The ACTS Conference, now 21 years young, will continue it’s long standing tradition of bringing champions from campus communities across Australasia and the Pacific together to share and inspire transformative actions toward a sustainable future for people and planet.
As a sector our potential to not just solve for challenges of today, but to regenerate for a truly sustainable future, is limitless. We explore this potential through across four days of conference programming, with a particular focus on leading through transformational governance and values, innovating, educating and enabling for change, and raising the voices of indigenous peoples that have nurtured our lands and waters for thousands of generations.
Virtual program outline
Day 1
Thursday 2 November
Progress & Innovation: A day of networking, motivation and celebration
ACTS Conference: Day 1 |
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7.30AM AWST | 9.30AM AEST | 10.30AM AEDT | 12.30PM NZST | |||
Opening Remarks Triumphs and Transformations: Celebrating sustainability achievements across campus networks |
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2023 Green Gown Awards Australasia Awards ceremony |
Day 2
Wednesday 8 November
Leading the Transition: What is the Future of Sustainability?
ACTS Conference: Day 2 |
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7.30AM AWST | 9.30AM AEST | 10.30AM AEDT | 12.30PM NZST | |||
ACTS Welcome & Opening Plenary: Leadership Panel Speakers announced soon! |
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Break (20mins) | |||
9.00AM AWST | 11.00AM AEST | 12.00PM AEDT | 2.00PM NZST | |||
STREAM A: Embedding sustainability in strategy and beyond | STREAM B: Engaging with the Sustainable Development Goals | ||
Embedding Sustainability In All That We Do | Global Goals month at UTS – campus-wide engagement on the SDGs | ||
Strategy & Beyond – Implementation, Lessons and Impact | Sparking action on the Sustainable Development Goals | ||
Break (30mins) | |||
10.30AM AWST | 12.30PM AEST | 1.30PM AEDT AEDT | 3.30PM NZST | |||
STREAM A: Panel | STREAM B: Roundtable | STREAM C: Next Generation Leaders | |
Incorporating Indigenous voices and perspectives into sustainability work | Beyond Offsets: How Universities Tackle Scope 3 | Tētēkura: students leading change | |
Student Sustainability Governance | |||
11.30AM AWST | 1.30PM AEST | 2.30PM AEDT AEDT | 4.30PM NZST | |||
Day 2 concludes |
Day 3
Tuesday 14 November
Transformational Campuses: Adaptive management for holistic sustainability
ACTS Conference: Day 3 |
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7.30AM AWST | 9.30AM AEST | 10.30AM AEDT | 12.30PM NZST | |
Leadership Panel – Precincts of the Future Speakers announced soon! |
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Break (20mins) | |
9.00AM AWST | 11.00AM AEST | 12.00PM AEDT | 2.00PM NZST | |
STREAM A: Circular by design: Strategies for waste minimisation | STREAM B: Embedding sustainability into curriculum |
Creating a just and circular economy by choosing to Reuse! | Embedding the SDGs into the curriculum |
Changing behaviour to improve UQ’s landfill Diversion rate | |
The Reusable Revolution – diverting waste from landfill through reusables | |
Break (30mins) | |
10.30AM AWST | 12.30PM AEST | 1.30PM AEDT | 3.30PM NZST | |
STREAM A: Next Generation Leaders | STREAM B: Campus transformations for a Nature Positive future |
Student Chats: Engaging Minds, Igniting Change, Empowering Sustainability | Protecting biodiversity through strategy: Healthy Ecosystems Management Plan |
Student leaders driving positive change | |
Frameworks For Emerging Sustainability Leaders | |
11.30AM AWST | 1.30PM AEST | 2.30PM AEDT | 4.30PM NZST | |
Day 3 concludes |
Day 4
Thursday 16 November
Carbon & Climate: From mitigation to adaptation
ACTS Conference: Day 4 |
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7.00AM AWST | 9.30AM AEST | 10.00AM AEDT | 12.00PM NZST | |
ACTS Welcome |
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Break (5 mins) | |
7.15AM AWST | 9.15AM AEST | 10.15AM AEDT | 12.15PM NZST | |
STREAM A: Interactive webinar | STREAM B: Panel |
Sector-wide climate adaptation planning | Activating International to contribute to your sustainability goals with the new Climate Action Barometer for international education. |
Break (15 mins) | |
8.30AM AWST | 10.30AM AEST | 11.30AM AEDT | 1.30PM NZST | |
STREAM A: Changing lanes: approaching sustainable travel | STREAM B: Interactive webinar |
Changing lanes: innovating transport and travel | Through the eyes of frequent flyers: Exploring high impact opportunities for academic air travel reduction programs. |
Break (30 mins) | |
10.00AM AWST | 12.00PM AEST | 1.00PM AEDT | 3.00PM NZST | |
STREAM A: Achieving carbon targets | STREAM B: Achieving carbon targets |
Carbon Credibility: Principles for Carbon Offsets and Removals | Campus electrification: Is this our best path for decarbonising? |
Carbon reduction in development projects | Labs2Zero: Accelerating the Global Transition to Net Zero Carbon Laboratories |
Break (10 mins) | |
11.10AM AWST | 1.10PM AEST | 2.10PM AEDT | 4.10PM NZST | |
ACTS Conference wrap session |
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Conference concludes |
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