Call for Proposals for AASHE 2008: Working Together for Sustainability - On Campus and Beyond

[Julian Dautremont-Smith, AASHE]

Hello, The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) is inviting proposals for its 2nd biennial conference - AASHE 2008:  Working  Together for Sustainability – On Campus and Beyond (Nov 9-11, 2008, Raleigh, NC).  AASHE 2008 offers an exciting and unique opportunity for every sector of higher education in the U.S. and Canada to demonstrate how colleges and universities and their partners can lead the way to a sustainable future.  The Call for Proposals is posted at http://www.aashe.org/conf2008/call.php .  All proposal abstracts except posters are due by May 1 and may be submitted in three categories:  Education & Research, Operations, and Administration & Finance.  Poster submissions are due by September 1.   AASHE has an exciting line-up of engaging keynote speakers for the Conference - Lester Brown, Peter Senge, Van Jones and Vandana Shiva. Other special events include AASHE's awards banquet (included with registration), field trips to local campuses, a Career Fair, pre-conference workshops, a sustainability trade show, and a pre-conference Student Summit.  We expect more than 1,000 attendees from all sectors of higher education, making this conference the largest gathering of its kind in the US. Registration is now open and those who register on or before June 16 will receive a discount! For more details please visit http://www.aashe.org/conf2008/index.php Warm Regards, Julian -- Julian Dautremont-Smith Associate Director Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (610) 349-5994 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.aashe.org