[Lapg] The Sixth International Ecocity Conference (Ecocity6) Bangalore, India 3rd 6th December 2006
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The Sixth International Ecocity Conference (Ecocity6)
Bangalore, India 3rd 6th December 2006
Project Agastya and the Center for Sustainable Development, Bangalore,
India in association with the Ecocity Builders, Inc., USA and several other
organizations (Indian & International), are organizing the Sixth
International Ecocity Conference (Ecocity 6) at Bangalore during December 2006.
The Theme of the Conference is : "From Theory and Planning to Development
Transforming a City into an Ecocity". The Venue of the important events is
the J N Tata Auditorium, National Science Seminar Complex, Indian Institute
of Science, Bangalore.
Landmark event following 5 earlier pioneering & high profile conferences in
other continents, the first held in Berkeley, USA (1990); Adelaide,
Australia (1992); Yoff/Dakar, Senegal (1996), Curitiba, Brazil (2000) and
Shenzhen, China (2002)
The Conference Series brings bringing together some of the world’s best
brains in Urban Planning & Development, Governance, Environment,
Technologies, Education, Non-Government Organizations and Industry.
The Organizing Committee of the International Ecocity Conference (Ecocity6)
invites you to participate in the various events associated with this
landmark Summit, and submit your works (paper(s) and poster(s))
presentation on topics outlined.
Who should Participate/Attend
Mayors, City Managers, elected Representatives, Planners, Architects,
Developers, Designers, Environmental Specialists, Social Justice Activists
and Organizers, Permaculture Practitioners, Farmers, Gardeners, Teachers,
Students, Businesses, Corporations, Non Profit Organizations,
Environmentalists, Writers, Wilderness Advocates, Bioengineers,
Transportation Planners, Bicycle Advocates, Waste Treatment Specialists,
Ecologists, Regional Planners, Water Specialists, Community Organizers, and
anyone wanting to learn more about the healthy city of the future: the Ecocity.
Facilities for Trade/Business/commercial exhibition are also available.
The detailed Program Schedule with dates and venues shall be published by
15th November 2006 and available at the website: http://www.ecocity6.org
and http://www.tciconferences.com/ecocity2006/ecocity2006.htm
The Venue for the main programs is the JN Tata Auditorium, the National
Science Seminar Complex, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012,
India.
PROCEEDINGS
· All abstracts of presentations and posters will be published in the
Book of Abstracts for distribution at the conference.
· Abstracts will also be available on Internet.
· Compilation of selected full papers and posters will be published
after the convention.
· Other papers may be published in recommended journals (list will be
available on the website).
· Other proposed Publications include technical & Research Books and
an eJournal on Ecocity Development.
SCOPE OF SYMPOSIA
Symposium 1 : CITY PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
Planning and Implementation : Theory, Research, tools & Methodology;
harmonization & adoption; Financial & Economic instrumentations, Technology
& Stakeholder Participation; Private Public Participation, Case Studies; etc.
Symposium 2 : URBAN SETTLEMENT AND ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTS
City layout, design and architecture; Urban Infrastructure Urban
Transportation and Shared Urbanscaps; Urban fractal & Integral
Neighbourhoods; Peri-urban Regions;, Ecologically Built Environments [Urban
Housing/Peri-Urban Housing; Industries; Workplaces; etc.]; Industrial
Ecology; Vision & Policy Framework; Legal issues/legislation; Urban
Agri-Forestry Issues & Vegetation; Rivers, Lakes & Wetlands; Ecological
Demonstration Projects; Ecology of Urban Visual Environment, etc.
Symposium 3 : URBAN CLIMATE & CLIMATE CHANGE
Urban impacts on climate & Ecocity solutions; etc.
Symposium 4 : EFFICIENT & SUSTAINABLE URBAN UTILITIES MANAGEMENT
Integrated Sustainable Water & Resources Management; Integrated Sustainable
Waste Management; Health & Sanitation; Ecological Sanitation; Power &
Energy; Urban Transport Management; Air & Soil Pollution; Public Safety &
Security; Eco-Tourism, Leisure & Entertainment ; Urban Poverty &
unemployment; etc.
