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April 04, 2007
Aspen International Mountain Foundation together with the Aspen Institute presents an environmental forum with Dr. Dan Garvey of Prescott College on Thursday, April 5
Aspen International Mountain Foundation together with the Aspen Institute presents an environmental forum with Dr. Dan Garvey of Prescott College on Thursday, April 5
March 28, 2007 (Aspen, Colo.) - The Aspen International Mountain Foundation together with the Aspen Institute is again pleased to present a forum on sustainable mountain environments. The event to be held at Paepcke Auditorium on April 5, 2007 at 5:30 p.m. is part of the Aspen Sister Cities' 20th anniversary celebration of their sister city relationship with Chamonix, France.
Dr. Dan Garvey, President of Prescott College, Prescott, AZ, will make a presentation entitled IMAGINE: Sustainable Futures Dialogues. After the presentation, Dr. Garvey will moderate a panel discussion with mountain environment authorities including Matthew Hamilton of the Aspen Skiing Company, Mr. Eric Fournier, Vice Mayor of Chamonix, France, Rusty Butler, Utah Valley State College and other invited guests. Also, in attendance will be Baktybek Abdrisavev, former Ambassador to the U.S. from the Kyrgyz Republic, Dr. Danielle Butler, Utah Valley State College, the delegation from Chamonix including Jacque Tomei, Chair of the Chamonix-Aspen Committee and Mr. Francois Bidault, Director and CEO of the Chamonix Mont Blanc Ski Company, and Officials of the Aspen Skiing Company. Mayor Helen Klanderud will open the forum and introduce Dr. Garvey and the other participants.
Aspen International Mountain Foundation is an organization dedicated to preserving a sustainable and healthy mountain environment. The focus of the organization is to foster world peace by creating opportunities for people to promote sustainable development in the world's mountain communities. The first environmental forum was convened in 1995 in Aspen’s sister city, Shimukappu, Japan. Other forums followed in Aspen and Chamonix, France.
The forum on April 5th will give the Aspen community the opportunity to participate in a dialogue with noted national and international authorities on sustainable mountain environment. According to Dr. Dan Garvey, "these dialogues give the citizens and leaders an opportunity to imagine and create the future we would like to live in, both in our personal lives and for the public good."
The Forum is open to the public. Doors open at 5:00 p.m. and the program will begin at 5:30 p.m. The community is encouraged to attend this very informative and thought provoking evening.
For information, call Karinjo Devore at 925-1140 or Pat Fallin at 927-0405.
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Posted by Dina at April 4, 2007 03:24 PM
