>***UPCOMING SATELLITE TELECONFERENCE***
>
>THE PROGRESS OF OUR DREAMS: Assessing Sustainable Development for
>Communities Large and Small
>
>OCTOBER 9, 1995
>1:30 - 3.:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time
>
>Alan AtKisson will present an overview of the trend toward using
"sustainability" -- linking economic, environmental, and social well-being
-- as the core principle of community development. Using an assessment
framework developed by his firm, AtKisson & Associates, Inc., he will
introduce a comprehensive picture of what sustainable development means both
in theory and in practice, drawing on examples from around the Pacific
Northwest, the U.S., and the rest of the world. Although the case examples
discussed will focus primarily on community development, the assessment
framework can also be used to assess the contributions individual projects,
such as those in agricultural and natural resources, make to overall the
sustainability of human and ecological systems. The satellite teleconference
will include an opportunity for questions and audience discussion via
telephone and fax. 1-800 numbers will be announced at the beginning of the
broadcast.
>
>The satellite teleconference will be of interest to community, agricultural
and natural resource practitioners and managers and others interested in
assessing the degree to which specific projects and programs contribute to
long-term community and system sustainability.
>
>Alan AtKisson is president of AtKisson & Associates, Inc., a consulting
firm that assists governments, businesses, and civic organizations in making
the transition to sustainable development. He is a co-founder of the
volunteer Sustainable Seattle civic forum, and former executive editor of In
Context, the award-winning quarterly journal of sustainability.
>
>
>Satellite Coordinates: Telstar 401 (T1) channel 24 Transponder 24 (H) C-Band
>1:15 - 3:30 test (PDT) 1:30-3:00 program (soft) PDT 16:30-18:00 EDT
>
>WSU is looking for persons interesting in hosting downlink sites. If you
are interested in hosting the satellite teleconference or would like
additional program information please contact:
>
>Colette DePhelps, Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources,
Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-6240, voice 509/335-2887, fax
509/335-6751, email: dephelps@wsu.edu
>
>The Satellite Teleconference is co-sponsored by Washington State University
Cooperative Extension and the Pacific Northwest Sustainable Agricultural
Systems In-Service Education Program funded by the Western Region UDSA-SARE
Program
Cinda Williams
Extension Support Scientist
Ag Econ & Rural Sociology
University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho 83844-2334
Phone: 208-885-7499
Fax: 208-885-5759