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Yes, I am! It would be good to get together, and perhaps include one or two others who are interested. I could meet up sometime next week, Monday to Thursday mornings around 9 or 10. Lenny's is a good venue... let me know which day suits.

Charlene

Nir, I'm very sorry, I didn't get your message in time to make the meeting (only checking it now at 10). As we hadn't confirmed time/place I hadn't fully diarised it, and in the hurly burly of this very busy week overlooked that. Can we try again for next week, Monday or Tuesday morning? 9:30 is fine for me as a time.

Charlene

Dear Nir
Could you get in contact with Richard Mathews who would like to see if it is possible for you both to share the journeying to CAD in Wales next week. His phone number is 01323895601.
Best wishes Pauline

Nir, I saw this and thought you might be interested.

By the way, we don't seem to be a group on the Ning site. Or am I missing something? Shall we set one up?
Charlene

WORKING WITH SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES ON CLIMATE AND ENERGY
> Thursday 9 October 2008 - Centre of the Earth, Birmingham
> There is ever increasing concern about Climate Change - its potential
> impacts and what we can do about it. There is also growing interest in
> actions to promote energy efficiency, affordable warmth and the use of
> renewable energy. This event will explore approaches to teaching and
> learning about these issues and how schools might work together with the
> community, voluntary sector, local authorities and business to explore these
> challenges and opportunities in the wider context of sustainable development
> – and also the potential for developing practical community based responses.
> The event will be of interest to teachers, local authority and voluntary
> sector officers either engaged or interested in working with schools and the
> community on these issues.
>
> EVALUATING CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTS
> Tuesday 14 October 2008 - Islington Ecology Centre, London
> The 'Mother of all Threats', but does switching off the TV actually do any
> good, or do we just feel righteous when we do it? How do you know if your
> climate change project is working? And if it is making any lasting
> difference? This new event is based on a current formal evaluation process
> being carried out on two very different housing estates. Strict evaluative
> technologies are being used to analyse various climate change projects, to
> establish whether they achieve any measurable attitude change and then
> whether any behaviour change follows. The event will explore these topics,
> offer practical insights, welcome new ideas and provide a framework for
> participants to pick and mix according to their own situations. We will
> cover social profiling, baseline data sweeps using survey forms, examine
> setting up computer based surveys, overview computer based data analysis,
> the role of anecdotal observations, focus groups, street corner discussion,
> kitchen table demonstrations etc. The event is aimed at organisations
> wishing to check their own climate change project's social effectiveness, at
> those involved with climate change projects but needing to establish whether
> any lifestyle measurables are actually changing, and at those which fund
> such projects and need to help their recipients adopt genuine evaluation
> methodologies. Please note that the event does not cover the mechanics of
> how to set up and run an actual climate change project, and is not designed
> for organisations which specialise in evaluation.
>
> Fees: voluntary organisations £110 + VAT, local authorities, statutory &
> other non-voluntary organisations £165 + VAT
>
> For further details and to book a place please contact Helen or Jacki at
> ETN - 0121 359 2113, Email ETN@btcv.org.uk
> You can also now book online or request further details from the BTCV
> online shop - see http://shop.btcv.org.uk/etn, or visit www.btcv.org/shop
> select 'Training' and then 'ETN Programme'.
>

Hi Nir,
Have you thought about a new date for the permaculture course?

hi Nir,
We are up for you running the 1/2 Nov permaculture course here if you and Steve would like to - let me know ;-)
Rowena

Thank you, I wil write it on our calendar

Yes, I do want to come to the course. Is it al right if I pay on the day? And where exactly is it?

Nir, I'd be glad to come. It would help to speak beforehand to get clearer about how I can help. I don't think I have your number though; could you email it to me? (at charlenecollison@aol.com)

Charlene