IMPORTANT NOTE: THIS MEETING IS CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Due to the fact that the response from interested people has not fulfilled our expectations, there is no reason that justifies its realization on the original date, as proposed. Firstly, we are most grateful to the three guest speakers for having accepted to be at this event and enhancing it with their much expected presence: Professors Bernward Geier, Michael Wickham Redman and Tom Woolley. These professionals accepted to cooperate with M+N+R Project, generously, in spite of their very tight agendas. We look forward to being honored with them in opportunity of fixing a new date for this preparatory meeting. We also say thanks to the Santuari de Lluc administrators, for their friendly treatment with us. Finally, we apologise for the inconveniences caused to those who registered and expected to attend the August event. As it is usually done in these cases, they will be reimbursed the whole amount paid, shortly. We shall continue working to organize the celebration of the XXV Anniversary of Brundtland Report, 2012. We endeavour to inform on the Project from this site. To all, we say thank you for your understanding and support; with our best wishes.

XXV Anniversary Preparatory Meeting

5, 6, 7 August 2011
A preparatory meeting is to be held in Majorca. It could be taken as a mixed work-vacation time, thanks to the Balearic Islands beautiful natural scenarios. In that encounter, the Organising Committee for the 2012 event shall be conformed. In consonance with the event's main objectives we have chosen the Tramuntana Hills, a unique place that is currently expecting to be declared Heritage of Humanity, as the location for this meeting. We have drafted a preliminary program with the three areas of concerns in coincidence with EU directives on sustainability. Those wanting to spend their summer vacation at an affordable place could extend their stay for as many days as they want. We are ready to help booking accommodation for them.

Program

Program Speakers
Bernward Geier, was born in Germany,1953. Current German-European Focal Group Coordinator of UNDPI/NGO 64 th Conference: Sustainable Societies - Responsive Citizens. In his youth served as a Peace & Social worker instead of Military Service in Washington D.C., USA, for 18 months (1974-1976). He studied Spanish language and Latin American Cultural History at UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autnoma de Mxico) in Mexico City, 19761977. Back in Germany, he learned conventional, organic and bio-dynamic farming practices and studied Agriculture at Kassel-Witzenhausen University. He also was involved in agricultural research on weeding practises without pesticides. From 1987 to 1993 was in partnership in an organic 120 Ha farm with 60 dairy cows, at Tholey-Theley. From 1986 to 2005 was Director of IFOAM (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements) the global umbrella organisation of organic farming with770 member organisations in105 countries. He is a well experienced lecturer and moderator having participated in conferences and seminars in about 90 countries. For the last 35 years Bernward is in active participation on agricultural and environmental politics with a broad experience in consultancy, advocacy and lobbying before governmental offices, EU Commission, UNO, FAO, UNEP, WTO, OECD and the like. He has also developed cooperation programs with Greenpeace, IUCN, WW F, Rainforest Alliance and PAN, and a large number of NGOs. Among other involvements, he is Member of the Slow Food Film Academy and Festival Jury; and Member of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ). He is the author of bestseller book Saving seeds from your own organic garden; he has been Editor of Ecology & Farming magazine for the last 20 years and co-author of many books on organic farming and related subjects. He has been recognised authorship in more than 100 published scientific papers. With his wife run a 12 Ha certified organic farm, breeding Icelandic horses, since 2002, and is Director of COLABORA Together Agency, specialising in Communications, Projects and Event Management, since 2006. Bernward is married to Birgit and they have four children.

