The Program

10-10:15am Opening remarks: "Why Consumption?"

10:15-12pm Panel 1:
 - Michelle Nelson (Advertising) and Mark Rademacher (School of Journalism and Mass Communication,
   University of Wisconsin-Madison): "From Trash to Treasure: Freecycle as Gift Economy"
 - Laura Oswald (Advertising) "Urban Gardening and the Reconstruction of African American Identity on the
   West Side of Chicago"
 - Madhu Viswanathan (Business Administration) "From Subsistence Marketplaces to Sustainable
   Marketplaces? Lessons Learned From Synergies Between Research, Teaching, and Social Initiatives"

12-1:15pm Lunch (vegetarian; provided on site)

1:15-3pm Panel 2:
 - Bill Sullivan (Environmental Council)
 - Eric Benson (Art and Design) "Thoughts on the Sustainable Design Future"
 - David V. Budescu, Stephen B. Broomell and Han H. Por (Psychology) "How Should We Communicate
   Uncertainty About Climate Change to the Public?"
        
3-3:15 Coffee Break

3:15-5pm Panel 3
 - Emma O'Brien "Sustainability For All: Public Participation in Environmental Issues"
 - Diana Mincyte (Advertising) "Sustainable Consumption: The Good, the Bad, and the Impossible"
 - Closing Discussion

5-7:30 Reception and Anti-littering Campaign presentations