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2050 Workout @ UW

"In the year 2050, today’s teenagers will have children of their own in high school. What will our communities look like if we are completely sustainable by then?"

It only happens once a year. In August. One hundred student leaders from all over Puget Sound convene for a 12-hour sustainable systems “thought experiment.” We forecast what it would be like to achieve 100% sustainability in our own communities by the year 2050. We backcast to identify actions we can take today…. 2040, 2030, 2020. We bring a positive future into focus and move towards it.

WHEN: Friday, August 23 from 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM (It’s a workout!)

WHERE: Gould Hall, UW Campus 3950 University Way, Seattle, WA 98105

IS THIS YOU? Bold, brave, passionate. Concerned and excited about building a more sustainable future (sooner rather than later). Good at systems thinking. Plenty of creativity and stamina. In middle or high school. Like to learn. Try new things.

Registration is FREE but limited to first 100 Jump on it!

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Envision 2050 @ UW | Youth-led Community Presentation

WHEN: Friday, August 23 from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

WHERE: Architecture Hall, UW Campus | You can park in the Central Campus Garage under Meany Hall and walk one block up and around Stevenson Way. Enter through front steps and go to the larger auditorium around the back of the main floor.

Explore the sustainable future we all want to create! Join us for Envision 2050 to witness passionate youth leaders drive a sustainable future by envisioning what’s possible by the year 2050. Bring your family and invite your network!

Envision 2050 is the culmination of The 2050 Workout. One hundred student leaders from all over Puget Sound convene for a 12-hour sustainable systems “thought experiment.” We forecast what it would be like to achieve 100% sustainability in our own communities by the year 2050. We backcast to identify actions we can take today…. 2040, 2030, 2020. We bring a positive future into focus and move towards it.

Evening Flow

6:30 Doors open

7:00 Welcome to the College of Built Environments

7:10 2050 Systems Presentations

7:45 The Great Disruption Debate

8:15 Call to Action - “Personal Policy Context

8:30 Audience response

9:00 Adjourn

Community Sustainability Summits

The Community Sustainability Summit convenes leaders from across generations, jurisdictions, school districts, and community sectors to measurably improve sustainable community conditions while strengthening local connections for collective impact.

At the summit, key community leaders report on sustainability policies, programs and projects. Based on what has been accomplished so far and where the gaps are, participants co-create collective impact projects for the coming year.

The Community Sustainability Summit is facilitated by students from Sustainability Ambassadors, along with a growing coalition of community partners as an annual tradition.

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SustainabilityTALKS

SustainabilityTALKS are a series of crisp, academically relevant talks presented by experts in the field and filmed before a live student audience during a regular school day each year in the spring. We also feature a few of our top student speakers from the Sustainability Ambassadors professional training program. The public is invited to attend one, just a few or all of the talks. Click learn more below to see the scheduled talks.

See the full Video Library from previous TALKS on a range of sustainable systems themes.

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