2010 UMACS Conference a Huge Success
The 2010 BIENNIAL UMACS CONFERENCE was held April 9-10 AT UW RIVER FALLS
This year's UMACs conference was a huge success with nearly 150 attendees from 35 different colleges and universities gathering in River Falls, Wisconsin. The conference featured keynote addresses by Winona LaDuke and Paul Rowland, AASHE's executive director. Over 50 presentations during five concurrent sessions provided many nuts, bolts, and stories of success from folks working in the trenches of the campus sustainability movement. Opportunities to network with faculty, staff, and students from more than 30 campuses from across the Upper Midwest were highlights of the conference. For more information on the conference see the Conferences Page of the website.
Follow the links below for more information:
- Conference Program Page
- Detailed Concurrent Session Program Download
- Conference information page
- Pre-conference workshop on conducting a greenhouse gas inventory and writing a climate action plan
Conference Theme: Nuts, Bolts, & Stories of Success
The 2010 UMACS conference will provide the latest in sustainability practices across a spectrum of hot topics, reinforced by case studies, stories, and posters from a wide range of campuses throughout the region. UMACS encourages faculty, students, staff, & administrators (individually or as teams) to register and attend the conference. This is an opportunity to hear success stories from other campuses, highlight your campus sustainability projects, and network with individuals working on sustainability on other campuses.
"Hot Topics"
- Academic & Co-Curricular Programming
- Climate Action Plans
- Comprehensive Sustainability & Master Planning
- Energy Conservation & Efficiency
- Grounds Maintenance & Habitat Restoration
- Local Food Systems and Composting
- Localized Carbon Offsets
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Resell Ideas
- Renewable Energy Production
- Sustainability-Based Integrated Planning
Campus: The University of Wisconsin-River Falls campus is located along the banks of the South Fork of the Kinnickinnic River in beautiful western Wisconsin. It is approximately 36 miles from the Twin Cities, 242 miles from Madison, WI, 175 miles from Duluth, MN and 273 miles from Des Moines, IA. It is easily found just south and east of the main business district with Cascade Avenue running the length of campus from east to west. The University Center (UC) is located in the center of campus and will be the site for all conference activities.
Parking: For those staying overnight and parking at the Best Western at the western edge of campus, your parking issues are solved, as the UC is an easy 5-7 minute walk. For those commuting on Saturday, no parking restrictions apply in any lot. Lot F is immediately behind (south) of the UC and offers the most convenient access, especially those with mobility challenges. For those commuting on Friday, careful attention needs to be paid to reserved space details. Please email Carol Wilcox carol.wilcox@uwrf.edu who will assign and send you an electronic/printable parking permit for reserved parking slots in lots closest to the UC, with speakers having priority. Parking on campus without a permit on Friday will definitely get you noticed and ticketed without compassion. Street parking on Cascade is possible, but very difficult unless you get lucky. Parking on surrounding streets is free on one side and require permits on the other. Pay attention to signage.
Community / Campus Map: http://www.uwrf.edu/map/
UC Location Map: http://www.uwrf.edu/map/
Parking Map: http://www.uwrf.edu/map/par_
If you have questions about the conference, please contact Kelly Cain at kelly.d.cain@uwrf.edu