Joshua Skov

Upcoming Presentations and Workshops:

• "Carbon Footprinting: How & Why" (with Brad Ouderkirk of Ecos Consulting). NEBC Luncheon. Portland, OR. October 2008.
  
  
• "Sustainability Indicators and Assessment for Government Leadership." Workshop for the Sustainability Leadership Program (Salem Sustainability Series), University of Oregon. Salem, OR. November 2008.
  
  
• “Mitigating Mining Uncertainty by Analyzing Climate Risk.” Presentation at Managing Global Risks for Mining Operations, a conference of The Canadian Institute. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. November 2008.
  
  
• "Facilities Renewal, Sustainability and Climate Change" and "Conducting a Carbon Footprint: An Introduction for Facilities Staff." Workshops in conjunction with the Dallas Fort Worth Educational Facilities Association. Fort Worth, TX. November 2008.
  
  
• "Carbon Footprints and Climate Risk: Tools for Business and Government." Workshop for the Sustainability Leadership Program, University of Oregon. Portland, OR. December 2008.
  
  
• "Managing Carbon and Climate Risk." Workshop for the Northwest Environmental Training Center. Denver, CO. January 2009.
  

Past Presentations and Workshops:

• Presentation at GoGreen'08. Portland, OR. October 2008.
  
  
• "Integrating Sustainability into Higher Education Curricula," a videoconference presentation for Faculty Convocation, Oregon Institute of Technology, September 2008.
  
  
• "Foundations of Sustainability: Concepts and Communication." Workshop for the Sustainability Leadership Program, University of Oregon. Portland, OR. September 2008.
  
  
• "Next Carbon Steps: Climate Action Planning for Complex Organizations." Workshop for the Sustainability Leadership Program, University of Oregon. Portland, OR. August 2008.
  
  
• "Understanding Climate Change: Science, Policy and Climate Risk Assessment." Workshop for the Sustainability Leadership Program (Salem Sustainability Series), University of Oregon. Salem, OR. September 2008.
  
  
• "Sustainability Indicators and Assessment for Government." Workshop for the Sustainability Leadership Program, University of Oregon. Portland, OR. June 2008.
  
  
• "Carbon Footprints and Climate Risk: Tools for Business and Government." Workshop for the Sustainability Leadership Program, University of Oregon. Portland, OR. May 2008.
  
  
• "Climate 101 for Public Works." Presented at the Oregon chapter of the American Public Works Association semi-annual conference. Eugene, OR. April 2008.
  
  
• "Introduction to Carbon Footprints and Climate Risk for Higher Education." Workshop for the Texas Association of Physical Plant Administrators (TAPPA), University of Texas. Austin, TX. April 2008.
  
  
• "Power of Purchasing: Sustainable Procurement." Workshop for the Sustainability Leadership Program, University of Oregon. Portland, OR. March 2008.
  
  
• "Managing Carbon for Government and Corporations: Climate Basics, Regulatory Implications and Physical Risk." Workshop for the Northwest Environmental Training Center. Seattle, WA. February 2008.
  
  
• "Carbon Footprints and Climate Action for Non-Profits and Small Business." Workshop for the Northwest Environmental Training Center. Seattle, WA. February 2008.

• Presentation to graduate students in the Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management, University of Oregon. January 2008.
  
  
• "Carbon Footprints and Climate Risk: Tools for Business and Government." Workshop for the Sustainability Leadership Program, University of Oregon. Portland, OR. January 2008 (to be repeated in May 2008).
  
  
• "Developing and Implementing an Action Plan." Luncheon & Presentation at Managing Carbon: Policy & Practice, a conference presented by the Northwest Environmental Business Council (NEBC), Portland, OR. November 2007.
  
  
• "Sustainability Indicators for Public Agencies" (with Cheryl Welch, Tualatin Valley Water District). Annual conference of the Oregon Municipal Finance Officers Association. Portland, OR. October 2007.
  
  
• "Sustainability and the Future of Business." Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon. Eugene, OR. October 2007.
  
  
• "Sustainability and Climate Change: Facilities Management at a Crossroads." Keynote for annual conference of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA), Oregon Chapter. Portland, OR. September 2007.
  
  
• "Carbon Footprints and Climate Risk: Tools for Business and Government." Workshop for the Sustainability Leadership Program, University of Oregon. Portland, OR. September 2007.

• "Foundations of Sustainability: Concepts and Communication." Workshop for the Sustainability Leadership Program, University of Oregon. Portland, OR. September 2007.

• "Sustainability Indicators and Assessment for Government." Workshop for the Sustainability Leadership Program, University of Oregon. Portland, OR. May 2007.

• "Building the Business Case for Sustainability: Does Sustainability Pay?" Workshop for the Sustainability Leadership Program, University of Oregon. Portland, OR. March 2007.

• Earth Summit, University of California - Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz, CA. March 2007.
  
  
• "Power of Purchasing: Sustainable Procurement." Workshop for the Sustainability Leadership Program, University of Oregon. Portland, OR. November 2006.

• "Ecosystem Economics as a Driver for Open Space Acquisition," International Northwest Parks and Recreation Association annual conference. Corvallis, OR. September 2006.
  
  
• "Foundations of Sustainability: Concepts and Communication." Workshop for the Sustainability Leadership Program, University of Oregon. Portland, OR. September 2006.

• "Results from the Ecological Design Education Survey," HOPES 12 (http://hopes.uoregon.edu/). Eugene, OR. April 2006. (with Julian Dautremont-Smith and Heather Flint)
  
  
• Sustainable Advantage Conference. Eugene, OR. April 2006.

• "Sustainability for Higher Education Administrators." Workshop at Case Western Reserve University. Cleveland, OH. July 2005.
  
  
• UC/CSU campus sustainability conference. Santa Cruz, CA. June 2005.

• Academy of Management annual conference. New Orleans, LA. August 2004.

• EcoBuilding Guild (presentation on the economics of PVC), Eugene, OR. July 2004.

• Wingspread conference on The Commons, the Public Trust, and the Precautionary Principle. Racine, WI. May 2004.

• Conference on the Precautionary Principle. Portland, OR. April 2004.

• UNC-Greensboro. Greensboro, NC. April 2004.

• Environmental Education Association of Oregon (EEAO). McKenzie Conference Center, OR. October 2003.

• Greening of Industry Network (GIN) annual conference. San Francisco, CA. October 2003.

• PCAPPA annual conference. Portland, OR. September 2003.

• Greening of the Campus V. Ball State University, Muncie, IN. September 2003.

• Sustainability Forum. Portland, OR. May 2003.

• Western Energy Institute, Portland, OR. April 2003.

• Carolina Recycling Association. Greenville, SC. March 2003.

• North Carolina State University Sustainability Coalition, Raleigh, NC. March 2003.

• National Association of College and University Food Services. Portland, OR. February 2003.

• Sustainable Business Symposium. Eugene, OR. November 2002.

• Second Nature / Education For Sustainability Western Network. Eugene, OR. October 2002.

Publications:

• "Personalising Sustainability: An Interactive Activity to Reinforce the Presentation of The Natural Step (TNS)." Greener Management International. Issue 48, Winter 2004/2005.

• "The Tao of Prius." Greenbiz.com. January 2004.

• "The Business Case for Climate Registries." Greenbiz.com. August 2003.

• "Leading with LEED." Greenbiz.com. May 2003.