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SUMMARY:Restoring College Sports Amid COVID-19: Leveraging Climate Action
DESCRIPTION:As college sports programs plan their recovery from Covid-19 impacts\, leveraging existing campus assets and fan preferences opens up sports sustainability operations that generate revenues\, cost savings\, and significant campus/community support for moving the ball on climate action. As many professional and global sports organizations have learned\, taking action to mitigate climate change helps deliver many of these benefits. \nThis webinar will feature several high profile collegiate athletic directors who have created sustainability assets in their athletics programs with the help of campus sustainability staff. With those assets\, they have won support from corporate partners\, improved student and fan relations\, better aligned with their own campus’ sustainability goals\, and enhanced campus sustainability leadership on and off the field. \nAthletics department staff and campus sustainability professionals will both benefit from this webinar\, as they look to regain traction on their internal goals amid the current health crisis. Both will benefit from new corporate partnerships based on sustainability. Both have allied interests in promoting stronger student and fan engagement. And both are integral parts of campus sustainability and climate action goals that more strongly unite athletics with every facet of campus life. \nGlobally\, over 120 sports organizations such as the International Olympic Committee\, the NY Yankees\, the NY Mets\, the Golden State Warriors and the NBA have committed to the UN’s Sports for Climate Action Framework. \nIn the US\, the University of Colorado Boulder was the first US collegiate sports program to sign on. Now\, even amid the Covid pandemic\, The Ohio State University\, Wake Forest University and the University of Miami are committing because this work is too important to forget. In this webinar you can find out how this approach can help your campus do well–by doing good! \nRegister Today \nPresenters\n\n\n\n\nRick George\, Athletic Director\, University of Colorado Buffaloes \n \nRick George was named athletic director at the University of Colorado on July 17\, 2013\, returning to Boulder where he helped play a role in the school’s first and only national championship in football some 23 years earlier. \nGeorge\, came to Colorado from the Texas Rangers baseball club of the American League\, where he was named chief operating officer on October 5\, 2010 with a promotion to president of business operations in February 2013.  He agreed to a 5-year contract at CU\, and he officially started on the job on August 12\, 2013.  In June 2016\, the Board of Regents approved a contract extension through 2020-21\, and in June 2019\, the Regents once again extended him through the 2023-24 academic and athletic year. \nRead Rick George’s full bio.\n\n\n\nGene Smith\, Senior Vice President and Wolfe Foundation Endowed Athletics Director\, The Ohio State University Buckeyes \n \nOhio State’s student-athletes continue to excel in the classroom and on the fields of play under the leadership of Gene Smith\, who directs the nation’s largest and one of its elite athletic programs. Smith is proud of the high-performance culture that has developed with the leadership of what he often refers to as “the best coaching staff in America.” Record achievements by individuals\, teams and the entire athletic program attest to Ohio State’s commitment to the development of the total student-athlete in a holistic way. \n\n\n\nAs the institution’s academic profile has increased\, so too has the academic profile of its student-athletes. In the classroom\, student-athletes continue to distinguish themselves with record numbers earning university\, conference and national honors. Last year\, Ohio State boasted a record 674 Ohio State Scholar Athletes and 461 Academic All-Big Ten selections and 231 student-athletes earned their degrees. \n\n\n\nRead Gene Smith’s full bio.\n\n\n\nJohn Currie\, Athletic Director\, Wake Forest Demon Deacons \n \nJohn Currie became Wake Forest’s sixth athletic director in school history when he was named to the position on March 3\, 2019. Currie is just the third individual to have held the position since 1964 following the 28-year tenure of Dr. Gene Hooks (1964-92) and Ron Wellman (1992-2019). Currie is a 1993 Wake Forest graduate who has served twice as an athletic director at the NCAA Division I level with leadership roles at Kansas State University from 2009-17 and at the University of Tennessee in 2017. \nA nationally-recognized leader in intercollegiate athletics\, Currie has spent his career building a solid reputation as a fundraiser\, builder of great facilities and an inclusive leader. In 2013\, he earned the Under Armour Athletic Director of the Year and received the Bobby Dodd Athletic Director Award. In 2011\, Currie was the named to the Sports Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 list. \nRead John Currie’s full bio.\n\n\n\nBlake James\, Director of Athletics\, University of Miami \n \nSince taking over as the University of Miami’s Director of Athletics in 2013\, Blake James has transformed The U\, spearheading significant advances in all aspects of the department\, including postseason appearances\, student-athlete support\, facility upgrades\, ticket sales\, broadcast capabilities and academic achievement. \nMiami’s recent success continues to garner both James and UM national recognition. This past summer\, James concluded a two-year term as Chair of the NCAA Division I Council\, the group responsible for the day-to-day decision-making for all of Division I Athletics. This year he was one of five nominees for the 2019 SportsBusiness Journal Athletic Director of the Year. In 2017\, James was selected as one of four Division I recipients of the 2016-17 Under Armour Athletic Director of the Year award from the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). \nRead Blake James’ full bio.\n\n\n\nModerator: Meghan Fay-Zanhiser\, Executive Director\, AASHE \n \nMeghan has been with AASHE since 2011 and previously held the positions of Director of Programs and STARS Program Manager. Prior to AASHE\, Meghan worked as Sustainability Specialist at NELSON\, where she provided sustainability expertise and consulting services to various clients. She also spent over five years working at the U.S. Green Building Council where\, as Manager of Community\, she developed and managed a local chapter network for building-industry professionals and helped create the Emerging Green Builders program that integrates students and young professionals into the green building movement.\n\n\n\nThis webinar is sponsored by Phase 3 Sports. Phase 3 Sports works to influence sustainable behavior change among sports fans inspired by their club’s green operations and values. This alignment is leveraged via corporate partnerships and green marketing.
