Habitat JAM

The World Urban Forum Invites Your Participation in a Global Internet Dialogue on Urban Sustainability, December 1-3, 2005

The World Urban Forum (WUF) is convened by UN-HABITAT every two years to discuss urban issues for the purposes of developing action-oriented proposals to advance urban sustainability. The Government of Canada will host the next WUF in Vancouver in June 2006. It is expected to bring together a many as ten thousand people to debate ideas and issues about sustainable urban development.

Habitat JAM, an unprecedented global Internet dialogue planned for December 1-3, 2005, will convene tens of thousands of people to stimulate actionable ideas for urban sustainability in advance of the WUF. Business leaders, financial professionals, academics, street kids, parliamentarians, civil society organizations, and others are expected to gather online over 72 hours to discuss solutions for how to make our cities more sustainable. World leaders and world-class thinkers will lead and moderate the discussions.

Peter Kinder will participate in the Habitat Jam. This is an exciting opportunity to offer further thought on the role of sustainable investment.

Key themes to discuss include Finance and Governance, Access to Water, Environmental Sustainability, Safety and Security, and other topics to advance urban sustainability. JAM technology, designed by IBM, will be used for the first time in an open democratic forum. It has the potential to reshape the nature of public participation in global policy and strategy dialogues. The results, including key themes and actionable ideas, will be summarized and circulated globally after the event and considered in the finalization of the official WUF agenda for discussion during the June 2006 meeting.

We need to hear from socially responsible investors and financial institutions that believe it is possible to make money while making a difference. Your interest in creating a secure financial future, but not at any cost, puts you in a position to bring valuable insight to this global discussion about the role of finance in creating sustainable cities.

This is an opportunity for you to share your ideas on how to improve world conditions through sustainable finance, socially responsible investment and sustainable governance. The JAM is a portal to thousands of ideas to help you refine your thinking on ways to advance urban sustainability. This is a chance to test your own ideas on an informed audience. The JAM's open design helps participants to generate break-through ideas. It is a unique opportunity to test-drive innovative technology designed to reform the nature of public consultation and democratic participation.

Come and join other people who work in similar fields around the world. Promote your work and your organization to a global audience. The ideas generated will be considered at the WUF by those in a position to take action. The JAM record will be broadly distributed, creating opportunities for further debate in local and national settings around the world. An unusual and creative engagement process, the JAM is positioned to generate unique insights that have the potential to transform society towards sustainability. Be part of it.

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