Planning Committee Meeting Minutes
Meeting # 9
Thursday, 1
March 2007
Climate Change: How it Impacts Us All
Committee
Co-Chairs:
Richard Jordan
Juan
Carlos Brandt
DPI Representative:
Robin
Della Rocca
Handouts Distributed
Opening remarks:
a. It was recommended
that Juan Carlos Brandt’s name be added as a committee co-chair.
b. Richard Jordan
suggested that the speaker nomination forms be sent in as a separate email. All
replies should be emailed back to section5@un.org.
c. Jerry Spivack suggested that the lines also be
removed from the speaker form.
d.
Estelle Perry suggested that the forms be revised into an
electronic format.
e. Bircan Unverculkin from The Light Millennium introduced
her guest.
Adoption of the Agenda
a. Gloria Landy made a
motion to adopt the agenda, seconded by Dr.
Mary Norton.
Approval of the Minutes
from 8th planning committee meeting (22/02/07)
Corrections:
a. Page 1, second paragraph,
opening remarks, delete the last sentence, “NGO access to the UN will primarily
be through the resource centre.”
b. To The Media Subcommittee
Report
a. Change UN
“Press” to UN “DPI”
b. Change subcategory c. to
“We will explore PSA design opportunities with Art Center for Design College.”
c. Change subcategory d. to
“We will explore bimonthly ‘tip sheet’ listings on website of society of
Environmental Journalists (1800 members) ; will also explore sending our
conference announcement to SEJ’s listserv.”
And “ The Interdependent “ UNA’s quarterly magazine ( reaches 22, 000
subscribers), will consider running gratis a full page front and back cover (
usual cost $2500), in their summer issue out July 17. We most provide graphics
to them.
With
these corrections, a motion was made by Judy Lerner, seconded by Estelle Perry,
that the minutes be accepted as corrected.
Sub-Committee Reports:
1. Resource Center Sub-Committee
a. Encouraged more
interested parties to sign up for the resource support committee.
2． Media Sub -Committee
a. The next meeting will be
on Thursday, 8, March, at 2pm in the resource centre.
3. Internet Sub-Committee
a. Chairs were not present. Linda Miskek-Falkoff spoke on
behalf of the committee.
b. Suggested to link off of a celebrity’s site with ‘green’
practices.
4. Networking Sub-Committee
a. Moses and Bill suggested having a web-conference. The
benefits of web-conferencing could include encouraging individuals and
organizations from the global community to be an active part of the conference,
and also creating a conversation before, during, and after the conference.
b. Moses will inquire about having an intern from Rutgers’ communication
department who knows web casting, help with the technical aspects.
c. A discussion followed
clarifying the terms of: web-casting, teleconferencing, and video conferencing
to name a few.
d. It was suggested that the Internet Sub-Committee
coordinate with the Networking Sub-Committee on ideas for web-conferencing.
e. Joan Kirby brought up concerns about financial feasibility
and budget implications of utilizing this technology. She suggested that a budget be included with
any proposal that might incur costs.
f. Larry Roeder asked if it
would be possible to have questions emailed to the moderator and posed to other
conference participants, to foster live interaction, between the global
community and the conference participants. He also suggested a moderated online
discussion board.
g. Jerry Spivack suggested that one of the planning committee
session meetings be used as a dry run for web-casting/internet conferencing.
5. Midday Workshop
Sub-Committee
a. No report
6. Multigenerational
Sub-Committee
a. Second meeting was held
today,1 March 2007.
b. Outcomes of the meeting:
It was suggested that a side event be held during the conference starting with
a 5-10 minute film, followed by a panel discussion, regarding multigenerational
challenges and advocacy. A photo exhibit might be used in conjunction with the
video.
c. Juan Carlos reminded the
committee that it is not compulsory to bring youth to the conference however it
is encouraged.
7.Events Sub-Committee
a. The 60th
anniversary journal was suggested as
a fundraising strategy for the conference.
b. An
advertising strategy is to enlist corporations celebrating their 60th
anniversary. Another suggestion was ask environmentally conscious corporations
to advertise in the journal..
c. Flyers were distributed
with pricing information for advertising.
d. Joan Kirby voiced concern
about sending multiple fundraising letters.
d. Sherrill asked that if we
are not going to do the journal, the committee would like feedback from the
planning committee, regarding the publications of the journal. Please email all
suggestions and comments to Sherrill.
Thematic Sub-Committee
a. Committee meeting will be
next week Wednesday, 7 March from 11am -1pm, in The Resource Centre.
Speaker Recommendations
a. Completed speaker recommendations
forms should be emailed by Tuesday, 6 March to section5@un.org, or a hard copy
submitted to The Resource Centre inbox.
With no further business,
the meeting was adjourned at 4:45 pm.
Submitted by Arielle
Messuti
Felician College.
Attendance: Lois Beilin, Noema Chaplin,
Choon-Whe Cho, Joan Davis, Bill Gellerman, Richard Jordan, Anie Kalayjian,
Sherrill Kazan, Joan Kirby, Judy Kuriansky, Eileen Gallagher-Labiner,
Gloria Landy, Judy Lerner, Katherine Levinson, Arielle Messuti, Linda Misek
Falkoff, Mary E Norton, Estelle Perry, Anne Riccitelli, Larry Roeder, Jonina
Sutton, Paolo Tagatac, Bircan
Unver-culkin, Joan Woods, Moses Williams, Anne Zanes, Batia Rosenfeld, Jerry
Spivack, Yin-Chu Jou, Margo LaZaro, Jennifer Zanowiak, , Pauline Cantwell,
Moki Kokoris, Gwen Moten, Ayako Wakao,
Ikuma Oishi,, Boris Shabovta, Maciej Fraczek, Martin Havelykke, Gahee Woo, Jun
Ren, David Gethings, Angela Curmi, Robert Pollard, Gloria Fischel, Gwen Moten,
Armin Tandir, Riger pugh, Hayrettin Kilic