The University of California, Santa Barbara, in partnership with the cities of Goleta, Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, Ventura, the County of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo, Ventura County Regional Energy Alliance, and the Community Environmental Council, will be hosting the 12th Annual Central Coast Sustainability Summit on Wednesday, October 16th, 2024. The event will bring together representatives from local governments and organizations to discuss common sustainability issues, share best practices, and seek partners in collaboratively addressing complex environmental and economic issues in our region. We hope that the summit will allow attendees to network and build relationships with counterparts and learn from our collective sustainability programs. 

As part of the planning process, the Steering Committee for the 12th Annual Central Coast Sustainability Summit is officially requesting proposals for presentations or discussion panels which highlight successful sustainability programs that have broad impacts on the Central Coast community.  

The event will include keynote presentations and panels, as well as concurrent session panels and presentations.  We are primarily seeking proposals for the concurrent session portion of the event on local programs and projects advancing the three pillars of sustainability.

If you would like to propose a presentation for a workshop, please see the instructions and application questions in the attached form. The deadline for proposal submissions is June 21st, 2024 at 5:00 pm.  Submissions will be reviewed by the Steering Committee.  

If you have any questions about the Central Coast Sustainability Summit, or would like additional information about proposing a workshop presentation, please contact UCSB Sustainability Manager, Jewel Persad, at Jewel.persad@ucsb.edu or (805) 893-8367.

We would like to thank our generous sponsors, without which the event would not have been possible; 3C-REN, Marborg Industries, UCSB Sustainability, UCSB Housing, Dining, & Auxiliary Enterprises, Central Coast Clean Cities Coalition, and Clean Power Alliance