5th Annual Conference
June 5-6, 2017
INSS invites universities, non-profits, businesses, departments, faculty, staff, sustainability directors, or graduate students to participate in the 5th annual social sustainability-oriented conference on June 5, 6, and 7, 2017. See options for getting involved below!
Each year we host a conference that utilizes a “hub” model in which several physical conference sites are linked together via online software for a set of events, helping minimize the conference’s carbon footprint while facilitating a global exchange of ideas.
New sites are always welcome! If you’re interested in organizing a local meeting, sign up for the webinar below or email Laura at socialsustainabilitynetwork@gmail.com
Conference Theme Suggestions & Keynote Speaker Nominations
Have an idea for a social sustainability-oriented theme? Or someone whose research will get attendees buzzing?
https://docs.google.com/a/champlain.edu/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeAdQ-vTUHhiHX9Ul8WAwRAb8kS0JGor95gQGK40gOFwotqUA/viewform?c=0&w=1
Fri Nov 4 12pm EST Webinar: Organizing a Micro-Site
Interested in learning how to host a low-cost local meeting that connects into our global conference? New participants welcome!
https://docs.google.com/a/champlain.edu/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeYh1IQV0Hp28SLTEqOXsbK1KI6FbZI8D_HC9pvxhgJrQCDgw/viewform
Fri Nov 11 12pm EST Planning Call for
Site Leaders
Our first meeting will focus on discussion of the conference theme, logistics, and planning resources available.
Closed to confirmed participants.
Special Issue on Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy
Our 2016 issue is based on presentations from the INSS 2015 Intersection of Infrastructure and Social Sustainability Conference, and includes a research agenda for social sustainability in engineering and the connections between gender, energy, and sustainability.
Special issue on sustainability, context, and governance from our 2015 conference
Publication of Central Statement on Sustainability
by INSS Leaders
“Five Approaches to Social Sustainability and an Integrated Way Forward” by Robert Boyer, Nicole Peterson, et al was published in Sustainability last month.
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/8/9/878/html