Connectivity & Environmental impact

May 21, 2008 in venue/tourist information

We have arranged for wireless internet access at the workshop, so if you are attending and able to take a laptop, please do! We hope as many participants as possible will take laptops, not only to be able to connect, but also to support us in two other ways:

1) With a lot of Open Space sessions going on, it would be great to capture the outputs electronically on the spot to make it easier to collect, and to make it easier to share with KM4Dev folks who are not at the event

2) Use of laptops will also help our efforts to minimize the environmental impact of the event. We intend to make as much of the content needed for the workshop as possible available electronically, so if you are able to put it directly on your computer, it will make things easier.

Whether or not you have a laptop, please bring a flash/jump drive, memory stick or whatever you like to call your favourite portable storage device 🙂 It will come in handy…

While on the environmental thread, with all the (electronic) letters of confirmation that went out, we asked participants to bring along a mug to minimize use of disposable cups. Also, the possibility of purchasing a carbon offset related to one’s travel was suggested.

Finally, we intend to do as much as we can to recycle materials that are used at the workshop. Any other ideas? We are keen to keep the energy/waste issues in mind, so any suggestions or ideas are most welcome!