How Sustainability Education? A Solutions Summit

Submitted by kbowen on Sun, 2009-03-08 15:25.

The BC Working Group and Network on Sustainability Education is pleased to announce our 2nd Summit on sustainability education.

HOW SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION? A SOLUTIONS SUMMIT

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Monday April 27, 2009

ROUNDHOUSE COMMUNITY ARTS AND RECREATION CENTRE
181 ROUNDHOUSE MEWS, VANCOUVER, BC

A one-day event to bring together BC’s key stakeholders, decision makers and change agents in sustainability education to create focused teams of champions from around the province.

Teams will work together to design and contribute to collaborative action plans for sustainability education that will support BC’s public institutions in reaching the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets of 2010. Follow up events throughout the summer and fall will support the momentum of the teams.

We aim to build a cohesive movement for sustainability education in BC.

Why, What, and How: BC’s Greenhouse Gas Reductions Targets Act (GGRTA)

➢    Collaborate and make plans for achieving GGRTA requirements

➢    Learn about BC’s best practices for addressing GGRTA, climate change, and sustainability education

➢    Generate new creative solutions to collective problems

Sustaining Success

➢    Build capacity for BC’s sustainability education movement

➢    Build relationships and strategic partnerships to ensure long term solutions

➢    Develop champions for sustainability education in BC

Registration  - includes breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and networking

Youth/Students $25.00

General participants (individuals, businesses, organizations, government) - sliding scale of $50 to $150

Event check in and breakfast begins at 8:00 am