Plan Your Event for Penn Climate Week in October

With summer now underway, planning for the 2025 Climate Week at Penn is heating up. As you may recall, Climate Week dates are set for October 13-17, 2025 and this year’s theme is Hot Spots. Our theme is intended to address both literal (wildfires and extreme heat) and figurative (political, cultural, interpersonal, or scholarly) hot topics in climate change. 

Here is some information to help you carry out a terrific event for the fall.

WEBSITE and EVENT CALENDAR

New website features include: a section for sharing news items, an “add to calendar” widget, a more intuitive navigation, more prominent display of our sponsors and organizers, and an integrated event calendar that allows you to directly submit your event details for publication. To add your event information to the website, use the red Add an Event button located on the home page (scroll down slightly to find it). A member of the Climate Week team will review your submission and then publish it to the site.

Don’t forget to include an image you have permission to publish, even if it’s a placeholder—we can update it later if need be. We encourage you to submit your event details as soon as possible to help reduce overlapping events and ensure your event is included in our promotions and printed materials when the fall semester begins.

EVENT TIMING

Before selecting a date and time for your event, please consult the Events page to review what events have already been scheduled to avoid conflicts where possible. (We do recognize that with so many centers, schools, clubs, and offices participating, overlap is inevitable.)

EVENT GUIDE

We’ve created a Climate Week event guide with information you may find helpful in your planning and promotion. This includes tips for before the event (on scheduling, finding space, and organizing speakers), during the event, and follow-up. Download it here:  https://environment.upenn.edu/sites/default/files/2025-06/Climate%20Week%202025%20Event%20GuideFINAL.pdf

MORE TO COME

Keep a look out for our eNewsletter and social media channels for information about:

• A Climate Week marketing toolkit
• A chance for students to engage as Penn Climate Week Fellows
• Reminders to submit events
• Additional updates about the program line-up

Know that our organizing committee is here to help. We look forward to working with you on the next Climate Week at Penn!

(Photo Credit: Dwayne J Holloman)