability “Beyond the Campus” at the 2016 AASHE Conference & Expo <http://conference.aashe.org> in Baltimore, Maryland from Oct. 9 - 12. Connect with us: Website <http://www.aashe.org/> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/aasheorg> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/AASHENews> | LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/company/aashe> ------------------------------ Email Confidentiality Notice <http://www.aashe.org/email_confidentiality_notice> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to gep-ed+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
