Schedule

The main aim of the meeting is to formalize the Asia Pacific Greens Network, and it also aims to provide a space to facilitate international exchange among Greens of the region.We are expecting about 100 overseas participants from 23 countries.
The main sessions, workshops, and exhibits will be also held, focusing on ecology,　peace, and human rights.

Date:
Feb.11-13, 2005

Place:

Feb.11(Day 1)

Kyoto International Community House
http://www.kcif.or.jp/jp/footer/05.html

Feb.12(Day 2) - Feb.13(Day 3)

Kyoto Campus Plaza
http://www.consortium.or.jp/campusplaza/access.html

Feb.11 (Day 1)

9:30 -10:00 Registration

10:00-15:30 (with lunch break)
Associated Symposium:

Renewable Energy :From Bonn to Kyoto, towards China 2005
Organized by Heinrich Boell Foundation(Germany)in cooperation with Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies(Japan)

16:00-18:00

General Meeting of the Asia Pacific Greens Network
Brief report on each country, Proposal of the Network rules

18:30-20:30

Welcome Party

Feb.12 (Day 2)

Sessions, Workshops, Displays, and Appeal Walk

10:00-12:30

Session:
"Human Security and Peace-making from the Green Perspective"
Workshops:

Cross-cultural Communication in Educational Programs towards the Protection of Tasmanian Old Growth Forests
Shared Future: Challenges of Asia-Pacific Young Greens
Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Cultures

(simultaneously in each room)

12:30-13:30
Lunch Break

13:30-15:00

Workshops:

Renewable Energy Workshop
Local Legislators' Forum
Toward Recycling-oriented Society
3rd Time Usage in Daily Life research:
Considering Measurement and Evaluation of Unpaid Work

Dams as Power, Dams as Aid:

Dams in Japan & Dams in Southeast Asia Involving Japanese Official Financing (～15:30)

Globalization(～18:00）

(simultaneously in each room)

15:30-18:00
Sessions:
Experiences and Policies on Climate Change in the Asia Pacific Region
The Challenge of Diversity in the Asia Pacific Region:
Minority Rights and Participatory Democracy"
Workshops
Complementary Currencies for a Fairer and More Sustainable World Peace-building in North-east Asia

(simultaneously in each room)

18:30-19:00
Global Action : Kyoto Protocol Appeal Walk

From Kyoto Campus Plaza to the Kyoto Station towards the Joint Party site
http://www.freethesheeple.net/cacc/html/Kyotofortheworld.html
Let's celebrate the Kyoto Protocol coming into action.
Please wear warm clothes and make the walk as colorful as possible.

19:00-21:30 at Cafe Renaissance
Joint Party

Feb.13 (Day 3)

9:30- 12:00
General Meeting of the Asia Pacific Greens Network

Discussions and votes on the Rules and resolutions

Afternoon
Excursions

For further information:
Contact : Satoko Watanabe s-watanabe@gikai.pref.kagawa.jp
Co-chair of the Organizing Committee
Asia Pacific Greens Kyoto Meeting 2005

Related event of Asia Pacific Greens Meeting on 1st day 10:00-15:30

International Symposium "Renewable Enery 2005: From Bonn to Kyoto towards China 2005 "

Sponsored by Heinrich Boell Foundation (Germany) and Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies (Japan) will be held on the same day, the same place (Kyoto International Community House) from 10:00-15:30, in conjunction with Asia Pacific Greens Meeting.

http://www.isep.or.jp/project/changepolicy/050211RE2005.html