[Stoves] ETHOS meeting format

[Tom Miles]

FYI:

SIFAT- Servants in Faith and Technology http://www.sifat.org/

Conference:

The Killer in the KitchenL Indoor Air Pollution and Appropriate Technology
Solutions
November 16-18, 2006
Co-Sponsored by the Sparkman Center for Global Health & Framework Program
for Global Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Over half of humanity cooks using some form of biomass --wood, dung, coal--
as fuel. According to the World Heath Organization, smoke from these
cookfires in the kitchen is the fourth leading cause of death in the
developing world, affecting mostly women and young children. SIFAT is
partnering with appropriate technology organizations specializing in
cookstoves and alternative energy, and with internationally renowned
practitioners in health and indoor pollution for this conference. The
two-fold purpose of the conference is to spotlight the current problem
globally, and then to look at proven appropriate technology solutions.

    *Learn why you should be concerned about smoke in the kitchen
    *Understand health, environmental, and poverty concerns about
traditional cooking methods
    *See demonstrations of improved design appropriate technology cookstoves
    *Network with agencies and people involved in development
    *Optional extended stove-making sessions

Conference Program: http://www.sifat.org/Training/Conference%20schedule.pdf


Tom Miles

-----Original Message-----
From: stoves-bounces at listserv.repp.org
[mailto:stoves-bounces at listserv.repp.org] On Behalf Of Paul S. Anderson
Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2006 9:25 AM
To: ETHOS - Listserve; STOVES - Listserve
Cc: Kathy Bryson - SIFAT - Alabama
Subject: [Stoves] ETHOS meeting format

Stovers and ETHOS participants,

I had the great pleasure of attending the SIFAT conference in Alabama last
week.
 Others who have attended ETHOS in the past and were at the SIFAT conference
were Larry Winiarski, Don O'Neal, and Stuart Conway.

I had planned to give a report to the Listserve, but I leave in 10 minutes
to
the airport to go to Cambodia for 4 weeks for gasifier stove work with GERES
and CPSF.

But there is one item that should be mentioned so that it can be considered
in
the planning for the ETHOS meeting.  At the SIFAT Conference (same duration
as
ETHOS meetings, but was Thurs evening, plus Friday and Saturday), the
lighting
of the stoves was held on the late afternoon of the middle day of the
meeting
(Friday at SIFAT, but would correspond to Saturday at ETHOS).

This arrangement gave time for people to see and operate functional stoves
and
still have a whole day for further comments and discussions.  I believe that
that arrangement was a major plus for people to see the new stoves and for
newcomers to see the existant stoves in operation.

Timetable could be:  Move on Saturday to the stoves lighting about 3 PM, end
at
5 or 5:30, eat dinner, and return for the evening discussion session at 6:30
or
7 or whatever.

At SIFAT, some of the evening food was cooked on the functioning stoves!!!!

A copy of this message is going to Mrs. Kathy Bryson who headed the SIFAT
conference.  I hope she joins the Stoves or ETHOS listservs soon, but until
then please be sure to include her in your replies.

I hope the Larry and Don and Stuart and Lois O'Neal and Kathy send in some
comments about this suggestion.

Off to the airport,

Paul

-- 
Paul S. Anderson, Ph.D., Geography professor - Emeritus
Telephone:  USA-309-452-7072 (residence and office)
Internet site:  www.ilstu.edu/~psanders
For my gasifier stoves info, go to:
http://bioenergylists.org/contributors#Paul_Anderson





----------------------------------------------------------------
This message was sent using Illinois State University Webmail.


_______________________________________________
Stoves mailing list
Stoves at listserv.repp.org
http://listserv.repp.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_listserv.repp.org