Global Opportunities and Resources from IYPF
1. SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION 06 - 11TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
2. SHAMBALLA FOUNDATION, OCT 2006 [CAMEROON]
3. NEW PUBLICATION ON YOUTH AND VIOLENT CONFLICT
4. III INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS WORLD CONFERENCE,20 JULY [BRASÍLIA]
5. JOBS IN FAIRTRADE CERTIFICATION
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1. Sustainable Innovation 06 - 11th International Conference
Sustainable Innovation 06
Global challenges, issues and solutions
11th International Conference
23rd - 24th October 2006
Stuart Graduate School of Business
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago
USA
**EARLY-BIRD BOOKING DISCOUNTS BEFORE 31ST JULY**
Organised by:
The Centre for Sustainable Design (www.cfsd.org.uk)
Sponsored by:
South-East England Development Agency (SEEDA)
In Association with:
The Center for Sustainable Enterprise, Stuart Graduate School of Business
Part of the 'Towards Sustainable Product Design' series of
conferences
Programme
High quality speakers from business, government, academia and non-governmental organisations will present leading-edge perspectives on sustainable innovation:
* Hunter Lovins, President, Natural Capitalism Solutions, US
* Sadhu Johnston, Commissioner, City of Chicago Department of Environment, US
* John Bradford, Vice President, Research & Development, Interface, US
* Michael Walsh, Vice President, Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX), US
* Chris O'Brien, Director, Responsible Purchasing Network, Center for a New American Dream, US
* Fred Steward, Director: ESRC Sustainable Technologies Programme, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, BRESE, Brunel University, UK
* Richard Barrington, Head, Government Affairs, Sun Microsystems, UK
* Joseph Fiksel, Co-Director, Center for Resilience, The Ohio State University, US
* Michael Kuhndt, Head, UNEP/Wuppertal Centre for Sustainable Consumption & Production (SCP), Germany
* Nick Hughes, Head of Social Innovation, Vodafone Group, UK
* Shelley Zimmer, Senior Manager, Nike, Considered, US
* Philip White, Assistant Professor, Industrial Design, School of Sustainability, Arizona State University, US
* John Paul Kusz, Director, CES, IIT, US
* Kevin Brady, Director, Five Winds, Canada
* Martin Charter, Director, The Centre for Sustainable Design, UK
Concept
Sustainable Innovation 06 will provide a platform to discuss global challenges and opportunities for sustainable product/service development and design. It will highlight best practice and provide a range of case studies and examples. Sustainable Innovation 06 will include invited and refereed papers covering sustainable product/service development and design from academics, consultants, product designers and design engineers, sustainability, environment and CSR managers and other business functions. The event will be a be a unique learning experience and networking opportunity. Delegates will come from large companies, entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized (SMEs), as well as academia, government and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). The conference is supported by an leading-edge international Advisory Board. See
www.cfsd.org.uk/events/tspd11 for more information.
Benefits to delegates
* Unique: forum for new ideas and concepts
* Leading-edge: presentations from key international researchers, practioners, policy-makers and thinkers
* Research: over 50 papers have been submitted to the refereed paper section (the 'top 30' have been selected)
* Networking: opportunities to meet business, government and academia
* Track-record: over 1100 delegates from 35 countries have attended previous 'Towards Sustainable Product Design' conferences
Fees
See
www.cfsd.org.uk/event/tspd11 for breakdown of delegate rates
Contact
For more information on Sustainable Innovation 06 please contact:
Martin Charter
Director
The Centre for Sustainable Design
University College for the Creative Arts
Tel: + 44 (0) 1252 892772
Fax: + 44 (0) 1252 892747
Email: mcharter@surrart.ac.uk
Website: www.cfsd.org.uk/events/tspd11
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2. SHAMBALLA FOUNDATION IN CAMEROON OCTOBER 2006
Dear friends,
We welcome all of you in Kumba Cameroon October 2006.
