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In principle, the Club of Rome holds a conference every year, always in a different region of the world. This conference is called Annual Conference. In addition, regional conferences are organized, dealing with present problems and issues.
A list of the most recent conferences as well as the upcoming conferences you will find below.
For recent conferences, please go to archive.
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Madrid, Spain; 2007-09-24 to 2007-09-25
Club of Rome Annual Conference 2007
"Human Development: Challenges and Opportunities<"
Intercontinental Hotel
On 24 & 25 September 2007 the Club of Rome will hold its 2007 Annual Conference in Madrid, Spain, in co-operation with the Spanish Chapter of the Club of Rome.
The year 2007 marks the 30th anniversary of Aurelio Peccei's publication of "La Calidad Humana" ("The Human Quality"), one of the first Reports to The Club of Rome. From this work emerged the central themes that have formed the basis around which the debates of the Club of Rome have developed. The publication refers to the problems of non-sustainable growth, the necessity of a new governance of political systems and socio-economic structures as well as the promises and threats posed by scientific and technical advances.
These subjects have grown in intensity as the resolution of the difficulties they represent have become less and less susceptible to old style fixes and short-term thinking and attitudes of limited generosity. From the vibrant text of "The Human Quality", however, there emerges a sense of hope and faith in the men and women of the modern world. It makes clear that scientific and technical advances be designed to improve the quality of life for the benefit of humankind.
In the three decades since its publication the problems outlined in "The Human Quality" have become more acute and, despite humanity's increasing consciousness of the need to act, the discriminations, social exclusions, poverty and the multiple ills of society continue to defy the Club of Rome's co-founder’s hopes for a better future.
2007 was named the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All by the European Union. In the same year members of the United Nations will ratify the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. While many may continue to see human development as something unattainable for large sections of the world's population and the UN Millennium Development Goals as increasingly optimistic, the Club of Rome will continue to insist, as in "The Human Quality", that a better future for coming generations depends on the commitments of today’s men and women.
In order to secure a better future it is necessary to transcend the aspirations of today’s economic development, solely focused on quotas of material wealth. In parallel we need to instigate a human revolution or the accomplishment of the mission for humanity of which Aurelio Peccei wrote.
Please see conference website for more details:
http://www.clubofrome.at/events/2007/madrid
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Norfolk, Virginia, USA; 2005-10-02 to 2005-10-03
Youth: Challenges and Promises for a Better Future
"A Cross-generation Dialogue"
Old Dominion University
Conference homepage:
http://esc.clubofrome.org/activities/norfolk/norfolk.html
In a complex world full of uncertainties and fast shifts in the spheres of economics, politics and culture, young people play a key role as the inheritors of our planet. More than ever, world leaders are asked to share their knowledge with the next generation in order to help young leaders to take a step forward towards the solution of the world problematique. The more so as technological advances, new economic and ecological ideas and a rising awareness for the state of our planet provide unique chances. Which tools and strategies are needed to open up opportunities instead of establishing new limits?
From its beginning, the Club of Rome has been deeply convinced of the necessity to include the generation of young leaders into its debates. Their ideas and enthusiasm, combined with the knowledge of today's leading heads, are urgently needed to develop strategies to overcome the manifold challenges humankind is facing in the coming decades.
At its Annual Conference 2005, the Club of Rome had an opportunity to enjoy a cross-generation dialogue on the world's most crucial questions. tt30, its young think tank, was the stimulating partner. The campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, constituted an inspiring venue for a frank and fruitful dialogue across disciplines and generations.
Papers delivered to the conference:
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"Youth: Challenges & Promises for a Better Future"
[English]
Programme
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The Club of Rome
[Type: pdf document, 40 KB]
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Address of Welcome to The Club of Rome
[English]
by
Roseann Runte
[Type: pdf document, 25 KB]
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Lessons from The Limits to Growth
[English]
A Presentation to The Club of Rome
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Dennis Meadows
[Type: pdf document, 194 KB]
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Acceptance Statement for the USACOR Lifetime Achievement Award
[English]
by
Hazel Henderson
[Type: pdf document, 13 KB]
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The European Union: Model for the World
[English]
by
Hazel Henderson
[Type: pdf document, 20 KB]
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Text of brief address delivered at the Club of Rome
[English]
Guest Contribution
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David Wasdell, Director of the Meridian Programme
[Type: pdf document, 22 KB]
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Contributions to Workshop #1
[English]
Sustainable development: thirty years from now
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diverse
[Type: pdf document, 581 KB]
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Contributions to Workshop #2
[English]
The future of work: how to create employment in a globalised world?
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diverse
[Type: pdf document, 450 KB]
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Contributions to Workshop #3
[English]
Education: how to respond to global challenges?
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diverse
[Type: pdf document, 327 KB]
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Contributions to Workshop #4
[English]
Celebrating cultural diversity: beyond tolerance to cultural understanding
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diverse
[Type: pdf document, 495 KB]
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Basic Health Defines our Humanity: The Minimum Common Humanity Level
[English]
A Tool FOR Social Change and Peace-Building
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Ruth Bamela Engo
[Type: pdf document, 17 KB]
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Proceedings CACOR
[English]
Analysis of the Human Predicament
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Canadian Association for The Club Of Rome
[Type: pdf document, 97 KB]
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ESC Activities 2004 / 2005
[English]
European Support Centre of the Club of Rome
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Thomas Schauer, European Support Centre
[Type: pdf document, 1014 KB]
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Governance Labyrinth Of Democracy
[English]
Report to the Venezuelan Association for The Club of Rome
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María Ramírez Ribes
[Type: pdf document, 34 KB]
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Sustainable Development and Global Security
[English]
by
Ivo Šlaus, Robert Blinc, Aleksander Zidanšek
[Type: pdf document, 689 KB]
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Sustainable Development and Happiness in Nations
[English]
by
Aleksander Zidanšek
[Type: pdf document, 217 KB]
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Our Future Economy: Money and Sustainability-the Missing Link
[English]
A Presentation to The Club of Rome
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Bernard Lietaer
[Type: pdf document, 315 KB]
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TREC Activities 2005
[English]
Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy Cooperation
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Gerhard Knies
[Type: pdf document, 400 KB]
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tt30 Update
[English]
From Amman to Rio de Janeiro (September 2004 – August 2005)
by
Joerg Geier
[Type: pdf document, 295 KB]
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FiCoR Update
[English]
Finnish Association for The Club of Rome
by
Markku Wilenius & Sirkka Heinonen
[Type: pdf document, 426 KB]
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Educational Technology at the UCLA-Center for Digital Innovation
[English]
by
Roberto Peccei
[Type: pdf document, 882 KB]
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Poverty & Social Exclusion
[English]
Young People - Our Hope
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Teresa Mendizábal, Spanish Association for The Club of Rome
[Type: pdf document, 37 KB]
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Information and Communication for Capacity-Building: Critical Success Factors
[English]
Proceedings of the UNESCO/Club of Rome World Conference - 11-13 May 2005, UNESCO, Paris, France
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Raoul Weiler, Abdul Waheed Khan, Roland A. Burger, Thomas Schauer (editors)
[Type: pdf document, 2 MB]
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