Tuesday May 28, 2019 Sustainability Lab Agenda
- Published on Tuesday May 14th, 2019
The Lab will be held in three locations including St. Louis, Alton, and St. Peters.
St. Louis Location: T-Rex, 911 Washington Ave, 5th Floor, St. Louis, MO 63101
Open networking will take place from 3:30 to 8 p.m. in the T-Rex common area on the 5th floor.
Sessions
3:30-3:45 Check-in
3:45-5:00 Session: St. Louis Aquarium Foundation
Curious about the new St. Louis Aquarium opening in Union Station later this year? Did you also know it has a nonprofit partner - the St. Louis Aquarium Foundation - with a mission to engage the community through access and education programs, serving as a champion for water stewardship in our region? Come learn more about it and how you or your organization might be a future partner:
- Get an Aquarium construction update and overview of the Aquarium exhibits and visitor experience
- See the plans for the free Conservation and Education Center that will greet visitors before they enter the Aquarium
- Learn how the Aquarium Foundation is looking to engage with the community through volunteer programs, education opportunities, and creating organizational partnerships in the realm of water stewardship and conservation
Presented by: Diane Bauhof, Executive Director, St. Louis Aquarium Foundation
5:00-8:00 Special Event: APA City Speaker Series with Doug Farr from Farr Associates
5:00-6:00 Open House and Networking
6:00-7:30 Presentation
7:30-8:00 Networking
We are excited to announce and hope that you join us for the next APA City Speaker Series presentation featuring Doug Farr.
Our society should be able to rally to face urgent challenges like global warming, but we are not. In his new book Sustainable Nation: Urban Design Patterns for the Future (Wiley 2018) Farr argues persuasively that we have been going about it all wrong and proposes a reset and a clear path forward. This sobering and inspirational talk will forever change your understanding on the challenges we face, and your role moving forward.
Farr offers an inspirational perspective on the unique opportunities we now have to make such a difference through improving society's health and wellbeing quicker than ever before. Learn how design patterns "from the future" challenge the business as usual approach by municipalities, developers, planners, and architects; and learn how we can accelerate the implementation of these patterns to quickly tackle some of our country's most daunting problems-sprawl, obesity, and carbon pollution-in St. Louis and beyond. (Description provided by Farr Associates)
Alton Location: RiverBender 200 W 3rd St, #200 Alton, IL 62002
3:30-3:45 Check-in
3:45-5:00 Brainstorming Session: Making Plans for Future Alton Sustainability Labs
This session will be focused on brainstorming what the Sustainability Labs will look like moving forward. What type of sessions people would like to see in the future? How will the Labs be organized? Who would like to join in the organizing?
Facilitated by: Andi Yancey, Sustainability Coordinator, Madison County
5:30-6:00 Open House and Networking
6:00-8:00 Live Stream/Webinar of the APA City Speaker Series with Doug Farr from Farr Associates
6:00-7:30 Presentation
7:30-8:00 Networking
St. Peter's Location: St. Charles City-County Library-Spencer Road Branch-Community Commons Room 259, 427 Spencer Rd, St. Peters, MO 63376
3:30-3:45 Check-in
3:45-5:00 Brainstorming Session: Making Plans for Future St. Peter's Sustainability Labs
This session will be focused on brainstorming what the Sustainability Labs will look like moving forward. What type of sessions people would like to see in the future? How will the Labs be organized? Who would like to join in the organizing?
Facilitated by: Debra Knoble, Senior Certified Sustainability Professional, Envision Sustainability Professional
5:30-6:00 Open House and Networking
6:00-8:00 Live Stream/Webinar of the APA City Speaker Series with Doug Farr from Farr Associates
6:00-7:30 Presentation
7:30-8:00 Networking
