Midwest Climate Action Conference

Register Here for the Midwest Climate Action Conference!! 

Join students from across the Midwest for the second annual Midwest Climate Action Conference focusing on energy, global warming and the power of students and young people to help stop the climate crisis by organizing both on and off campus for clean energy solutions. 

Speakers will include community activists fighting dirty energy across the Midwest , young people forging the way towards a clean energy future through the Campus Climate Challenge, organizing skills trainings, sessions focusing on energy production in the region, state level networking and hands on workshops and actions that will inspire and empower you and your group.

Sign up today for this exciting weekend that will help build bridges between students and their surrounding communities and help empower young people to tackle what is truly the defining issue of our generation – global warming.  Get more info and register here.   

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When: March 2-4, 2007
(Registration will begin at 2pm and the program will begin at 6pm on Friday, we'll end around 4pm on Sunday)

Location:

The Conference will be held on the UW-Madison campus in the Humanities building on 455 N. Park Street right off of University Ave. There will be signs showing you into and around the building. You will want to park on the Lake St. parking ramp (take a right onto Lake from University Ave. or a left onto Lake St. from Johnson St.) If you still need a ride to the conference, post a message on the rideshare board: http://www.wispirgstudents.org/energy_conference/rideshare_board

Lodging:
We are working on securing floorspace/couchspace with residential students here in Madison. If you need housing for the weekend and are interested in staying with students here on campus for free instead of renting a hotel room, contact mfwebb [at] wisc.edu to be added to our housing list and you will be contacted shortly before the conference with where exactly you will be staying. However, there is limited space available. We are unable to provide funding for hotel rooms, so if you plan to rent a hotel room it would be an extra $80-100. You would have to arrange this yourself and split the cost with your group (The Doubletree Hotel on 525 W. Johnson St. is a good location).

NOTE TO UW-MADISON STUDENTS: If you are able to provide housing to your fellow energy conference attendees, please e-mail mfwebb [at] wisc.edu with exactly how many people you would be able to house!

Food: We will provide a breakfast and lunch on Saturday and also breakfast on Sunday. You should plan on bringing a few extra dollars for meals.

Cost: The cost of the conference is FREE! If you're about concerned about other costs, contact: mwchallenge [at] gmail.com

Travel: If you're driving or looking for a ride, please check out our rideboard.
Directions and other travel information to UW-Madison.

What to Bring:
Reusable water bottle, coffee mug and dishware (we'd like to make our meals waste-free)
Sleeping Bag or Pillow and Blanket
Pad
Toiletries and Towels
Notebook or Laptop
Something to write with
Markers, paper, or any other creative crafty items to make props for the march to the State Capitol on Sunday
Warm clothes/gear for outdoors
Snacks/munchies and/or money for food

Help spread the word! Send this outreach email to everyone you know any lists you have access to on campus and in your state!

Register online by February 27!

Sponsoring Organizations:

• Sierra Student Coalition
• WISPIRG
• Global Exchange
• MOPIRG
• 2020 Vision
• Energy Justice Network
• Student Environmental Action Coalition
• Campus Progress

University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
Carrie Wisinski
(262) 573-8439
wisinski.carr [at] students.uwlax.edu

University of Wisconsin – Green Bay
Gerard McMullen
414.257.9157
mcmugj19 [at] uwgb.edu

University of Wisconsin- Stout
Tasha Steyer
715-232-3901
steyert [at] uwstout.edu

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