AWISH Kefalonia Conference 2005

Sponsors: AWISH -Hellas; AWISH-International; Schumaker 197 Ecology of Commerce/Natural Step Participants; Huxley College of the Environment; IASBO; DRATTE; City of Argostoli, Prefecture of Kefalonia, Greece, State of California, State of Washington

Day 1 (Thursday, September 29)

16.00 - Conference Registration
Hotel and Car Rental Check-in,
Orientation to the Island

22.00 Reception. Argostoli, Kefalonia
Welcome: “AWISH and Kefalonia: A Partnership in Sustainable Community Development”

Honorable Governor of Kefalonia
Michael Karp, AWISH – International
Dimitri LaLoumis, President, DRATTE
Nicholas Zaferatos, AWISHhellas

Day 2 (Friday, September 30)

10.00 Argostoli Kefalos Theatre Conference Room
Welcome Address: “Global thinking, Blue Village Futures”

Honorable Mayor of Argostoli
Bradley Smith, Dean, Huxley College of the Environment
Introduction of participants
Overview of conference themes, structure and purpose

Theme: Blue Village: Threading the past with the future
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Village Redevelopment
Case study in Traditional Water Systems Design
Facilitators: AWISH-Hellas faculty, staff and WWU

1.00 Travel, lunch, and walking tour of Blue Village
"The Social Anthropology of Blue Village”

15.00 Break: Swim, relaxation, on your own

18.00 Talking Circles:
“The Rebirthing of Blue Village”
Theme: Sustainable economy, cultural and village form preservation, and appropriate technology in Blue Village

20.00 St. George Venetian Castle.

Speaker: Dr. Agni Arvanitis, BioPolitics Organization

Kefalonia Traditional Singers: Songs of the Ionian Islands

22.00 Conference Dinner: Village of Troianata

Day 3 (Saturday, October 1)

10.00 Argostoli Kefalos Theatre Conference Room
Theme: “Towards a sustainable tourism economy”
Facilitators: Dimitris LaLoumis, DRATTE; Theodore Benatatos
Problems in Sustainable Tourism in Greece

13.00 Theme: Interpreting “Spirit of Place” in Movement, Silvia Macchi

14.00 Break:
Lunch and swim on your own

18.00 Talking Circles
A Sustainable Tourism Approach for Kefalonia, Blue Village

21.00. Dragati Caves.
Dance Performance: “Seeing the Sustainable Village through Movement.”
Silvia Macchi, Choreographer, Synergy of Arts Dance Company of Athens

22.00 Conference Dinner – Town of Sami

Day 4 (Sunday, October 2)

10.00 Argostoli Kefalos Theatre Conference Room
Themes:
Sustainable Business Development
Sustainable Economy / Technology
Green Building in Greece: an Hellenic GBC

12.00 Open Space session, Michael Karp

14.00 Lunch and Swim on your own

18.00 Talking Circle concepts and recommendations

22.00 Community Celebration Dinner. Farsa Village
Speaker: Honorable Mayor of Argosoli
Representatives of Farsa (Blue Village)

A Feast with music, dance, wine

Day 5 (Monday, October 3)

10.00 Morning Reception

11.00 Board of Directors Meeting. AWISH-International.
Conference Departure

* Performances and evening lectures will be open to the Kefalonia public.