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Thriving in the 21st Century: Building a Dynamic Framework for the Future August 3-5, 2000 organized by Communities of the Future Tahoe Center for a Sustainable Future at Sierra Nevada College, Lake Tahoe AGENDA, 2000 THURSDAY, AUGUST 3 Noon - 6:00 pm: Arrival and check in 6:00 - 7:30 pm: Reception and Dinner at SNC 7:45 - 9:45 pm: Welcome, introductions, Napa Connection/tetrahedron, purpose, FRIDAY, AUGUST 4 7:45 - 8:45 am: Continental Breakfast at SNC 9:00 - 12:00 am: Large Group Discussion: Review Agenda, Survey We will survey these and other questions, and have the results available to discuss and synthesize: What are you passionate about within the context of our purpose? What would enable/make your passion possible (what resources, policies, commitments, institutions, changes, etc.)? What are the key ideas, concepts and capacities to prepare for the future that support your passion ("Themes for Transformation")? 12:00- 1:00 pm: Lunch 1:00-1:30 pm: Walk to the Hyatt Pier 1:30: Transit to a "Special Tahoe Place" 2:00- 5:00 pm: Small group dialogue about actions relative to "Themes for Transformation" that emerge in the morning session 5:00- 5:45 pm: Return to SNC 6:00 - 7:00 pm: Large Group: Discussion of key ideas from small groups 7:00 - 9:30 pm Reception /Dinner Presentation by J. T. and Linde' Ravize'- local nature photographer and poet and co-authors of Hearts of Light-Impressions of Lake Tahoe. SATURDAY AUGUST 5 7:45 - 8:45 am: Continental Breakfast at SNC 9:00 - 11:00 am: Small group dialogue Using the Themes for Transformation for building the capacities and taking action from the local to the international level. How does the emergence of meta-networks such as we are each engaged in and our connection to each other build these capacities? How can each of us and our respective networks be involved in building and using these capacities? 11:00-11:30 am: Break 11:30 - 2:00 pm: Working Lunch Dialogue around ideas and action proposals that emerge in the morning session 2:00-2:30 pm: Break 2:30 - 5:00 pm: Large Group: Synthesis, Next Steps and Closing Where do we go and what do we do? e.g. Community "of place" and "of interest" actions; future meetings (annual at SNC?); publishing; web sites; linkages; policy, institution and systems development |
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