EVENT: From planting trees around campus to the Accelerating Greenhouse Gas Reduction Symposium, GW's Earth Week has an event fit for all students, faculty, staff and neighbors interested in protecting the earth's resources.
On Earth Day, April 22, 2009, GW will host the Earth Day Fair. At the event, GW President Steven Knapp will release the results of the University's greenhouse gas inventory, which will be followed by the Real Food Cookout. The cookout features a sustainable lunch for members of the GW community.
AGENDA: Wednesday, April 15, 20097:30am " 5:30pm: Accelerating Green Gas Reduction: Technology, Public Policy & the Law Symposium, Keynote Speaker: Graham M. Pugh, Department of EnergyJack Morton Auditorium, 805 21st St., NWRSVP to [email protected]
2 " 2:30pm: Fuel Cell Media Conference Call: Explanation of Delta X-Ray Absorption Near Edge Structures
5:30pm: The Edison Electric Institute will offer a demonstration of the Toyota Prius, converted to a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle with a Hymotion system.Marvin Center, 800 21st St., NW
7:30 " 9:30pm: "Planet Forward" Viewing PartyFunger Hall, Room 103, 2201 G St., NWRSVP to [email protected]
Thursday, April 16, 200910am " 7pm: Your Voice and Actions on SustainabilityMarc C. Abrahms Great Hall, Marvin Center, 800 21st St., NW
3 " 5pm: Tour of the E Street Green Roof1957 E St., NW, 7th Floor
Friday, April 17, 200910am " 4pm: Your Voice and Actions on SustainabilityExecutive Dining Room, Building 2, 44983 Knoll Square, Ashburn, VA
12 " 1:30pm: Discussion on "How Can I Be Sustainable in the Work Place?" Executive Dining Room, Building 2, 44983 Knoll Square, Ashburn, VA
Monday, April 20, 20099am " 4pm: Your Voice and Actions on SustainabilityCampus Quad, Mount Vernon Campus, 2100 Foxhall Road, NW (Rain location: G-Dub Java Lounge)
12 " 1:30pm: Discussion on Climate Change, Fossil Fuels and GWPost Hall, Mount Vernon Campus, 2100 Foxhall Road, NW
7:30pm: Wall-E ScreeningEckles Library, Mount Vernon Campus, 2100 Foxhall Road, NW
Tuesday, April 21, 200912:30 " 2pm: Discussion on Biodiesel FuelsMarvin Center 402, 800 21st St., NWRSVP to [email protected]
6:30 " 8pm: The Nation's Watershed: A Forum on the State of Rivers in the USA1957 E St., NW, Room 113
6:10 " 8pm: Discussion on Energy, Environment and Climate ChangeFunger Hall, Room 108, 2201 G St., NW
Wednesday, April 22, 2009: Earth Day8am " 5:30pm: GW's 3rd Annual Climate Action Conference " Day 1Jack Morton Auditorium, 805 21st St., NWRegister at www.climateactionconference.org
9am " 4pm: GW Forward: Earth Day Fair and Real Food CookoutUniversity Yard, 2010 H St., NW11am: President Knapp gives remarks. Meghan Chapple-Brown, director of the Office of Sustainability, will release the results of the University's greenhouse gas inventory.
10am " 2pm: Green Thumb Planting: Plant Perennials and Young Trees!Meet at H & 22nd Streets at 10am
1 " 3pm: Strong Earthling Challenge: Colonial Challenge Goes GreenKogan Plaza, 2120 H St., NW
4 " 6pm: Screening of King CornFunger Hall, Room 208, 2201 G St., NW
7 " 9 pm: 24th Annual Excellence AwardsLisner Auditorium, 730 21st St., NW
7 " 9pm: Eileen Clausen on "Sustaining Sustainability" Post Hall, Mount Vernon Campus, 2100 Foxhall Road, NW
Thursday, April 23, 20098am " 5:30pm: GW's 3rd Annual Climate Action Conference " Day 2Jack Morton Auditorium, 805 21st St., NWRegister at www.climateactionconference.org
Friday, April 24, 20098:30am " 5:30pm: Institute for the Analysis of Solar Energy Kickoff Symposium, "Solar Energy: Solar as a Solution to Energy and Environmental Problems?" Jack Morton Auditorium, 805 21st St., NWRegister at http://solar.gwu.edu
RSVP: All events are free and open to the public. Members of the media interested in attending should contact Thai Phi Stone at [email protected] or 202-994-6424.
BACKGROUND:
Earth Week events aim to generate awareness, create community around sustainability and empower people to take action. People can follow the University's sustainability efforts at http://twitter.com/Sustain_GW or join the Facebook group: Sustainable George. GW is committed to operating the University's programs and activities in ways that express our responsibilities as a pre-eminent institutional citizen of the nation's capital.
For more information about Earth Week events, visit www.sustainability.gwu.edu/pdf/earthweek_poster.pdf.
For more information about the University's sustainability initiatives, visit http://sustainability.gwu.edu.
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