Sustainable Tourism & Hospitality
CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
Central Connecticut State University invites you to attend the 13th Annual Global Environmental Sustainability Symposium on Thursday, April 23, 2020. This full-day event is FREE and is attended by student, faculty, members of the general public, as well as researchers and practitioners. The theme of this year's symposium is: Sustainable Tourism & Hospitality.
The symposium coordinator for 2020 is Dr. Jeffery Kreeger. Questions can be directed to jkreeger@ccsu.edu.
Location
The Symposium will take place at Central Connecticut State University Student Center in Alumni Hall.
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Schedule of Events
A detailed schedule of events can be found here.
| 9:00 AM | Registration Opens |
| 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Welcome & Opening |
| 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 |
| 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Social Mixer & Sustainability Fair |
Sustainability Fair Exhibitors
If your organization, government agency, or business wishes to have an exhibit, email Dr. Charles Button at buttonche@ccsu.edu.
A full list of exhibitors can be found here.