Ecocity World Summit 2013 is convening this September 25-27 in Nantes, France,

Jay OwenSustainability News

Ecocity World Summit 2013 is convening this September 25-27 in Nantes, France, and preparations are ramping up. We hope to see many of our members and network partners there. Nantes Metropole has generously extended the early bird rates to August 20. It is our hope that this edition of the conference …

EMERGING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRENDS AND INNOVATION TAKE CENTRE STAGE AT UN FORUM

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Wealth of Networks

EMERGING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRENDS AND INNOVATION TAKE CENTRE STAGE AT UN FORUM New York, May 13 2013  7:00PM More than 1,500 participants from Government, private sector, civil society and international organizations are meeting at a United Nations <“http://www.itu.int/wsis/implementation/2013/forum/“>forum in Geneva this week to review and measure progress towards targets set …

Ecocities Emerging – September 2011 Issue

kristySustainability News

Greetings, Welcome to the September 2011 edition of Ecocities Emerging, an initiative of Ecocity Builders and the International Ecocity Conference Series. During August 22-26, over 1,500 delegates from 70+ countries gathered in beautiful Montreal, Quebec, Canada, at Ecocity World Summit, the 9th International Ecocity Conference. We gathered with hope, determination …

WSIS Forum Highlights ICT’s Role in Sustainable Development, Green Growth

kristySustainability News

WSIS Forum Highlights ICT’s Role in Sustainable Development, Green Growth 18_May_2011: Held during the 2012 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum, “e-Environment Day” brought together experts from the public and private sectors and civil society to examine the role of the information society in the protection of the …

Ban Underlines The Role Of Information Technologies In Accelerating Development

kristyWealth of Networks

BAN UNDERLINES THE ROLE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN ACCELERATING DEVELOPMENT New York, May 16 2011 1:05PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today underlined the role of information and communications technologies (ICTs) in accelerating socio-economic development, highlighting their potential to enable the delivery of basic social services to even the remotest areas of …

Ecocities Emerging: To support humanity’s transition into the Ecozoic Era

kristySustainability News

Greetings, Welcome to the April 2011 edition of Ecocities Emerging, an initiative of Ecocity Builders and the International Ecocity Conference Series. I was in Montreal recently to assist with preparations for the 9th International Ecocity Conference, Ecocity World Summit 2011. I arrived back full of enthusiasm and expectation. It’s going …