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sfbay: [swissnex events] Five events for World Environment Day 2005

From: Christian Simm <click for textversion of email address >
Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 17:11:21 -0700
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Dear All,
During the upcoming World Environment Day 2005 in San Francisco
(www.wed2005.org) swissnex is proud to present a superb list of five
events with top speakers and panelists. Please check the summary list
just below, and the details further down in the email !
Best regards from the swissnex Team

- WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2005, 2-5pm
"The path to sustainable mobility : cars and fuels of the future"
Current concept car and alternative fuel technologies - expert
discussion on timeline for public availability

- WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2005, 6.30-9pm
"Meet the experts of «The path to sustainable mobility» conference
(experts from previous event)

- THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2005, 2.30-5.30pm
"Lausanne, first European city granted with the European Energy Gold
Award & Managing sustainable energy innovation"
The European Energy Award is a certification and quality management
system for cities and towns. Innovation plays a crucial role for
sustainable development of the energy sector

- THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2005, 6.30-9.00pm
"Greening Cities with the Ecological Footprint - a tool for advancing
cities' sustainability performance"
By measuring the Earth's capacity to support life, and then calculating
human demand, the Ecological Footprint provides a tangible way to
clarify policy for achieving sustainability

- FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 2005, 2.30-5.30pm
"Plugging into the Future: Public+Private Partneriship for Equitable
Sustainability"
Zurich's public private partnership as the key to success in profitable
sustainability - buildings, energy and mobility

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2005, 2.00 -5.00 pm
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«« The path to sustainable mobility : cars and fuels of the future »»
Leading academic and industry experts present current technologies in
concept vehicles and sustainable fuels, and the timeline for
availability, for an audience of city planners, engineers, academics
and professionals involved in sustainable mobility.

Moderator Larry Magid (CityCarShare) will be joined by Dr. Christopher
Onder, Center for Energy Conversion, Swiss Federal Institute of
Technology Zurich (ETHZ); Dr. Philipp Dietrich of Paul Scherrer
Institute (PSI), Head Technology Transfer; Professor Dan Sperling,
Director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis;
Professor Jeffrey Tester, HP Meissner Professor of Chemical
Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Mr. Arthur Lee,
ChevronTexaco, Director Global Sustainability Policy

Presented by : Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich; Paul
Scherrer Institute; swissnex; UC Davis Institute of Transportation
Studies; MIT Club of California

LOCATION
Fort Mason Conference Center, Marina Room, Entrance at the intersection
of Marina Boulevard and Buchanan Street, San Francisco, CA 94123

REGISTRATION
Free event, but online registration required by May 30
http://www.sciencelink.org/about/events.htm

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2005, 6.30 - 9.00 pm
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«« Meet the experts of "The path to sustainable mobility" conference »»
Meet academic and industry experts on current technologies in concept
vehicles and sustainable fuels. With the participation of Larry Magid
(CityCarShare); Dr. Christopher Onder, Center for Energy Conversion,
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ); Dr. Philipp
Dietrich of Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), Head Technology Transfer;
Professor Dan Sperling, Director of the Institute of Transportation
Studies at UC Davis; Professor Jeffrey Tester, HP Meissner Professor of
Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Mr. Arthur
Lee, ChevronTexaco, Director Global Sustainability Policy

Presented by : Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich; Paul
Scherrer Institute; swissnex; UC Davis Institute of Transportation
Studies; MIT Club of California

LOCATION : @ swissnex

REGISTRATION
$15 for registered participants, $25 at the door (payments will be
collected at the door)
http://www.sciencelink.org/about/events.htm

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THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2005, 2.30 - 5.30 pm
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«« Lausanne, first European city granted with the European Energy Gold
Award & Managing sustainable energy innovation »»
With Eliane Rey, City Counselor of Lausanne (Switzerland); Dr. Rolf
Wüstenhagen, Vice-Director, Institute for Economy and the Environment,
University of St. Gallen (Switzerland); Dr. Bill Moore, Golden Gate
University San Francisco

The European Energy Award® (eea®) is a European certification and
quality management system which rewards cities and towns with a label
for outstanding efforts in the field of energy efficiency and the use
of renewable energies. It consists of three main elements : (1)
Establishment of a total quality management system (TQM) for communal
energy-related activities; (2) Certification and award for
energy-related achievements in two award categories and control of
success through regular audits; (3) Establishment of a network within
the community and between communities through increased co-operation
and communication.

