Students of Sustainability
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Students of Sustainability (SoS) is an annual conference of the Australian student environment movement and predates the Australian Student Environment Network
(ASEN). The first Students of Sustainability conference was held at ANU in 1991 when it was called Students, Science and Sustainability. The name changed in 1995 to Students and Sustainability and then again in 2003 to Students of Sustainability. In each case the name changes were to make the conference open to a wider range of participants.
The 2011 conference will be held in Albury, NSW at Charles Sturt University, between the 6th and the 10th of July.
Throughout the past fifteen years, interest and enthusiasm for the conference has grown, and the number of participants has steadily and exponentially increased. As SoS moves around the country, it spreads its unique, life-affirming, change-making energy to the University and community that hosts it.
Aims of SoS
• to inspire ecologically sustainable practices as an alternative - to current societal values
• to empower individuals and groups to bring about positive social and political change through open forums, skill sharing opportunities
• to create national and international networks of environmentally-minded people
• to integrate environmentalism with other progressive movements such as human rights and cultural awareness movements
• and to create a conference that is accessible to as many people as possible.
Organise - The SoS organising committee advocates supportive, respectful and constructive involvement in all aspects of the conference. All participants share their knowledge and learn from each other, bringing their own opinions, voices and ideas. This diversity of voices, ideas and opinions makes SoS what it is.
WHAT is it? SOS is a bunch of workshops, forums and presentations on environmental, sustainability and social justice issues. SoS is open to students, activists and anyone who gives a shit about the state of our planet today. SoS provides participants with an opportunity to network with like-minded mob from around Australia, keeping themselves informed, inspired and connected.
Australian Student Environment Network
The Australian Student Environment Network is the national network of many campus environment collectives in Australia. People from ASEN facilitate communication between campus environment collectives and co-ordinate national projects and campaigns. ASEN was formed at the 1997 Students and...
(ASEN). The first Students of Sustainability conference was held at ANU in 1991 when it was called Students, Science and Sustainability. The name changed in 1995 to Students and Sustainability and then again in 2003 to Students of Sustainability. In each case the name changes were to make the conference open to a wider range of participants.
The 2011 conference will be held in Albury, NSW at Charles Sturt University, between the 6th and the 10th of July.
History
The conference began in Canberra in 1991 under the name 'Students, Science and Sustainability'. This first conference attracted 300 students to discuss matters of sustainability with respect to students and science.Throughout the past fifteen years, interest and enthusiasm for the conference has grown, and the number of participants has steadily and exponentially increased. As SoS moves around the country, it spreads its unique, life-affirming, change-making energy to the University and community that hosts it.
Description
From the website www.studentsofsustainability.org which is run by the hosting crew each year:Aims of SoS
• to inspire ecologically sustainable practices as an alternative - to current societal values
• to empower individuals and groups to bring about positive social and political change through open forums, skill sharing opportunities
• to create national and international networks of environmentally-minded people
• to integrate environmentalism with other progressive movements such as human rights and cultural awareness movements
• and to create a conference that is accessible to as many people as possible.
Organise - The SoS organising committee advocates supportive, respectful and constructive involvement in all aspects of the conference. All participants share their knowledge and learn from each other, bringing their own opinions, voices and ideas. This diversity of voices, ideas and opinions makes SoS what it is.
WHAT is it? SOS is a bunch of workshops, forums and presentations on environmental, sustainability and social justice issues. SoS is open to students, activists and anyone who gives a shit about the state of our planet today. SoS provides participants with an opportunity to network with like-minded mob from around Australia, keeping themselves informed, inspired and connected.
Locations
The location of SoS varies each year depending on the location of the bidding organising collective. Past and present SoS locations include:- 2011 - Charles Sturt University, Albury
- 2010 - Flinders University, Adelaide
- 2009 - Monash University, Melbourne
- 2008 - Newcastle University, Newcastle
- 2007 - Murdoch University, Perth
- 2006 - University of Queensland, Brisbane
- 2005 - Monash University, Melbourne
- 2004 - La Trobe University, Melbourne
- 2003 - Flinders University, Adelaide
- 2002 - Murdoch University, PerthPerth, Western AustraliaPerth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
- 2001 - University of Newcastle, NewcastleNewcastle, New South WalesThe Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
- 2000 - Griffith University, BrisbaneBrisbaneBrisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
- 1999 - University of Western Sydney, Sydney
- 1998 - University of Tasmania, HobartHobartHobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
- 1997 - James Cook University, Townsville
- 1996 - Southern Cross University, LismoreLismore, New South WalesLismore is a subtropical town in northeastern New South Wales, Australia. Lismore is the main population centre in the City of Lismore local government area. Lismore is a regional centre in the Northern Rivers region of the State.-History:...
- 1995 - Flinders University, AdelaideAdelaideAdelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
- 1994 - Macquarie University, SydneySydneySydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
- 1993 - Melbourne University, MelbourneMelbourneMelbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
- 1992 - Unknown
- 1991 - Australian National University, CanberraCanberraCanberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...