Program

The full program for ISSST 2018 is available! The table below provides an overview of the keynote speeches, pre-conference workshops, and parallel sessions. Click the links below the table to explore the events for each day, each session, and each special themes. Read more information about special themes here.

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Session Overview

Date: Tuesday, June 26, 2018
9:00am – 12:00pm Towers 2nd Floor West	Preconf 1: An introduction to data analysis with Python Session Chair: Greg Schivley
9:00am – 12:00pm Towers 3rd Floor West	Preconf 2: Business Solutions for a Circular Economy Session Chair: Thomas Seager
9:00am – 12:00pm Towers 3rd Floor East	Preconf 3: Designing a Sustainability Course for Impact Investors Session Chair: Lise Laurin
1:00pm – 2:00pm Towers 4th Floor Ballroom	Lunch will be provided, followed by conference open and keynote Keynote speaker: Linda Cruse, Global Humanitarian and Leadership Expert
2:00pm – 3:30pm Towers 3rd Floor West	RI-1: Resilient Energy Systems Session Chair: Nicole Alyssa Ryan
2:00pm – 3:30pm Towers 2nd Floor West	ET-1: LCA Methods for Emerging Tech Session Chair: Marcelle McManus
2:00pm – 3:30pm Towers Lower Level Meeting Room	CE-1: Circular Food/Biomass Session Chair: Callie Babbitt
2:00pm – 3:30pm Towers 3rd Floor East	E&S-1: Advances in Impact Assessment Session Chair: Lise Laurin
3:30pm – 4:00pm Towers 3rd Floor East	Afternoon break
4:00pm – 5:30pm Towers 3rd Floor West	RI-2: Resilient water systems Session Chair: Weiwei Mo
4:00pm – 5:30pm Towers 3rd Floor East	ET-2: Case studies: LCA of Emerging Technologies on Energy Carriers and Storage Session Chair: Joule Bergerson
4:00pm – 5:30pm Towers Lower Level Meeting Room	CE-2: Methods for Circular Economy Session Chair: Shweta Singh Session Chair: Rebecca Jan Hanes
4:00pm – 5:30pm Towers 2nd Floor West	E&S-2: Redrawing boundary conditions in LCA and other advances Session Chair: Maryam Arbabzadeh
5:30pm – 7:30pm West Wing 3rd Floor Corridor	Poster session

Date: Wednesday, June 27, 2018
7:30am – 8:30am Towers 4th Floor Ballroom	Breakfast
8:30am – 10:00am Towers 3rd Floor West	RI-3: Keynote Presentations: Resilient Infrastructure Systems Session Chair: Susan Clark
8:30am – 10:00am Towers 3rd Floor East	ET-3: Case Studies: LCA of Emerging Technology Focused on Mobility I Session Chair: Mikhail Chester
8:30am – 10:00am Towers Lower Level Meeting Room	CE-3: Special Session: Economic Impacts of the Circular Economy Session Chair: Raj Buch
8:30am – 10:00am Towers 2nd Floor West	E&S-3: Socially and environmentally Sustainable Agriculture and effects on the world Session Chair: Sarah Torkamani
10:00am – 10:30am Towers 3rd Floor Gallery	Morning break
10:30am – 12:00pm Towers Lower Level Meeting Room	RI-4: Metrics and Quantifying Resilience Session Chair: Jennifer Schneider
10:30am – 12:00pm Towers 3rd Floor East	ET-4: LCA of Emerging Technology: Food and Agriculture Session Chair: Markus Frank
10:30am – 12:00pm Towers 3rd Floor West	CE-4: Regional and policy perspectives on the Circular Economy Session Chair: Gabrielle Gaustad
10:30am – 12:00pm Towers 2nd Floor West	E&S-4: Assessing Fuels Production Session Chair: Daniel Posen
12:00pm – 2:00pm Towers 4th Floor Ballroom	Lunch and keynote speaker: Connie D. Hensler, Interface title: Can we reverse climate change?
2:00pm – 3:30pm Towers 3rd Floor West	RI-5: Sustainable Infrastructure Session Chair: Andrea Hicks
2:00pm – 3:30pm Towers 2nd Floor West	ET-5: Case Studies: LCA of Emerging Technology Focused on Mobility II Session Chair: Fan Tong
2:00pm – 3:30pm Towers Lower Level Meeting Room	CE-5: Circular Economy in Electronics Session Chair: Eric Williams
2:00pm – 3:30pm Towers 3rd Floor East	E&S-5: Assessing power production I Session Chair: Jeremiah Johnson
3:30pm – 4:00pm Towers 3rd Floor Gallery	Afternoon break
4:00pm – 5:30pm Towers Lower Level Meeting Room	RI-6: Planning for Resilience Session Chair: Sara Meerow
4:00pm – 5:30pm Towers 2nd Floor West	ET-6: Special Session: LCA of Emerging Tech: The Case for a Sub-Discipline Research Network Session Chair: Joseph William Cresko
4:00pm – 5:30pm Towers 3rd Floor West	CE-6: Insights into the Circular Economy Session Chair: Rebecca Jan Hanes
4:00pm – 5:30pm Towers 3rd Floor East	E&S-6: NSF: National Research Training Programs for Non-Academic Careers Session Chair: Thomas Seager
5:45pm – 6:45pm Towers 3rd Floor East	Panel discussion: A non-academic career path in sustainability and LCA Session Chair: Sarah Torkamani
6:30pm – 9:00pm	Off-site activities: Sign up at the registration desk

Date: Thursday, June 28, 2018
7:00am – 8:30am Towers 4th Floor Ballroom	Breakfast
7:30am – 8:30am Towers 3rd Floor West	ISSST 2019 Planning Session Session Chair: Thomas Seager
8:30am – 10:00am Towers 3rd Floor West	RI-7: Community Resilience Session Chair: Susan Clark
8:30am – 10:00am Towers 3rd Floor East	ET-7: Frameworks for LCA of Emerging Technology Session Chair: Stefano Cucurachi
8:30am – 10:00am Towers Lower Level Meeting Room	UN-7: Unconference Session Chair: Thomas Seager This is an open discussion space, everyone is welcome to discuss cutting edge ideas to foster future collaborations.
8:30am – 10:00am Towers 2nd Floor West	E&S-7: Transportation and Water Session Chair: Derrick R. Carlson
10:00am – 10:30pm Towers 3rd Floor Gallery	Morning break
10:30am – 12:00pm Towers 3rd Floor West	RI-8: Special Session: Thermal Extremes Session Chair: Zoé Hamstead
10:30am – 12:00pm Towers 3rd Floor East	ET-8: Techno-Economic Analysis of Emerging Technology Session Chair: William Morrow
10:30am – 12:00pm Towers Lower Level Meeting Room	CE-7: Special Session: Life cycle approaches to sustainably manage materials in building and infrastructure projects Session Chair: Jeremy Gregory
10:30am – 12:00pm Towers 2nd Floor West	E&S-8: Waste management Session Chair: Brandon Kuczenski
12:00pm – 2:00pm Towers 4th Floor Ballroom	Conference close and keynote (lunch included) Keynote speaker: Dr. Robert Jeffers, Sandia National Laboratories Keynote title: Modeling & Simulation for Resilient Systems