Resources : Events

Throughout the year, there are numerous events concerning sustainability issues on campus and in the Tampa Bay region. Please send your event listings to sustainability@usf.edu.

E3 Energy, Environment and Economics
January 29, 2010, St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa; 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
A regional summit with experienced speakers and opportunities to partner with others and maximize project benefits.

Second Dutch Dialogue with Tampa Bay on Climate Change Adaptation: Building resiliency and sustainability into infrastructure and spatial planning
November 18, 2009; 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM; USF Alumni Center
Co-organized with the Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commision and the Dutch water sector, the November 18 workshop will feature Dutch and local experts discussing climate change adaptation from the perspectives of land use, transportation, water, energy, emergency management and cyberinfrastructure sectors. This second workshop follows the highly successful first Dutch Dialogue meeting last June which helped advance the climate change adaptation discussion in Tampa Bay.

Using Prehistoric Archaeology to Study Modern Biodiversity
January 21, 2010; 7:00-8:00 PM; Weedon Island Preserve Cultural and Natural History Center, St. Petersburg, Florida
A lecture by David Steadman (Florida Museum of Natural History) in the “Archaeology Speaker Series,” sponsored by the Central Gulf Coast Archaeological Society (the Tampa Bay Chapter of the Florida Anthropological Society) in cooperation with Weedon Island Preserve. Admission is free and open to the public.

Past Events

Tampa Bay Green Business Summit
October 27, 2009, Progress Energy Center for the Arts at Mahaffey Theatre, St. Petersburg
The Green Business Summit targets members of the business community seeking to learn about opportunities and risk management of green business in the wake of impending climate change legislation and litigation. The green business revolution offers businesses both challenges and opportunities. This event is free to the public and will identify business strategies for coping with the challenges and taking advantage of the business opportunities.

Lonsesome George and the Battle for Galapagos
October 27, 2009, 6:00-7:30 PM, CHE 217, University of South Florida
The Patel Center for Global Solutions and USF’s Department of Integrative Biology invite you to a special evening featuring Dr. Peter Pritchard who will present the documentary, Lonesome George and the Battle for Galapagos, and answer questions following the film. The documentary is about the loneliest animal on the planet, Lonesome George, who is the last remaining Pinta Island Giant Tortoise in existence; when he dies, his race will be extinct. He has become an icon of his native Galapagos Islands and a symbol of the battle to preserve their unique wildlife which is under threat from illegal fishing, the demands of a booming population and an ever-expanding tourism industry. Please RSVP to bskoures@cas.usf.edu

USF ConservaBull
September 8-November 10, 2009; Beta Hall, Castor Hall, Delta Hall, Epsilon Hall, Eta Hall, Iota Hall, Kappa Hall Kosove Apartments, Lambda Hall, Maple Hall A, Maple Hall B, Mu Hall, Theta Hall, Zeta Hall, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
Emerging Green Builders, in collaboration with the USF Physical Plant, the USF Office of Sustainability, and USF Housing and Residential Education, are hosting ConservaBull 2009. The residence hall that reduces its energy consumption by the largest percentage from the same previous period wins custom ConservaBull T-Shirts and a chance to win an iPod. The ConservaBull is not about touting sustainability or “greenness.” It's about raising our consumption conscience. We have enjoyed almost unlimited resources and have adapted our lifestyle accordingly. Most often we are not even aware of our wasteful habits. Lead by example. Keep your Hall motivated! Check the website weekly. Last year’s results are available online as a report.

Institute on Engaged Scholarship and Community Redevelopment
October 30, 2009
USF is joining with Florida Campus Compact to hold an Institute on Engaged Scholarship and Community Redevelopment on the USF Tampa campus on October 30th. It’s a great opportunity for our faculty and community partners to create or fine-tune their community-based courses for the coming year, and a stipend is available. Please click here for an application. Susan Greenbaum, Robin Jones and Judi Jetson are resource faculty for the event...others involved in the planning include Harold Keller, Trent Green, Cheryl Rodriguez, Liz Strom, Robin Ersing and Linda Whiteford. The contact person for this event is Judi Jetson, 974-5398.

The Global Water Crisis: Solutions from Tampa Bay
November 4, 2009; 6:30 PM; College of Public Health Auditorium, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
Major conflicts over water will increase in number and escalate in scale. Physicians for Social Responsibility-Tampa Bay and the College of Public Health at the University of South Florida are sponsoring an evening to discuss how actions in Tampa Bay have relevance to global issues. Co-sponsors: The Children’s Board of Hillsborough County, Florida Wildlife Federation, Sierra Club, United Nations Association, Waves of Change. Keynote: Dr. Noel J. Brown, President & CEO, Friends of the United Nations Former Director of the United Nations Environment Programme. Panel Discussion followed by Q&A: Dr. David Randle, Managing Director - Waves of Change; Phil Compton - Sierra Club Florida Regional Representative; Frank Mueller-Karger, PhD, USF, College of Marine Science.

Rainwater Harvesting and LEED
November 5, 2009; 11:30 AM-12:30 PM; Landry’s Seafood House (7616 W Courtney Campbell Causeway), Tampa
Program and lunch buffet sponsored by the Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council. Water conservation has become a necessary element to most new development projects. Come learn how different technologies turn into LEED points, offering your clients the most cost effective and water efficient solutions available, adding value to your firm and proposals.

Sigma Xi Annual Meeting and International Research Conference
November 12-15, 2009; The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel, The Woodlands, Texas
Energy Symposium. Despite growing demand for energy and increasing public awareness of climate change, the world remains firmly situated in the era of fossil fuels. From the development and implementation of alternative and renewable energy sources, to increased energy efficiency and reduced carbon emissions, science and engineering have enormous roles to play in solving the world's energy crisis. The following plenary speakers have been invited to address science and public policy concerns regarding the critical issue of Energy: John Ahearne (Moderator), Executive Director Emeritus of Sigma Xi, former chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy and Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense; Michal Moore, Senior Fellow, Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economy, University of Calgary in Alberta; Hans B. Püttgen, Energy Systems Management Chair and Director of the Energy Center at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne. Georgia Power Professor Emeritus of the Georgia Institute of Technology; and Vernon Roan, Director, University of Florida Fuel Cell Laboratory and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Florida.