January 31, 2008
Thank you to our sponsors!
- 30 sessions of panels/workshops, three
- Keynote addresses
- Advocacy components
- Kids' play with a smashing success!
- Participants and speakers include professors from various disciplines, students of all interests, community leader, members and business entities of variegated representations.
"This was a life changing event, I'll never forget it."
"I'm proud to be a COC student with a conference like this."
"It was awesome, I had a blast."
"I learned a lot about the environment and I think it's about time I start doing something about it."
"I'm glad I went, well worth the time."
-COC Students
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SPEAKERS & ORGANIZATIONS
"GREEN UP" BENEFIT CONCERT
"Choices for our Future" VOTE HERE!
"Focus the Nation” (http://focusthenation.org) is a national movement initiated by Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon. It is "an ambitious educational initiative that will culminate in national symposia held simultaneously at over a thousand colleges, universities, high schools and other institutions"; it is to "collaboratively engage in a nationwide, interdisciplinary discussion about 'Global Warming Solutions for America.'"
In support of the national movement, the intent of College of the Canyons local conference is to focus the discussion on the growing concern in the nation about global warming and to generate national discussion on issues and solutions related to global climate change.
Educators, activities, policymakers, and concerned citizens of our community will hold panel discussions and workshops on the College of the Canyons Valencia campus to address the pressing issues regarding the environment, with a focus on the role of education in moving the nation towards a more sustainable, vibrant future.
The day after the conference, February 1, 2008, there will be a Classic Rock Benefit Concert held in College of the Canyons' Performing Arts Center at 7:30pm. The proceedings from the concert will go towards scholarships for students who are studying sustainable development.
