Schedule

Registration Opens

Welcome & Opening

Charles E. Button, Ph.D., GESAC Founder; Chair & Professor, Geography & Sustainability, Central Connecticut State University

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

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

Lunch

Session C

Sustainable Tourism in Connecticut

Randall Fiveash, Director, Connecticut Office of Tourism

Session D

Sustainability in Lodging

Jay Mitchell, MBA, Regional Vice President of Operations, Buffalo Lodging Associates, LLC

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

Research Poster Session

An interactive display of illustrated research posters on topics relating to sustainability, transportation, and the environment. This poster session is open to all; presenters include researchers, practitioners, and graduate and undergraduate students.

If you are interested in presenting a poster, please contact Dr. Jeffery Kreeger at jkreeger@ccsu.edu.

Social Mixer & Sustainability Fair

Co-Sponsored by Central Geographical Society and Tourism & Hospitality Studies Club

A social mixer designed to bring students and professionals together, including a cash bar, hors d'oeuvres, and the sweet jazz stylings of Brown Paper Sax. The sustainability fair features non-governmental organizations, businesses, and governmental agencies that offer sustainability information, jobs/internships, and service to society. Click here for a list of fair exhibitors.

Please RSVP at the link below to receive 1 free drink ticket for the Mixer.