When: This Way to Sustainability Annual Conference will be held Thursday and Friday, March 15-16, 2018 at the Chico State campus Bell Memorial Union Building.

Registration Required: Attendance is free for students with a valid student ID, and general participants may attend for $50 for both days, or $35 for one day.

Who: In addition to approximately 100 sustainability professionals participating in workshops and panel presentations during the two day event, we will host five expert keynote speakers:

Cheri Chastain, Sustainability Manager at Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

Thursday at 11:00 am in the BMU Auditorium

David Montgomery, Author and Professor of Geomorphology at the University of Washington

Thursday at 2:15 in the BMU Rm 203

Dahr Jamail, Independent Reporter, Journalist and Author

Thursday at 3:30 in the BMU Auditorium

Matthew St. Clair, Director of Sustainability, UC Office of the President

Friday at 9:00 am in the BMU Auditorium

Kimberly Prather, Distinguished Chair in Atmospheric Chemistry, UC San Diego

Friday at 1:15 in the BMU Auditorium

This Way to Sustainability Conference is the largest student-run sustainability conference of its kind in North America. This year the conference theme is, “Sustaining Our Future: When Will Climate Neutrality Become Our Climate Reality?” This recognizes that we are increasingly confronting new global socioeconomic and environmental challenges. This conference represents a time to reflect on and explore innovative ideas, grounded in sustainable development principles, which can help guide us through the uncertainties of our shared future. We encourage you to join in open conversation, learn from each other, and build new friendships and professional associations. During these two days, we will explore collaborative and interdisciplinary solutions to unsustainable practices. We have organized cross-disciplinary conference tracks, investigating the interface between environmental, cultural, economic, and social concerns. We look forward to hearing the perspectives you bring to our shard hopes and vision for a sustainable future.

To find out more about This Way to Sustainability Conference XIII and to register, please visit our website at: http://www.tinyurl.com/twts18, call our office at (530) 898-3333, or email us at sustainability@csuchico.edu.