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30 April 08 IYPF Brief - TNEP & Climate Change Resources
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hi again everyone

following on from our 7 april update, we are progressing on compiling our first newsletter of 2008 (and everything else - esp the IYPS 2008!).

while we are preparing our newsletter, i wanted to send you the below and attached from The Natural Edge Project.

this was prepared for an edition of our newsletter that was supposed to come out last december, but since it didn't run, you were not sent this!

since climate change continues to be - and will continue to be for a long time - a defining issue of our lives as young professionals, i figured it valuable to get this out and put it in your hands.

so read below and see the attached resource - and link to other resources from there :)

yours for a better world for all

cameron

ceo, iypf

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New TNEP Resources on Climate Change

The Natural Edge Project (TNEP) is a group of young professionals that has been an IYPF partner for 5 years. One of TNEP's main areas of work in the last 3 years has been focused on researching and communicating the most cost effective solutions to mitigate climate change. TNEP does this through a wide variety of media including consensus building documents with the business community (www.nblf.com.au), online course materials (used by universities, professional firms, business and government) and a range of succinct publications including book chapters and media articles (www.naturaledgeproject.net/TNEPArticles.aspx). Since Al Gore's film, An Inconvenient Truth, there has been a significant shift.

The Natural Edge Project in partnership with Griffith Uni and ANU created a new online Sustainable Energy Solutions to Mitigate Climate Change Portfolio. This Portfolio shows how young professionals can play their part and help their families, friends and workplace rapidly achieve cuts to greenhouse gas emissions. The Portfolio is presented as an online text book with 9 chapters with 30 lectures in total. Each lecture has a clear aim, an executive summary of key points, a list of recommended online resources and a 10-15 page overview of the topic. The structure for each online lecture is designed to enable you to quickly find what you are looking for. This package looks at energy efficiency opportunities in the home and at work, opportunities for renewable energy, sustainable transport options and also the carbon offsets. To conclude, this new package is designed to empower any young professional to empower their family, friends and work colleagues to be able to quickly see how we can all rapidly reduce our carbon footprints.

The new Sustainable Energy Solutions to Mitigate Climate Change Portfolio is available at - www.naturaledgeproject.net/Sustainable_Energy_Solutions_Portfolio.aspx

A 2-page guide to online energy and climate change resources by TNEP is available here:
http://www.takingitglobal.org/resources/toolkits/view.html?ToolkitID=1529

April 30, 2008 | 10:14 AM Comments  1 comments



Goodbye from Britt
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“Activism is my rent for living on this planet.” -- Alice Walker.

Reading quotes like this sparked in me a desire to contribute to the world, as it did in late 2003. I was working full time, studying part time, and looking for a way to use my skills for more ‘big picture stuff’. I wasn’t an engineer, I didn’t know much about environmental science, and I didn’t have any experience in providing aid to developing nations. But I did have recruitment and admin skills, and I figured there would be an organisation, somewhere, with a use for them.

So I googled the words “young professionals Australia” and stumbled upon an amazing network of young people from all over the globe working together to make positive changes for the future. I emailed, was invited to an AGM and offered a voluntary role in the Human Resources area, and it all continued from there.

One of the greatest experiences early on was attending the International Young Professionals Summit in 2004. Not only did I have the chance to meet many people whom I had been communicating with by email, but I got to hear them speak about their projects, their workplaces, the things they are passionate about and the brilliant work that they do.

The experience I gained working for the IYPF directly enhanced my employability, so that when I completed my studies in Human Resources I was able to gain paid work in this area with ease. I’ve continued to work in HR, a role that affords me the advantage of getting to know almost every person in the organisation that I work for, along with a lot of influence. I’ve used this influence to try to affect positive change wherever possible, whether it be consulting among my company’s Environmental Reference Group or writing an application which saw us achieve ‘Employer of Choice for Women’ status.

Working with IYPF reinforced my interest in sustainability issues, and I’ve continually grown my knowledge over time. When the opportunity to study a Master of Commerce focused particularly on Corporate Social Responsibility presented itself, I had to take it. Right now I’m learning about Business Sustainability (including Triple Bottom Line Reporting) and the Global Knowledge Economy. I’m finding the topics really interesting, and once again I’m connecting with people with interests similar to my own.

So as I say goodbye to the IYPF as a staff member, I feel that I haven’t really left the network, but rather stepped into a much bigger one that includes the IYPF, my workplace, my Uni, my colleagues, and many others. You all continue to be part of that chain, even as -- more importantly -- you form similar chains of your own.

All the best,

Britt

April 29, 2008 | 10:55 AM Comments  0 comments



7 April 2008 Update on IYPF Activities in 2008
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Dear members and friends of IYPF

Greetings!

I'm sure many of you were wondering what is happening or has been
happening with IYPF in 2008. Since the AGM last year, things have been
pretty quiet publicly - we haven't even sent out a newsletter yet!

So this is a quick e-mail to break the silence and update you on IYPF
happenings ...

We have been primarily focused on the upcoming International Young
Professionals Summit being held in Manchester, UK in August this year.
Check out www.iyps.org for more information. We are pouring a lot of
resources in to this event to make it a huge success. It is our first
Summit outside of Australia, and our 3rd overall. Organising the IYPS as
a volunteer run organisation is hard work - but our last two Summits have
been amazing events and IYPS 2008 is shaping up as the best ever.

Things are falling in to place for virtual participation in many of the
Summit activities, so we are excited that many of you will be able to
participate either in person or online. Stay tuned for more information
on this.

As you can imagine, there are many ways you can be involved with us in
organising the Summit, so if you are interested, please contact us on
iyps2008@iypf.org.

Our team is also preparing a range of information to go out to all our
members and networks (i.e. YOU!), including details on how you can help
fundraise for a delegate to attend IYPS 2008.

So look out in the near future for a member update and our first
newsletter for the year.

On that note, we are totally changing our newsletter this year. It will
come out every two to three months (rather than predominantly monthly)
and will mostly consist of short snippets with links to full articles on
our website. This is part of our move to release information on our
website and blogs as a steady stream, rather than once a month, keeping
our website content fresh and interesting. You'll have the ability to
subscribe to blogs and feeds.

We need people to join our newsletter team to assist with writing and
publishing articles online - if you are interested, get in touch via
newsletter@iypf.org.

Following the AGM, the new IYPF Directors have been meeting and gearing
up for a big year for IYPF. They are finalising their Working Groups for
the year on Strategy, Fundraising and Compliance - there will be
opportunities for some of you to get involved in that in the near future.

On the staff front, the end of 2007 and start of 2008 has seen some faces
depart and some new ones step in. It is an exciting time and we look
forward to introducing you to our new team members in the near future, as
well as publicly saying goodbye to some great servants of IYPF.

The work of our Member Projects teamc continues and, as always, they are
on the look out for young professionals with great ideas for making their
communities better. If you have a great idea, get in touch with them now
on memberprojects@iypf.org to see how they can help you get your idea
developed, funded and implemented.

Finally, IYPF is working on launching 2 new activities in 2008 - our
inaugural IYPF Member Magazine and our Member Activities Fund.

As you can see, there IS a lot happening. And many more possibilities.

We would welcome any contributions and inputs from any of you - be in
touch and I am sure we can find an opportunity that matches your skills,
experience and passions.

I encourage you all to be courageous and full of hope - and to inspire
those around you to work to make the world a better place through actions
big and small.

Yours in partnership for a better world for all

Cameron Neil
CEO
IYPF


April 7, 2008 | 6:40 PM Comments  0 comments



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