Symposium 5 : URBAN STAKEHOLDERS
Citizens Responsibilities & Participation; Community & Neighborhoods; NGOs;
Government Stakeholders & Facilitators; Role of the industry in a City
(Corporate Social Responsibility) & Public-Private Ventures; Role of Youth
& Students; Role of Women; Media in Cities of the Future/ Ecocity;
Awareness & Education (Capacity Building); Crime & Social Justice;;
Democratic Practices & Political Science; etc.
Symposium 6 : CULTURAL & SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
Revival & Restoration - Art, Culture, Heritage, Social History; Cultural
Heritage & Architecture Issues; City as a Biosystem; BioDiversity; Urban
Diversity & Integration; Migration/Trans-Migration; etc.
Symposium 7 : ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES & EDUCATION
Mechanical, Technology and Materials, Manufacturing, Eco-Industrial
Development, Utilization of Wastes and resources No-Waste and Reuse
Technologies, Industrial and Socio-Economic Impact on National Development,
Energy Studies, Flexible & Agile Manufacturing, Metal Casting Technology,
Technology Research and Development, Engineering Education, Technologies in
Manufacturing
BENEFITS TO YOU
a) Offers you a platform to network for sharing Experiences,
Knowledge, Technologies, Institutional & Professional Services, etc.;
b) Update your knowledge on the latest advances in the disciplines;
c) Publish, Present & Discuss your work/initiative with your peers, as
well as other stakeholders;
d) Identify & Initiate new partnerships/collaborations for your city
initiative, and Compare with other City initiatives/successful initiatives;
e) Your research work will be publicized internationally; and
f) Find partners for your technology, research & projects.
Salient Features of Ecocity6
1. Landmark event following 5 earlier pioneering & high profile
conferences in other continents, bringing together some of the world’s best
brains in Urban Planning & Development, Governance, Environment,
Technologies, Education, Non-Government Organisations and Industry.
2. Tremendous response
– Over 250 abstracts & poster submissions till 1st September
2006 57 from India & 145 from other countries.
– 127 accepted papers & posters 53 from India, 74 from other countries.
– Over 400 confirmed delegates, mostly foreign. Total participation =
750+
– Delegates representing over 80 international institutions &
organizations from over 45 countries.
– Endorsed by several reputed international organizations around the
world.
3. The conference shall launch new international initiatives in Urban
Development & Environment.
4. The Conference shall launch Ecocity programs in the ASEAN Region
5. A number of peer group events including Industry Meets and
Architectural interactions are envisaged.
Project Agastya proposes 3 key developments as a part of the Ecocity6 :
• The establishment of the International Ecocity Society (Ecocity6
proposes to enunciate the organizing campaign that would culminate in
the launch of the Society at Ecocity7);
• Creation of the Ecocity Movement in India & the SAARC nations with
achievable objectives, timeframe & instruments;
• Creation of Local Ecocity partnerships (Bangalore & Karnataka in
the first instance).
Confirmed Keynote Speakers
Justice M N Venkatachaliah - Chairman of International Ecocity6 Committee
[President, The 25/Bangalore Foundation; Former Chief Justice in the
Supreme Court of India, and former Chairman, National Human Rights Commission].
Er. Ramachandra Gowda Patron & Chairman, National Ecocity6
Committee; Minister for Science & Technology, Govt. of Karnataka.
Ar. Richard Register - Author of ‘Ecocities Building Cities in Balance
with Nature’; Founder of the International Ecocity Conference Series;
President of Ecocity Builders, USA.
Dr. Rusong Wang, on Ecocity theory - State Key Lab of System Ecology and
Sustainability Science, Research Centre for Eco-Environmental Sciences,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Vice President, The Scientific Committee on
Problems of the Environment, (SCOPE /ICSU), President, Ecological Society
of China, Beijing; Member, Chinese Peoples Congress (Member of Parliament/
Congress); and Convener of the Fifth International Ecocity Conference, China.
