Schedule

9:00 AM

Registration Opens

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Welcome & Opening

Charles E. Button, Ph.D., GESAC Founder; Chair & Professor, Geography & Sustainability, Central Connecticut State University

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Session A: Keynote

Sustainable Heritage Tourism: Democratizing Ordinary Heritage for Tourism Consumption

Dallen J. Timothy, Ph.D., Professor, Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions, & Senior Sustainability Scientist, Julie Anne Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

Session B

Panel Discussion: The Effect of Climate Change on Tourism

Panelists:
Dallen J. Timothy, Ph.D., Professor, Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions, & Senior Sustainability Scientist, Julie Anne Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University
Randall Fiveash, Director, Connecticut Office of Tourism
Charles E. Button, Ph.D., GESAC Founder; Chair & Professor, Geography & Sustainability, Central Connecticut State University

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM – 1:45 PM

Session C

Sustainable Tourism in Connecticut

Randall Fiveash, Director, Connecticut Office of Tourism

2:00 PM – 2:45 PM

Session D

Sustainability in Lodging

Jay Mitchell, MBA, Regional Vice President of Operations, Buffalo Lodging Associates, LLC

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM

Session E

Sustainability in Managed Services

Jonathan Small, General Manager, Sodexo, Central Connecticut State University
Karen Misbach, Director of Environmental Health & Safety and Sustainability, Central Connecticut State University
John Ferguson, Director of Operations, Quantum Biopower, Southington, CT

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Research Poster Session

An interactive display of illustrated research posters on topics relating to sustainability, transportation, and the environment. This poster session is open to all; presenters include researchers, practitioners, and graduate and undergraduate students.

If you are interested in presenting a poster, please contact Dr. Jeffery Kreeger at jkreeger@ccsu.edu.

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Social Mixer & Sustainability Fair

A social mixer designed to bring students and professionals together, including a cash bar, hors d'oeuvres, and the sweet jazz stylings of Brown Paper Sax. The sustainability fair features non-governmental organizations, businesses, and governmental agencies that offer sustainability information, jobs/internships, and service to society. Click here for a list of fair exhibitors.

Please RSVP at the link below to receive 1 free drink ticket for the Mixer.