Conference on Island Sustainability to launch virtually on May 1
Conference on Island Sustainability to launch virtually on May 1
Conference on Island Sustainability to launch virtually on May 1
4/27/2020
The 2020 91快播 Conference on Island Sustainability will take place as a virtual conference series at 9 a.m. ChST on May 1 and at the same time every Friday for the next several weeks. The virtual conference is accepting registrations at no charge at www.uog.edu/cis2020.
Under the theme 鈥淚sland Wisdom for a Global Future,鈥� the 11th annual conference will
feature sustainability-focused talks by local and international experts.
鈥淪ustainability is more important than ever,鈥� said Governor of Guam Lou Leon Guerrero
and UOG President Thomas W. Krise, co-chairs of the conference. 鈥淭his global COVID-19
disruption is a possible forecast of what is to come with the impacts of climate change
and future public health concerns.鈥�
The coronavirus pandemic will be the focus of the first session on May 1, which will
open with presentations from the Guam governor and Krise and then feature a panel
of environmental and societal leaders from Hawaii, New Zealand, Grenada, and Guam,
which will be represented by Lt. Gov. Joshua Tenorio. The panel will discuss and share
solutions, solidarity, and connections in facing COVID-19 as island communities. The
panelists are all part of the Local2030 Island Network, a group of islands that came
together during the UN General Assembly in 2019 with a commitment to locally implement
the UN鈥檚 Sustainable Development Goals.
To register and find more information on the UOG Virtual Conference Series on Island
Sustainability, visit www.uog.edu/cis2020.
