University of California, Los Angeles
ER-T2-6: Sustainability Events

UCLA holds a large variety of sustainability events on campus with students as the intended audience, including the following:

The Education for Sustainable Living Program (ESLP), supported by the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, is the primary research, education, and outreach component of the statewide California Student Sustainability Coalition. They host sustainability events including:

- Documentary Film Series
A film series shown weekly on campus intended to interest and motivate students not already involved with the program to become aware of the problems and participate in the development of their solutions.

- Lecture Series (Environment 185)
A lecture series during the Spring Quarter inviting world renowned authors, activists, and academics to come and speak on the interconnected and interdependent nature and challenges of the 21st century and engage in the discussion of sustainable solutions with the students.

For more information on ESLP, visit: http://www.environment.ucla.edu/academics/article.asp?parentid=1050

Co-organized by students from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and UC San Diego Rady School of Management, the California Clean Innovation (CACI) Conference provides a forum for entrepreneurs, investors, and managers to review current clean technology trends and commercially viable innovations. CACI’s intensive day-long conference format provides opportunities to explore solutions on the horizon and discuss success factors across the value chain.

For more information on CACI, visit: http://www.cacleaninnovation.com/

The Oppenheim Lecture Series has been established at the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability as a lecture series presenting world class speakers to educate, inform, and build community discourse about the critical environmental problems of our time. Past events/speakers include:
a. Yvon Chouinard - Founder of Patagonia
b. A private screening and panel discussion of "Climate Refugees"
c. Dan Kammen - Founding director of the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory (RAEL) and the co-Director of the Berkeley Institute of the Environment

For more information on the Oppenheim Lecture Series, visit: http://www.environment.ucla.edu/calendar/oppenheim.asp

UCLA Smart Grid Thought Leadership Forum - Theme: From Technology to Consumer, UCLA WINSmartGrid™ is a research technology platform developed at UCLA whose objective is to advance novel Wireless / Communications Sense-and-control Smart Grid technologies, perform testing in the labs, transition technologies into the field for scaled testing, and work with partners in industry and government for demonstrations and eventual rollout.

For more information on the Smart Grid Forum, visit: http://winmec.ucla.edu/smartgrid/

There are two annual Sustainability Fairs, one in the Spring for Earth Day and one in the Fall for Campus Sustainability Day. Departments collaborate with Student Groups in organizing and hosting the fair.

The campus sustainability website has a calendar of events that is updated regularly: http://www.sustain.ucla.edu/calendar/index.asp?action=monthview