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GEDC-Carbon Free Innovation Network (CaFIN) Workshop
Chicago by Mariano Mantel via Flickr Creative Commons
The Carbon Free Innovation Network (CaFIN) was conceived during the GEDC’s 2015 annual meeting in Adelaide, Australia. The inaugural CaFIN meeting was held at McMaster University in Canada in 2016, bringing together academics, industry and government officials to explore challenges to reducing carbon emissions, pathways to creating a carbon neutral economy and to better incorporate green technology approaches into engineering education.
During the 2016 meeting, a declaration was signed between the engineering deans of the Illinois Institute of Technology, McMaster University, the University of Hong Kong, the University of Notre Dame, Seoul National University, and GEDC leadership to pledge their commitment to developing carbon neutral innovations, spurring local and national economies as a result and improving the well-being of nations.
The 2018 meeting at the Illinois Institute of Technology will continue developing the CaFIN initiative and work on expanding the network. Deans, faculty, and industry representatives interested in being part of this initiative are welcome to join.
Registration
To register, contact Peg Murphy via e-mail (murphym@iit.edu) or phone (001 708 268 1458).
Tentative Agenda
Click here to download the current agenda.
| Time | Agenda | Presenter |
| 9:30 AM | Continental Breakfast | |
| 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM | Workshop | |
| 10:00 AM | Welcome and Opening Remarks
– Introduction of all participants |
Natacha DePaola GEDC Chair Dean of Armour College of Engineering Illinois Institute of Technology USA |
| 10:15 AM | Identifying Key Opportunities to Integrate Engineering Research and Innovation Toward Pathways to a Low-Carbon Future | Discussion Leader:
James S. Cotton |
| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Buffet Luncheon | |
| 1:00 PM | Brief Tower of WISER Facility | Hamid Arastoopour Linden Professor of Engineering Director, Wanger Institute for Sustainable Energy Research (WISER) Illinois Institute of Technology USA |
| 1:30 PM | Investigating Funding Opportunities to Support Targeted Initiatives | Discussion Leader:
Peter Kilpatrick |
| 2:30 PM | Break | |
| 3:00 PM | Finalizing Action Items | Discussion Leader:
Hamid Arastoopour |
| 4:00 PM | Concluding Remarks | Natacha DePaola |
| 4:30 PM | Adjournment | Natacha DePaola |
Participants arriving in Chicago on Sunday (May 13) are invited to attend a pre-workshop dinner hosted by WISER. For an invitation, contact Peg Murphy via e-mail (murphym@iit.edu) or phone (001 708 268 1458).
There will be no formal presentations outside of the opening remarks. Discussion leaders planning to use PowerPoint slides can send them to Peg Murphy (murphym@iit.edu), Professor Arastoopour (astoopour@iit.edu), or bring them to the workshop.
Accommodations
IIT has reserved a block of rooms at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel. Cabs and Ubers are available from the hotel to the main IIT Campus.
| Daily rates: | King Bed: | $209 plus tax and fees |
| Two Queen Beds: | $222 plus tax and fees |
To reserve a room at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, contact Peg Murphy via e-mail (murphym@iit.edu) or phone (001 708 268 1458).
Transportation
The nearest international airport is Chicago O’Hare (ORD).
The nearest domestic airport is Midway (MDW).
Participants will be responsible for their transportation arrangements between the hotel and airport as well as between the hotel and IIT.
Travel Information to IIT Campus (external link)
Campus Parking Information (external link)
Contact Peg Murphy via e-mail (murphym@iit.edu) or phone (001 708 268 1458) for complimentary parking information