AGENDA
FIRST ANNUAL INSS CONFERENCE MAY 2013
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UNC Charlotte Center City Building
320 E. 9th St., Charlotte, NC
Preconference Monday May 27th 2:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Conference Tuesday May 28th 8:00 AM – Wednesday May 29th 2:00 PM
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Pre-conference events: Social Sustainability in the Rural Context: MONDAY, MAY 27, 2013
Shuttles will be leaving from the Center City Building at 3:00, 3:45 and 5:00
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3:00 |
Depart for Stonewall Jackson Youth Development Center from Center City Building |
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| 3:45 | Honorable Clarence E. Horton, Jr., Special Superior Court Judge, Historian Tour of Stonewall Jackson Youth Development Center and presentation on the role of the center in advancing the justice system |
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| 4:30 | Depart for Elma C. Lomax Incubator Farm | |
| 4:45 | Aaron Newton, Cabarrus County Local Food System Project Coordinator, Author, Farmer Tour of Elma C. Lomax Incubator Farm and presentation on the role of local food in promoting sustainable communities |
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| 5:15 | Eric Henry, President of TS Designs Presentation on developing a socially and environmentally responsible business plan for the textile industry |
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| 5:30 | Networking and appetizers | |
| 6:00 | Dinner by Dani and Joe Rowland, Owners of Go Local NC Farms, and Rowland Family Farms, LLC Casual outdoor dining with local food and beverages |
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| 7:15 | Depart for UNC Charlotte Center City Building, arrival at approximately 8:00 |
Day One: TUESDAY, MAY 28, 2013
| 8:00 – 8:30 | Registration / Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 – 9:10 | Welcome and Introductions Nicole Peterson, UNC Charlotte and INSS Lead Principal Investigator David Young, UNC Charlotte IDEAS Center John Autry, Charlotte City Council Jim Prosser, Centralina Council of Governments Elizabeth Miller, UNC Charlotte and INSS co-Principal Investigator |
| 9:10 – 10:00 | Talking the Talk of Social Sustainability? |
| 10:00–10:10 | Break |
| 10:15-11:00 | Keynote Presentation: From Pillar to Post: Rethinking the Social in Sustainability Introduction: Jen Munroe, UNC Charlotte Speaker: Dr. Sarah Bell, University College London |
| 11:00-12:30 | Social Sustainability: A selection of examples |
| 12:30-1:30 | Lunch |
| 1:30-1:50 | Finding a place in the conversation INSS PIs & Steering Committee Members |
| 1:50-3:00 | Small Group Conversation: Experiences with Social Sustainability |
| 3:10-3:30 | Generating Outcomes for the Network |
| 3:30-4:15 | Small Group Conversation: Considering the Outcomes Over Coffee |
| 4:15-5:00 | Reflecting on the Grid and Preparing for Outcomes |
| 5:00-6:00 | Social Sustainability in an Urban Context |
| 6:00-8:00 | Dinner provided |
Day Two: WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 2013
| 8:00-8:30 | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30-9:00 | Needs Assessment: What Should Our Year One Products Be? |
| 9:10-10:15 | Small Group Conversation: Strategic Planning: What Will It Take To Succeed? |
| 10:15-10:30 | Break |
| 10:30-11:30 | Confirming Year One Products and Next Steps |
| 11:30-11:45 | Evaluation and Appreciation |
| 11:45-12:00 | Break |
| 12:00-2:00 | Lunch and Tour at Friendship Trays |
| Friendship Trays provides meals to those who cannot leave their homes or prepare their own food. They have developed a unique model whereby food is prepared by chefs-in-training and grown in coordination with a community gardens program. Recipients receive healthy, local, carefully prepared food. We will be their guests today for lunch. This will end the conference program. |