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/restoring-college-sports-amid-covid-19-leveraging-climate-action/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200803T170000
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SUMMARY:The Dynamic Role of Technology\, Business and Government in Society
DESCRIPTION:A Discussion on How to Ensure the Right Outcomes\nwith Congressman Ro Khanna\, serving California’s 17th\nCongressional District in the heart of Silicon Valley. \nREGISTER NOW \nRSVP Required via Zoom for Webinar Link and Instructions to Join. \nOpen to UCLA students\, alumni\, faculty\, staff and members of the extended UCLA community and general public. \n \nCongressman Ro Khanna \nCalifornia’s 17th Congressional District \nThere is an increasing focus on the use of technology-based innovations as a means to help address the societal issues in areas such as healthcare\, transportation and education; and at the same time there is a growing “tech-lash” in areas such as the digital divide\, the future of work\, anti-trust and data privacy. Join the Centers@ UCLA Anderson and Professor Terry Kramer in a moderated conversation with Congressman Ro Khanna who represents the 17th Congressional District in the heart of Silicon Valley as they discuss the role of leaders in both business and government in this environment and how this relationship is changing. Ultimately gaining a better understanding as to whether the role of government should increase in the face of growing societal issues and/or whether the role of a CEO should expand in serving a variety of constituents including shareholders\, employees and society more broadly. Dean Bernardo will provide opening remarks. \n 
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/the-dynamic-role-of-technology-business-and-government-in-society/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200806T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200806T203000
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SUMMARY:Biggest and Smallests: CNPS Yerba Buena Speaker Program
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Kipp McMichael\nBreak out your rulers\, scales and metrics for a tour of California flora with an eye toward maxima and minima. We’ll start with familiar status-holders like giant sequoia and duckweed but move on to more esoteric categories and the biggests and smallests therein: The largest flower? The longest vine? The biggest fruit? The smallest fern? The largest club moss? Let’s explore what lies at the disparate ends of the phytological scale! \nKipp McMichael is a professional web developer and an amateur naturalist with several degrees\, none of them plant-related (but don’t tell that to his overly-large plant collection). He grows native plants\, succulents and far too many bulbs in his home garden in Berkeley\, CA. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/biggest-and-smallests-cnps-yerba-buena-speaker-program/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200807T093000
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SUMMARY:TRUE zero waste and Circular Economy Training Series: How to Apply Circularity to Your Business
DESCRIPTION:TRUE Zero Waste and Circular Economy Training Series: \n\nHOW TO APPLY CIRCULARITY TO YOUR BUSINESS AND REDUCE OPERATING COSTS \n\n\nVia Zoom \nZoom link sent upon completion of registration \nRegister Here \n  \nREDUCE\, REUSE\, AND COMPOSTING HOW TO APPLY CIRCULARITY TO YOUR BUSINESS AND REDUCE OPERATIONAL COSTS \nWithout urgent action\, global waste will increase by 70 percent on current levels by 2050\, according to the World Bank’s new report. The make-take-waste way of doing things is coming to an end and if we do it right\, we’ll create massive new economical and social opportunities! \nWe’re honored and excited to have you join us for TRUE Zero Waste and Circular Economy educational series. \nIn this course\, we’ll take the first steps. It’s not often that you get to rethink the entire economic system. Whether you’re here to gain insights into what a zero waste and circular economy is all about\, identify skills to make the transition to a Circular Economy happen\, or connect with a community of learners. \nIn this series of courses you explore how businesses can create value by striving for zero waste\, seeing products and materials as cycles\, the role of creative solutions\, and how you can contribute to make the transition to a Circular Economy. \nYou will learn to re-think the economic system you experience every day; act on it and become a leader in this major paradigm shift. You will shape a more circular future\, together with our network. \nJoin us and explore the TRUE zero waste and circular economy principles. \nStudents that complete all the 3 modules will receive a certificate at the end.  GBCI to approve CE hours for these training sessions. \n\n  \n\nFacilitators: \n  \nDenise Braun\, CEO All About Waste \n \nDenise has over seventeen years of experience in the sustainability field\, starting in Brazil and then moving to the United States. She is the founder and principal of All About Waste – a woman and minority-owned sustainability and zero waste consulting firm based in Los Angeles\, CA. \nDenise and her team provide a diverse range of services including solid waste data collection and analysis\, circular strategic frameworks\, green building certifications\, zero waste programs and certification\, training/educational workshops\, and community outreach. She has worked in various capacities on over 150 LEED-certified projects\, many of which have achieved the highest level of certification with no clarifications. Denise is currently working on several zero-waste and wellness projects. \nShe worked on the first TRUE-certified zero waste high-rise commercial building in the world. Denise has been responsible for over 30 million square feet of waste audits and has developed and analyzed technical waste management solutions for a large variety of building types. Denise has presented at numerous lectures\, workshops\, and conferences\, including the annual Municipal Green Building Conference and Expo\, Net Zero Conference\, the Living Building Collaborative Zero Waste Forum and the GreenBuild Conference & Expo. She currently has several accreditation and expertise such as: LEED AP\,  WELL AP\, ENV SP\, TRUE Advisor\, Fitwel Ambassador and sustainable supply chain.  She also is sitting as a Board of Director at USGBC-LA. \n\n  \nRyan McMullan\, CEO Lean Green Way \n \nOver his career Ryan McMullan has led several Sustainability programs including in Toyota’s Corporate Responsibility department and Rice University’s Facilities & Engineering department.  These have included strategically developing and deploying environmental targets across a wide variety of functional groups\, reporting on environmental progress\, greenhouse gas inventories\, and developing programs for zero waste\, zero carbon\, and zero water. \nHe now consults with companies like Lockheed-Martin\, Walmart and Mattress Recycling Council (MRC) to help them establish leading sustainability strategies. He is an advisor to TRUE Zero Waste Certification at GBCI and the Environmental Leader Conference. He earned his Masters from the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at UC Santa Barbara and his Bachelor’s from Rice University.  At home he keeps busy improving the sustainability of his home in Long Beach\, California\, teaching his 10-year-old son to conserve resources and design games\, and writing on his experiences.