Innovation plays a crucial role for sustainable development of the
energy sector, i.e. the creation of economic, environmental and social
value. This includes (1) how innovation emerges and is commercialized
in existing and new firms of the energy sector, including the role of
venture capital financing, (2) research on customer preferences for
sustainable, innovative products, leading to recommendations for
designing utility marketing strategies and business models, and (3) an
analysis of regulatory frameworks that enhance innovation

Presented by : City of Lausanne, University of St. Gallen, Golden Gate
University San Francisco, swissnex

LOCATION : @ swissnex

REGISTRATION
Free event, but online registration required by May 31
http://www.sciencelink.org/about/events.htm

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THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2005, 6.30 - 9.00 pm
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«« Greening Cities with the Ecological Footprint - a tool for advancing
cities' sustainability performance »»
The Ecological Footprint helps society measure its impacts on the
environment. This tool finally makes sustainability measurable, by
calculating the actual land area needed to provide the various
resources that cities, countries, companies, and even individuals use.
By measuring the Earth's capacity to support life, and then calculating
human demand, the Ecological Footprint provides a tangible way to track
progress, set targets, and clarify policy for achieving sustainability.
Because the Footprint concept is easy to understand, it has been
instrumental in allowing community and business leaders to cooperate in
implementing ecologically conscious initiatives. Swiss-born and ETHZ
graduate, Dr. Mathis Wackernagel will present this tool and show how
the Ecological Footprint is being used to advance sustainability in
cities around the world

With Dr. Mathis Wackernagel, co-inventor of the Ecological Footprint
and 15 years ago and now Executive Director of The Global Footprint
Network, a unique web of Ecological Footprint practinioners that work
together to standardize and encourage use of the tool

Presented by : The Global Footprint Network, Location:Switzerland,
swissnex

LOCATION : @ swissnex

REGISTRATION
Free event, but online registration required by May 31
http://www.sciencelink.org/about/events.htm

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FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 2005, 2.30 - 5.30 pm
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«« Plugging into the Future: Public+Private Partneriship for Equitable
Sustainability »»
Zurich luminaries will be showcasing leading-edge technologies and the
public-private partnership between the City of Zurich, the Swiss
Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETHZ) and Swiss Re, which is
responsible for a greener Zurich. This journey -- from today's best
practices in buildings, energy services and mobility -- to the
long-term vision of a "2000-Watt-Society" (2000 watt/per capita rate
for energy consumption) underscores urban sustainable development as
profitable and ecologically viable, and with partnership as the key to
success. Leaders from the public and private sector will present
cutting-edge green buildings and technologies that have improved
comfort for tenants and increased income for owners and developers,
and, last but not least, delivered sustainable benefits to society. The
workshop intends to serve as a toolbox for implementing sustainability
initiatives in other regions from economical, technological and social
perspectives.

With Dr. Elmar Ledergerber, Mayor of Zurich; Martin Jakob, ETH Zurich,
Center for Energy Policy; Andreas Schläpfer, Head International
Environmental Management, Swiss Re; Prof. Daniel Spreng, ETH Zurich,
Center for Energy Policy and Economics; Roland Stulz, Architect,
Amstein Walther AG; Prof. Stephan Schneider, Co-Director, Center for
Environmental Science and Policy, Stanford University; Dr. Mathis
Wackernagel, Executive Director, The Global Footprint Network

Presented by : City of Zurich; Novatlantis; Swiss Federal Institute of
Technology Zurich; Swiss Re; swissnex

LOCATION : @ swissnex

REGISTRATION
Free event, but online registration required by June 1
http://www.sciencelink.org/about/events.htm

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DIRECTIONS
swissnex is at 730 Montgomery St. between Washintgon & Jackson, next to
the Transamerica Pyramid, San Francisco. For directions and parking :
http://www.swissnex.org/about_location.html#directions

____________________________________

Christian Simm - Executive Director
swissnex : connecting the dots
730 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94111 (USA)
T (415) 912-5901 x104
F (415) 912-5905
www.swissnex.org
christian.simm_at_swissnex.org

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