<span class="gmail_quote"></span><span class="gmail_quote"></span><span class="gmail_quote"></span><span class="gmail_quote"></span>Registration for the Zero Emission Network two day conference
<strong>"TARGET ZERO"</strong> is now open.
<div><span class="e" id="q_1134477571a3654d_0"><div><span><div><span><div><span><p><strong><span>For full details see the
Zero Emission Network website:</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span><a href="http://www.zeroemissionnetwork.org/Event-Zero-Emission-Conference" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.zeroemissionnetwork.org/Event-Zero-Emission-Conference
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<p><strong>Overview</strong></p>
<p>The first day will be a foundation building day, focused largely
on the <em>solutions</em> needed to implement a fast transition to a
Zero Emissions Minus future.</p>
<p>The second day will consist of campaign skills training,
workshops, Zero Emission Network AGM and a series of strategic
planning meetings around different campaign focuses.</p>
<p><strong>Date:</strong> <em>June 30 / July 1 </em><br><strong>Venue:</strong>
<em>Casey Plaza Theater - Rear Bld 10 - Bowen Lane - RMIT - Melbourne</em>
<a href="http://www.rmit.edu.au/about/maps/city/location" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">See map H6</a></p>
<p><strong>Who should come?</strong><br>Members of climate action
groups, people campaigning on zero emissions, people wishing to find
out more about climate change solutions, people who believe a "zero
emission minus" goal is not achievable and are willing to be
convinced otherwise.</p>
<p><strong>Registration</strong></p>
<p>Please register by emailing <a href="mailto:bookings@zeroemissionnetwork.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">bookings@zeroemissionnetwork.org</a>.</p>
<p>If emailing please use the subject "Target Zero Booking"
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<p>Costs are a suggested donation of:</p>
<ul><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">$20/10* for the weekend.
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</li><li><p>$10/$5* for a day
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<p>which can be paid on the day (cash only).</p>
<p><font size="2">*Part employment, concession, student etc.</font></p>
<p><strong>Program</strong></p>
<p>The program is looking very interesting with only a few more
speakers to confirm.</p>
<p>The draft program is below.</p>
<p><strong>DAY 1</strong></p>
<p><strong>9.00am -10.20am Session 1 – Setting the Scene</strong><br>Session
1.0 Welcome – Adrian Whitehead – Zero Emission Network
Coordinator (10min)<br>Session 1.1 Why fast action on climate change
is needed – James Hansen – NASA - Goddard Institute for Space
Studies - VIA internet link up <strong>TBC</strong> (30min)<br>Session
1.2 What is Zero Emission Minus and how low do we go – Philip
Sutton - Greenleap Strategic Institute (20min)<br>Session 1.3 Carbon
Equity – David Spratt - <a href="http://carbonequity.info/index.html" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">Carbon
Equity Project Australia</a> (20min)</p>
<p><em>10.20am - 10.50am - MORNING TEA</em></p>
<p><strong>10.50am – 12.30pm Session 2 – Technological
Solutions</strong><br>Session 2.1 Energy Efficiency – Bruce
Thompson - <a href="http://www.mefl.com.au/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">Moreland Energy
Foundation</a> (25min)<br>Session 2.2 Zero Emission Stationary Energy
– Matthew Wright - Beyond Zero Emissions (25min)<br>Session 2.3
Sustainable Buildings – Andrew Walker-Morison - Building Materials
Expert (25min)<br>Session 2.4 Zero Emission Transport – Matthew
Wright - Beyond Zero Emissions (25min)</p>
<p><em>12.30pm - 1.20pm - LUNCH</em></p>
<p><strong>1.20pm – 2.35pm Session 3 – Biological
Solutions</strong><br>Session 3.1 Forests – Chris Taylor - Beyond