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/true-zero-waste-and-circular-economy-training-series-how-to-apply-circularity-to-your-business/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200807T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200807T200000
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SUMMARY:Summer Nights at Home
DESCRIPTION:This summer the Nature Gardens and Tar Pits are coming over to your place. Fix yourself a DIY botanical cocktail and join our events happening LIVE. Turn up the DJ tunes and join in on a talk with Museum Staff who’ll be getting to the root of plants from the present day all the way back to the Ice Age. Celebrate your Summer Nights with nature\, music\, and growing your mind. \n#SummerNights \nThis program will live-stream directly to this web page. RSVP for a day-of email reminder. \nSchedule\n6pm: Garden Talk: The Private Life of Pleistocene Plants \n7pm: DJ Set: Knights of Zion \nGarden Talk | 6 pm\nPLANTS AND THEIR WILDLIFE PARTNERS\nDid you know that many plants and animals depend upon each other for survival? Most plants need animals to pollinate their flowers or spread their seeds\, and many animals\, especially insects and birds\, rely on plants for food or nesting. The Museum’s Nature Gardens Horticulture team will share some of the best plants and techniques for creating a healthy\, vibrant habitat for wildlife. \n\n\n\nCAROL BORNSTEIN\nDirector of Living Collections –  Carol joined the Natural History Museum when the Nature Gardens were under construction. She has overseen their development and care ever since\, as well as the Museum’s Live Animal Program. Carol is co-author of two books\, California Native Plants for the Garden and Reimagining the California Lawn. She has selected and introduced several popular cultivars for California gardens\, including Verbena lilacina ‘De La Mina’ and the Museum’s own Encelia californica ‘Paleo Yellow’. A gardener since the age of 5\, she continues to be captivated by plants and loves sharing that fascination with others. \n\n\n\nSTEPHANIE MACIAS\nHorticulturist – Stephanie volunteered at the Nature Gardens before joining the Horticulture team in 2017. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from UCLA and a Master’s degree in Environmental Science from CSULA. She is currently working on an Associate’s degree in Environmental Horticulture at El Camino College. In her free time\, she likes to play the piano and of course\, work in her garden. \n\n\n\nALAN DUKE\nAlan Duke is a native plant gardener who lives and works in Los Angeles. He has an MFA from Art Center College of Design and grew up in Texas. His favorite plant is the Coast Live Oak. \n\n\n\nMODERATOR – STEVEN MENDOZA\nSteven Mendoza is a Gallery Interpreter at NHMLAC where he helps people find connections between themselves and the museum’s collections. He graduated from UC Santa Barbara where he worked at the Mesoamerican Research Center alongside archaeologists and horticulturalists. There\, they studied traditional\, sustainable methods to preserve the ecological and cultural integrity of the ancient Maya Forest Garden. \n  \nDJ Set  |  7 pm\n\n\n\nKNIGHTS OF ZION\nKnights of Zion grew up in Roxbury (birthplace of Malcolm X) and came up in the clubs and balls of New York. He began DJing and producing his blend of Afro\, Ballroom and Deep House after relocating to Los Angeles 6 years ago\, where he founded the party\, “NEBULA”. \nBotanical Cocktail Recipe\n\n\n\nLavender-Honey Summer Collins \nThe drink curators at Post and Beam Restaurant have crafted your new favorite summertime cocktail. This bright and effervescent libation is inspired by the Pollinator Meadow at the Natural History Museum. This recipe will tickle your palate while quenching your thirst during these long midsummer days. Share your botanical cocktail creation #SummerNights \n 
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/summer-nights-at-home/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200812T190000
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SUMMARY:California Forests and the CalFire Vegetation Treatment Program
DESCRIPTION:By: Andrea Williams\, CNPS Director of Plant Science \nCalifornia Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (aka CAL FIRE)’s proposed program to\ntreat vegetation on public and private land across California to improve public safety\,\nprotect natural resources\, and reduce fire suppression costs. CNPS Chapters have the\nopportunity to build local relationships to ensure the work is environmentally sound and\nbased on the best fire science.\nAndrea Williams has two decades of experience in science-based public lands\nmanagement: monitoring rare plants and plant communities\, carrying out project\ncompliance surveys\, mapping and removing invasive plants\, and planning and\noverseeing fuel reduction projects. \nClick here to receive emailed invitations to these Zoom meetings.
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/california-forests-and-the-calfire-vegetation-treatment-program/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200813T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200813T150000
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SUMMARY:Upcycling Together Webcast
DESCRIPTION:Safety is Metro’s top priority while we continue to do the work to chart our path forward\, especially as LA County reopens in stages. \nThroughout the year\, Metro is hosting a series of conversations on resiliency concepts and solutions. \nMetro is seeking innovative\, cost effective solutions that will help us reduce our waste streams\, like our Banners to Bags Program as described in The Source article. \nJoin us in creating a more resilient future by helping us expand our waste diversion program. \nMetro is hosting an online industry forum on upcycling on Thursday\, August 13th   from 2:00pm – 3:00pm where we will share an overview of our waste stream challenges and answer questions. \nREGISTER HERE \n  \nOur hope is that you will help shape this project by identifying materials in our current waste stream that could be repurposed or upcycled\, which diverts materials from our operations and construction projects from going to landfill. \nHelp us spread the word!  Please forward to your contacts to include anyone who is interested in zero waste\, resiliency or partnering with Metro. \n  \nRSVP by August 6th and send questions to:\nMetro Environmental Compliance and Sustainability Department\nHalli Bovia\nBoviaH@metro.net
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/upcycling-together-webcast/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200819T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200819T140000
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SUMMARY:8th Annual Building Technology Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Each year\, the LABBC Building Technology Showcase helps property owners quickly get up to speed on the latest building technologies through a combination of live case studies and fast-pitch presentations from technology companies vetted by our Partners. \nThis year’s virtual event will focus on technologies for Multifamily Residential properties\, where efficiency investments make the biggest triple-bottom-line impact. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER TODAY\n\n\n\n\nEvent registration is complimentary. \n\n 
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/8th-annual-building-technology-showcase/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200821T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200821T163000
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SUMMARY:2020 MGBCE Day 1: Municipal Green
DESCRIPTION:2020 Municipal Green Building Conference + Expo \nDAY 1 of MGBCE: \nMunicipal Green \nFriday\, August 21st\, 2020 \nMGBCE 2020 is a virtual event–see you online! \n**(Please note that this date has been rescheduled from the previous date on May 29th. If you had previously registered\, your registration will automatically be moved to the new dates. If you have registered and can no longer attend\, please email events@usgbc-la.org for cancellations. We will happy to assist you with a refund due to the rescheduled dates.) \n\nPricing \n*USGBC-LA Members: Free \nGeneral Public: $75 \n**All government\, non-profit employees\, and students: $25 \n*Please be sure that you are signed in to your account for membership pricing options. \n**For government\, non-profit employees\, and student pricing\, please register using your work or student email so that we can verify your discount. \nClick here to join USGBC-LA today and receive your event discounts! \n*Standard USGBC-LA membership is $100 annually; discounts may apply to your membership level* \n\n\nFind out more information\, the agenda\, and speakers for MGBCE 2020\, please go to  \nwww.mgbce.online \n \n\n\nAnd join us for our new \nCommunity Green (DAY 2): \nA public\, community day in celebration of green building education and awareness! \nSaturday\, August 22nd\, 2020 \nMore info here!
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/2020-mgbce-day-1-municipal-green/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200822T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200822T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T124118
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SUMMARY:2020 MGBCE Day 2: Community Green (A day of Green Building for the General Public!)
