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Workshop: Sustainable Regions & Global Trade

  • 1.  Workshop: Sustainable Regions & Global Trade

    Posted 11-16-2005 17:55


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    From: "Ralph Meima" <Ralph.Meima@worldlearning.org>
    Date: November 16, 2005 2:21:46 PM EST
    Subject: Workshop: Sustainable Regions & Global Trade


    Dear ONE-L,
     
    Please take note of the following upcoming workshop in February 2006.
     
    Best regards,
     
    Ralph Meima
     
    Sustainable Regions and Global Trade
     
    A workshop on global trade and its relation to socially, ecologically, and economically sustainable regional development – at both ends & everywhere in-between.
     
     

    February 17-18, 2006         School for International Training         Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

    Presentations, Discussions, Updates, Training, Networking, Exhibits, Site Visits

     

    WORKSHOP CHALLENGES

    Where is global trade taking us?

    Where will it leave our communities and businesses?

    What should we do?

     
     

    WORKSHOP THEMES

    Global Institutions & Civil Society
    ·        Global and continental institutions and how they impact trade
    ·        Trade's contributions to social equity, justice, and ecological renewal
    ·        Supply-chain certification schemes, social audits, and other kinds of NGO-led civil governance
    ·        Fair trade for disaster relief and sustainable recovery & reconstruction
    ·        How fair, ethical trade builds bridges between people and communities

     

    Local & Regional Policy
    ·        The foreign trade zone concept & regional development
    ·         Municipal and regional fair trade zones

    ·        Trade vs. self-reliance in the quest for sustainable local and regional economies

     
    Management Practices
    ·        Fair trade & Ethical trade: Cases, management practices, financing, regulations, trends
    ·        Tools of accountability management/CSR in global supply chains
    ·        Business-led partnerships, capacity-building, and supply-chain consolidation
    ·        Trade-related social entrepreneurship & socially responsible business
     
     
     
    An Invitation to Dialogue
    The dominant mode of the workshop will be dialogue, rather than formal paper presentations . Oral presentations must be kept brief and focus on the workshop themes above.  You are invited to submit proposals of 200-300 words by email attachment, by December 31. Please include "SIT-GIN 2006 Proposal" in the subject line of your message.
    If submitting a proposal, you must also send us a completed registration form.
     
    The call for workshop dialogue/presentation proposals is now open.
    Email address for inquiries, registration, and proposal submissions: ginvermontworkshop@sit.edu

     

    This workshop is a joint effort of the School for International Training ( www.sit.edu)
    and the Greening of Industry Network ( www.greeningofindustry.org).
     

    Ralph Meima & Kurt Fischer, Co-Chairs


    Ralph Meima, Ph.D., MBA, MA
    Assistant Professor of Organizational Management
    School for International Training
    Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
    Tel. +1 802 258-3560
    www.sit.edu