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Environmental, Economic, and Social Sustainability: An Interdisciplinary Approach

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Eagle’s Lookout, SERC-- The College at Brockport, SUNY

Sponsored  by SUNY Conversations in the Disciplines Program and the Center for Scholarship and Creative Activity  

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Agenda

 8 am

Registration

8:30 - 9:30 am

Opening Remarks and Breakfast:

Opening Remarks: Dr. Jamie Spiller, Assistant Provost for Research & Scholarship, Dean of the Graduate School, The College at Brockport

Welcome Speech: Ms. Deborah Howard, Director of Sustainability, SUNY Central

9:30 - 9:45 am

Morning Break

9:45 - 11:45 pm

Panel Discussion: Trends in Sustainability Research

Panel Host: Dr. Lerong He, The College at Brockport

Panel Speakers:

Dr. Sandra Rothenberg, Professor, Saunders School of Business, Rochester Institute of Technology

Dr. Warren Sanderson, Professor, Department of Economic and History, SUNY Stony Brook

Dr. Richard Smardon , Professor, Department of Environmental Studies, SUNY ESF

Ms. Hilary Mosher, Department of Environmental Science and Biology, The College at Brockport

Roundtable Discussion: Collaboration of Sustainability Projects

Discussion leaders:

Dr. Sandra Rothenberg, Professor, Saunders School of Business, Rochester Institute of Technology

Dr. Warren Sanderson, Professor, Department of Economic and History, SUNY Stony Brook

Dr. Richard Smardon, Professor, Department of Environmental Studies, SUNY ESF

Ms. Hilary Mosher, Department of Environmental Science and Biology, The College at Brockport

 

11:45 am to noon

Before Lunch Break

noon to 1:15 pm

Lunch and Keynote Speech:

Introduction: Dr. Daniel Petree, Dean of the School of Business & Economics, The College at  Brockport

Speaker: Dr. Joseph Sarkis, Professor of Operation and Environmental Management, Graduate School of Management, Clark University

1:15 - 1:30 pm

Break

1:30 - 3:30 pm

Location:

Sustainability Funding Opportunities:

Ms. Julie Milazzo, Grants Policy and Training Specialist, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Dr. Stephen Meacham, Program Director, SEES Implementation Group, Office of Integrative Affairs, National Science Foundation (NSF)

Dr. Timothy Killeen, President of the Research Foundation, SUNY Vice Chancellor for Research

 

3:30 - 3:45 pm

Break

3:45 - 5 pm

Sustainability Exemplar Projects Concurrent Sessions:

Session 1: Chair Dr. Mustafa Canbolat, SUNY-Brockport

Presentation 1: Strategic Sustainability Systems and Dynamics Thinking

 

Dr. Paul Miesing, Department of Management, School of Business, SUNY-Albany

Dr. Eliot Rich, Department of Information Technology Management, School of Business, SUNY-Albany

Dr. Linda Krzykowski, Asst. Vice Provost for Student Engagement, School of Business Vice Dean for Administration and Sustainability, SUNY-Albany

 

Presentation 2: Sustainability Metrics

Dr. Chirag Surti, School of Business and Information Technology, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada

Session 2: Chair: Dr. Joon Seo, The College at Brockport

Presentation 1: Food Waste: A Sustainability Crisis

Dr. Michael von Massow, School of Hospitality and Tourist Management, University of Guelph, Canada

Presentation 2: Environmental Governance Mechanisms and  3rd party Certification in Assessing CSR

Ms. Lisa Greenwood, SUNY-ESF, Rochester Institute of Technology

Presentation 3: Business and Community Impact of Sustainability Research

Dr. Rick Beal, Educational Outreach and Credit Programs, SUNY-ESF

Session 3: EPA Individual Consultancy Session

Ms. Julie Milazzo, Grants Policy and Training Specialist, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

(Individual slot available for signup on the conference date)

Campus Map:

http://www.brockport.edu/map

Driving Direction to Campus:

http://www.brockport.edu/about/visit/

Accommodations:

A block of rooms are reserved for conference participants at Dollinger’s Inn & Suites. Address: 4908 Lake Road South, Brockport, NY 14420. Please call 585-3951000 and mention “Brockport Sustainability Conference” to reserve. Conference rate: $85 per night for a standard room if booked by March 29, 2013. Rates may go up and rooms are dependent on availability if booked after 3/29/13.

Contact Person:

Dr. Lerong He, School of Business Administration & Economics
The College at Brockport, SUNY   |   lhe@brockport.edu   |   585-395-5781

Last Updated 4/1/13

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