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From: Fred H Olson WB0YQM (fholsonmaroon.tc.umn.edu) | |
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 95 10:51:45 CST |
ECOVILLAGE [at] CORNELL.EDU is the author of the message below but due to a listserv problem it was posted by the COHOUSING-L sysop (Fred). **************** FORWARDED MESSAGE FOLLOWS ********************* Announcement! We at EcoVillage at Ithaca, USA and APECSY in Senegal invite one and all to participate in our Third International EcoCity Conference in the traditional fishing village of Yoff, Senegal. The Conference: The EcoCity conference is designed to promote ecological city and village building. The ecological city idea is a concept which joins together lessons from the past and present to create innovative proposals for the future. The Organizers: Two organizations on different continents are collaborating to create this unique opportunity. APECSY (L'Association Pour la Promotion Economique, Cultuelle, et Sociale de Yoff) in Senegal and EcoVillage at Ithaca are building model EcoVillages suitable to their respective climates, cultures and geographies- one in tropical West Africa and the other in the northeastern United States, but both based on universal principles of ecological building. Topics: presentations will be classified under the following subject areas: EcoCity /village Building: Theory, successful models, planning and design, strategies Lessons from African Urban History: What's Ecologically Healthy? recent examples, ancient examples from archeology, history, and the oral record; Land Use: Planning and design to provide access by proximity, balanced development, mixed land uses Green Architecture: mixed use buildings, passive solar and high biodiversity design, organic buildings, healthy building materials, local building materials Transportation: Light rail, buses, bicycles and other human powered vehicles, uses of waterways, cars as agents of ecological and social degradation. Appropriate Technology: Energy conservation and renewable sources; water collection, storage, and distribution systems; recycling and composting; biological waste treatment Sustainable Food Systems: permaculture; organic, biointensive and natural farming; aquaculture; agroforestry; food distribution systems - cooperative markets, community supported agriculture, farmer's markets;locally grown food consumption and seasonal eating; integration of agriculture with city; urban gardens, rooftop gardens, agricultural belts around cities. Rewriting Incentives Packages: legislation, taxes, and lending policies that support ecological rebuilding Social and Cultural Development: women's role in decision making, collaborative design, cooperative living, cross-cultural communication, population stabilization Resource Conservation and Restoration Ecology: wetlands restoration, reforestation, land trusts, urban design for open space preservation The Place: The conference will be hosted by Dakar and its traditional villages. The conference center is located in Yoff, a traditional fishing village that has been sustainable for 500 years. Participants will learn from a culture that consumes few natural resources but is rich with history and wealth that comes from their social relations. They will take part in a village whose economic activities and social interactions are based on sharing and co-operation. Yoff is located nine miles from the capital city of Dakar which houses the oldest institution for higher education in French-speaking West Africa: the University of Dakar. Students and Professors will be involved as presenters, participants, and translators. The airport is conveniently located in Yoff and is a direct six-hour flight from JFK airport. Registration and Accommodations If you have any questions, please contact the address below. If you would like to register, just print out the registration form below and send it to our address. Your fee covers 6 days in the traditional fishing village of Yoff, and includes food and housing. Unfortunately we can only guarnatee housing in Yoff to the first 100 people to register. If you choose to stay in a nearby hotel, accommodations must be paid for separately in addition to the full registration fee. **Inquiries about travel arrangements such as group rate tickets, tours of national parks, and cultural and ethnic centers can be directed towards our office. So, please join us, for it will be a truly unique and exciting learning experience for us all. Thank you. EcoVillage at Ithaca Anabel Taylor Hall Cornell Universtity, Ithaca N.Y. 14853 e-mail...ecovillage [at] cornell.edu Application Form Third International Eco-City Conference Dakar, Senegal January 8-12, 1996 Please cut this form out, check all appropriate boxes and return to: Third International Eco-City Conference, Anabel Taylor Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca NY 14853 Information about scholarships available upon request. N.America, W. Europe, Japan, Australia/NZ____$600* ____$350 student* Latin America, Asia, E. Europe ____$125 ____$ 75 student Africa ____$50 Senegal and Gambia ____$30 * add $100 late fee after October 15, 1995. I want to support the conference scholarship fund. Enclosed is my tax deductible gift of $__________. ____ If I am one of the first 100 registrants I would like to stay in Yoff Make checks payable to EcoCity Conference. Visa or Master accepted. Name: _______________________ Address: _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ Telephone: _____________________ Fax: __________________ Email: _____________________ EcoVillage at Ithaca Anabel Taylor Hall Cornell University N.Y. 14853 e-mail address... ecovillage [at] cornell.edu
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