Campus Events

Here are some events around campus that you might interest you.

2/22 @ 9-11:30 am Gary Hart Opens the Rocky Mountain Sustainability Summit (Glenn Miller Ballroom)
Gary Hart and a plenary panel of the Rocky Mountain Region's campus leaders will address the challenges of climate change as well as the opportunities for action. Hart will present the Rocky Mountain Sustainability Summit's opening keynote entitled "The New Security in the 21st Century." The keynote will set the stage for the plenary panel "Campus Leadership for Climate Action." Free for CU-Boulder students.
Contact: CU Environmental Center, ecenter@colorado.edu, 303-492-8308

2/22 @ 6-7:45 pm Hunter Lovins and Davis Orr talk "Cutting Edge Sustainability" (Glenn Miller Ballroom)
Come eavesdrop on a "living room conversation" between two of the most innovative thinkers in the sustainability movement when Hunter Lovins and David Orr present the RMSS Thursday evening keynote. Lovins is president and founder of Natural Capitalism, Inc. and co-creator of the Natural Capitalism concept. Orr is known for his work on environmental literacy in higher education and more recently in ecological design.
Contact: CU Environmental Center, ecenter@colorado.edu, 303-492-8308

2/23 @10 am-4 pm 2007 Green Products Expo (UMC 235)
In conjunction with the 2007 Rocky Mountain Sustainability Summit, CU will host a Green
Products Expo. The Expo, organized by CU-Boulder's Environmental Center, will introduce a variety of environmentally responsible products and service options geared toward institutional applications, but also of great interest to the public. The Expo will have featured representatives from industries including lighting, carpeting, furniture, paper, clean energy and more.
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Contact: CU Environmental Center, ecenter@colorado.edu, 303-492-8308

2/22 @ 12-1 pm Lunch Series at the University of Colorado Museum (Paleontology Hall)
Join us as student recipients of the Walker Van Riper and William H. Burt Funds update us on their projects. Lunch provided. Mark Mitchell: "Technological Change in Nineteenth Century Mandan and Hidatsa Pottery," Chris McGuire: "Indicators of Environmental Change: Climate and the Grasshoppers of Colorado," Carey Sheerer: "Aventurando: Exploring Gar-funa Migration to New York City."
Contact: University of Colorado Museum, 303-492-6892

2/28-3/2 2nd Annual Sustainable Opportunities Summit (Sheraton Four Points Hotel, Denver)
The Leeds School's Deming Center for Entrepreneurship will co-host the 2nd Annual Sustainable Opportunities Summit Feb. 28-Mar. 2, at the Sheraton Four Points Hotel, Denver. The Summit brings together corporate leaders, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists from various industries to offer practical advice and suggestions to make "green" companies profitable. Speakers include Chancellor Peterson and representatives from Toyota and Nike. More information and a full speaker schedule visit http://www.sosummit.org.
Contact: Patty Graff, patty.graff@colorado.edu, 303-735-4970
Additional information: http://leeds.colorado.edu/entrep/interior.aspx?id=295,411,484,2216