From: Ant McWatt (antmcwatt@hotmail.co.uk)
Date: Thu Jan 20 2005 - 19:39:19 GMT
MOQ influenced conferences at academic institutions are still very rare.
But here's one for anyone who can make it:
Nancy Harris (the wife of MOQ business consultant - Dr Robert Harris) has
organized the following conference and lecture series at Fordham University,
New York which will examine the economic, social, and legal issues
associated with conserving biodiversity. As Harris noted to me earlier
today:
'As Dynamic Quality would have it, at this moment, I find myself at Fordham
University in New York working with Nancy on a strategic plan for the
university and researching the meaning of "education in the Jesuit
tradition." The core Jesuit concept is "find God in all things," where
things refer to mind, body, soul and all natural and created value. It is
also based on an open and rigorous intellectual examination of all issues in
the pursuit of truth and goodness. Sounds very consistent with the MOQ.'
It could be very interesting if a good number of MOQ people turned-up at the
Conference in June. Anyway, the details of Nancy's lecture series is given
at www.fordhamlectures.com
and also below.
Best wishes,
Anthony.
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"Half of the world’s population lives on less than two US dollars a day. The
20th Century concept of a park as a “refuge” for wildlife and nature simply
does not have any relevance or meaning for half of humanity."
Steve McCormick, CEO, The Nature Conservancy
Fordham University is proud to announce a five part lecture
series that addresses the economic, social, and legal issues associated with
conserving biodiversity in a rapidly developing world. The intent of the
lecture series is to establish dialogue and information exchange among
policy makers, academics, corporations, authors, practitioners, local
community and indigenous peoples, and everyday people interested in the
state of our world. The lecture series is an initiative of the International
Political Economy and Development (IPED) program at Fordham University a
program founded in the Jesuit tradition of pursuing open intellectual
discourse for the betterment of our world.
January 24, 2005
The Power of One: Social Entrepreneurs and Conservation
February 1, 2005
Feeding the World Through Genetically Modified Seeds
March 1, 2005
Water: A World Without
April 5, 2005
Conservation and the Law: Land rights, Enforcement, Intellectual Property
May 17, 2005
The Impact of Subsidies and Trade Agreements on Conservation
Each lecture will be held in the 12th Floor Lounge at Fordham University’s
Lincoln Center campus located at 113 West 60th Street in downtown Manhattan
close to the Lincoln Center.
Each lecture will start promptly at 7pm and end at 9pm.
This lecture series is free and open to the public but reservations are
required.
This lecture series will be followed by a three day conference “The State of
Our World: New Strategies for Development”, which will occur at Fordham
University’s Rose Hill campus June 16-18, 2005. Along with the conservation
issues addressed in the lecture series, the conference will take an
over-arching look at development and seek to build on existing successes to
improve development activities. The conference has three primary topic
areas:
1. Addressing Transnational Threats
2. Building Civil Society
3. Balancing Conservation with Development
For questions regarding the Lecture Series or Conference, please contact:
Nancy Gillis
International Political Economy and Development Program
Fordham University
gillis@fordham.edu or
703-328-1493
Fordham University, New York
Since 1841, Fordham University has offered a distinctive educational
experience rooted in the 460-year-old Jesuit tradition, a tradition
characterized by excellence in teaching and by the care and development of
each individual student. Fordham has three residential campuses in New York,
the tree-lined, 85-acre Rose Hill campus in the Bronx; the cosmopolitan
Lincoln Center campus in the heart of Manhattan's performing arts center;and
the scenic Marymount campus located on the banks of the mighty Hudson River
in the hamlet of Tarrytown, N.Y.
As part of its educational mission, Fordham encourages its students to
develop an individual commitment to others, and to seek out opportunities to
make their own contributions to the communities in which they live. Each
year Fordham students at all levels of study actively participate in
community service, outreach, professional assistance and mentoring projects
in New York City and throughout the world.
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