All events at the Sheraton Denver Downtown.

Pre-Conference Workshop
Tuesday, October 12, 2010

1:00pm - 5:30pm	Pre-Summit Workshop Crafting Your Climate Action Plan: Sharing Best Practices Facilitators: Bowen Close, Pomona College; Matt Williams, Auburn University In this workshop, participants will learn how Auburn University and Pomona College have produced their climate action and sustainability plans, and lessons gained from their experiences. The workshop will also cover the elements of a successful process, including who to involve and how to engage them. In addition to an in-depth look at these two institutions' plans and the process by which they were developed, participants will develop a framework and action steps for getting their own plan to completion. This workshop is for people at colleges and universities that have completed their greenhouse gas inventories and are preparing their climate action plans, and open to AASHE 2010 and ACUPCC Summit participants from colleges and universities. ($175 workshop fee before September 1; $200 after \| Full workshop description (PDF) \| Limit 30 participants).
6:00pm	Keynote Address Climate Disruption and National Security R. James Woolsey Venture Partner, VantagePoint Venture Partners Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
7:00pm	Gala Dinner Second Nature Climate Leadership Awards Presentation David Hales Chairman of the Board, Second Nature Anthony D. Cortese President, Second Nature

Climate Leadership Summit
Wednesday, October 13, 2010

7:30am	Networking Breakfast Welcome to the 2010 Climate Leadership Summit Mary Spangler Chancellor, Houston Community College District Co-Chair, ACUPCC Steering Committee Update from the ACUPCC Support Team Anthony D. Cortese President, Second Nature
9:15am	Plenary Session Addressing Key Implementation Challenges: Sharing Best Practices Facilitators: TBD In this session, all participants will have the opportunity to engage in dialogue with each other and learn about successes and lessons learned in key topic areas, including: Financing sustainability projects on campus Academic components of the ACUPCC Fostering a culture of sustainability on campus Reaching beyond campus to work with local communities, the private sector, and policy-makers to achieve your sustainability goals
11:00am	Break
11:30am	Concurrent Work Session I: Presidents and Chancellors Leading Your Sustainability Team toward Climate Neutrality: Mapping the Future of the ACUPCC Facilitators: Jacqueline Johnson, President, University of Minnesota, Morris; Mitchell Thomashow, President, Unity College In this facilitated session participants will discuss the future direction for the ACUPCC network and initiative, as well as the president's role in implementation climate action plans in four key areas: Financing: What is the president's role in securing financing for emissions-reduction projects on campus and sustainability education, research, and community engagement? Academics: What is the president's role in integrating a sustainability perspective across the curriculum? What strategies can be used to build faculty support and empower faculty leadership? Institutionalization: What is the president's role in ensuring a commitment to sustainability becomes a part of the culture of the institution? How can the president be sure that momentum will carry on after they leave the institution? Partnerships: What is the president's role in fostering partnerships with other institutions, with the local community, and with business? What entities are necessary to make the goal of climate neutrality possible? How can presidents meet their climate goals, open up new funding opportunities, and improve town/gown relationships? Concurrent Work Session II: Implementation Liaisons Facilitator: Toni Nelson, ACUPCC Program Director, Second Nature Building on the success of past Implementation Liaison networking sessions, the ACUPCC program team will facilitate small group discussions around key barriers and enablers to implementing the Commitment: How to secure the resources needed to meet sustainability goals, and how to implement creative solutions to meet your goals with limited resources How to engage faculty, students, staff, and administrators in the climate action planning and implementation process How to leverage partnerships and the collective power of the ACUPCC network to more effectively meet your goals The session will have a strong emphasis on creating space for building relationships with your colleagues at signatory institutions, and soliciting feedback on program focus areas for 2011. Concurrent Work Session III: Solution Provider Dialogues Working Together to Address Your Campus' Biggest Climate Action Challenges Facilitator: Andrea Putman, Director of Corporate Partnerships, Second Nature This session will consist of three 15-minute pre-scheduled one-on-one dialogues between ACUPCC Corporate Partners and selected signatories, for a total 45 minutes, after which signatories will re-join their appropriate work session and Corporate Partners will join Concurrent Work Session II: Implementation Liaison Meeting.
1:00pm	Luncheon and Roundtable Discussion Educating Students for the 21st Century Business Climate Moderator: Michael M. Crow Panelists: Lorna C. Donatone, Chief Operating Officer and President of Education Market, Sodexo Inc. Paul Orzeske, Global President, Honeywell Building Solutions. This moderated roundtable discussion will focus on the private sector perspective on the sustainability skills and education graduates entering the 21st Century business environment need in order for businesses to remain competitive, including key questions such as: What knowledge and skills do graduates need to thrive in the emerging carbon-constrained economy and to benefit from the economic opportunities that will arise as a result of solutions? What types of graduates will be in the highest demand over the next ten years? What are the risks to companies that don't have access to sustainability literate graduates? What are the biggest opportunities for corporations in collaboration with ACUPCC institutions to accelerate progress toward carbon-neutral campuses and climate-literate graduates?
2:30pm	Closing
3:30pm	ACUPCC Steering Committee Meeting