Zero Emissions (25min)<br>Session 3.2 Agriculture – Adrian
Whitehead - Zero Emission Network (25min)<br>Session 3.3 Biological
Sequestration TBA (25min)</p>
<p><strong>2.35pm-3.00pm Session 4a - Economics</strong><br>Session
4.1 Sustainable Profits – TBA (25min)</p>
<p><em>3.00pm - 3.20pm – AFTERNOON BREAK</em></p>
<p><strong>3.20pm-5.25pm Session 5 – On the Horizon</strong><br>Session
5.1 Carbon Trading – Mike Cebon - <a href="http://www.tradewatchoz.org/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">Global
Trade Watch</a> TBC (25min)<br>Session 5.2 Systemic Change – Philip
Sutton - Greenleap Strategic Institute (25min)<br>Session 5.3 Solar
Thermal – Dr Keith Lovegrove - ANU - VIA internet link up - TBC
(25min)<br>Session 5.4 Molecular BioFuel – Dr Warwick Hillier - ANU
- VIA internet link up - TBC (25min)<br>Session 5.5 Hot Rocks – Dr
Adrian Williams <a href="http://www.geodynamics.com.au/IRM/content/home.html" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">Geodynamics
Limited</a> (25min)</p>
<p><strong>5.25pm - 5.30pm Close Day 1</strong></p>
<p><strong>DAY 2</strong></p>
<p><strong>9.00am -9.40am Session 1 – Effective Campaigning</strong><br>Session
1.0 Welcome – Matthew Wright – Beyond Zero Emissions
(10min)<br>Session 1.1 Effective Campaigning an Introduction –
Adrian Whitehead – Zero Emission Network Coordinator (30min)</p>
<p><strong>9.40am - 11.00am Session 2 - Success Stories</strong></p>
<p>Session 2.1 Campaign 1 - TBA - community political
campaign(20min)<br>Session 2.2 Taking on Shell - Catherine Jones -
corporate community campaign (20min)<br>Session 2.3 Stone Haven Power
Station - TBA - community picket (20min)<br>Session 2.4 TBA (20min)
</p>
<p><em>11.00am - 11.30am - MORNING TEA</em></p>
<p><strong>11.30am – 12.30pm Session 3 – Skills Workshops 1 -
Concurrent</strong><br>Session 3.a Guide to Effective Lobbying -
TBA<br>Session 3.b Running a meeting - Adrian Whitehead<br>Session
3.c Messaging Zero Emissions – Matthew Wright</p>
<p><em>12.30pm - 1.30pm - LUNCH</em></p>
<p><strong>1.30pm – 2.30pm Session 4 – Skills Workshops 2</strong><br>Session
4.a Federal Election Campaigning - Adrian Whitehead<br>Session 4.b
Setting Up a Climate Action Group - Matthew Wright / Shannon
Higgs<br>Session 4.c Media</p>
<p><strong>2.30pm - 3.00pm Session 5.1 Focus Discussions
(concurrent)</strong><br>Session 5.a Nuclear Campaign – Discussion
led by TBC<br>Session 5.b Federal Election 2007 Climate Campaign -
Discussion led by Adrian Whitehead<br>Session 5.c Zero Emission
Councils Campaign – Discussion led by Matthew Wright / Shannon
Higgs<br>Session 5.d Taking the zero emissions / minus goal into
mainstream organisations that<br>can shape the economy (eg.
corporations, government departments, etc.)) - Discussion led by
Philip Sutton<br>Session 5.e Forest Campaign and Climate Change -
Discussion led by TBA</p>
<p><em>3.00pm - 3.30pm – AFTERNOON BREAK (Optional)</em></p>
<p><strong>3.30pm - 4.15pm Session 5.2 Focus Discussions (continued) </strong>
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<p><strong>4.15pm - 4.25pm Close of Conference</strong>
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<p><strong>4.30pm - 5.00 pm Zero Emission Network AGM</strong><br>Session
5a.1 Report (10 min)<br>Session 5a.2 Ratification of New Constitution
(10 min)<br>Session 5a.3 Election of Office Bearers / Executive
Committee (10 min)</p>
<p><strong>Supported by</strong></p>
<p>Beyond Zero Emissions</p>
<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Adrian Whitehead<br>Coordinator<br>Zero Emission Network<br>Level 2, 140 Bourke Street<br>Melbourne, Victoria 3000<br>Australia<br><br>0403 735 118<br><a href="http://www.zeroemissionnetwork.org.au" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
www.zeroemissionnetwork.org.au</a>
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