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Conferences, Workshops

Sustainability In Practice:
From Local to Global: Making a Difference

September 6/7 2007

'Collaborating for a Sustainable Future'

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Day 1
Thursday 6th September 2007
09.00	Pod cast of Welcome and Keynote Session
09.10	Keynote Speakers Sara Parkin OBE, Founder Director Forum for the Future Accelerating Change Edward Douglas Miller, Managing Director, Remarkable UK waste/ UK manufacturing
10.45	Paper Presentation Sessions
	Greening People & Places Peter Hopkinson, Peter James, Geoff Layer Ecoversity, HEEPI and University of Bradford Sustainability in UK Higher Education – achievements, lessons learnt and future requirements Norman Christopher, Stephen Glass, Elena Lioubimtseva and Wendy Wenner, Grand Valley State University, USA Sustainability and Changing University Culture and Curriculum: Grand Valley State University Case Study Mhairi Mackie, Sue Turpin Brooks and Paul Lumley University of Plymouth CETL ESD Campus Greening at the University of Plymouth: Some Highs and Lows in Collaborative Experience	Sustainable Solutions - an Everyday Experience? John Blewitt, University of Exeter *“ I like the floors” Visioning a New Art of Living* Eva Szczotkka, Consultant in Sustainable Fashion Intelligent Sustainable Solutions for the Fashion Industry Emiliana Silva and Rosalina Gabriel, University of the Azores, Portugal Growing Up: An Environmental Challenge after 45 years old
12.00	Paper Presentation Sessions
	Greening People & Places Cassandra Campbell and Paul Brown, DTZ Greening an Organisation Daniel Silverstone, London Remade Transforming London’s Approach to Managing its Waste Shalini Jayasinghe, Afsheen Rashid, and Gayle Burgess, London Sustainability Exchange Changing Behaviours for a more Sustainable London	Empowerment & Change Jane Roberts, University of Gloucestershire Empowering student sustainability practitioners: the Kaliro Link Project Ana Moura Arroz, Ana Cristina Palos, Isabel Estrela Rego, and Paulo Borges, University of the Azores Science, Society, Politics and the Media- Joining Efforts to Manage the Risk of Termite Infestation in the Azores Duncan Reavey and Joan Whibley and Hannah Connon University of Chichester Undergraduates push for a carbon-neutral field course!
14.00	Workshops
	Seeing the Unsustainable System and Transforming it Leader: Bruce Nixon, Sustainability Consultant
	Values in Sustainable Construction Education Leader: Paul Murray, Plymouth University
	What are the Barriers to Delivery of Sustainable Solutions Leader: Della Madgwick, Brighton University Frank Lampl 6140
15.45	Keynote Speaker Clare Lissaman, Ethical Supply Chain Consultant, Adili Sweatshops, supply chains and sustainable livelihoods: how does a business put theory into practice in a competitive world?
16.15	Case Studies
	Elizabeth Hicken, Sustainable Development Facilitator, South Africa GIS as a basis for Sustainable Development in South African Municipalities Stuart Downward Kingston University River Management and Sustainable Communities	Andrea Humphries and Keith Chaney Harper Adams University College Holistic Sustainability – A Rural Approach Jonathan Essex BioRegional Reclaiming the Future - from re-using construction materials to One Planet Living

Day 2
Friday 7th September 2007
09.00	Paper Presentation Sessions
	Policy To Practice Diego Vazquez, F. Hines, Cerys Ponting, and R. Van Baar, Cardiff University *Government Involvement and Social Stewardship in Wales: Funding Schemes Fostering Sustainable Behaviour in Business, Individuals and Community.* Anne Chick, *Kingston University Introduction to Greening Entrepreneurship.* John Onyango and K.Hadjri Glasgow University The Impact of the Design Charrette Process Creation of Sustainable Community: the Case of Tornagrain.	Educational Change Kenny Lynch, David Turner and Sue Swansborough University of Gloucestershire Embedding Sustainability in the Higher Education Curriculum: Experiences from the Front Line. Michael Herrmann, Kingston University Education for Sustainability through Engagement. Ana Moura Arroz, Rosalina Gabriel, Cristina Palos and Luzia Rodrigues, University of the Azores, Portugal Our future drawn by the children: Environmental images and worries. De Lissa 704
10.30	Keynote Speaker Tim O'Riordan, Emeritus Professor of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia; and Commissioner of the Sustainable Development Commission UK, Cultural Change for Sustainable Futures. Clare Shuttleworth, Sustainability Bureau Manager, White Young & Green. Whatever happened to Sustainable development?
11.45	Workshops
	Policy to Practice Nicola Corrigan Kingston University Positive Environment Kingston Ros Taylor, Kathy Morrissey and Simon Bray, Robert Gant, Kingston University and WSP Engaging with Sustainable Procurement and Environmental Issues: Public Procurement and SME awareness. Jagdeesh Singh, London 21 Engaging Multi-cultural: Approaches to Environmental Sustainability	Sustainability and the Professions Paul Murray, University of Plymouth Towards a Definition of Sustainability Literacy for Built Environment Professionals. Paul Micklethwaite, Kingston University Delivering on the Promise: A Discussion of Success and Failure In Knowledge Transfer Projects. Sarah Sayce, Kingston University Are Employers Seeking Sustainability Literate Graduates?
13.45	Policy to Practice Keith Riley, Veolia Environmental Services The Bin Man and the Low Carbs Diet Paul Ciniglo, Drum Housing Association Employer’s Approach to Sustainability. Eddie Cowling, Amanda Lewis and Sarah Sayce, Kingston University The Changing Nature of Students' Attitutes and Awareness of the Principles of Sustainability Surrie Averett-Pescoe, Canon How Canon Can Play a Part in a Sustainable Procurement Programme	Transformation & Change Janet Davies, Massey University, New Zealand Framing the ‘subject’:Developing Dimensions of Sustainability Literacy. Alan Strong and L. A. Hemphill University of Ulster ‘Communicating Sustainability in a Higher Education Environment’ Manuel Gomes and Amanda Lewis, Lisbon University and Kingston University C-SCAIPE and the Decade: From Local to Global. Kathryn Vardy, The Carbon Trust *Working with Business: SavingCarbon, Saving Money.*
15.30	Keynote Speaker Saskia Merriman, Environmental Lead, Accenture *Collaboration as the solution to climate change*.
16.00	Plenary Panel session to conclude the conference Speakers TBC

Contact

For further information please contact:

Dr Nor Aziz

Kingston University

Penrhyn Road

Kingston-upon-Thames

Surrey KT1 2EE

Tel: 0208 5477764

Email: sipconference@kingston.ac.uk

The Sustainability in Practice Conference is a joint Steering Group for Sustainability and C-SCAIPE event.

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Sara Parkin, Edward Douglas Miller
Delegates
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Nicola Corrigan, Clare Lissaman

Paul Murray
Ros Taylor

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Tim O'Riordan
Clare Shuttleworth
Delegates
Saskia Merriman