Please, apply and show your interestto reserve you place.
Thank you for your time to go through this message bellow;
Shamballa Foundation for MD healing in cooperation with
FEEDAR& HR
Shamballa MD Healing
In Kumba, Cameroon
October 2006
Join us in spreading love
The aim of the Shamballa foundation is to bring unconditional love and freedom to every country on Earth. This is a huge task that has only just begun.
Now it is time for you to receive this gift. We hope that you will use this opportunity for your own health and well being.
October 17th to 19th 9:00-17:00
Shamballa MD basic healer course
A course in self-empowerment through love. We will laugh together, hug, dance, play, exchange unconditional LOVE, meditate and start to create a new reality full of LOVE, JOY, Happiness and Harmony. This is a course for the sons and daughters of the Creator. The rich and the poor. (no fee) October 20th-23rd 9:00-17:00
Shamballa MD and alternative medicine conference. Conference fee.
Shamballa MD basic healing course, Waterfall essences and
introduction to TFT and Cranio Sacral therapy. The power of mind over body. We will go deep into the unknown and explore the use of Waterfall essences, TFT (Thought Field Therapy) and Cranio Sacral therapy. These techniques can aid in the battle against AIDS, tropical diseases and social issues. This is specially designed for Medical staff, health professions, social workers, therapists. We welcome also politicians, executives and other leaders. You can make
the difference in your society by integrating love in your own heart.
October 26th-29th 9:00-17:00
Shamballa Basic teacher training.
Prerequisit Shamballa MD Basic course
Max 30 attendants.
You will become a registered Shamballa MD basic healer and teacher from the Shamballa School of Esoteric science.
Meditations, practise, hands on, joy and lots of love. Take this opportunity to learn to spread the love of Source.
Speakers and teachers
Lilja Petra Asgeirsdottir is a Shamballa MD teacher and healer as well as cranio-sacral therapist, TFT therapist and biomedical lab scientist. She is also a cocreator of the Waterfall essences and chairman of the Shamballa Foundation for MD healing. Erlendur Magnus Magnusson is a Shamballa MD teacher, healer and massage therapist. They have been teaching Shamballa around the world since 1998. Lilja and Erlendur live in Iceland.
http://www.shamballafoundation.org/
Www.geocities.com/lillyrokk
Sign up before October 1st 2006
Contact Tcharbuahbokengo NFINN Email: feedar97@yahoo.com
tel +237 7384354 Registrate before October 1st 2006
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3. New Publication on Youth and Violent Conflict
Youth at the United Nations -
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/index.html
New Publication on Youth and Violent Conflict
"The United Nations Development Programme´s Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR) released its report "Youth and Violent Conflict: Society and Development in Crisis?". The report represents a first step to build substantial knowledge on this issue as a basis for policy development and programmatic responses. It reviews existing analytical and policy frameworks, provides an initial mapping of relevant programming efforts put in place by UNDP and partner organizations, and advances preliminary recommendations for the way forward."
An extract from the introduction is below and you can download a copy of the report at
http://www.undp.org/bcpr/whats_new/UNDP_Youth_PN.pdf
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"Defining youth is problematic. Definitions are often based on age in order to provide a degree of objectivity. The UN General Assembly defines youth as individuals aged between 15 and 24. According to this definition, youth comprises 18 percent of the world population, or more than one billion people,85 percent of which live in developing countries.
However, to a large extent, youth is socially constructed, and it has less to do with age than with status and behaviour. The concept of youth is intrinsically linked with the idea of transition from childhood to adulthood - from a phase of life in which the individual needs protection, sheltering and guidance to one of self-determination, maturity, independence, responsibility and accountability for decision-making.
The state, the economy, civil society and the community are all predicated on notions of adulthood; they all require the participation of adults in order to function.
