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EARCOS Global Issues Network Conference 2010

We are proud to announce the 3nd Annual EARCOS
Global Issues Network Conference at
Chinese International School, Hong Kong
March 19th - 21st, 2010

	GIN2010 Know. Care. Act
	We are looking forward to the third annual GIN Conference to be held in Hong Kong at Chinese International School-March 19th - 21st 2010 with the theme Know. Care. Act. 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. Global Issues Networks have been formed in many international schools throughout the world empowering international school students to create sustainable solutions to urgent global problems. We invite all EARCOS schools to send a group (2-6) of students in grades 8-12 to this real life-changing event in Hong Kong. In addition to the range of inspirational keynote speakers and group workshops, the Global Villages established at ISB will be continued and expanded. Please contact Ed Aldiss at ealdiss@cis.edu.hk. Visit website ---> http://earcosgin.ning.com/ IMPORTANT: If you are having trouble accessing the earcosgin.ning.com site please visit this alternative site for GIN2010 http://sites.google.com/site/earcosgin2010/
	GIN2009 We Can, We Will
	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. Visit website ---> http://www.earcos.org/gin2009
	GIN2008 Earth's HOPE
	The Global Issues Network has as its mission: to help students realise they can make a difference by empowering them to work internationally with their peers to develop solutions for global issues. Begun by teachers and students from six international schools in Europe, the programme is based upon High Noon: Twenty Global Problems, Twenty Years to Solve Them by Jean-François Rischard, former World Bank Vice-President for Europe. Rischard describes imminent issues that can only be solved through global cooperation. Among these are water shortages, global warming, environmental degradation, infectious diseases, poverty, illiteracy, depletion of fisheries, peacekeeping, and the loss of ecosystems. Rischard notes that the existing institutions charged with addressing such issues, namely nation-states, government departments and international organisations, are self-serving, cumbersome and inadequate for the task. He calls for an alternative model of global governance based upon independent global networks that are flexible and super-responsive. Visit website ---> http://www.earcos.org/gin2008