DESCRIPTION:2020 Municipal Green Building Conference + Expo \nDAY 2 of MGBCE: \nCommunity Green \nSaturday\, August 22nd\, 2020 \nMGBCE 2020 is a virtual event–see you online! \n**(Please note that this date has been rescheduled from the previous date on May 30th. If you had previously registered\, your registration will automatically be moved to the new dates.) \nThis is a free event open to the public! \nOr click here to join USGBC-LA today. \n\n\nFind out more information\, the agenda\, and speakers for MGBCE 2020\, please go to  \nwww.mgbce.online
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/2020-mgbce-day-2-community-green-a-day-of-green-building-for-the-general-public/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200825
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200829
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SUMMARY:Net Zero Build Summit
DESCRIPTION:About NetZeroBuild Summit\nAugust 25-28\, 2020\n\n\n\nNetZeroBuild Summit 2020 brings together the key stakeholders involved in the Midwest’s value chain for net-zero construction in residential\, commercial\, academic and government buildings for the very first time. \nHosting the Midwest’s leading architects\, policymakers\, contractors\, system manufacturers\, building owners and real estate executives\, this essential new event is a opportunity to understand the role netzero construction and green building will play as the Midwest’s economy recovers from the impact of Covid-19. \nWith a highly interactive program running across four consecutive days\, NetZeroBuild Summit has been expertly crafted to facilitate connections and conversations\, and for stakeholders to identify potential project partners and new suppliers. \nBook your NetZeroBuild Summit 2020 delegate passes today. Click here to discover the discount opportunities. \nBook a pass\n\n  \n\nAgenda outline\n\n\n\nJoin a thought-provoking discussion on NZB projects \nAs we move towards a future where sustainability and rising energy prices play an increasingly important role in the design\, development and construction of our built environment\, the concept of net zero buildings (NZBs) is gaining momentum in the architectural industry\, the wider material supply chain and of course\, with facility owners (e.g. manufacturing OEMs). The agenda of the NetZeroBuild summit has been designed to facilitate thought-provoking discussion between all these relevant stakeholders and provide the knowledge and contacts to deliver innovative and economically practical NZB projects. \nAs symbolized by the creation of the new office of climate and energy\, this is a watershed moment for the state Michigan and the list of ambitious renewable energy and energy efficiency projects continues to grow. Smarter Shows is excited to host a dedicated networking forum for the building community to discuss this radical and powerful concept. \n\nDiscover the agenda \n\n\nKey benefits\n\n\n\nTake advantage of NetZeroBuild Summit 2020 \nDiscover how to successfully implement and deliver a commercial net-zero build project \nLearn the direction of travel on the green building revolution\, and identify future commercial opportunities \nUnderstand the next generation of high-performance\, energy efficient buildings\, and meet the people who’ll design and build them \nSource cutting-edge solutions and products to enable you to deliver sustainable\, cost-effective\, building projects \nDiscover how to reduce energy consumption in commercial facilities whilst enhancing operational productivity \nUnderstand which technical systems have the greatest potential to improve energy efficiency\, for both commercial and residential buildings \nInsights and case studies demonstrating how energy efficiency programmes can be leveraged to achieve corporate strategic objectives \nDiscover how LEED certification can yield unprecedented returns for new developments and existing building reuse \nDiscuss the opportunity for buildings to be transformed into microgrids\, enabling the mass adoption of renewable energy and electric vehicles \nActionable insight to you access financial resources introduced to support building performance upgrades and renewable energy installations \nUnderstand the significance of embodied carbon reduction efforts on your sustainable building value propositions
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/net-zero-build-summit/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200826T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200826T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T124118
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SUMMARY:Beauty and the Beast: California Wildflowers and Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:Nita Winter and Rob Badger take you behind the scenes of their 27-year journey\nphotographing wildflowers throughout California. It began in 1992\, when they discovered\nand fell in love with California’s spectacular wildflower blooms in the Mojave Desert’s\nAntelope Valley California Poppy Preserve. Photographing these beautiful landscapes\nand individual flowers evolved into their documentary art project\, Beauty and the Beast:\nWildflowers and Climate Change. Their new beautiful book\, co-published with CNPS\,\nfocuses on California’s amazing plant diversity and is a companion to their traveling\nexhibit. Gorgeous super bloom scenery is not the only thing that makes the Beauty and\nthe Beast wildflower photos so special; Rob and Nita developed unique field techniques\nto capture one-of-a-kind images. They create every one of the photographs in the field\,\nlugging 80 pounds of cameras and their “natural light” studio equipment from below sea\nlevel in Death Valley National Park\, to 13\,000-foot-high mountain passes. \nInternationally acclaimed conservation photographers Nita Winter and Rob Badger have\nbeen life partners and creative collaborators for more than three decades. Their work has\nbeen featured in Time\, Mother Jones\, Sierra\, Flora magazines\, the New York Times\,\nWashington Post\, San Francisco Chronicle\, and the Los Angeles Times. \n  \nClick here to receive emailed invitations to these Zoom meetings.
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/beauty-and-the-beast-california-wildflowers-and-climate-change/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200829T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200829T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T124118
CREATED:20200821T000847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200821T000847Z
UID:11505-1598706000-1598709600@sustain.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Irrigation Practices for Native Plant Gardens with Tim Becker
DESCRIPTION:To maintain social distancing\, this class will be held online. See below for more details. \nCurious about the best ways to water your native garden? This focused one hour online class covers how\, when and where to irrigate\, as well as the benefits and drawbacks for overhead\, drip and hand-watering equipment. \nThis class will be held online via Zoom. An access code will be sent to attendees in advance of the class. A Zoom account is not required to attend. \nKatherine Pakradouni is a native plant horticulturist and educator who has been growing and maintaining native plants for years through her work with Grown in LA and Theodore Payne Foundation.
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/irrigation-practices-for-native-plant-gardens-with-tim-becker/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200831T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200831T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T124118
CREATED:20200821T001232Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200821T001232Z
UID:11509-1598868000-1598871600@sustain.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:The Global Fate of Plastics: From China to COVID
DESCRIPTION:Professor Kate O’Neill of the Department of Environmental Science\, Policy\, and Management at UC Berkeley charts the rise and fall (and rise again) of scrap plastic on global recycling markets\, examining how waste plastic became a global commodity and why this changed so dramatically in recent years. What does the resurgence of plastics during the COVID-19 pandemic mean for addressing plastics as a global problem now and into the future? \nThis exclusive event is part of the virtual seminar series hosted by the Program on Plastics\, Ecosystems\, and Public Health at the Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern University (ISEN). \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/the-global-fate-of-plastics-from-china-to-covid/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200908T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200908T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T124118
CREATED:20200813T181436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200813T181436Z
UID:11412-1599591600-1599595200@sustain.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Western Monarch Butterflies : Creating Habitat with Native Plants
DESCRIPTION:SAVE THE DATE \n \nPresented by Theodore Payne Foundation Outreach Manager Erin Johnson – a virtual presentation via Zoom – login info will be sent at a later date.
