ifPeople Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 6, November 2004.
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ifPeople Newsletter (abajo en castellano)
November 2004 (Vol. 1, No. 6)
This month promises to be an exciting one with elections: if you have questions or are concerned about the implications of electronic voting, please refer to the article mentioned below. This month is also full of events related to sustainability. If you are on the US west-coast, we hope to see you at these events.
Sincerely,
Chris and Tirza
ifPeople Co-founders
News and resources for the community
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* Problems voting? Election Incident Reporting Project System Operational A coalition of public-interest groups offers websites and a U.S. toll-free telephone hotline to report, track, and respond to U.S. election voting questions and problems. The "Election Incident Reporting System" (EIRS) helps citizens to vote and have their votes counted as intended. EIRS and related helpful resources are available now and beyond November 2nd.
http://www.ifpeople.net/community/news/20041102_vote
* New Tool for EMS of Contractors
The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) announced that it has completed the construction industrys first and only guide to environmental management systems (EMS), Constructing an Environmental Management System: Guidelines and Templates for Contractors," after a year of planning, effort, and partnership. This publication leads contractors through the process of EMS development and implementation--saving time and money. The guide includes a detailed explanation of the components of an EMS, a sample EMS for a hypothetical construction company, and sample procedures and forms on CD-ROM for contractors to customize. For more information, please contact Melinda Tomaino Flores at tomainom@agc.org
* Interested in learning about more sustainable vehicles? The EPA has posted the 2005 models on the Green Vehicle Guide Web site at http://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles
* Are you ready for holiday sales season? If your target audience does not know about your products, you are losing potential business. Now is the time to prepare for holiday sales with marketing campaigns. ifPeople can help you leverage the Internet for effective marketing and sales campaigns. For more information, download our Internet marketing guide http://www.ifpeople.net/resources/downloads/internet-marketing
ifpeople.pdf and please contact info@ifpeople.net to find out how ifPeople can support your enterprise.
News from ifPeople
===================
* ifPeople launches CPSR Web site
The first public release of the new Web site for Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR), which provides a new design, functionality, and coding standard to the site and was created by ifPeople, was made public in conjunction with the organizations annual meeting in October. The site is built with the Open Source content management system Plone, and is the result of an extended period of dialog with the organization and its stakeholders. The site includes custom functionality and products
developed by ifPeople that will be available as Free Software.
http://www.ifpeople.net/community/news/20041103_cpsr
* ifPeople Presentation at the CAFELUG Free Software Conference in Buenos Aires ifPeople's Technology Manager Matt Dorn will present at the CAFELUG (Linux Users Group of Capital Federal) in Buenos Aires, Argentina during the annual conference November 12-13.
http://www.ifpeople.net/community/news/bsas_conf
Events
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* Founding Fathers of Energy Efficiency: How it All Began, Visions for the Future, in Portland, OR: November 4. Three pioneers of the energy efficiency movement, Ralph Cavanagh (Natural Resources Defense Council); Amory Lovins (Rocky Mountain Institute); and Art Rosenfeld, (California Energy Commission) will participate in an interactive panel discussion.
http://www.ecosconsulting.com/reserve
* The Power of Tech for Human Rights:The "Effective Use of ICTs for Defending and Promoting Human Rights" colloquium will result in a 'how-to' guide of innovative uses of tech tools for human rights organizations and a CD of tools that will be freelyavailable to activists around the globe.
http://www.ifpeople.net/community/news/20041103_tech
* Green Festival in San Francisco, CA: November 6-7. The SF GF will bring together tens of thousands of people in support of a sustainable economy.
Come see ifPeople at the Green Festival at booth #736. For more information, see: http://www.ifpeople.net/community/news/greenfest
* GreenBuild, in Portland, Oregon: Nov 10 12. US Green Building Council's Greenbuild Conference and Expo in brings together an impressive group of speakers, industry leaders, thinkers, and practitioners.
ifPeople's Tirza Hollenhorst will participate.
http://www.greenbuildexpo.com .
* Free Software Annual Conference of CAFELUG (Linux Users Group of Capital Federal), November 12-13, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
* System Dynamics Society Latin American chapter annual conference.
November 18-20, 2004. Universidad de Talca, Chile. ifPeople's Chris Johnson will present a recent paper on managing processes in values-driven networks. http://www.ifpeople.net/community/news/20041103_sds
* Building Collaborations to Change Our Organizations and the World: Systems Thinking in Action, December 1-3, 2004, Cambridge, MA.
http://www.pegasuscom.com/stapage.html
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ifPeople - Innovation for People
http://www.ifpeople.net
4905 Hampton Lake Dr
Atlanta, GA 30068
tel: (770) 971-2283
November 2004 (Vol. 1, No. 6)
This month promises to be an exciting one with elections: if you have questions or are concerned about the implications of electronic voting, please refer to the article mentioned below. This month is also full of events related to sustainability. If you are on the US west-coast, we hope to see you at these events.
