Kakariki Sustainability Conference '09
Download presentations from the 2009 Conference
- Anneleise Hall - Effective personal actions to reduce the environmental impacts of your lifestyle (PDF, 937 KB)
- Shanti Ahluwalia - Diet and the Environment (PDF, 570 KB)
- Nicole Bührs - Permaculture principles for home gardens (PDF, 1.5 MB)
- Sharon McIver - Aroha Aotearoa: Leaving our Land Clean and Green (PDF, 1.5 MB)
Saturday 25 July 2009
Heard about climate change and peak oil, but want to know what you can actually do to make a difference?
This year's Kakariki Sustainability Conference will help you target areas of your lifestyle which can contribute significantly to your environmental impact. Learn what you can do right now to make a difference. All students, staff and members of the public are welcome!
Three random lucky people who register early, by Thursday the 23rd, get to attend the conference for free!
What
Full-day conference; the line-up includes an international carbon-fee lifestyle guru (by video conference) and local experts in transition initiatives, diet, and home gardening and waste reduction.
Time |
Speaker & Topic |
9:30 |
Registration |
10:00 |
Welcome and introduction |
10:15 |
Doug Fine |
11:15 |
Morning Tea |
11:30 |
Anneleise Hall |
12:30 |
Lunch |
1:30 |
Shanti Ahluwalia |
2:30 |
Home gardening (simultaneous sessions):
|
3:45 |
Afternoon Tea |
4:00 |
Sharon McIver |
5:00 |
End of conference |
Further information on the speakers and their presentations will be uploaded when available.
When
From 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Saturday the 25th of July.
Where
Ground floor of the Erskine (Maths/Computer Science) building, corner of Science Road and Engineering Road, University of Canterbury. See: Erskine Building - Google Maps.
Cost
Admission to the conference, morning and afternoon tea, and lunch: $10. Students $5.
Three random lucky people who register early, by Thursday the 23rd, get to attend the conference for free!