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/western-monarch-butterflies-creating-habitat-with-native-plants/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200909T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200913T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T124118
CREATED:20200831T225133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200831T225133Z
UID:11578-1599634800-1600027200@sustain.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:ARS Electronica Festival
DESCRIPTION:ARS Electronica Festival \nTelluric Vibrations\nUCLA Art Sci Center x Botanical Garden\nSeptember 9th-13th • YouTube Live \nTel·lu·ric: being or relating to a usually natural electric current flowing near the earth’s surface. UCLA Art Sci Center was invited by ARS Electronica to be the Los Angeles Garden and is presenting a series of events under the title of Telluric Vibrations. Using the model of a plant growing both upward into the atmosphere and downward into the soil\, simultaneously cultivating the Earth and the Ether – conceptually and physically\, grounding technology. \nBeaming live from the UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden in the middle of the city and the molecular imaging labs underground at the UCLA California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI)\, site specific installations and performances from the UCLA Art Sci collective will be showcased and presented online through live video and augmented reality. Sound art\, bio art and immersive installations will be created to interact within the garden and its multiple species and sensory experiences. \nThe garden will not function as a backdrop\, but rather as an integrated\, collaborative element\, as the UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden aims to engage people with the broad ways that plants are woven intricately into our lives and bring diverse communities together. Dr. Victoria Sork\, the Garden Director\, will be giving the opening keynote talk “Tree Conservation\, Genomics\, and Change” on September 9th at 7:00am PST. \n• Read more about Telluric Vibrations \n• Check out the schedule\n• RSVP for virtual workshops and events\n• Explore the ARS Electronica Festival
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/ars-electronica-festival/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200909T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200909T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T124118
CREATED:20200828T213827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200828T213827Z
UID:11562-1599645600-1599649200@sustain.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Equitable Adaptation Planning: Practical Resources for California Communities
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is an introduction to a growing suite of equitable adaptation planning and practice resources. ICARP and Office of Emergency Services staff will introduce the 2020 Adaptation Planning Guide and walk through the beta online APG on the Adaptation Clearinghouse. Guest speakers from the Greenlining Institute and the Georgetown Climate Center will present guidance\, toolkits\, and resources to support equitable adaptation responses. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/equitable-adaptation-planning-practical-resources-for-california-communities/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200909T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200909T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T124118
CREATED:20200908T161654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200908T161654Z
UID:11657-1599660000-1599663600@sustain.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Plan(t) for Biodiversity Webinar
DESCRIPTION:California is a biodiversity hotspot and your garden can play an important part. We’ll take a look at the beauty of California and discuss how native plants are the right plants for your space. Learn about the different palettes of California native plants\, how to find the right plants for your garden\, and where to buy native plants near you. \nREGISTER HERE \n*Event is not hosted by UCLA
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/plant-for-biodiversity-webinar/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200910T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200910T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T124118
CREATED:20200908T161810Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200908T161810Z
UID:11659-1599764400-1599768000@sustain.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:California Biodiversity Trivia Night
DESCRIPTION:Gather your friends and colleagues for a night of trivia all about California’s biodiverse plants and habitats! Join the Zoom session promptly to have a better chance of being crowned champion at the end of the night. Teams of 1-4 (can communicate in your own private group chat or use Zoom’s private 1 to 1 chat feature). Answers will be submitted with a provided Google form and questions will primarily be multiple choice. \nPrizes such as CNPS Tshirts and books will be given out to the top teams. \nREGISTER HERE \n*Event not hosted by UCLA
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/california-biodiversity-trivia-night/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200912T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200912T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T124118
CREATED:20200908T162110Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200908T162110Z
UID:11661-1599901200-1599913800@sustain.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:CNPS Conservation Advocacy Training
DESCRIPTION:Join CNPS Conservation Program staff and experts for an introductory advocacy seminar for conservation volunteers. \nREGISTER HERE \n\nSchedule:\n9:00 – 9:10 am\, Nick Jensen\, PhD \n\nIntroduction\n\n9:10 – 9:35 am\, Isabella Langone\, JD \n\nA primer on California plant conservation laws\n\n9:35 – 10:00 am\, Nick Jensen\, PhD \n\nCEQA 101\n\n10:15 – 10:45 am\, David Magney \n\nThe basics of how to provide effective comments during the CEQA review process\n\n10:45 – 11:15 am\, Carolyn Longstreth\, JD \n\nEverything you always wanted to know about CNPS litigation but were afraid to ask\n\n11:15 – 11:45 am\, Frank Landis\, PhD \n\nClimate change and wildfire impacts in environmental review.\n\n11:45 am – 12:15 pm\, Roundtable and Panel Discussion \n\n\nSpeakers:\nNick Jensen\, CNPS Lead Conservation Scientist. \nIsabella Langone\, CNPS Conservation Analyst \nDavid Magney\, CNPS Rare Plant Program Director \nCarolyn Longstreth\, CNPS Marin Chapter \nFrank Landis\, CNPS San Diego Chapter Conservation Chair \n*Event not hosted by UCLA
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/cnps-conservation-advocacy-training/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200912T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200912T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T124118
CREATED:20200821T001022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200821T001022Z
UID:11507-1599915600-1599922800@sustain.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Right Plant\, Right Place with Scott Cher
DESCRIPTION:To maintain social distancing\, this class will be held online. See below for more details. \nKnowing native habitats can help you choose the right plants for your place. This course discusses local plant communities and their conditions\, as well as how to assess the conditions of your garden site\, including climate\, soil\, sunlight and space. A valuable class for beginners and the prerequisite for our Three-Part Native Garden Design Course.\n \nThis class will be held online via Zoom. An access code will be sent to attendees in advance of the class. A Zoom account is not required to attend. \nClass repeats monthly. \nScott Cher is TPF’s Adult Education Manager.
