Workshop,
Meeting, and Conference Planning
7th International Conference on Environmental Compliance and Enforcement
Client: Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development, for the International Network
for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement
Conference Web Site: http://www.inece.org/conference/7/
Summary of Services: This conference brought together 188 participants from approximately 63 countries for a conference in Marrakech, Morrocco, on 9-15 April 2005. In support of the INECE Secretariat and Durwood Zaelke, its Director, Earthpace worked to develop the Conference program, recruit speakers, provide pre-conference communications, manage the participant database, oversee the on-site Conference management, produce two proceedings books, and provide post-conference follow-up. Earthpace also created e-mail forms, an interactive Web site, and on-line registration to expedite our communication and reduce costs.
INECE-Environment Agency (England
and Wales) International Conference on Compliance and
Enforcement of Trading Schemes in Environmental Protection
Client: The Institute for Governance &
Sustainable Development, for the International Network
for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement
Conference Web Site: http://www.inece.org/emissions/
Summary of Services: Earthpace worked
with INECE and Environment Agency (environment-agency.gov.uk)
to facilitate an international conference on the compliance
and enforcement aspects of emission trading schemes.
Earthpace coordinated conference logistics
(including the Agenda) with INECE and the Environment
Agency (England and Wales); contributed significantly
to the development of the conference background paper;
identified participants and speakers from the INECE
network; and prepared a Web site to provide access
to the Conference Agenda, speaker presentations, and
speaker biographies. http://inece.org/emissions/index.html
INECE-OECD Expert Workshop
on Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Indicators:
Measuring What Matters
Client: The Institute for Governance
and Sustainable Development, for the International Network
for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement
Workshop Web Site: http://www.inece.org/indicators/workshop.html
Summary of Services: Earthpace facilitated
interaction between INECE and the Organization for
Economic Development and Cooperation (oecd.org)
to organize and implement an expert-level, international
workshop on Environmental Compliance and Enforcement
Indicators, one of INECE's main projects. Prior to
the Workshop, Earthpace participated
in conference calls and amyl exchanges to plan the
conference; and developed
a Web page on the INECE site to provide logistics,
background information, and copies of presentations.
Subsequent to the Workshop, Earthpace
assisted in the development of the proceedings including
drafting the Workshop Summary and Conclusions and
editing Country Reports. The Final Proceedings were
posted
on the INECE Web site and were collated into a
fully hyperlinked PDF file for internal use at INECE
and OECD.
6th International Conference on Environmental Compliance and Enforcement
Client: Center for International Environmental Law, for The International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement
Conference Web Site: http://www.inece.org/CRconf.htm
Summary of Services: This conference brought together 170 participants from approximately 80 countries for a five-day conference in Costa Rica. In support of the INECE Secretariat and Durwood Zaelke, its Director, Earthpace worked to develop the Conference program, recruit speakers, provide pre-conference communications, manage the participant database, oversee the on-site Conference management, produce two proceedings books, and provide post-conference follow-up. Earthpace created e-mail forms, an interactive Web site, and on-line registration to expedite our communication and reduce costs. In addition, we worked with consulates in many countries to enable easy issuance of visas for the purpose of making last minute attendance possible.
A View from Space: Digital Earth
Applications for Environmental Law and Resource Management
Client: University of Maryland, Baltimore County,
and Environmental Legal Information Systems
Conference Web Site: http://www.earthpace.com/resources/conference/
Summary of Services: This one-day workshop
brought together over 60 attorneys, environmental
managers and remote sensing specialists at American
University in Washington, DC. Earthpace
was responsible for all aspects of this day-long Workshop
including inviting speakers and guests; reserving
appropriate locations for the Workshops; preparing
conference handouts and name tags; developing a Web
site to disseminate logistics and information both
before and after Workshop; ordering meals and refreshments
for the reception, taking minutes and developing a
Workshop Proceedings document; and coordinating the
technologies (microphones, video, slides, overheads,
recording of Workshop) for the event. We secured co-sponsorship
from the DC Bar Association who arranged for the distribution
of promotional materials to all members of the Environment
and Natural Resources section of the DC bar. We also
promoted the event through e-mails, developed a Conference
Web site, and promotion within the Earth Science Information
Partnership Federation, a public-private outreach
program of NASA.
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