The D80 Conference is a celebration of our efforts to solve issues that confront the world's poorest 80%. Together we are creating a better future.
The Michigan Tech campus hosts this annual conference in the fall every year to give a platform to the voices of university students serving communities-in-need both domestically and abroad. Our conferences highlight service and research work done by students from Michigan Tech and elsewhere, and are open to anybody interested in development, design, and delight for the poorest 80% of humanity. The public is always invited to join us. This year's conference will be held during Family Weekend at Michigan Tech so many of our D80 students can share their experiences, stories, and motivations with the people who support them the most.
Learn. Engage. Contribute
2013 Conference:
Ensuring Environmental Sustainability
Date: Saturday, October 12, 2013
Venue: Michigan Tech, Fisher Hall
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Register Now!
If you would like to attend this free conference, please register. Register by September 28 for a free conference decal. Register by October 5 for a free conference lunch.
Registration for attendees closes on October 7, 2013.
If you would like to present at this year's conference, please indicate on the registration form. (Thank you! We want to know what you have been doing.) There are two formats for presentations: 1) 15-minute presentation with 5 minutes for Q&A, or 2) 1-2 hour hands-on/active learning workshops.
A special thanks to the Van Pelt and Opie Library for their invaluable assistance.
CONFERENCE AGENDA
All Sessions are in Fisher Hall (with possible exception of workshops, TBA)
9:00 am - Registration, Fisher Hall
9:30 am-- Opening and Welcome
Keynote Presentation: "Technology for Sustainable Development: What and for Whom?", Prof. James Boyce, University of Massachusetts
10:40 am-12 noon: Morning Block (pick one to attend)
- TBA
12 noon - Lunch
1:00 pm: Afternoon A Block (pick one to attend)
- TBA
2:15 pm -- Break
2:25 pm: Afternoon B Block (pick one to attend)
- TBA
3:40 pm - Break
3:45 pm -- Closing, Fisher
Evening Gathering at the Keweenaw Brewing Company, 6:00 to 8 pm. Reflect and revel in the day.