Dr. A Ravindra, IAS (Rtd.) - Vice Chair, International Ecocity6 Committee;
Founder & Chairman, Centre for Sustainable Development Chairman of the
Steering Committee, Project Agastya; Former Chief Secretary, Government of
Karnataka, former Commissioner of the Bangalore City Corporation. He is an
Urban Development expert.
Ar. Kirstin Miller on Ecocity mapping - Program Director and head of
several projects at Ecocity Builders, USA; ecocity class instructor at the
University of California at Berkeley, USA.
Prof. Jeff Kenworthy, on city form and function - Professor at Murdoch
University, Perth, Australia; Author and world’s top expert on the form and
functioning of cities in relation to energy, transport, pollution, climate
change, wealth and poverty and related topics, having worked for the UN,
many cities internationally, the World Bank and others, Australia.
Mr. Andrew MacKillop - Posts in national and international energy, economic
and administrative organizations and entities in Europe, Asia and N America
from 1975, Administration and management of programs and projects in
national government ministries, including advisory to ministers;
Coordination and Research of energy development programs., renewable energy
development and industrial production of renewable energy, Author of ‘The
Final Energy Crisis’ & ‘Oil Crisis and Economic Adjustment’ (With Salah al
Shaikhly)
Mr. P K Shanbhag on Ecological Sensibility - Chairman, Project Agastya -
Bangalore; Chief Coordinator, International Ecocity6 Committee.
Mr. Rajeev Kumar - Conference host and co-founder & CEO of Project Agastya,
an NGO working for better, more efficient and sustainable Bangalore City
development in Bangalore, India.
Ms. Debra Effroymson -PATH Canada (Project for Appropriate Technologies in
Health) delivering health, planning and transportation consultation in
India, Bangladesh, Vietnam and other countries, Bangladesh.
Dr. Bruono Rout Expert on Waste Water Treatment; Diplomat, French
Diplomatic Mission in India.
Dr. Rob Simmons International Water Management Institute.
Dr. Johannes Heeb - Engineer and Green Building Materials expert; seecon;
President of the International Ecological Engineering Society, Switzerland.
Ar. Tom Haynes - Architect with extensive experience in India; Head of
Research for William Boag Architects and Managing Director of Create
Innovation Pty Ltd delivering sustainability knowledge and technology to
Asia, Australia.
Dr. Christine Werner - EcoSan Project, GTZ, Germany.
Mr. Jockin Arputham Winner of the Prestigious Magsaysay Prize (June
2000 for Community Leadership & International understanding - known as
‘the Asian Nobel Prize’), Founder president International Slum Dwellers’
Association & the National Slum Dwellers Association (India), international
expert on Slum re-development and work on the urban under-privileged.
Ar. Vasiliy A.Filin - Director of Moscow Centre “Videoecology”, Academician
of International Academy of Sciences, Moscow - on “Ecology of Urban Visual
Environment”.
Mr. Mike Handcock - Author, Presenter, Creator, Innovator, New
Zealand, on Innovation & Creativity in Non-profit ventures.
Ar. Lalit K. Bhati - Professional planner and Resident of Auroville, India
- experimental international town of peace that has been reforesting its
region of India and leading sustainability thinking in
intentional community circles internationally since its founding in 1965,
India.
Prof. M P Chowdiah Former President, the Institution of Engineers (India),
Founder Director, Centre for Agile Manufacturing Research & Development
(CAgMA), Bangalore University and renowned expert of Green Manufacturing &
Eco-Industrialisation in India.
Tentative Program Schedule§Dec. 2nd ‘06:Press Meet/Public Functions§Dec.