Sincerely,
Chris and Tirza
ifPeople Co-founders
News and resources for the community
====================================
* Problems voting? Election Incident Reporting Project System Operational A coalition of public-interest groups offers websites and a U.S. toll-free telephone hotline to report, track, and respond to U.S. election voting questions and problems. The "Election Incident Reporting System" (EIRS) helps citizens to vote and have their votes counted as intended. EIRS and related helpful resources are available now and beyond November 2nd.
http://www.ifpeople.net/community/news/20041102_vote
* New Tool for EMS of Contractors
The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) announced that it has completed the construction industrys first and only guide to environmental management systems (EMS), Constructing an Environmental Management System: Guidelines and Templates for Contractors," after a year of planning, effort, and partnership. This publication leads contractors through the process of EMS development and implementation--saving time and money. The guide includes a detailed explanation of the components of an EMS, a sample EMS for a hypothetical construction company, and sample procedures and forms on CD-ROM for contractors to customize. For more information, please contact Melinda Tomaino Flores at tomainom@agc.org
* Interested in learning about more sustainable vehicles? The EPA has posted the 2005 models on the Green Vehicle Guide Web site at http://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles
* Are you ready for holiday sales season? If your target audience does not know about your products, you are losing potential business. Now is the time to prepare for holiday sales with marketing campaigns. ifPeople can help you leverage the Internet for effective marketing and sales campaigns. For more information, download our Internet marketing guide http://www.ifpeople.net/resources/downloads/internet-marketing
ifpeople.pdf and please contact info@ifpeople.net to find out how ifPeople can support your enterprise.
News from ifPeople
===================
* ifPeople launches CPSR Web site
The first public release of the new Web site for Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR), which provides a new design, functionality, and coding standard to the site and was created by ifPeople, was made public in conjunction with the organizations annual meeting in October. The site is built with the Open Source content management system Plone, and is the result of an extended period of dialog with the organization and its stakeholders. The site includes custom functionality and products
developed by ifPeople that will be available as Free Software.
http://www.ifpeople.net/community/news/20041103_cpsr
* ifPeople Presentation at the CAFELUG Free Software Conference in Buenos Aires ifPeople's Technology Manager Matt Dorn will present at the CAFELUG (Linux Users Group of Capital Federal) in Buenos Aires, Argentina during the annual conference November 12-13.
http://www.ifpeople.net/community/news/bsas_conf
Events
======
* Founding Fathers of Energy Efficiency: How it All Began, Visions for the Future, in Portland, OR: November 4. Three pioneers of the energy efficiency movement, Ralph Cavanagh (Natural Resources Defense Council); Amory Lovins (Rocky Mountain Institute); and Art Rosenfeld, (California Energy Commission) will participate in an interactive panel discussion.
http://www.ecosconsulting.com/reserve
* The Power of Tech for Human Rights:The "Effective Use of ICTs for Defending and Promoting Human Rights" colloquium will result in a 'how-to' guide of innovative uses of tech tools for human rights organizations and a CD of tools that will be freelyavailable to activists around the globe.
http://www.ifpeople.net/community/news/20041103_tech
* Green Festival in San Francisco, CA: November 6-7. The SF GF will bring together tens of thousands of people in support of a sustainable economy.
Come see ifPeople at the Green Festival at booth #736. For more information, see: http://www.ifpeople.net/community/news/greenfest
* GreenBuild, in Portland, Oregon: Nov 10 12. US Green Building Council's Greenbuild Conference and Expo in brings together an impressive group of speakers, industry leaders, thinkers, and practitioners.
ifPeople's Tirza Hollenhorst will participate.
http://www.greenbuildexpo.com .
* Free Software Annual Conference of CAFELUG (Linux Users Group of Capital Federal), November 12-13, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
* System Dynamics Society Latin American chapter annual conference.
November 18-20, 2004. Universidad de Talca, Chile. ifPeople's Chris Johnson will present a recent paper on managing processes in values-driven networks. http://www.ifpeople.net/community/news/20041103_sds
* Building Collaborations to Change Our Organizations and the World: Systems Thinking in Action, December 1-3, 2004, Cambridge, MA.
http://www.pegasuscom.com/stapage.html
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ifPeople - Innovation for People
http://www.ifpeople.net
4905 Hampton Lake Dr
Atlanta, GA 30068
