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No.21/2000 |
Dateline: August 11, 2000 |
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This is a weekly electronic information service of the International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility
Editor: Tobias Damjanov, e-mail:
INES homepage: http://inesglobal.org
INES International Office
INES Chair: Prof. Armin Tenner
CONTENTS of WNII No. 21/2000
MEMBER ORGANISATIONS' AND PROJECT GROUPS' NEWS
INES Executive Director to visit FR Yugoslavia
Reiner Braun, INES Executive Director, is to visit the Yugoslav cities of Belgrade and Novi Sad on 1-4 September to consider joint projects with democratic opposition forces. Please contact Reiner Braun at , if you would like to learn more about these planned contacts.
"The SEU TIMES" No 5 (14) - June-July 2000
"The SEU TIMES" is the electronic newsletter of the "Socio-Ecological Union", one of the Russian INES member organsiations. The latest issue has the following contents:
The International Socio-Ecological Union has initiated the Program "For Environmental Safety of Rocket and Space Activity" For contacts: Sergei Krichevsky, Program coordinator: Editor: Sviatoslav Zabelin Previous issues of "The SEU Times" may be found at "The Online Gadfly": http://www.igc.org/gadfly
Articles on a Missile Freeze by INESAP members
Recently, the German INESAP member Dr Juergen Scheffran has published the article "Time for a Missile Freeze, Options for international control of ballistic missiles" which was prepared for the ECAAR Newsletter, July 2000. ECAAR (Economists Allied for Arms Reduction) is a US-based INES member organisation. In response to this article, Egyptian INESAP member Bahig Nassar who also serves as a Coordinator of the Arab Coordination Centre of NGOs, has disseminated some critical reflections on Scheffran's assessment. You can obtain these articles either from the authors: Dr Juergen Scheffran Bahig Nassar Or from the WNII editor.
Abolition 2000 homepage: http://www.abolition2000.org Grassroots News: http://www.napf.org/abolition2000/news/
Independent Commission on the Verifiability of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: Call for Papers http://www.ctbtcommission.org
The London-based Verification Research, Training and Information Centre (VERTIC) invites members of the international verification community to submit papers to The Independent Commission on the Verifiability of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). The Commission, established by VERTIC, is composed of eminent scientists and experts, acting in their personal capacities. The Commission will be tasked with assessing the verifiability of the Treaty, both:
Papers are requested on the following subjects which are to be examined by the Commission in preparing its report:
Selected papers will be placed on the Commission's website and in a collected volume to be published after the Commission has reported at the end of October. Papers should address one or more of the topics above, be no more than 20 pages long, and include a brief biography of the author. NOTE: Please submit papers as early as possible - at the latest by 6 October 2000 - to the Commission, preferably as an email attachment, to: [Fax: (44-20) 7242 3266]
/linkages/journal/ Volume 5, Number 7, 1 August 2000 (Published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD))
The PDF (formatted and printable with wall calendar) version is available at: http://www.iisd.ca/linkages/journal/link0507e.pdf The latest issue of /linkages/journal/ carries the following:
Researchers and Industry Join Forces to Examine Sustainability of the Network Centric Economy
The School of Engineering and Applied Science of the University of Pennsylvania (USA) announced the creation of the Ackoff Center for Advanced Systems Approaches (A-CASA). A-CASA is dedicated to education, academic research, industry research and consulting, and outreach programs in the area of systems approaches. Faculty from Engineering and the Wharton School are expected to work under the auspices of A-CASA on multi-disciplinary research topics in such areas as netcentricity and sustainability. Netcentricity or network centricity is the centrality of telecommunications networks and the Internet for business, education, and leisure. The Ackoff Center will examine the implications of netcentricity on a variety of topics including production, logistics, trading, organizational design, and knowledge management. The Ackoff Center will examine several issues related to sustainability in both "new economy" and traditional organizations. The membership program will allow for close liaison with leading edge companies for industry-sponsored research and short-term Fellows from industry to work on intellectually challenging projects with standing faculty and students. Further, A-CASA will provide opportunities for internships for undergraduates and graduate students from Penn and other institutions to further enhance the educational mission of the University. For details, contact Sandy Rathman, University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering:
CDI's Issue Brief "National Missile Defense: What Does It All Mean?"
As the debate in the United States on the planned deployment of the national missile defense (NMD) system heats up, the Center for Defense Information (CDI) is releasing a timely Issue Brief, "National Missile Defense: What Does It All Mean?" on this important national security issue. The 40-48 page document scheduled for release on 31 August 2000, will include the following:
In addition to the print version, CDI is preparing a web site with further information on the National Missile Defense program. Each section in the print version will be updated on the web, on an as-needed basis, to keep the document current. TO ORDER: Please send a check for US$5 to the Center for Defense Information, 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 615 Washington, DC 20036, USA. Please write "Issue Brief" on the check For more information, please e-mail Tomas Valasek at:
New e-mail list about the Free Trade Area of the Americas
"ftaa-l" is the name of a new international e-mail list about the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) and the upcoming Summit of the Americas meeting in Quebec City (April 2001). The FTAA is the proposed extension of NAFTA to the entire hemisphere (except Cuba) by 2005. ftaa-l is intended to share information, analysis, announcements, news, opinion articles, organizing and protest info, direct action reports, and hard-to-find corporate or government insider information, related to the FTAA negotiations and the Summit of the Americas process. ftaa-l is NOT a discussion list, but rather an information resource; as such, it is moderated. ftaa-l is an English language list. zlea-l is the corresponding French language list, while alca-l is both the Spanish and Portuguese list. To subscribe to ftaa-l, send an e-mail message, with a blank subject line, to with the following text: subscribe You can similarly subscribe to zlea-l and alca-l. To talk to the list moderators directly, or for more information, e-mail: or
News Digest on Iraq created
Due to numerous requests for easy-to-use news information on Iraq - with special focus on the sanctions - the iac-news-digest egroups list has been created. Every week, a compilation of important news articles, editorials, and reviews of anti-sanctions activities will be distributed on that list. If you are interested in a service that provides you with news on Iraq, while keeping the number of e-mails to a minimum, then subscribe to the by sending a blank message to:
No new or changed email or web addresses in this issue. All INES e-mail addresses and homepages are available upon request from:
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