OPENING RECEPTION AND DINNER: WELCOME TO CALIFORNIA!


The bar opens early, so grab a drink and mingle. Chat with colleagues and network with sources. Browse the work of California artists and, at the poster session, learn about ground-breaking research on environ- mental issues. We’ve invited Governor Jerry Brown to offer welcoming remarks that kick off an evening designed to help you appreciate the significance of where you’ve landed in the Golden State and frame the discussions you’ll have over the next few days. Other speakers include the state’s top environmental historian and a poet. Oh yeah, we’ll probably slip in a celebrity or two… after all, this is California. Later, there’s a screening of the Emmy-winning, science-based and inspirational movie, “Becoming California.”


Thursday, September 22


Tours: See previous page for details on Environmental Journalism 2016 field expeditions across California.


INDEPENDENT HOSPITALITY RECEPTIONS AND EXHIBITS


Now a popular SEJ tradition, this is the conference’s best networking opportunity. After spending the day out and about on tours, meet with the hosts of multiple receptions. They’ll have experts on hand, as well as displays, materials and, of course, great food and drink. And don’t miss the sneak peek at 2016 exhibitors and alternative vehicles. You’ll be able to sign up for test-drives during the receptions. Check the SEJ website beginning in July for details.


Friday, September 23


At breakfast events on Friday and Saturday, get together with govern- ment PIOs and check out the latest in alternative vehicles and other technologies. Check the SEJ website beginning in July for details.


OPENING PLENARY


The Environmental Bellwether State: What Happens in California Doesn’t Stay in California


Mining carved the mountains and fouled streams and rivers. Decades of agricultural development and urban growth created engineered water delivery systems that forever altered the state’s ecologically rich delta and estuaries and the desert landscape. And then there’s the air pollution that plagues Los Angeles and the Central Valley. But California has been a global leader in acknowledging and addressing its myriad environmental challenges with precedent-setting legislation and innovative solutions. From the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 and the subnational movement to battle carbon emissions to am- bitious renewable energy and clean vehicle goals and green chemistry policies – come hear what may be in your state’s future.


26TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE


CELEBRATING ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISM LUNCHEON


We’ll start out with an eye-opening remembrance of environmental photojournalism over the years, followed by SEJ’s Environmental Reporting Awards program, and then wrap up with a panel of 2016 en- vironmental reporting award winners discussing last year’s top stories.


NETWORKING HAPPY HOUR


Choose a discussion table on a wide range of timely topics, reporting tips and freelance business advice.


BEAT DINNERS ARE BACK! It’ll be harvest time and Farm-to-Fork celebration week in Sacramento during our visit. We’ll head downtown to the main restaurant scene in “America’s Most Diverse City” to get you out and about to some of the city’s finest eateries and to some affordable local treasures. Check the SEJ website beginning in August for options. Sign up on site for the topic and restaurant of your choice.


Saturday, September 24 LUNCH PLENARY


Can Technology Save the Planet? A Discussion with Innovators and Ecologists


Technology has advanced our lifestyles and cultures in countless ways. Major leaps like the Industrial Revolution and in transportation have polluted the air, water and land. Even with the Information Age and Green Revolution, the exploitation of Earth’s already stressed resources continues. How far can technology take us on a finite living planet that ecologists warn is unraveling before our eyes? Are human societies dependent on functioning natural systems, or can technology replace these systems enough to sustain our burgeoning population growth?


AFTERNOON MINI-TOURS


We’ll send half the buses to UC Davis for bike and shuttle tours across campus, including zero-net-energy community West Village and the Institute of Transportation Studies, Russell Ranch Sustainable Agricul- ture Facility and the LEED Platinum winery, brewery and food science labs. Other tours may include the Sacramento Kings’ new “greenest” arena in sports, environmental justice and food security, and flood centers, dams and bypasses.


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SEPT. 21-25, 2016


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