Sustainability@MQ
ACTS Conference 2009
Macquarie University is proud to be this year’s host of the 9th Annual ACTS Conference. The conference ran from September 30th - October 2nd 2009 with the theme focusing on Carbon, Green Skilling and Water Conservation - what are our responsibilities and accountabilities? This page contains links to selected presentations from the three day conference.
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DAY 1
Welcome To Country
Jacinta Tobin, from the Darug clan, welcomes the attendees to the conference.
Key Note - Tim Flannery
Tim Flannery is well known for his work on climate change. He also happens to be one of Macquarie University’s leading Professors. Tim has been invited to give an overview of the environmental and social responsibilities higher education institutions have in society. Take the opportunity to engage Tim in discussion at the end of his speech.
Sponsor - Corporate Express
Wednesday's welcome cocktail function wasproudly sponsored by Corporate Express. Leanne Denby, Sustainability@MQ, briefly shares some information about them.
Sponsor - InterfaceFLOR
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Sponsor - Carbon Systems
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Day 2
Key Note - Prof. Steven Schwartz
Vice-Chancellor, Macquarie University.
Key Note - Leigh Sharp
Founder, Harvard's Green Campus Institute.
Green Skills - Practical green skills for students that turn talk and passion into action and employment
Mark Boulet, The Green Steps Program.
Carbon - Carbon Reduction and Accounting
Danielle Rostan-Herbert, University of Melbourne.
Workshop - What is a sustainability enabled university?
Facilitated by Leith Sharp, Harvard University.
Day 3
Key Note - Adam Spencer (coming soon)
This presentation is currently unavailable.
Carbon - Facilitating energy saving behaviours among university student residents: Conclusions and recommendations
Dr Penny Davidson, Dr Rosemary Black & Karen Retra, Charles Sturt University.
Carbon - Educating our Workforce for a low-carbon future
Frouke de Reuver, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW.