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IEF 4th Annual Conference programme

By admin, 25 August, 2010
Dates
12-14 December 2000
Place
Orlando, Florida, USA

4th ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE
INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT FORUM (IEF)

Orlando, Florida, 12-14 December 2000

APPLYING THE BAHÁ'Í TEACHINGS
TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES FACING THE WORLD


CONFERENCE PROGRAMME AND PAPERS


TITLES ARE LINKED TO THE FULL TEXT OF THE PAPERS
SEE ALSO THE CONFERENCE REPORT


TUESDAY DECEMBER 12

Welcome and Opening Ceremonies
Supporting Artists: The Quinn Family

Keynote Address:
Arthur Dahl (Switzerland): APPLYING BAHA'I TEACHINGS TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES FACING THE WORLD

Supporting Artists: Gwendolyn Watson (Cello) and Lloyd Brown

Keynote:
John Grayzel (USA): "WHO SPEAKS FOR WOLF" CONTEMPLATIONS ON INTERSPECIES UNITY IN DIVERSITY THROUGH ENHANCED COMMUNICATION IN THE COMING NEW ERA

Supporting Artists: Bill George (extracts from Thoreau)

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 13

Workshop:
Roxanne Lalonde (Canada): EXAMINING THE LINKS BETWEEN YOUR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ATTITUDES

Supporting Artists: Nancy Campbell Dancers, Bill George

Workshop:
Melinda Salazar (USA): WOMEN, ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT

Supporting Artists: Martin Quinn

Workshop:
Irma Allen (Swaziland): CHANGING ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOR THROUGH SOCIAL MOBILIZATION: FOUR STRATEGIES

Supporting Artists: Nancy Campbell Dancers; Bridget George; Gwendolyn Watson

Business Meeting: International Environment Forum General Assembly
Supporting Artists: Bill George; Lloyd Brown; Kurt Asplund; Bridget George

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14

Performance/Workshop:
Martin Quinn (USA): RESEARCH DATA AS MUSIC: THE CLIMATE SYMPHONY AND SONIFICATION OF RADAR, SEISMIC AND SOLAR WIND

Workshop:
Lloyd Brown (USA): LETTING DEEDS, NOT WORDS, BE OUR ADORNING:  CREATING SUSTAINABLE, ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS BAHA'I COMMUNITIES

Supporting Artists: Marty Quinn; Bill George

A simultaneous session was held in the Development Seminar entitled: LEADERSHIP, DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT, co-sponsored by IEF. It had an indigenous focus. Danielle Locke organized a panel discussion with Arthur Dahl (for IEF), Glen Eyeford and Jack McCants.

Closing Ceremony
Supporting Artists: Bill George


RABBANI TRUST
BAHÁ'Í CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT IN THE AMERICAS

Orlando, Florida, 14-17 December 2000
Sessions co-sponsored by IEF

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15

The International Environment Forum and the Agriculture Forum (AF) held two sessions jointly:

Workshop:
Paul Hanley (Canada) and Arthur Dahl (Switzerland): AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT: BOUND BY THE COVENANT
Developing a unified approach to agriculture and the environment based upon the Writings. Included an artistic presentation, talks by Paul Hanley and Arthur Dahl, a group exercise to further stimulate thinking on issues related to the topic, and a break out session to study specific passages from the Writings.

Networking Session: Facilitated by Peter Adriance (USA) and Winnie Merritt (USA): AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT
Included warm-up using the arts and a group exercise; personal introductions; group consultation, and breakouts on specific topics of the group's choosing. Contact information was collected and distributed to participants to facilitate follow-up.


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