Lunch Meetings

Lunch Networking Meetings

Lunch meetings will take place in concurrent session meeting rooms and will be finalized and listed in the conference program online and in the printed program. Lunch meetings are designed for interactive discussions for 45 minutes.

Lunch Logistics

As lunch meetings are an open format and do not require an rsvp, attendees of these meetings will need to bring lunch from the EXPO Hall to the meeting of their choice. Lunch meetings are open to the general public but will have a focus of the facilitators choosing.

As lunch meeting rooms are used for concurrent sessions and Sponsored Business Lunch Presentations, meetings must end 15 minutes prior to the end of lunch so that space may be ready for the next concurrent session.

Current Lunch Meetings Scheduled for AASHE 2011:

Monday, October 10

12:15-1:15pm

  • AASHE Membership Luncheon for Non-members: On the fence about becoming a member of AASHE? Grab your lunch in
    the EXPO Hall and come listen to some of AASHE’s members talk about why they are members and why you should be too! And drop us a line about what you would like to learn about AASHE Membership - just click here (Room 303)
  • Canadian Alliance of College and University Sustainability Professionals (CUSP): CUSP is an informal cross-Canada network of campus sustainability professionals in universities and colleges. Come hear updates from action items created at the last year’s CUSP AASHE session. Participate in discussing future directions of the CUSP network. (Room 401)
  • Networking Luncheon for Business Officers and Staff: From energy transition planning to behavior change, campus leaders understand that as stewards of the institution, sustainability is a business imperative. By acting as change-agents to guarantee longterm financial sustainability of the institution, increasing efficiency of operations, avoiding risks, and generating cost savings, business officers on every campus affirm their core values. Join your peers for an informal networking lunch to discuss campus challenges, and share practical approaches to help address the management of your campuses environmental footprint. Hosted by NACUBO. (Room 301-302)
  • Faith Based Luncheon: This networking luncheon aims to build community among sustainability champions at faith-based colleges and universities. Panelists from Point Loma Nazarene, Santa Clara University, the Evangelical Environmental Network, the Catholic Coalition on Climate Change, and Center for Environmental Leadership will briefly discuss how sustainability is approached at faith-based institutions. This will spark ideas for round table discussions about how sustainability champions at faith-based schools can use their institution’s mission and identity to build capacity for sustainability on campus. (Room 318)
  • Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) Networking Luncheon: Join SCUP leaders for lunch. It will be an almost entirely informal roundtable, with introductions and sharing of some questions and insights. There will be only a brief formal presentation with a few announcements. (Room 402)
  • Higher Education and Student Affairs Professionals Meet Up: Drop by and join your student affairs colleagues for a conversation about the role of student affairs professionals in the sustainability movement. Hosted by the NASPA Knowledge Community on Sustainability and the the ACPA Task Force on Sustainability. Information on the upcoming Institute on Sustainability (June 17 - 19, 2012) at the University of Colorado in Boulder will be available. (Room 304-305)
  • STARS® Steering Committee Lunch Meeting - Private (Room 306)

