Re: [unrev-II] Fwd: [announce]   INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY SUMMIT 2001

From: Henry van Eyken (vaneyken@sympatico.ca)
Date: Tue Sep 04 2001 - 05:14:21 PDT

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    Jack. Just by the looks of it, this would be the kind of conference where Doug could make some headway, i.e. get support from the executive
    suite.

    I have forwarded the suggestion through Mary C. I don't know whether funds & energy are available for this, etc.

    Henry

    Jack Park wrote:

    > FYI...
    > Visit http://www.globalfutures.org
    > BTW: only 96 individuals will be allowed to attend.
    > Starting price for admission is $695 for media/nonprofit individuals, $25k
    > for corporate executives.
    > No discounts allowed...
    >
    > >Sender: owner-announce@isss.org
    > >
    > > Mark your calendars!!
    > >
    > > INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY SUMMIT 2001
    > > will be held
    > > NOVEMBER 13-15, 2001
    > > at the scenic
    > > Marconi Conference Center
    > > (along the coast just north of San Francisco)
    > >
    > >
    > >IE SUMMIT 2001:
    > >
    > >What We Learned In The Rainforest:
    > >Tools Inspired by Nature for Corporate Accountability and Sustainability
    > >
    > >BACKGROUND:
    > >
    > >Three years ago, in a speech entitled "What I Learned in the Rainforest,"
    > >Tachi Kiuchi set forth a bold vision: Instead of extracting resources from
    > >nature, businesses could harvest nature's ideas. By running our businesses
    > >like the rainforest - innovative, adaptive, resilient, and sustainable - we
    > >can emulate nature's capacity to create value without consuming its base. We
    > >can begin to profit sustainably, and create affluence without effluence.
    > >
    > >But how?
    > >
    > >To answer that question, the Future 500 is proud to invite you to "What We
    > >Learned in the Rainforest," the Future 500 Summit 2001, this November 13-15
    > >near San Francisco.
    > >
    > >Like last year's Industrial Ecology 2000, our 2001 summit will draw together
    > >a rich combination of forward-thinking executives, practical visionaries, and
    > >business change agents. But unlike IE 2000, What We Learned in the
    > >Rainforest is a WORKING conference. Instead of dozens of keynotes and
    > >breakout sessions, we will be working side-by-side in intimate roundtable
    > >sessions. And instead of last year's 400 participants, less than 100
    > >registrants will be permitted - 50 of them hand-selected, to assure that we
    > >have the catalytic mix of participants we need.
    > >
    > >PROGRAM THEMES:
    > >
    > > * Lessons from the Rainforest: The Book, the Principles, the Tools
    > >
    > > * Applying the Lessons I: New Tools for Corporate Accountability. Learn
    > >about, propose, discuss and debate tools in different fields and functions of
    > >corporate accountability:
    > > -Planning Tools
    > > -Policy Tools
    > > -Implementation Tools
    > > -Tracking Tools
    > > -Communication Tools
    > > -Applying the Lessons II: Product Stewardship and Extended Product
    > >Responsibility
    > >
    > > * Applying the Lessons III: Computers and Electronics Product
    > >Stewardship: State and National Program and Policy Development
    > >
    > > * Building a Practice in Corporate Accountability: The Next 90 Days to
    > >One Year
    > >
    > >For more information, please contact:
    > >
    > >Nikole Wilson
    > >Conference Coordinator
    > >The Future 500
    > >(510) 681-4191
    > >nikole@globalfutures.org
    >
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