ATTENTION - CAMPUS DOWNLINK FOR PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TELECONFERECE ON
TELECONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
Several people have indicated an interest in viewing this
teleconference on campus. I have made arrangements for it to be
downlinked through campus cable and have reserved Ag Sci Rm 62 for
those who would like to participate in the teleconference at the time
of the broadcast. Copies of this telecast will be available for
viewing a few days after the original broadcast. Anyone interested
in borrowing a copy may contact Cinda Williams at 885-7499.
***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.
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
Contact for additional information:
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
Cinda Williams
Extension Support Scientist
Ag Econ & Rural Sociology
University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho 83844-2334
Phone: 208-885-7499
Fax: 208-885-5759