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/right-plant-right-place-with-scott-cher/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200914
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200917
DTSTAMP:20260403T124118
CREATED:20200821T002119Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200821T002119Z
UID:11514-1600041600-1600300799@sustain.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:ICEPAG 2020 - A Virtual Colloquium
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nHeld virtually at the University of California\, Irvine\, ICEPAG 2020 supports the annual presentation on the technologies\, applications\, and role of hydrogen in the smart grid and smart mobility of the future. The 3-day virtual Colloquium is a valued balance of academia\, industry\, national laboratories\, and government agencies actively engaged in the evolution of hydrogen associated with this new paradigm. \nUsing a colloquium format\, ICEPAG: \n\n\n\nCombines a collection of tutorials and professional presentations.\nProvides extended question and answer periods to facilitate discussion.\nPresents a platform to share the interests of industry\, regulators\, academia\, and practicing professionals.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat Makes This A Must-Attend Virtual Event? \n\nComprehensive Program: ICEPAG addresses the spectrum of hydrogen generation\, distribution\, storage\, and utilization to capture an integrated perspective of clean energy systems and the move to electrification. \nObjective and Insightful: A diverse range of academic and industry presentations provides objective content and insights on the latest\, cutting edge information regarding hydrogen\, microgrids\, smart grids\, electrification\, and clean mobility. \nKey Stakeholder Engagement: Attendees are comprised of influential figures from academia\, government\, and industry with a stake in clean energy. \nInternational Constituency: For the past 20 years ICEPAG has been a premier global forum in which clean energy leaders from around the world share and discuss their perspectives. \n\nWho Should Attend? \n\nThe Colloquium is intended for professionals from academia\, government\, and industry\, and students who seek a place on the cutting edge of hydrogen\, microgrids\, smart grids\, electrification\, and clean mobility. \nThe virtual networking and sharing of information will be of key interest to regulators\, public policy professionals\, researchers\, technology developers\, system integrators\, investors\, urban planners\, utilities\, and other stakeholders who wish to understand the potential and challenges associated with the rapidly increasing attention to the role of hydrogen in the smart grid and smart mobility paradigms.
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/icepag-2020-a-virtual-colloquium/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200914T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200914T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T124118
CREATED:20200828T214005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200828T214005Z
UID:11564-1600102800-1600106400@sustain.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:LADOT: Planning for Stress Free Connections
DESCRIPTION:On this webinar\, you can find out how LADOT is planning a network of calm slow streets to help support safer biking and walking in the Central City subregion (see attached fact sheet). To RSVP\, please click here. As a key part of receiving feedback to define the needs and opportunities for more stress free travel on local streets\, please consider taking LADOT’s survey\, available in English\, Spanish\, and Korean.
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/ladot-planning-for-stress-free-connections/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200915
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200917
DTSTAMP:20260403T124118
CREATED:20200729T211711Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200731T165039Z
UID:10740-1600128000-1600300799@sustain.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Net Zero Conference 2020
DESCRIPTION:NET ZERO 2020\nWe’re pleased to be presenting the 2020 Net Zero Conference virtually! Because we’ve transitioned to a virtual event\, we’re able to offer this year’s sponsors some new and exciting benefits. \n– The world’s largest annual net zero building conference — presented virtually!\n– 20+ world-class education sessions\n– 3 inspiring keynote speakers\n– Interactive virtual Expo Hall featuring industry-leading companies\n– Reserved pool of free\, need-based tickets\n– Professional virtual networking with industry leaders \n– Virtual tours of local net zero buildings\n– Attended by experts from 38 states and 8 countries in 2019\n– CEUs available for AIA\, USGBC & LFA credential holders\n– Content on climate\, carbon\, energy\, water\, waste + transit\n– Join us in building a Net Zero Future for All!\n– NZ20 is brought to you by Verdical Events \nWe have custom sponsorships\, which can be tailored in pricing and benefit to your organization’s needs\, available as well. Contact us today to learn more!
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/net-zero-conference-2020/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200915T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200915T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T124118
CREATED:20200821T000353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200821T000353Z
UID:11500-1600156800-1600196400@sustain.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Electric Transportation of Goods and People and the resulting impact on Energy Infrastructure
DESCRIPTION:Electric Transportation of Goods and People and the resulting impact on Energy Infrastructure\n\nVirtual Conference\nREGISTER HERE \nUCLA Event\nThe COVID-19 pandemic has changed how we live\, work\, and travel. Delivery of food and packages to our homes by companies such as Amazon is becoming the norm as increasingly larger numbers of employees work from home. Many of these delivery companies are now electrifying their fleets. Simultaneously\, a reduction in the number of vehicles on the road during this pandemic has demonstrated that a future with reduced tailpipe emissions would result in all of us breathing cleaner air – a further reason to move towards zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) which today are mostly electric. Enabling sufficient numbers of electric vehicles (EVs) so as to make a significant impact on emissions requires large scale deployment of smart and modern EV charging infrastructure that is easy to use\, efficient\, economical\, and does not stress the grid. \nOn September 15\, 2020\, UCLA Smart Grid Energy Research Center (SMERC) and UCLA Connected Autonomous Electric Vehicle (CAEV) Program within the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering are hosting a Global Conference bringing leaders from 3 continents – North America\, Europe\, and Asia – together to discuss the role of EVs and how the world is putting together smart charging infrastructure to support the anticipated growth in EVs worldwide. \nEV development worldwide\nThe EV Industry\, which California pioneered\, is experiencing significant growth throughout the world with rapid advances in technology\, performance\, and a steep reduction in cost. EV industry pioneer that started in California\, Tesla\, has expanded its EV footprint globally\, adding factories in China and Germany.  With costs falling\, incumbents have rapidly entered the market and added EVs to their product mix for the mass market.  Volkswagen\, the world’s largest automotive manufacturer\, has announced plans to launch EVs priced under $22\,000. Ford\, Honda\, VW\, and BMW recently agreed to cut emissions and promised to deliver car fleets averaging 50 miles per gallon by model year 2026. The market is reacting positively to such developments\, and Bloomberg New Energy Finance estimates that by 2022 the world will have 500 EV models with an estimated 26 million EVs sold in 2030 representing 28% of total vehicles sold in that year. \nEV market expands from passenger cars to commercial vehicles\nWhile passenger cars represent a significant portion of the current EV marketplace\, commercial vehicles are experiencing rapid conversion to electric\, especially because the cost to own and operate EVs is reducing.  