Frequently, the concept of youth is approached as an all-encompassing category, as a coherent group where differences related to gender, class, ethnicity, etc. are secondary to a common identification of youth-hood. This review questions this assumption by underlining that youth is, in fact, a very ambiguous term. What is meant by youth, and who comprises this category, is often unclear. Does it make sense to speak of youth as a unified category? Do young people identify themselves as belonging to this social group? Are there common experiences felt by all young people around the world? Who creates the construct of youth, and whose realities does it reflect?
The review also attempts to unpack the notion of youth crisis. There seems to be a shared understanding that young people are somehow `in crisis´; but this concept is often used inconsistently, as an a priori assumption, and seldom defined.
This review seeks to analyse this concept, by identifying two different (and potentially contradictory) meanings of the expression: (i) a crisis of society impacting on youth; and (ii) a crisis originating from youth and impacting on society at large.
In the contemporary discourse on youth, these two meanings are often confused or used interchangeably, and `youth crisis´ is often seen as leading to violence of various sorts - including the participation of young people in violent conflict, gang warfare, criminality and other kinds of violent behaviour. Once again, this relationship deserves closer attention as the linkage between youth and violence is far from being pre-determined or automatic. Which factors can explain what makes young people resort to violence or refrain from it?"
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4. III International Relations World Conference, Brasília
Brasília will host the 3rd International Relations World Conference
Brasília, July 20th, 2006 - Brazilian capital was chosen to host the 3rd International Relations World Conference, with the subject "International Society and the Millennium Development Goals". Supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the event will be held from October 9th to 12th at Brasília Conventions Center under the coordination of International Relations World Institute (IR.wi), together with Pacta International, a pioneer consultancy on International Relations in Brasília.
The organization means to attract two thousand participants from all over the world, among government representatives, enterprises, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and international organizations, as well as International Relations professionals, students and academics.
The Conference´s main goal, according to one of the organizers, Ms. Raquel Vaz, is to present to global society possible ways to achieve the United Nations Millennium Development Goals, through actions that have been implemented by the public, private and nonprofit sectors.
The International Relations World Conference was first held in 2004, in Florianópolis, Brazil, and gathered two thousand people. Last year, Buenos Aires, in Argentina, hosted the Conference, attracting more than one and a half thousand participants.
Those who are interested in participating should enter
www.irwi.org.br for more information. The inscription fees - until August 30th - are: International Relations students (US$ 85,00); other students (US$ 105,00); professionals and academics (US$105,00); NGO representatives (US$ 130,00); companies, governments and international organizations representatives (US$ 260,00).
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5. Jobs in Fairtrade Certification
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http://www.fairtrade.net/sites/contact/vacancies.html
*1. Job Vacancies at FLO eV*
Finance Director
http://www.fairtrade.net/sites/contact/vacancies/Dir_Fin.pdf
Application form Finance Director
http://www.fairtrade.net/sites/contact/vacancies/Application_form_FLO
.doc
Liaison Officer South India
http://www.fairtrade.net/sites/contact/vacancies/LOI.pdf
Liaison Officer Southern Africa
http://www.fairtrade.net/sites/contact/vacancies/LOSA.pdf
Office Administrator
http://www.fairtrade.net/sites/contact/vacancies/OA_06.pdf
Intern Producer Business Unit
http://www.fairtrade.net/sites/contact/vacancies/pbu1.pdf
Intern Producer Business Unit
http://www.fairtrade.net/sites/contact/vacancies/pbu2.pdf
*2. Job Vacancies at FLO-Cert*
Producer Certification Analyst Africa
http://www.fairtrade.net/sites/contact/vacancies/AnAf.pdf
3. Consultancies
Feasibility study on Fairtrade Labelled Tourism
http://www.fairtrade.net/sites/contact/vacancies/FTourism.pdf
External expertise on methodology - Impact Assessment System
http://www.fairtrade.net/sites/contact/vacancies/ExtMet.pdf
Tender Sustainable Development Services
http://www.fairtrade.net/sites/contact/vacancies/TenderSustainable
SupportServices_2_.pdf
