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MONDAY 2ND OCTOBER 2023

Wong Auditorium, Tang Center – 2 Amherst Street, Cambridge

2:30-3:30

Arrival and Registration

3:30-4:00

Welcome notes

Walter Leal, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (Germany) and Manchester Metropolitan University (UK)

Julie Newman, Director of Sustainability & Lecturer Department of Urban Studies and Planning, MIT

4:00-5:00

Joe Higgins, VP Campus Services and Stewardship – MIT’s Commitment to Decarbonizing the Campus

Brent Ryan, Associate Provost Faculty of Urban Studies and Planning, MIT

5:00-6:00

The Transformative Power of Networking for Sustainable Development: North American and European Perspectives

Debra Rowe, President, U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development
Walter Leal, European School of Sustainability Science and Research, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (Germany) and Manchester Metropolitan University (UK)

6:00-7:30

Welcome Reception and light refreshments

 

TUESDAY 3RD OCTOBER 2023

MIT Stratton Student Center – 84 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge

8:30-9:00

Coffee and light refreshments

9:00-11:00

Plenary Presentation: Meghan Chapple - Georgetown University, Camille Washington-Ottombre - Smith College, Guillermo Palau Salvador - Universitat Politècnica de València, Jennie C. Stephens - Northeastern University

11:00-11:30

BREAK

11:30-1:00

Parallel Sessions

1:00-2:00

LUNCH

2:00-3:30

Parallel Sessions

3:30-4:00

BREAK

4:00-5:30

Parallel Sessions

 

WEDNESDAY 4RD OCTOBER 2023

MIT Stratton Student Center – 84 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge

8:30-9:00

Coffee and light refreshments

9:00-10:30

Plenary Presentation: Julie Newman - MIT, Michael Bossert - Concordia University, Klaus Helling - Trier University of Applied Sciences, Wendy M. Purcell - Rutgers University

10:30-11:00

BREAK

11:00-1:00

Parallel Sessions

1:00-2:00

LUNCH

2:00-3:30

Parallel Sessions

3:30-3:45

BREAK

3:45-4:30

Hand over of best paper awards and closing remarks - Julie Newman and Walter Leal

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