Tuesday, October 11

12:15-1:15pm

  • Community College Meet Up (Sponsored by AACC’s SEED initiative): Community College Meet Up (sponsored by AACC’s SEED initiative). When it comes to advancing sustainability initiatives on campus, community colleges face a unique set of challenges. Come join other 2-year college representatives in discussing these common hurdles and sharing promising practices. As in years past, this session will be highly participatory. This year will include a brief presentation on the role community colleges play in advocating for local and state-level energy policies (e.g. renewable standards, building code changes) as a means for facilitating green job growth. (Room 301-302)
  • Regional & State Leadership Luncheon: Open to the leadership of state and regional campus sustainability organizations. During the past decade a number of state and regional organizations of higher education sustainability advocates have emerged and created networks, held conferences and workshops, and created websites and resource centers. In this luncheon, the leadership of these organizations are asked to come together to 1) share promising
    practices regarding the formation and maintenance of state and regional organizations and 2) discuss the possible relationship between AASHE and these organizations. (Room 304 & 305)
  • International Attendee Networking Luncheon: A networking opportunity for conference attendees that are not from
    the US. Hosted by Yolanda Moses, Special Assistant for Excellence and Diversity, Chancellor’s/EVC Provost Office at the University of California, Riverside; member of the AASHE Board of Directors and Chair of the Board of Director’s International Committee. (Room 306)
  • Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium (NECSC): Join NECSC for a lunchtime regional networking event. Founded in 2004, each year NECSC has convened over 80 institutions of higher education from the northeast United States and Eastern Canadian Provinces. Meet with sustainability professionals from your region and learn more about the value of participating in a regional network. The meet-up will also be an opportunity to give input on the themes and sessions of the spring 2012 NECSC annual conference to be held at Syracuse University in upstate New York. The northeast region includes New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Jersey, Vermont, Quebec, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, New York, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Nova Scotia, although the meet-up is open to all schools. (Room 319)
  • College and University Recycling Coalition (CURC): Collegiate recyclers are encouraged to stop in for the CURC lunchtime members meeting. CURC steering committee members will give an update on the status of CURC and organization goals and programs for the upcoming year. This meeting is open to everyone including non-members. (Room 401)
  • Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium(HEASC): HEASC is an informal network of higher education associations with a commitment to advancing sustainability within their constituencies and within the system of higher education itself. The current HEASC member associations see the need for developing in-depth capability to address.
    sustainability issues through their associations and have decided to work together in this effort. HEASC hopes to involve all higher education associations to get the broadest perspectives and produce the greatest effectiveness and synergy in our efforts. Come and find out how you can help. (Room 402)
  • Billion Dollar Green Challenge: Come find out more about the Billion Dollar Green Challenge—a new initiative inspired in part by the Presidents’ Climate Commitment. The Challenge, launching in fall 2011, will work with students and schools across the country to generate a combined total of $1 BILLION DOLLARS to be invested through self-managed green revolving funds at colleges across the country!(Room 403)
  • STARS® Technical Advisor Meeting – Private (Room 404-405)
  • 2012 Host Committee Interest Luncheon: In 2012 AASHE will be bringing its annual conference to Los Angeles, California from October 14-17th. If you are interested in being part of the Host Committee or learning more about how you can be part of planning the AASHE 2012 Conference & EXPO please join us at this luncheon. (Room 303)

4:30-6pm Networking Meet-ups

  • NY Coalition for Sustainability in Higher Education: Are you from a campus in New York State? Come together with others from NY to network and discuss sustainability on our campuses. The New York Coalition for Sustainability in Higher Education (NYCSHE) has recently formed in order to better understand what others are doing across the state and how we can help support one another through sharing resources and information. Join us at this networking session to learn more, become a member (it’s free!), and provide us with your thoughts on how this coalition can best support you and your efforts. We are open to any and all campuses from New York State! (Room 303)
  • Student Attendees Meet-Up: This is an opportunity for students to network during the conference.Groups present may include Second Nature, Net Impact, National Wildlife Federation Campus Ecology, and EPA P3.(Room 301 & 302)
  • Campus Green Funds: Best Practices & Lessons Learned: Are you looking to start a campus green fund at your institution? Are you a campus green fund staff member? Are you looking for ways to improve and expand your existing campus green fund? This meeting will bring together students, faculty, and staff who are involved with the implementation and management of campus green funds. Please join us for lively conversation regarding best practices and lessons learned during the implementation and management periods of campus green funds. (Room 306)
  • Libraries for Sustainability: Join others passionate about the role of academic libraries as leaders of sustainability efforts in higher education. This will be a time to get to know each other; share successes, struggles, resources and ideas; and create a shared vision for sustainability in libraries.(Room 402)
  • Green Tower Sustainability Meet-Up: In this info session, attendees will learn about several existing programs
    for sustainable student leaders created by Green Tower Sustainability (GTS). These programs include our Free Mentor Services, Sustainable State Coalition Project, Students Opposing Styrofoam (SOS) campaign, and GTS’s Webinar series. In addition to offering these programs, there are many ways to become a part of these projects, which will be explained in the session. (Room 401)
  • Campus Survey Collaboration Meeting -Private Meeting (Room 403)

AASHE Member Meeting

The Annual AASHE Member Meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 11th from 7:00am - 8:00am, Room 303. This is an opportunity to meet with the AASHE Board of Directors