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Proud to announce the
2nd Annual EARCOS Global Issues Network Conference
at International School Bangkok,
March 20-22, 2009

Earth’s Hope was the theme of the first EARCOS Global Issues Network (GIN) Conference held in Beijing-2008. This year, we are looking forward to the second GIN Conference to be held in Bangkok at ISB-March 20-22. The Global Issues Network is based on the ideas described by Jean Francois Rischard in his book High Noon “Twenty Global Problems, Twenty Years to Solve Them.” Rischard identifies 20 urgent global problems and encourages the formation of small groups around the world to help solve them. This echoes Margaret Mead’s famous quotation, “Never doubt that a small group of committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

Global Issues Networks have been formed in many international schools throughout the world empowering international school students to help sustainably solve urgent global problems. We, in EARCOS, will continue to take the opportunity to address these urgent problems to create change in Asia. We invite all EARCOS schools to send a group (2-6) of students to this life changing event in Bangkok.

We are proud to announce the following confirmed conference presenters:

Tony Banbury (www.wfp.org)
Ryan Hreljac (www.ryanswell.ca)
Khun Lek (http://elephantnaturefoundation.org/)
John D. Liu (www.earthshope.org)
Jean Francois Rischard (“High Noon 20 Global Problems, 20 Years to Solve Them”) via video
Dr. Mechai Viravadya (www.pda.or.th)
EARCOS Alumni Panel
More to be announced

In addition, each student group/school team will contribute to the conference by presenting a workshop/s on a global issue. In addition, we are planning a film festival to highlight each student project.

Visit last year GIN2008 Conference in Beijing, China – Earth's Hope, www.earcos.org/gin2008