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2013 SMHEC Sustainability Conference

For SMHEC members, signing up here reserves a space for you at the conference.
Non-SMHEC members must purchase a ticket to attend on our Eventbrite page.
All attendeees must show a school ID on the day of the event.

7:45am CDT

Arriving by: Car IIT Main Campus - Hermann Hall Arriving by: Charter Bus IIT Main Campus - Hermann Hall Arriving by: Public Trans/Bike/Walk IIT Main Campus - Hermann Hall

8:00am CDT

Sign-in Main Lobby Zero-Waste Breakfast and Sponsor Displays Gallery Lounge

8:30am CDT

Welcome Ballroom

8:45am CDT

Keynote Speaker: Dan Schnitzer – Academy for Global Citizenship Ballroom

9:45am CDT

Beyond Retrocommissioning - Innovations in Energy EfficienciesLIMITED Armour Dining Room (Lower Floor) Community Connections – An Intergovernmental Green TeamLIMITED Room 005 (Lower Floor) Greening the CurriculumLIMITED Armour Conference Room (Lower Floor) Smart Grid Overview and Energy Procurement for Higher EdLIMITED Room 007 (Lower Floor) Students Engaged in Sustainability, It’s Not Just Another Clean-upLIMITED Alumni Lounge Urban AgricultureLIMITED Hermann Lounge

10:45am CDT

Break Main Lobby

11:00am CDT

Deconstruction PracticesLIMITED Armour Conference Room (Lower Floor) Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly Habitat, Success through CollaborationLIMITED Room 007 (Lower Floor) Loyola University’s Biodiesel ProgramLIMITED Room 005 (Lower Floor) Moving Forward: Waste Audits, Organics, and MoreLIMITED Alumni Lounge Sustainability as a General Education OutcomeLIMITED Armour Dining Room (Lower Floor) The Chicago Wilderness Green Infrastructure: A Vision for ConnectionLIMITED Hermann Lounge

12:00pm CDT

Institutional Zero-Waste Lunch Exposition Center

12:45pm CDT

Institutional Table sessions – Sustainability Compact Update Exposition Center

1:30pm CDT

AcademicsLIMITED Armour Dining Room (Lower Floor) Facility OperationsLIMITED Armour Conference Room (Lower Floor) Finance/ProcurementLIMITED Room 007 (Lower Floor) Information TechnologyLIMITED Field Room MarketingLIMITED Room 005 (Lower Floor) Student ServicesLIMITED Hermann Lounge StudentsLIMITED Alumni Lounge Workforce Development and Community EngagementLIMITED Crown Room

2:30pm CDT

Closing Remarks Ballroom

2:45pm CDT

Green Drinks Gallery Lounge SmartGridLIMITED Main Lobby Northeast Door UFarmIIT: Community Garden & BeehiveLIMITED Main Lobby Southeast Door Wind Turbine + Solar Canopy and Charging Station + ComposterLIMITED Main Lobby Northwest Door

3:00pm CDT

Composter + Solar Canopy and Charging Station + Wind TurbineLIMITED Main Lobby Northeast Door