"Bridging the Divide 2006" AT conference at UC Berkeley Next Week
Ken Chow reminds everyone that next weekend is an important Appropriate Technology conference in Berkeley:
Bridging the Divide 2006
http://bridge.berkeley.edu
Check out the website, but here are some quick comments on what it looks like:
- the conference mission statement is "The divide between the world’s developed and less-developed regions has grown more extreme with the expansion of the global economy, resulting in increased economic marginalization for a significant part of the world’s population. As part of its mission, UC Berkeley seeks solutions to this trend through development and deployment of appropriate technologies and business models that address this divide."
- sponsored by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the UC Berkeley Management of Technology Program
- this is the 3rd annual conference
- it starts Friday afternoon (big speakers and reception) and then runs all day Saturday (more speakers and many panel discussions), and consists of all kinds of programs related to improving conditions in the developing world.
- sample discussion topics that might be of interest to EWB members include microfinance, health issues, designing and implementing appropriate technologies, and renewable energy.
- registration is is $150 for the general public, $100 for non-profits, and $30 (negotiable) for students.
The website also include archives from past conferences
and descriptions of student projects - snippets about microfinance, water purification, efficient lighting and stoves, electrification, biodiesel, etc. that indicate some of the range of activities taking place in the Bay Area; for AT there may not be any better place to be. Check it out!
Bridging the Divide 2006
http://bridge.berkeley.edu
Check out the website, but here are some quick comments on what it looks like:
- the conference mission statement is "The divide between the world’s developed and less-developed regions has grown more extreme with the expansion of the global economy, resulting in increased economic marginalization for a significant part of the world’s population. As part of its mission, UC Berkeley seeks solutions to this trend through development and deployment of appropriate technologies and business models that address this divide."
- sponsored by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the UC Berkeley Management of Technology Program
- this is the 3rd annual conference
- it starts Friday afternoon (big speakers and reception) and then runs all day Saturday (more speakers and many panel discussions), and consists of all kinds of programs related to improving conditions in the developing world.
- sample discussion topics that might be of interest to EWB members include microfinance, health issues, designing and implementing appropriate technologies, and renewable energy.
- registration is is $150 for the general public, $100 for non-profits, and $30 (negotiable) for students.
The website also include archives from past conferences
and descriptions of student projects - snippets about microfinance, water purification, efficient lighting and stoves, electrification, biodiesel, etc. that indicate some of the range of activities taking place in the Bay Area; for AT there may not be any better place to be. Check it out!
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