First\, battery cost has come down by about 87% in the past decade thereby reducing the purchase cost of the EV.  Second\, the energy cost per mile to operate a vehicle using electric power as compared to fossil fuel-based energy is about half.  Third\, clean air incentives offered by governments make purchasing of electric trucks and buses extremely attractive financially.  Fourth\, mandates such as the recent ruling by California Air Resources Board (CARB) requiring all commercial trucks and vans sold in California in 2045 as well as half of all trucks sold by 2035 to be ZEVs\, creates a market for electrification.  Therefore\, analyst firms are predicting significant growth of this market – electric trucks growing at a compound annual growth rate of 53.8% from 2021 to 2026. \nElectric Trucks\nThis anticipated hyper-growth market is fueled by investments as well as the creation of new technologies. Electric truck manufacturer\, Rivian\, backed by the likes of Amazon and Ford\, for example\, has raised about $6B billion and is focused on good delivery. XOS\, a startup here in Los Angeles\, is bringing new electric truck technology to the marketplace. Others include Arrival\, Chanje\, Workhorse\, and CityFreighter. Incumbents such as Daimler and Volvo\, are also coming out with electric trucks\, thereby augmenting an expanding and competitive marketplace. \nElectric Buses\nBus electrification is also expanding rapidly in the marketplace with manufacturers such as Proterra of California and BYD of China that started out as pure electric vehicle manufacturers\, where others such as Solaris of Europe\, and Newflyer of the United States have transitioned into electric as they see policymakers such as CARB setting sustainability targets for emissions reduction. \nNew programs and policies\nEV innovation is being driven by new policies from around the world such as the London Smart Cities Initiative for the urban delivery of goods and people. The London city government announced last year that it is declaring an Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) within a certain region of the city that will have tighter emissions standards. Vehicles exceeding certain threshold emissions levels would need to pay a charge to enter these zones. Los Angeles and Santa Monica in California are similarly looking at emissions-free delivery zones. \nSmart charging to support a smart grid including aggressive renewable portfolio standards\nWhile electricity as a source of energy for transportation reduces greenhouse gas emissions\, it also challenges the grid in the short term especially if EV charging is not managed properly. If managed via smart charging\, especially using software that understands energy management\, driver behavior\, and battery technology\, utilization of the existing grid capacity can be maximized while avoiding stressing the grid. The grid operators can benefit by utilizing the batteries within EVs as energy storage devices to stabilize their grid as they ramp up their renewable energy portfolio\, which for California\, a world leader in renewables\, is 100% by 2045. For example\, increasing amounts of solar PV generation results in the “duck curve”\, a phenomenon that creates excessive power and negative pricing of electricity during the middle of the day\, but by increasing the number of EVs\, this energy may be absorbed thereby providing stability to the electric grid.\nAdditionally\, EV fleet operators such as bus transit agencies whose vehicles tend to utilize large amounts of electricity\, are installing stationary battery storage\, so that they don’t have to rely completely on the grid operator to install power lines\, especially when they supplement their facilities with rooftop PV. Such solar+battery+EV facilities can be efficiently controlled by microgrid technologies that manage these so-called “Distributed Energy Resources” or DERs thereby making it easier for grid operators to manage such assets. \nAV+EV\nMost EV manufacturers are simultaneously investigating autonomous vehicle (AV) technologies so that they can be at the forefront of the transportation revolution. The intersection of AV with EV creates challenges and opportunities\, an example of which is the need to refuel an Autonomous Electric Vehicle (AEV) with no driver present. Wireless EV charging and robotic-assisted automated charging are being actively explored as potential solutions. \nSmart Cities\nAs city infrastructure gets modernized\, and as streets become “smart” via sensors\, digital street signs\, Internet-of-Things (IoT) technology\, or GIS\, the job of the AEV technology to deliver personnel and goods would become easier and quicker\, while reducing street traffic and minimizing energy needs of the delivery fleet. Companies such as Waymo\, Argo\, Aurora\, Cruise\, Tesla\, Uber\, Pony.AI\, and others are innovating in this space rapidly. \nInfrastructure for Electric Transportation and its Energy\nTo discuss the technologies\, innovations\, challenges\, and opportunities pertaining to infrastructure to support the electrification of transportation\, we are bringing together experts from different disciplines at our upcoming Conference on September 15\, 2020. \nTentative agenda\n8 a.m. – 10 a.m. Sessions with Speakers from EUROPE\n10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Sessions with Speakers from USA\n1 p.m. – 2 p.m. Lunch Break\n2 p.m. – 5 p.m. Sessions with Speakers from USA\n5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Sessions with Speakers from ASIA \nAll times are PDT or Pacific Daylight Time (GMT-7)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nAmin Ghazanfari\nPrincipal Scientist\nHydro-Québec’s Centre of Excellence in Transportation Electrification and Energy Storage\n\nAparna Mehta\nVice President – Global Customer Solutions\nUPS\n\nBob Purcell\nCEO\nVIA Motors International\n\nDakota Semler\nFounder and CEO\nXOS Trucks\n\n\n\nFreeman Shen\nFounder and CEO\nWM Motor\n\nGanesh V. Iyer\nEVP\, Managing Director\nNIO USA\n\nGary Gero\nChief Sustainability Officer\nCounty of Los Angeles\n\nJack Allen\nChairman & CEO\nProterra\n\n\n\nKeshav Sondhi\nDirector – Fleet Engineering & Sustainability\nPepsiCo\, Inc.\n\nMarc Manning\nSenior Director\, Vehicle Engineering & Acquisition\nLA Metro\n\nRajit Gadh\nProfessor and Director\nUCLA CAEV\, SMERC\, ESmart\n\nStella Li\nPresident\nBYD Motors Inc.\n\n\n\nTBA \nSouthern California Edison
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/electric-transportation-of-goods-and-people-and-the-resulting-impact-on-energy-infrastructure/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200921T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200921T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T124118
CREATED:20200828T214140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200828T214140Z
UID:11567-1600678800-1600707600@sustain.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Climate Adaptation Research Symposium
DESCRIPTION:The Climate Adaptation Research Symposium will now be a free virtual\, live event! \nRegister here: https://webinars.on24.com/uclaluskin/ClimateAdaptation2020 \nAs global temperatures rise\, climate change is causing far-reaching impacts. Communities continue to experience extreme heat waves\, destructive wildfires\, and devastating floods and storms. Vulnerable and low-income populations feel these impacts the most. \nClimate change presents an unprecedented threat—however\, researchers are making progress to estimate the impacts of climate change on many aspects of society—health\, safety\, and wellbeing; migration; economic outputs and productivity—and to offer potential solutions. This arena of research offers a path forward to creating resilient communities and a society that can respond to rapidly changing environmental conditions. \nThis full-day symposium will highlight recent research measuring the impacts of climate change\, particularly on vulnerable populations and communities. The event will also include a parallel focus on strategies to address these impacts. It will foster cross-disciplinary dialogue between researchers and ultimately serve to improve our collective understanding of the climate adaptation research landscape; existing gaps; and how researchers can assist in informing adaptation and resiliency policies that are urgently needed. \nView the agenda and speakers at https://climateadaptationresearch.com.