3rd ‘06: Inauguration§Dec. 4th ‘06: Lead Plenary Session§Dec. 5th ‘06:
Parallel Sessions§Dec. 6th ‘06: Parallel Sessions/ Valedictory session in
the evening§Dec. 7th ‘06: Post Conference Workshop [Separate Registration
required]
Categories of Participation & Registration Fees :a.) Regular : US$ 250/INR
7000 per participant.b.) Student : US$ 125/INR 2500 per participant.c.)
Exhibitor : please see Exhibition & Commercial Guide per participant.d.)
Business : US$ 250/INR 7000 per participant.f.) Group Registration: US$
187.50/INR 5250 per participant (for delegation of 6 persons & above).g.)
Author : US$ 187.50/INR 5250 per participant.
Registration Instructions :
The registration fee includes conference fees and meals arranged during the
conference (3rd 6th December ‘06).
Please make all payments in favour of in form of Demand
Drafts(Bankers’ cheques) only - in favour of The 25/Bangalore
Foundation a/c Ecocity6 payable at Bangalore [SB A/c. 11028, The Federal
Bank Ltd. Residency Road, Bangalore - 560 001]. Payments can also be made
using the e-Payment Gateway on the TCI conference Website.
All official nominees of institutions, students and Government delegates
must produce proof of nomination [letter from the Head of the
Departments/Institution with seal], travel & stay documents, passports and
Official Identity Card (Original + 2 attested Xeroxes).
Seats shall be reserved against the receipt of the Pre-Arrival Registration
Form. The Original copy with signature and Seal of the Institution is to
personally presented on arrival at Bangalore at the Registration Desk.
The organisers reserve the right to refuse admission without giving any
reasons.
For more information, please contact the Conference secretariat.
About the Organisers
Project Agastya is a Citizens’ voluntary initiative with active support,
co-operation & participation of the Central & Karnataka Governments, the
industry, Educational & Research Organisations, NGOs, Residential
Associations, Community Based Organisations, facilitators, experts, etc.,
for transforming Bangalore into a Sustainable eco-city by 2025.
Vision
The 25/Bangalore Foundation & Project Agastya
seeks to “enhance the quality of life in Bangalore by transforming
Bangalore into an Sustainable eco-City within a time frame, through
efficient participation of Government, various stakeholders & NGOs, and
deployment of Environmentally Sound Technologies”.
Centre for Sustainable Development is a Not for Profit NGO set up in 2003.
Its Team consists of well qualified experts and resource Persons in
specialized area, and has a Governing Board comprising experienced
professionals to guide its activities. CSD is involved in Environment
Management, Urban Governance and Cleaner Production activities.
The Mission of CSD is to focus efforts on reducing poverty & pollution, and
promote a life style that produces a more equitable, healthy and happy society.
Project Agastya, the 25/Bangalore Foundation and the Centre for Sustainable
Development are headquartered in Bangalore India.
Ecocity Builders the founders & keepers of the International Ecocity
Conference Series - is a Not for Profit NGO dedicated to reshaping cities,
towns and villages for long term health of human and natural systems.
The Goals of Ecocity Builders include returning healthy biodiversity to the
heart of cities, agriculture to gardens and the streets, and convenience
and pleasure to walking, bicycling and transit.
Ecocity Builders visualize a future in which waterways in neighborhood
environments and prosperous downtown centers are opened for curious
children, fish, frogs and dragonflies.
Ecocity Builders work to build thriving neighborhood centers while
reversing sprawl development, to build whole cities based on human needs
and “access by proximity” rather than cities built in the current pattern
of automobile driven excess, wasteful consumption and the destruction of
the biosphere.
Ecocity Builders is headquartered in Oakland, California, USA.
[www.ecocitybuilders.org]
CONFERENCE SECRETARIATE
Project Agastya. Email : ecocity6 at gmail.com
MIG 122, KHB Colony 2nd Phase, Bangalore 560 079. INDIA
Mr. Rajeev Kumar, Chief Organizer & Chief Convener. Cell : (+91) 98 8619 4776.
