09/15/2009 - 09/16/2009
Davos Congress Centre, Promenade 67, CH-7270 Davos Platz, Switzerland
You are cordially invited to
participate in the first public event of
the World Resources Forum (WRF), taking place in Davos in on September
15-16, 2009. The WRF will provide you with first-hand information about
natural
resource use, its current trends and limitations, and will serve as a
platform on which to discuss their economic and political implications.
Join us in Davos to help create a science-based, realistic vision of
sustainable resource use!
The World Resources Forum (WRF) is an independent, international platform for debate on global resource consumption issues, advocating innovation for resource productivity. The WRF is building a bridge from the natural sciences and engineering to economics; it aims to equip political decision makers to identify realistic policy options for sustainable growth.
The WRF aims to transcend the current political focus on climate change and to bring the broader issues of global resource consumption and resource productivity back onto the agenda. It is assembling an interdisciplinary network of scientists, political and business leaders who recognize the necessity of establishing economic principles that respect the physical properties of resources and the laws of nature. The forum aims at a consensus on the next practical steps to be taken towards a sustainable economy.
URL: www.worldresourcesforum.org
Host: EMPA – Technology and Society Lab of the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research, SATW – Swiss Academy for Engineering Sciences, Factor 10 Institute
10/09/2009 09:00 am (local time)
Vienna
9 October 2009, 9:00 – 18:00 and Evening Party
Kleiner Festsaal, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
The conference will be held in English.
The Society for Organisational Learning invites you to
- reflect on how organisations sustain their ability to create their own future
- hear about great examples of sustainability leaders
- listen to stories from global and local players
- play with ideas about how learning will look like in future
- look 10 years back and 10 years ahead- where will we be?
- celebrate the first 10 years of SoL Austria
Keynote speaker: Göran Carstedt
Göran Carstedt is senior director, Clinton Climate Initiative and
chairman of The Natural Step International. He is engaged in the
formation of the SoL Global Network.
Dr. Carstedt is also a
consultant and coach to various European and US organisations and
serves as chairman and board member in several corporations. He is the
former head of IKEA Retail Europe and member of the IKEA Group
Management Board 1990-1997. He served from 1990-1995 as President of
IKEA North America in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania.
Before joining IKEA, Dr. Carstedt served for many years in different executive positions with Volvo.
Dr.
Carstedt received his Ph.D. at the University of Umea in 1974, and an
honorary doctorate at Bleking Tekniska Högskola, Karlskrona, 2007.
More Informations about the...
URL: http://www.sol-austria.at/
Host: Sol Austria - Society for Organisational Learning
10/16/2009 - 10/18/2009
Worldwide
In 2006, 23 million people stood up, in 2007 47 million people, last year 116 million people Stood Up and Took Action.
For the fourth year in a row, millions of people around the world will Stand Up and Take Action to show their support for the fight against poverty and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This year Stand Up will take place against the backdrop of a deepening financial crisis and a slowing global economy.
It is a time of great challenge for development in general and the MDGs in particular. Already we are seeing the potentially devastating impact of this on the world’s poorest and most vulnerable. We know that the current economic climate threatens to undo and possibly even reverse the very significant gains that have been made towards achieving the MDGs. With just six years left to the 2015 deadline for the achievement of the Goals, we cannot afford to let this happen.
The achievement of the MDGs must remain a priority on the global political and public agenda. In this environment, Stand Up is a vital opportunity to send a clear and urgent message to world leaders and decision makers and raise the political stakes. Our policy messages and actions must reflect the urgency of the situation and must be an instrument to convey the sense of our growing impatience and intolerance of excuses for and distractions from the implementation of policies and programmes that address the poorest and most vulnerable.
Join millions worldwide to STAND UP and TAKE ACTION against Poverty and for the Millennium Development Goals.
STAND UP and TAKE ACTION against Poverty and for the Millennium Development Goals.
When?
October 16th, 17th, 18th, 2009: From 12 a.m. GMT (relevant local time) on the 16th October to 11.39 p.m. GMT (relevant local time) on the 18th October
More information at www.standagainstpoverty.org
URL: http://www.standagainstpoverty.org
Host: Millennium Campaign
11/04/2009
Visby, Sweden
Practical information
Dates: Workshop 4–5 November; the core group will also meet on 6 November.
Venue: Gotland University, Visby, Sweden
Main conference language: English. Some support for Russian and Spanishspeaking
participants may be available.
The hosts
SWEDESD is the Swedish International Centre of ESD. One of its objectives is to have ESD practitioners and researchers examine in depth the elements of an effective SD pedagogy, to critically explore its boundaries and to experiment with new approaches and methods.
Global Action Plan (GAP) International is an NGO network that has worked with sustainable behaviour change since 1990. To accelerate learning, GAP has been developing the concept and practice of “Pattern Laboratory”. It goes beyond simply sharing “best practice”, and is a systematic approach to enabling practitioners to make their learning accessible to others by focusing on patterns of behaviour, and in particular on mental patterns that shape behaviour.
The workshop
This international workshop of practitioners and researchers will explore and synthesize what is known about an effective pedagogy for sustainable development, i.e. a pedagogy that has a transformative effect on individual and collective behaviour contributing to sustainability. It will provide a space to reflect on experience, and to develop new solutions in co-operation with other leadingedge researchers and practitioners. The workshop will build on recent ESD explorations, and will lay the basis for a new platform for learning and action for SD. It is expected that subsequent to the workshop some participants will organise similar workshops in their countries or regions, thus contributing to an ongoing process of learning and sharing within and between regions.
Participation
Participation is limited, and is by invitation. Each participant is expected to bring a case study. We aim for a balance between researchers and practitioners, between men and women, and between different regions and economic systems. There is no participation fee, accommodation and meals in Visby will be provided. Most participants will be expected to cover their own travel costs to and from Visby; a small fund is available for travel grants for a few participants. This announcement is directed specifically to people and groups known to have experience in the subject area. Feel free to circulate it within your own network.
If you would like to nominate a participant – yourself or someone else –
the next step is for your nominee to apply for an invitation, stating (in no more than half a page) why s/he would like to attend. A simple on-line form is provided for the purpose.
In the absence of web access, a file for printing can be requested from secretariat@globalactionplan.com.
More information
There is more information about the process before, during and after the conference.
If you would like to discuss the laboratory process, please contact Miriam Sannum, sannum@delta.telenordia.se You can get background notes concerning a pedagogy for sustainable development.
If you would like to discuss pedagogical research aspects, please contact Professor Olena Pometun, pometun@hotmail.com. You can get an introduction to the ‘pattern language’ concept.
If you would like to discuss pattern language, please contact Nadia McLaren, nmclaren@iprimus.com.au. We have also made some sample draft pattern descriptions available.
If you would like to discuss pattern descriptions, please contact Charlotte Carlsson, lotten.carlsson@gmail.com
...about SWEDESD
...about GAP
Host: Swedish International Centre and Global Action Plan
