23 March 2010
To: NUS Faculty, Staff Members and Students |
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NUS Earth Hour: Switching off our lights on 27 March 2010, Saturday, 8.30pm to 9.30pm
1. In support of the WWF Earth Hour global initiative, participating faculties, offices and departments in NUS will switch off all lights, except emergency and street lights on 27 March 2009, Saturday, 8.30pm to 9.30pm. Power supplies are not affected. In the event of an emergency, please call Campus Security Hotline at 6874 1616. For maintenance issues, please contact OED at 6516 1515.
2. Participating areas to date include University Hall, Science, Engineering (Foyer area), Sports and Recreation Centre (SRC) courts, fields, University Health Centre, School of Computing, Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, Centre for the Arts (CFA) Studios, University Cultural Centre, Temasek Laboratories, Office of Estate and Development (OED), Office of Safety, Health and Environment (OSHE) and Yusof Ishak House (YIH).
3. All halls, residences, administrative offices, departments and faculties are encouraged to participate in Earth Hour by switching off their office and room lights on 27 March, Saturday, 8.30pm to 9.30pm. For administrative units, staff are encouraged to switch off their lights on 26 March, Friday evening, before they leave their offices. For enquiries, please contact SAVE at nussu.save@gmail.com or OES at 6516 1983.
Beyond Earth Hour
4. Beyond Earth Hour, the organisers would like to encourage all students and staff to take this opportunity to switch off all lights, air-conditioning, computers and other electrical devices whenever they are not in use.
Earth Hour Programme
5. All staff and students are welcome to join SAVE as they attempt to set a Singapore record for the largest display of origami lilies at the SRC field from 3pm to 6pm. All lilies are folded by NUS students over the past weeks as a sign of their commitment to fight climate change. All origami lilies are made using waste paper and will be recycled after the event. More information about the event is available here.
6. Following that, the switch off ceremony will be held at Nexus, University Hall from 8 to 10pm with Dr Amy Khor, Mayor, Southwest District and Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources as the Guest-of-Honour. Persons interested in attending the event should register at nussu.save@gmail.com.
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NUS Earth Hour 2010 is organised by NUSSU SAVE in partnership with the Office of Environmental Sustainability (OES), Office of Estate and Development (OED), Office of Campus Security (OCS), Office of Safety, Health and Environment (OSHE), and Southwest CDC. This event is also supported by the NUS Students’ Union (NUSSU). |
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