Mr. P K Shanbhag, Chief Coordinator Phone : (+91) 98 8010 7467
Dr. A Ravindra, Chairman, The Centre for Sustainable Development
21ts Floor, Public Utility Building, M G Road, Bangalore 560 001.
Ph. : +91 80 65603839 Telefax. : +91 80 2532 3020.
Local Secretariat in the Americas
Ecocity Builders, PO Box 697 Oakland, CA, 94604
Contact: Kirstin Miller kirstin at ecocitybuilders.org 1-510-419-0850
[www.ecocitybuilders.org]
Travel Corporation of India Pvt. Ltd.
Authorised Travel, Accommodation & Logistics Partner
You may visit this site for more Submission of Abstracts, Registrations,
Planning your travel, Accommodations, etc. -
http://www.tciconferences.com/ecocity2006/ecocity2006.htm
- Online Registration for ecocity6 Conference
- Online Hotels booking (Star & Budget Hotels).
- Online pre & post Tours booking.
- Airport Transfers, - Air Travel Booking.
- Online Abstracts and full Text Submission.
Travel Corporation (India) Pvt. Ltd.
No.9, Residency Road, Richmond Circle, Bangalore 560 025. Tel :
080-22105826 / 22105770. Fax : 080 22105651
Ecocity6, Bangalore 2006 is a joint initiative of the Center for
Sustainable Development, Project Agastya, the 25/Bangalore Foundation and
Ecocity Builders. We invite you to be a part of this land mark event :
Ecocity6.
Hello Friends, Greetings from the International Organizing Committee of the
Sixth International Ecocity Conference (Ecocity6), Bangalore 2006.
Just one month to go for Ecocity6 !!
We at Bangalore are gearing up to welcome you all to our city. I am happy
to send you the latest update on Ecocity6 & also forward the latest Ecocity
News letter.
Project Agastya along with our Partners are launching the Centre for Green
Design & Research and the Energy Transition Institute & Fund at the
Ecocity6. We are offering special admission to the Ecocity6 participants!
Please let us know what you think about the CGDR, and how we can work together.
Pre-arrival Registration Form and email it immediately.
http://www.tciconferences.com/ecocity2006/ecocity2006.htm This is to ensure
you do not face any security problems. Entry to the Conference venue is
strictly restricted for participants carrying the Identity Badges.
Please remember to submit the following at the Registration desk to receive
your delegate/Business/Media Passes –
a.) Authorization Letter and attested Photo from the Head of your
Institute/ Organization/ Department/ Agency/ Government (as applicable).
b.) Personal Identity card [Passport (non Indians)/PAN Card or Driver's
License (Indians) & ID Card issued by your Head of your Institute/
Organization/ Department/ Agency/ Government (as applicable)
c.) Air/Train ticket, Accommodation & travel details (for Police
verification) – applicable for all participants – Indian & Foreign
d.) Any special requests – regarding meetings, visiting any particular
Organization/ department in Bangalore, Press meets, etc.
e.) For authors – 2 copies of your Paper, CV, & hand notes (Presentations)
+ 2 re-writable CDs containing your Paper (in MS Word & .pdf formats),
poster (.pdf, CorelDraw/Illustrator & .jpg formats), Presentations (.ppt
format). The CDs may be tested for media adaptability.
f.) 2 color Passport size photos.
Ecocity6 would also have the following Side Programs -
a.) International Symposium on Engineering Technologies & Education
(Symposium 7);
b.) Workshop on Ecological Sanitation (EcoSan);
c.) International Workshop on Corporate Social Responsibility;
d.) International Workshop on Ecology of Urban Visual Environment.
Please await more details on the above. You would have to Register
separately for the above events.
Please do contact me for more details.
See you at Bangalore!
Warm Regards,
Rajeev Kumar
Chief Organizer, Ecocity6
Rajeev Kumar
Chief Organiser, Ecocity6, Bangalore 2006, India
Founder/CEO, Project Agastya
(+91) 98861 94776
Email : ecocity6 at gmail.com
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