. . . Week 7 of the Conference

Week 7 Events and Accomplishments:

Monday, 15 September 1997

Today's Podium Presentation reports on an eco-efficient technology deployment underway in New Zealand, The Convertech Process - An Introduction, by Ian Bywater, Convertech Limited, New Zealand. We hope that this will stimulate further profiles on such projects, and of course commentary and questions.
A new section Conference Archives has been added to this site, bringing together the day by day contents and results of the conference over the first six weeks of its existence. Recommended reading for new participants.
Where are all these new technologies taking us? Racing worms?
http://www.dmtc.com/ This WWW site, which was created without the benefit of elaborate research or great amounts of taxpayer funding, allows you to go to the races (at DelMar, a California racetrack) without getting into your high emissions, energy-hogging car. Worth a look, and then maybe a bit of reflection. Pretty good use of the Net media (we wish we had their resources). Strange world we live in.
Today's Web Detour: Institute for Global Communications (IGC) Our Mission: To expand and inspire movements for peace, economic and social justice, human rights, and environmental sustainability around the world by providing and developing accessible computer networking tools. This is an interesting and useful site, with good search tools and a strong ecological and 'new economics' orientation. Don't underrate it!

Tuesday, 16 September 1997

Today's Podium Presentation is A Fundamental Change Scenario, by Robert Theobald. This presentation is, as opposed to say yesterday's process technology profile by Convertech, one of the mind-stretchers that you were promised at the outset of the conference.
Check out the conference's CyberForum via the "New" icons to see what has taken place since the last time you were there.

Today's Web Detour: UNFCCC-COP3 The 3rd Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change will meet in Kyoto later this year. Their home site announces: "Over 5,000 participants representing governments, international organizations and NGOs from over 170 countries will attend UNFCCC-COP3. Definitive policies such as quantified emission reduction targets will be created at this conference with the aim of controlling the causes and mitigating the effects of global warming. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held its first conference in Berlin in 1995. This meeting produced an agreement to create a protocol by the third meeting which concretely addresses the crisis of climate change into the next millenium. The second conference, which was held in Geneva, furthered the negotiations towards an international protocol which is expected to be adopted in Kyoto. Therefore, the third conference will represent great progress, whereby the world's governments concretely address climate change on our planet; this conference demands our attention, UNFCCC-COP3 will also be the largest United Nations event ever held in Japan."

Wednesday, 17 September 1997

The Podium today has been turned over to Dr. Horst W. Doelle for a presentation on his scientific advisory work over the last years in the Third World: Clean Technology Processes and Prospects in the Developing Countries

The Telework '97 conference gets underway in Stockholm in exactly one week (September 24-27). If you have an interest in "work across distances by utilizing information and communication technologies" - sound familiar? - you may wish either to travel to Stockholm to join their meeting, or follow their electronic site.
Today's Web Detour: Turning Point 2000 Today, Turning Point 2000 goes on line with their September newsletter in its first electronic variant on The Commons. "Turning Point 2000 is about shifting to a new path of progress, enabling for people and conserving for the Earth. For more than twenty years these twice-yearly newsletters have been suggesting links and synergies between different aspects of this transformation, and encouraging readers to contact each other."

Thursday, 18 September 1997

The Podium today is a z/e case study: The Proposed ZERI Microbrewery at The Earth Centre, by Stephen Bedford Clark
The definitive organisation of the discussion panels in the Conference's CyberForum is as below:
1. Self-introductions (everybody's starting place: who you are and why you're here)
2. Participant guidelines (before you go any further...)
3. Navigation questions? Lost in the Cyberforum? Looking for help???
4. Podium presentations - commentary & discussion
5. Zero emissions themes, variations, futures
6. Case studies (z/e stage iii eco-efficiency)
7. More general discussion of sustainable development issues
8. Virtual conferencing: practices, problems, comments, future of
9. Information society & sustainable development
10. UNU/IAS : reflections and recommendations on their 3-part agenda
11. Recommendations - to other sponsors, institutions
12. Offers and proposals for cooperation, further work, support
13. Future events: conferences, courses, media events, demo projects, etc. Of note
14. Resource directory (supply and demand)
15. Zero emissions/virtual practices (not theory... Practice!)
16. "Sustainable development's dirty secret" (or why real progress is not being made)
17. Media: how we can put it to better use!!!
18. Bookstore (21st century versions included)
19. Bulletin board/general announcements
20. Suggestion box
Today's Web Detour: Planet Neighborhood (PBS) A multimedia project focused on stories of successful environmental efforts at the grassroots level and the use of technology in these efforts, with an emphasis on sustainability. Program stories and outreach activities were geared toward replicability in a variety of communities

Friday, 19 September 1997

Today's Podium piece is some weekend reading proposed by Eric Britton, The End of "Books",
Want to see what's happening in the conference today? Check in to the CyberForum for news.

Today's Web Detour: Solstice Solstice is the Internet information service of the Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology (CREST):"your site for Sustainable Energy and Development Information". Highly recommended! (Lot more attractive and easier to access than we are. But still, we are doing our bit and there is plenty of work to do for all available willing hands. Don't you think?)

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Results and accomplishments of Week 5
Results and accomplishments of Week 6
Results and accomplishments of Week 7
Results and accomplishments of Week 8