STENZ AGENDA July 14th - Face to Face in Wellington

Agenda

Facilitated by: Samuel Mann, Chair, STENZ and Wayne Cartwright, Chair, SANZ

Objectives:
1. Finalize Terms of Reference and key working streams
2. Reflect on progress made in DESD and relevant input from Sustainability 101 Forum
3. Determine project priorities and realistic milestones for next 12 months
4. Identify operational needs to implement these projects
5. Assign tasks to individual members to enable further development of group work plans
6. Recognize efforts made by group and extensive ESD efforts by individual members.

Agenda Items

8.00: Coffee and tea on arrival

8.30: Welcome by Sam Mann, STENZ Chair

8.45: UNESCO NatCom Update (Hayden Montgomerie, Project Officer)

9.00: SANZ Update (Wayne Cartwright)
• Share SANZ progress on DESD
• Present UNDESD/SANZ Think Tank paper, Strong Sustainability for New Zealand: Principles and Scenarios.

9.45: TEC Update (to be confirmed))
• New direction of TEC under current government
• Strategy document process and potential STENZ input

10.30: Morning Tea

10.45: STENZ Terms of Reference and Projects (Samuel Mann)
• TOR finalisation
• Physically sign off TOR (given all members in the room?)
• Introduce members to update on work to date in various streams

11.30: Review of Work streams (various STENZ members – led by Samuel Mann
1. Institutional liaison (Sam and Pam)
2. Curriculum audit (Kate H and Rex)
3. Student research audit (Carol)
4. Promotion of best practices
5. Education policy
6. Student groups and networks

12.15: Lunch Break

1.00: Work stream scoping and planning sessions
• Prioritise work streams and develop key project milestones
• Scope workload and potential resources required

3.30: Operational issues and other business.

4.30: Wrap up and next steps.