Michael Wickham Redman (1955, UK), M.A., PGCE (Oxon) obtained his degree in Geography from St. Edmund Hall, Oxford, and his PGCE there before going on to teach for 5 years in a state school in East Oxford. After five years he moved to Barcelona, Spain, with his wife Marina, Caroline and Alex, teaching in Kensington School (Geography, Economics and Business Studies). Since 1996 he has been Head of Secondary at the International School of Madrid, Spain. He teaches Advanced Level Geography of the Cambridge International Examination Boards GCE course, which keeps him in touch with young people. His passion is to transmit to them the importance of active participation in global issues. His interests cover studies on Development, Ecology, Climate change, Bio-ethics and Social responsibility; and he is often invited to speak to different groups of professionals, intellectuals and scientists. He is also part of the pastoral team at the Elipa Evangelical Church in Madrid. He is co-author with Paul Terence Wickham -his father - of the booklet 'Ecologa y Cristianismo' (Ecology and Christianity), which will hopefully come out in print in a much expanded book 'Ecologa y cambio climtico: una reflexin cristiana' (Ecology and Climate Change: a Christian Reflection), with a preface by Dr. Ren Padilla. He has always been an active sportsman, playing in goal for English Public Schools and Oxford University, as well as cricket for Barcelona Cricket Club.

Tom Woolley, Architect (PhD. BArch. Edin.) Professor Woolley was born in Stretford, Lancashire and grew up in Manchester and Cheshire. He studied Architecture at Edinburgh University from 1964 to 1970. He registered as an architect in 1971. He is an elected member of the UK Architects Registration Board. He now lives in County Down, Northern Ireland. He has worked in local authorities and the voluntary sector in Scotland and private practice in London both as architect, environmental officer and community worker. He is a pioneer of community participation in design and the community technical aid movement and has published extensively on housing and social issues. He was Professor of Architecture at Queens University Belfast from 1991 to 2007, but now works as a freelance educator and environmental consultant for Rachel Bevan Architects. He has recently worked as Visiting Professor of Architecture at the Centre for Alternative Technology Graduate School of the Environment where he helped to establish a Part 2 course in sustainable architecture and has also been Professor of Sustainable Rural Architecture at the Countryside and Communities Research Institute, University of Gloucestershire. He is currently Visiting Professor at the University of Central Lancashire where he has helped to establish a new school of Architecture. He is one of the founder members of the Renewable Building (The Association for Sustainable Building products), Natureplus UK, Living Building Initiative Ireland and EASCA. He and Rachel Bevan has recently built a demonstration low energy hempcrete house in County Down. Current funded research includes a 1 million Technology Strategy Board project in innovative insulation materials with Bangor University and a scoping study on sustainable housing funded by Invest Northern Ireland. He has published on community participation, housing and green architecture. He was editor of the "Green Building Digest" and "Green Building Handbook" and author of "Natural Building" and joint author of "Hemp and Lime Construction. The Green Building Handbook won the Chartered Institute of Building Gold Medal for publishing. He is a regular speaker to voluntary and non-government organisations, self-build and community groups and the Energy Institute. He undertakes research and consultancy work for the EU, Government bodies and for a number of trade bodies in the construction industry. He is a member of the British Humanist Association. He is vice chairman of the Northern Ireland Co-operative Party. He is a member of Scientists for Global Responsibility National Co-ordinating Committee. He is a keen organic vegetable gardener and is a member of WWOOF Ireland and WWOOF UK. Tom plays the violin in the Studio Symphony Orchestra in Belfast.

