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The New York State Green Building Conference is thrilled to present you with amazing Sponsorship Opportunities to suit your organization's needs!

This is your chance to become an integral part of our impactful event and gain valuable exposure to a large and diverse audience while supporting a worthy cause.

Please click the link to find out more about great perks, levels of sponsorship, and deadlines for registration:

Sponsorship - 23rd Annual New York State Green Building Conference

Just 3 DAYS LEFT to submit an abstract for the 2025 NYS Green Building Conference!

📅 Submit your abstract by November 8, 2024!
💡 We’re excited to see the valuable insights you’ll bring and look forward to an exceptional conference.
📬 Abstract submission is open at the following link: https://forms.gle/4Qg8W4ZaPARK3Y8Z6

We would like to give a special shoutout to our neighbors at Syracuse University College of Engineering and Computer Science for bringing some of the work at Kent State with mass timber - a groundbreaking material transforming the future of green buildings in New York and beyond - to the Syracuse area! With the "Managing Mass Timber: From Forest to Future" exhibition concluding its run at Syracuse University, the excitement about mass timber is in the air here in New York! Learn more about the exhibition and mass timber at https://news.syr.edu/blog/2024/10/16/managing-mass-timber-from-forest-to-future-exhibition-comes-to-syracuse/ and come to the conference to learn even more!

We are also calling for abstract submissions! Present your innovative ideas with fellow experts and leaders. The deadline is November 8, 2024, if selected, you will have a chance to speak and receive complimentary registration. Submit an abstract at: https://forms.gle/EFi9SdvbptPVCqmr8

If you want to attend the conference, please follow this link! https://cvent.me/Y9AMAY

Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of New York’s green building revolution. Together, we can improve our world!

High school students in the house! Onondaga Central High School, Hoosick Falls Central School, and Chittenango High School participated in Bio energy at ESF today. They learned about energy, energy usage and future careers. They played trivia too.

We are excited to announce the 23rd Annual New York State Green Building Conference on March 27-28, 2025 at the Marriott Downtown Syracuse! Join us for exciting keynote presentations, engaging sessions, and valuable networking opportunities!

Registration is open at the following link: https://cvent.me/Y9AMAY

Register by February 27 for our best rates!

Exciting sponsorship opportunities are available to suit your organization's unique needs at the following link: https://cvent.me/MlRMRg

We look forward to your participation in improving your world!

Please take advantage of this.

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Items blooming in our greenhouses at ESF.

The office was at the NYS Fair yesterday. We got to share our science fair projects with over 400 folks. They learned about urban heat islands and salt water properties. Yes, we also ate fair food!

A wonderful group to work with.

A great group to work with.

Today is Day #1 of the Summer Science Corps program! Get ready for some recaps and highlights in the coming weeks. In the meantime, meet the
Outreach Coordinator and student program facilitators that are out in the field right now and engaging with the community!! 🧑‍🔬🌲🥽☀️

We hope you are as excited as we are! Summer programming with the SUNY ESF Science Corps starts next week, so get ready to see how fun science can be! With the help of amazing students and a new program coordinator, this will be a summer to remember!

Please take note, applications are open now.

Applications for Native Earth 2024 are now open!

Please follow the link below for additional information and application forms. The last day to apply is June 28th.

Join us in the Adirondacks for a summer program experience for Indigenous youth focused on land skills and environmental stewardship, including both traditional ecological knowledge and academic environmental science. Learn traditional cultural philosophies and practices as well as environmental science tools that will help us care for Mother Earth.

Click here to learn more and to apply:
https://www.esf.edu//nativepeoples/nativeearth.php

Sending off Brandon Murphy as he moves on to a new career with IBEW apprentice program. Many of us have known him since he was a student at ESF and have benefited from his knowledge and teaching skills. All the best Sparky!

Congratulations Class of '24 Sustainability Management Mighty Oaks!! Lauren Hamilton-Musso, Matthew Flammer, Julia Sanders, Gregory Franzone and Elizabeth Ringhoff. We celebrate your success and look forward to your continued commitment to improve our world!! 🎓🌎

Students from Nottingham High School have been learning about the carbon cycle and climate change with Professor Tim Morin and PhD student Erin Hassett. They made sensors last week and posted them yesterday at the Lafayette Field Station. Next week is the data analysis.

Celebrating our Open Academy graduates. Winnie off to Oregon with her BS, Amanda off to Albany with her PhD, and Marc coming back for a Masters degree. It’s always bittersweet.

Alex P. Out reminding students about our summer session offerings. He fit right into our Earth Week Quad Stock event. Thank you Mr. Sun! BTW there’s still time to register.