[Coopfortnight] Fwd: Invitation to the Steady State Economy Conference

[Oliver Sylvester-Bradley]

This might be interesting for some of you.

Oli


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> From: "CASSE" <CASSE at mail.vresp.com>
> Date: 11 May 2010 16:49:40 BDT
> To: osb at defactodesign.com
> Subject: Invitation to the Steady State Economy Conference
> Reply-To: "CASSE" <reply-f865d59a66-ec0dd1cf8e-74e2 at u.cts.vresp.com>
>
> Economic Justice for All and
> The Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy
> invite you to a conference
>
>
>
> CASSE and Economic Justice for All are pleased to invite you to the  
> first UK national conference to explore and develop the idea of a  
> steady state economy, and the policies necessary to make the  
> transition to one.
>
> Endless economic growth remains the primary policy goal of national  
> governments in most countries, including the UK.  However there is  
> a fundamental conflict between economic growth and environmental  
> protection.  In addition, while economic growth has meant that real  
> UK incomes have more than tripled since 1950, well-being has not  
> increased.  It is time to consider another approach, especially in  
> high-income countries like the UK.
>
> This one-day conference, to be held at Leeds Metropolitan  
> University on Saturday 19th June from 10 AM to 6 PM, will explore  
> the steady state economy as an alternative to economic growth.  It  
> offers a rare opportunity to hear a range of key progressive  
> thinkers and participate in detailed workshop discussions to  
> identify innovative policies for improving the economy.
>
> Keynote presentations include:
>
> Peter Victor, Professor in Environmental Studies, York University,  
> Canada, on Managing without Growth – Slower by Design not Disaster;
> Andrew Simms, Policy Director of the New Economics Foundation, on  
> The Great Transition;
> Tim Jackson, Professor of Sustainable Development, University of  
> Surrey (by video) on Prosperity Without Growth – Economics for a  
> Finite Planet;
> Dan O’Neill, European Director, Center for the Advancement of the  
> Steady State Economy on What is a Steady State Economy and How Do  
> We Achieve It?
> In addition, critical issues will be addressed in ten workshops.   
> Workshop speakers include Kate Pickett (co-author of The Spirit  
> Level), Molly Scott Cato (Economics Speaker for the Green  
> Party),Roger Martin (Chair of the Optimum Population Trust), and  
> Stephan Lutter (Researcher at the Sustainable Europe Research  
> Institute), among others.  For details on the workshops, visit the  
> conference website
>
> We encourage you to register early since we are anticipating great  
> interest in this conference with high demand for the 200 places.  
> The cost is £30 for registration by 31st May 2010, or £50 after  
> this date.  For more information and to register, please visit the  
> conference website
>
> We would very much welcome your participation in this important  
> event and look forward to hearing that you are able to join us for  
> the conference.
>
> Sincerely,
> David Adshead, Lorna Arblaster, Claire Bastin, Nigel Jones - EJfA
> Dan O’Neill, Rob Dietz - CASSE
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