Featured Events:
	NOVEMBER 30, 2008: Chill Out Contest Deadline - Submit a written or video entry highlighting their campus global warming solutions
	FEBRUARY 5, 2009: National Teach-In on Global Warming Solutions - Join millions of Americans at thousands of campuses and institutions in a dialogue about clean energy solutions that can stop global warming and renew the American economy and spirit.

Full Calendar:
Jan 18, 2009 through Jan 22, 2009 Tampa, Florida	Facilities Management Strategies for Campus Sustainability Special programming will focus on the current state of campus involvement in this growing movement and the drivers behind higher education’s response to global climate change. This program will explore the emergence of campus sustainability principles, policies, positions, organizations, and communications strategies. Creative and innovative practices related to green building design and energy management will be discussed and attendees will have a rich offering of sustainability electives from which to tailor their learning experience. More information: APPA
Feb 1, 2009 Nationwide	Deadline for Campus Ecology Fellowships National Wildlife Federation Campus Ecology Fellows confront global warming on their campuses and help to educate and engage the campus community on global warming impacts and solutions. Monetary fellowship grants are awarded to college undergraduate and graduate students working with other members of the faculty, staff, or administration on projects designed to help reverse global warming on campus and beyond. These projects could include energy efficiency in new and existing buildings, greener transportation plans, installation of clean energy technology on campus, purchasing of clean energy, food systems, habitat restoration and plantings, etc. More information: Visit the Fellowships page to apply
Feb 5, 2009 On Your Campus and In Your Community	The First 100 Days - The National Teach-In on Global Warming Webcast February 2009 will be a defining moment in American history—and given the stakes, human history. Immediately following the inauguration of the new President, and in the first hundred days of the new Congress, the US government will either initiate the action needed to stop global warming—or else a window will close for our children, forever. Focus the Nation has demonstrated our ability to empower student and citizen leadership across the country. Over this next, critical year, ignite the grassroots movement that can change America, and save the planet. More information: Visit the National Teach-In page to participate
Feb 10, 2009 through Feb 13, 2009 Durham, NC	Campus Energy Conference Topics will include: Campus Carbon Strategies – Assessing Footprints, Emissions Reduction Strategies; Biomass, Waste Wood and Fuel Alternatives; Master Planning – Infrastructure Design and System Expansion; Combined Heat and Power/Cogeneration; Case Studies of Central Plants (campuses, airports, military bases, medical centers, etc); Data Center Cooling and other Mission Critical Requirements; Building Energy Efficiency – Managing Load and Optimizing Assets; Campus Cooling and Thermal Storage Systems; Controls, Monitoring and Metering; Operations, Maintenance, Staffing – Training, Development and Safety; and LEED Strategies for District Energy More information: International District Energy Association
Feb 11, 2009 through Feb 13, 2009 Boulder, CO	Rocky Mountain Sustainability Summit The 2009 Rocky Mountain Sustainability Summit (RMSS) will provide a learning and networking forum for participants from campuses in the Rocky Mountain region (CO, NM, UT, WY, MT, ID, AZ) to advance sustainability. More information: CU-Boulder
Feb 12, 2009	Web Conference: Climate and Global Warming Policy - What Role Can Higher Education Play? Campus Ecology's greener campus conference series gives NWF Campus Ecology members the opportunity to hear from leading practitioners in the field on conservation and sustainability topics and to provide a forum for questions and discussion. More information: Visit the Campus Ecology Web Conferences Page or email campus@nwf.org to participate
Feb 19, 2009	Web Conference: Habitat Restoration and Protection - How Campuses Can Support Healthy Habitats and Conserve Resources Campus Ecology's greener campus conference series gives NWF Campus Ecology members the opportunity to hear from leading practitioners in the field on conservation and sustainability topics and to provide a forum for questions and discussion. More information: Visit the Campus Ecology Web Conferences Page or email campus@nwf.org to participate
Feb 27, 2009 through Mar 2, 2009 Washington DC	Power Shift 2009 This spring, tens of thousands of young people will come to Washington, DC within the first hundred days of the new administration to demand immediate action on global warming. Power Shift 2009 will unite a generation around the defining issue of our time. More information: Power Shift 2009
Mar 12, 2009 Web conference	Web Conference: Onsite Renewable Energy - Wind, Solar, and Geothermal Campus Ecology's greener campus conference series gives NWF Campus Ecology members the opportunity to hear from leading practitioners in the field on conservation and sustainability topics and to provide a forum for questions and discussion. More information: Visit the Campus Ecology Web Conferences Page or email campus@nwf.org to participate
Mar 19, 2009 through Mar 21, 2009 Portland, OR	Going the Distance and Shortening It, from Farm to Cafeteria Fourth National Farm to Cafeteria Conference More information: Farm to School Network
Apr 5, 2009 through Apr 7, 2009 College Park, MD	Smart and Sustainable Campuses Environmental consciousness is at an all-time high and colleges and universities are experiencing increased pressures from stakeholders to lower carbon outputs, green campus operations, and graduate students equipped to lead sustainability initiatives in all sectors. Join NACUBO, in partnership with several other higher education associations, for a comprehensive symposium on sustainability, including operational solutions, smart growth policies, and strategies for achieving climate neutrality. More information: NACUBO
Apr 16, 2009 through Apr 17, 2009 Houston, TX	Gulf Coast Green: Creating Sustainable Communities Reducing the region's footprint, alternative technologies, smart planning for inevitable growth, and implementing breakthrough solutions. More information: Visit Gulf Coast Green to register

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