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/climate-adaptation-research-symposium/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200921T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200921T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T124118
CREATED:20200917T174251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200917T174251Z
UID:11914-1600680600-1600707600@sustain.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Climate Adaptation Research Symposiums
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE\nAs global temperatures rise\, climate change is causing far-reaching impacts. Communities continue to experience extreme heat waves\, destructive wildfires\, and devastating floods and storms. Vulnerable and low-income populations feel these impacts the most. \nClimate change presents an unprecedented threat—however\, researchers are making progress to estimate the impacts of climate change on many aspects of society—health\, safety\, and wellbeing; migration; economic outputs and productivity—and to offer potential solutions. This arena of research offers a path forward to creating resilient communities and a society that can respond to rapidly changing environmental conditions. \nThis full-day symposium will highlight recent research measuring the impacts of climate change\, particularly on vulnerable populations and communities. The event will also include a parallel focus on strategies to address these impacts. It will foster cross-disciplinary dialogue between researchers and ultimately serve to improve our collective understanding of the climate adaptation research landscape; existing gaps; and how researchers can assist in informing adaptation and resiliency policies that are urgently needed. \nView the agenda and speakers at https://climateadaptationresearch.com \nThe UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of the Los Angeles basin and UCLA is grateful to be in service to the indigenous peoples of this area.
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/climate-adaptation-research-symposiums/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200921T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200921T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T124118
CREATED:20200915T211507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200915T211507Z
UID:11890-1600695000-1600698600@sustain.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Building a Just and Climate-Ready Economy in a Post-COVID World
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a conversation in honor of Climate Week with Daniel P. Schrag\, Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology\, Harvard University\, who will address The Science and Forecasting of Climate Change and Rebecca Henderson\, John and Natty McArthur University Professor\, who will address the Business Case for Building a Just and Climate-Ready Economy. \nModerated by: Jennifer Nash\, Director of Harvard Business School’s Business and Environment Initiative \nHosted by: HBS Connects and the Harvard Business School Business and Environment Initiative \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/building-a-just-and-climate-ready-economy-in-a-post-covid-world/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200921T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200922T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T124118
CREATED:20200909T001439Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200909T001439Z
UID:11676-1600702200-1600790400@sustain.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:The Enhanced LABC Virtual Sustainability Summit
DESCRIPTION:The LABC is proud to present the new Virtual Two-Day 14th Annual Sustainability Summit with our partners the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy and the Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy. \nREGISTER HERE\n  \nMonday\, September 21 | 3:30 – 6: 15 PM\nCongressional Keynote \nCongresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester \n  \nNational Security Keynote \nElizabeth Sherwood-Randall \nDistinguished Professor\, Georgia Institute of Technology; Former Deputy Secretary\, U.S. Department of Energy \n  \nMoving Toward 100% Renewable Energy & Resource Adequacy \nModerator: Sammy Roth\, Energy Reporter\, LA Times  \nMartin L. Adams\, General Manager & Chief Engineer\, LADWP \nMarybel Batjer\, President\, California Public Utilities Commission \nTom Buttgenbach\, President & CEO\, 8minute Solar Energy \nMichael Garland\, CEO\, Pattern Energy \nCarla Peterman\, Senior Vice President\, Strategy & Regulatory Affairs\, Southern California Edison \n  \nSpotlight Session \nRA McDonough\, Managing Director & Head of Energy\, West Region & LA\, Investment Bank\, JPMorgan Chase \nMonday\, September 21 | 3:30 – 6: 15 PM \n  \nTuesday\, September 22 | 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM\nAccelerating Just\, Equitable Climate Goals \nModerator: Michael Northrop\, Program Director\, Sustainable Development\, Rockefeller Brothers Fund \nThe Honorable Kevin De Leon\, Councilmember-elect\, Los Angeles City Council \nKate Gordon\, Director\, Office of Planning and Research & Senior Policy Advisor\, Climate Change\, Office of Governor Gavin Newsom \nDr. Manuel Pastor\, Director\, Program for Environmental and Regional Equity\, USC \nThe Honorable Fran Pavley\, Former California State Senator\, Environmental Policy Director\, Schwarzenegger Institute \n  \nFireside Chat: \nEducating the Future Workforce to Achieve a Sustainable\, Equitable Region \nModerator: Dr. Daniel A. Mazmanian\, Professor\, USC Price School of Public Policy \nCarol Folt\, President\, University of Southern California \nThe Honorable Eric Garcetti\, Mayor\, City of Los Angeles \n  \nBusiness Keynote \nCongressman Tony Cardenas  \nEmile Haddad\, Chairman and CEO\, FivePoint \nKevin Payne\, President & CEO\, Southern California Edison \n  \nThe Buildings of Tomorrow \nModerator: Lauren Faber O’Connor\, Chief Sustainability Officer\, Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti  \nDavid Hochschild\, Chair\, California Energy Commission \nZafer Sahinoglu\, Vice President\, Business Innovation\, Mitsubishi Electric US Inc. \nReed McMains\, Vice President & General Manager\, Turner Construction Company \nJason Barrett\, Vice President\, GAF Energy \n  \nFireside Chat \nModerator: Mary Leslie\, President\, LABC \nCongressman Alan Lowenthal \nWade Crowfoot\, Secretary\, California Natural Resources Agency \n  \nProviding Clean\, Affordable Water for Californians \nModerator: David Nahai\, President\, David Nahai Companies \nThe Honorable Henry Stern\, Senator\, State of California \nGil Crozes\, Partner\, Carollo Engineers \nGloria Gray\, Board Chair\, Metropolitan Water District \nJudith Ibarra-Bianchetta\, Vice President\, Tetra Tech \nEnrique C. Zaldivar\, P.E.\, Director and General Manager\, LA Sanitation & Environment \n  \nTransportation Keynote \nKevin Payne\, President & CEO\, Southern California Edison \n  \nThe Future of Clean Transportation \nModerator: Pete Holland\, Executive Vice President & Regional Executive\, AECOM \nMary Nichols\, Chair\, California Air Resources Board \nGenevieve Giuliano\, Director\, METRANS Transportation Center\, USC   \nDavid Kim\, Secretary\, California State Transportation Agency \nJames De La Loza\, Chief Planning Officer\, LA Metro \nMatt Petersen\, President & CEO\, LA Cleantech Incubator \n  \nClosing Keynote \nCongressman Tony Cardenas
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/the-enhanced-labc-virtual-sustainability-summit/
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SUMMARY:LA Equity & Equality Policy Series: Solar & Cleantech Training in South LA
DESCRIPTION:GRID Alternatives Greater Los Angeles presents the 5th installment of our Los Angeles Energy & Equity Policy Series (LEEPS)\, a symposium examining the lack of and need for Solar and Cleantech Training in South LA. Join us for an engaging panel of speakers as we discuss growing opportunities in clean energy in LA\, and challenges and barriers to making solar and cleantech more accessible for local communities. We will explore the role community members\, organizers\, and job training programs such as GRID Alternatives have in creating equity in the clean energy space. \nRSVP Here \n*Event not hosted by UCLA
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/la-equity-equality-policy-series-solar-cleantech-training-in-south-la/
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