Oscar Margenet Nadal (1942, Argentine) has degrees in Building Technology (Escuela Industrial Superior, Santa Fe de la Veracruz, 1960) and Architecture (Universidad Nacional de Rosario, 1970). He moved into London in 1970 where was elected a corporate member of The Royal Institute of British Architects (1974) and studied Urban Design with Professor Peter Dovell at Manchester University (1975-76). He was hired to design and build more than 100 civil works in America, Africa, Asia and Europe; including hydro electrical complexes, office and tutorial buildings, hotels and residential schemes. Was later hired by the Santa Fe Provincial Architectural Board and acted as DPA Chief Architect (1984-1986) being responsible for designing new buildings, maintaining and expanding some of the more than 3,000 existing premises including hospitals, schools, housing developments, museums, parks, monuments, judicial, security and other public administration buildings. He designed the first ecological family house at La Banda, Santiago del Estero, Argentina (1991) built in sustainable adobe bricks, following Permaculture and solar passive energy principles. The house counts with solar panels since 1999. When in London he met Professor E. Fritz Schumacher and translated into Spanish his book Small is beautiful, (Lo pequeo es hermoso, 1977). Was Coordinator of International Workshops on Housing Schemes Evaluation Techniques, UNR, Rosario, Argentina,1981; was invited to speak on the peaceful role of architects by Architects for Peace (UK) at UIAs 17th World Congress, Brighton,1987, where he co-founded IADPPNW (International Designers and Planners for Prevention of Nuclear War) known as ARC PEACE (Architects, Designers and Planners for Social Responsibility) since 1990; was invited to speak on Architects, Tourism and the Environment (Federacin de Colegios de Arquitectos de Mxico) in Acapulco, 1990; on Architects and Social Responsibility (Japanese Institute of Architects and Architects for Peace & the Environment) Tokyo, 1990; organised and coordinated the first International Congress on Environment and Development (ICED), Las Termas de Ro Hondo, Argentina, 1991; participated in UN Summits at Ro do Janeiro (1992) and Istanbul (1996). He designed Training Architects to train People to build their own houses 1995 (a capacity building course funded by the Interamerican Development Bank); completed three programs training twelve architects and more than 300 low income people (women most of them) to build their houses, during four months. With wife Alejandra, volunteered one year with Habitat for Humanity; then both worked for children at social risk, cofounding chapter Rosario of Red Viva (2003) and Red Viva Argentina (2009). With his family moved to Spain, settling in Majorca, Balearic Islands where they founded MNR International Consulting, 2010.

The Venue
Finally, we got the place we needed, which guarantees a broad range of possibilities for work and recreation for those who come for three days and take the opportunity for a holiday before and / or after the meeting. The Santuari de Lluc is a monastery and pilgrimage site located in the municipality of Escorca in north-west Majorca. It is located in a basin on a height of 525 meters and is surrounded by a number of high mountains such as the Puig de Massanella. The monastery was founded in the 13th century after a Moorish shepherd found a statue of the Virgin Mary on the future location of the monastery. Lluc is considered to be the most important pilgrimage site on Majorca. It is also known for its boys' choir which has gained international fame and has regular concerts. A boarding school and numerous touristic facilities are part of Lluc. Today former monks' cells are leased as spare rooms. As it is located centrally in the Serra de Tramuntana it is often used as a starting point for walking-tours.

Accommodation
Payment of Pre Registration for the meeting includes accommodation and breakfast for three days in shared rooms. We can also offer rooms and apartments with or without kitchen, for those participants who prefer more privacy, paying only a little more. They and vacationers can access all the information before completing the form. Please, click here. All orders are subject to the existence of vacancies. We are committed to providing information that is asked of us well in advance. Contact us here.

Indicative Prices for Food

There are three in-situ gastronomic places to choose from. Following information corresponds to Sa Fonda de Lluc Restaurant. Don Guillem Ariany, the owner, is in charge of receiving visiting contingents; he facilitated us these prices. M+N+R meeting attendants, however, are free to choose where to go to for lunch and dinner.

Half Pension
Lunch or Dinner Menu including water, wine & coffee 26 (22 with no drinks)

Full Pension
Lunch & Dinner Menu including water, wine & coffee 35

M+N+R program includes three tours, one each day. Normally, these tours take place in the afternoon. However, due to the high summer season, excursions are planned to take place in the morning. The monastery Sanctuary of Lluc is the focal point of the Serra de Tramuntana. It is an excellent starting point for many excursions, both walking and cycling. Around the monastery are some of the most emblematic mountains of the islands, such as Massanella puig, puig Tomir, Puig d'en Puig i Galileu Roig, which will delight lovers of heights. Abundant caves and streams, among which are the torrent i Pareis Mortitx the Torrent, are the most visited places. Nice walks along the pilgrimage routes, which connect to Inca and Pollena, can be organised by trekkers.

Round the back of the monastery buildings is an interesting botanical garden trail with a small exposition on preserving the environment of the Majorcan mountain region.

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