Environment on the Net: Call for Proposals (fwd)
Eric Smith, CFP
erics at goodfunds.com
Sun Feb 18 00:39:08 PST 1996
(see fwd below) Maybe SCN should have a presence there?
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Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 17:18:18 +0000
From: Linda Greenway <greenway at wolfenet.com>
To: Friends.of.Linda at wolfe.net
Subject: Environment on the Net: Call for Proposals
CALL FOR PROPOSALS TO PRESENT
ABSTRACTS DUE March 25, 1996
SELECTION OF PRESENTATIONS April 1, 1996
FIRST ANNUAL "ENVIRONMENT ON THE NET" CONFERENCE
Washington State Convention Center
Seattle, Washington
May 9-10, 1996
PURPOSE OF THE CONFERENCE
The Internet has become an invaluable tool in the environmental field.
This conference is being established to provide a forum for
exchanging ideas and exploring new opportunities for effective use of
the Internet for collaboration, outreach, networking, and research
related to environmental issues. The conference will bring together
environmental professionals from government, industry, academia and
members of citizen groups around a range of topics focusing on the
internet and environment including invited Plenary lectures on the
Environment, the Internet, and how the Internet is becoming a key
tool for environmental professionals. The second day of the
conference will feature three parallel sessions of submitted
presentations on innovative applications of the Internet to the
environmental field.
The Conference is being organized by Law Seminars International and
the Environmental Industry Web Site, with the participation of
numerous environmental organizations from all branches of the
environmental community. Current information on who's involved can
be found at the Conference Web Site:
http://www.enviroindustry.com/conference/
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS
If you are involved in using the Internet in areas related to the
environmental field, and feel you have something to contribute to the
conference, we'd like to hear from you. Proposals to present at the
conference are being invited in each of the three program tracks:
1. Using the Internet for Marketing, Outreach and On-line Transactions
2. Using the Internet for Environmental Research and Education
3. Using the Internet for Collaboration and Networking
Details about the program, and format for submitting proposals follows.
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PROGRAM TRACKS:
1. Using the Internet for Marketing, Outreach and On-Line Transactions
Session chair:
Steve Rose
Publisher, Environmental Industry Web Site
homepage at enviroindustry.com
(206)-725-1770
This session will examine the use of Internet technologies for
improving the effectiveness of environmental program marketing and
outreach by for-profit environmental industries, government agencies,
and by Non Government Organizations. We are particularly interested
in presentations which deal with the following:
* case studies of actual environmental marketing and/or outreach
programs which have used the Internet
* innovative uses of the world wide web (WWW) in marketing and/or
outreach programs
* discussion of effective marketing strategies for building user
volume for environmental web sites
* case studies of effective and innovative use of online transactions
including use of on-line forms and credit card transaction processing
* discussion of Internet environmental employment resources and job
search strategies
2. Using the Internet for Environmental Research and Education
Session chair:
Mr. Joe Edwards
Net Information Systems
cleanh2o at halcyon.com
(206)-682-0060
This session will explore the use of the Internet as a research and
education tool for those working in the environmental field. We are
interested in presentations related to the following:
* environmental resource discovery on the Internet -- topical
directories, search engines, search strategies, etc.
* descriptions of specific environmental information resources on the
Internet, including environmental regulatory, technology, and policy
information resources.
* case studies regarding the implementation of environmental databases
on the Internet
* use of the Internet in environmental education
3. Using the Internet for Collaboration and Networking
Session co-chairs:
Mr. Scott Butner Linda Greenway
Battelle Seattle Research Center Environmental Project Consultant
butner at battelle.org greenway at wolfenet.com
(206)-528-3290 (206)-783-6314
This session track will explore innovative uses of the Internet as a
tool for promoting collaboration, networking and public involvement.
Opportunities for using the internet to increase government
efficiency and responsiveness will be explored. Grass roots
organizing tools for activists will also be covered in this track.
Particularly sought are presentations related to:
* case studies of environmental network-building using Internet
technologies
* new approaches to Internet-facilitated collaboration and information
sharing strategies
* innovative strategies to raise public awareness of environmental
campaigns
* on-line strategies for mobilizing citizen involvement and action
including mass e-mail messages and action alert systems
* experiences with on-line discussion groups, news groups and forums
focused on environmental issues and advocacy
* using the internet as a tool to increase government efficiency and
responsiveness.
* innovative use of groupware in the environmental field
* case studies of environmental network-building using Internet
technologies
* new approaches to Internet-facilitated collaboration or public
involvement
* application of the "virtual organization" concept to the
environmental industry
FORMAT AND OTHER INFORMATION
While the submission of a formal paper is not a requirement, a
descriptive abstract describing the presentation must be submitted to
the session chair of the appropriate program track via e-mail no
later than March 15, 1996 to permit consideration. Abstracts should
not exceed 600 words. Any email attachments should be in a text only
format.
Abstracts should include the
- author(s) name(s)
- organizational affiliation (if any)
- mailing address
- phone number
- fax number
- e-mail address
- session topic addressed by presentation
- URL's to the author's web site are also encouraged.
This information should be included at the top of the document.
Presenters will be notified prior to April 1, 1996 regarding status of
their proposal. Abstracts accepted for presentation at the
conference will be posted to the "Environment on the Internet"
Conference Web Site and may be published in the conference
proceedings.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
For general information about the conference, including this
announcement and any updates, and the latest version of the
Conference agenda, visit the conference web site:
http://www.enviroindustry.com/conference/
For specific information on the technical program, contact the session
chairs indicated above, or contact the Conference Technical Program
Chair:
Scott Butner
Battelle Seattle Research Center
4000 NE 41st Street
Seattle, WA 98105
(206)-528-3290
butner at battelle.org
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