ifPeople Newsletter, Vol.2, No. 1, January 2005.
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ifPeople Newsletter (abajo en Español)
January 2005 (Vol. 2, No. 1)
We hope that you have all had a wonderful holiday season and wish you a happy new year. We hope that 2005 is a year full of learning and success for all of you and we hope to see you soon! Below you will find a sampling of news from ifPeople about sustainability and technology issues. As always, we welcome your feedback.
Best wishes,
Chris Johnson and Tirza Hollenhorst
ifPeople co-founders
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. Never again can we afford to live with the narrow, provincial "outside agitator" idea. Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds."
Martin Luther King's Letter from Birmingham Jail
April 16, 1963
____Towards Sustainable Development: book available online
Dr. Khalid Saeed won the prestigious Jay Wright Forrester Award given to outstanding contributions to the field of systems dynamics in 1995 for his book Towards Sustainable Development: Essays on System Analysis of National Policy. The book consists of a series of essays from the work of Dr. Saeed and his colleagues on sustainable development, with a particular focus on a developing country perspective. The second edition of this book, which includes additional and updated works, is now available online in digital format.
http://www.ifpeople.net/community/news/20050110_sd
____Best practices guide for healthy and sustainable buildings in the healthcare industry
Healthcare facilities comprise 30% of the new building market, but only a fraction seek certification for best environmental and energy standards through LEED or other programs. Given the difficulty in improving the sustainability and health of these buildings and their importance in the construction market, many new initiatives are aimed at improving practices in the healthcare sector. One new resource, a best practices guide for healthy and sustainable building design, construction, and operiltions for the healthcare industry, is now available online.
http://www.ifpeople.net/community/news/20050110_hospitals
____Web sites: Search Engine Optimization Enhances the User Experience Also
A higher search ranking is the dream of many Web site owners and an effective way to reach more people. What you may not realize is that, if done correctly, the optimisation of their site for the search engines can also help optimize the site for visitors.That means more people getting to your site - and more people that are can achieve what your site is meant to do.
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/increased-usability
News from ifPeople
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____Six Keys To Building Community with a Workspace
A high level of community occurs where people feel secure, trusted, and connected and consider themselves partners in achieving a greater goal. First and foremost creating community is based on authentic communication. As organizations move more of their communication to Web based mediums, they are faced with challenge of creating community amongst teams of people who may never have a conversation in person. This new resource from ifPeople describes six key elements of building a sense of community among virtual teams. http://www.ifpeople.net/resources/downloads/buildingcommunity-
virtualteams.pdf
____ifPeople releases Plone performance research report
Recently chosen chosen by eWEEK as one of the ten "Top Products of 2004," Plone is an enterprise-grade, standards-compliant Free Software content management system that is built on the Zope application server. This ifPeople-sponsored report offers an analysis and recommendation regarding performance optimization of this powerful system. http://www.ifpeople.net/resources/downloads/PlonePerformance.pdf/view
Briefs
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* World Social Forum: The fifth WSF will take place in Porto Alegre, Brazil, January 26-31, 2005. For more information:
http://www.forumsocialmundial.org.br/ .
* Sustainable Business Day at the Georgia State Capitol on Monday, February 7th, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm. Representative Pat Gardner and Sustainable Business Partners are coordinating the second annual event to raise awareness with Georgia politicians. Contact info @ifpeople.net for more information.
* Green Design Solutions for hospitals and schools: a first annual to be held in Chicago, May 4-6, 2005. http://www.greendesignsolutions.com/
* Free Software license to evolve: the GPL is set for its first revision (to Version 3) in 13 years. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1730102,00.asp
* Latin American governments embrace Free Software for public institutions: Both Brazil and Venezuela are implementing Free Software to run government organizations. For more see http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.11/linux.html (Brazil, in English) and http://www.eluniversal.com/2004/12/30/eco_art_30111A.shtml
(Venezuela, in Spanish).
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ifPeople - Innovation for People
http://www.ifpeople.net - http://www.empresasustentable.com
4905 Hampton Lake Dr
Atlanta, GA 30068
tel/fax: (770) 971-2283
January 2005 (Vol. 2, No. 1)
We hope that you have all had a wonderful holiday season and wish you a happy new year. We hope that 2005 is a year full of learning and success for all of you and we hope to see you soon! Below you will find a sampling of news from ifPeople about sustainability and technology issues. As always, we welcome your feedback.
Best wishes,
Chris Johnson and Tirza Hollenhorst
ifPeople co-founders
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. Never again can we afford to live with the narrow, provincial "outside agitator" idea. Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds."
Martin Luther King's Letter from Birmingham Jail
April 16, 1963
____Towards Sustainable Development: book available online
Dr. Khalid Saeed won the prestigious Jay Wright Forrester Award given to outstanding contributions to the field of systems dynamics in 1995 for his book Towards Sustainable Development: Essays on System Analysis of National Policy. The book consists of a series of essays from the work of Dr. Saeed and his colleagues on sustainable development, with a particular focus on a developing country perspective. The second edition of this book, which includes additional and updated works, is now available online in digital format.
http://www.ifpeople.net/community/news/20050110_sd
____Best practices guide for healthy and sustainable buildings in the healthcare industry
Healthcare facilities comprise 30% of the new building market, but only a fraction seek certification for best environmental and energy standards through LEED or other programs. Given the difficulty in improving the sustainability and health of these buildings and their importance in the construction market, many new initiatives are aimed at improving practices in the healthcare sector. One new resource, a best practices guide for healthy and sustainable building design, construction, and operiltions for the healthcare industry, is now available online.
http://www.ifpeople.net/community/news/20050110_hospitals
____Web sites: Search Engine Optimization Enhances the User Experience Also
A higher search ranking is the dream of many Web site owners and an effective way to reach more people. What you may not realize is that, if done correctly, the optimisation of their site for the search engines can also help optimize the site for visitors.That means more people getting to your site - and more people that are can achieve what your site is meant to do.
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/increased-usability
News from ifPeople
===================
____Six Keys To Building Community with a Workspace
A high level of community occurs where people feel secure, trusted, and connected and consider themselves partners in achieving a greater goal. First and foremost creating community is based on authentic communication. As organizations move more of their communication to Web based mediums, they are faced with challenge of creating community amongst teams of people who may never have a conversation in person. This new resource from ifPeople describes six key elements of building a sense of community among virtual teams. http://www.ifpeople.net/resources/downloads/buildingcommunity-
virtualteams.pdf
____ifPeople releases Plone performance research report
Recently chosen chosen by eWEEK as one of the ten "Top Products of 2004," Plone is an enterprise-grade, standards-compliant Free Software content management system that is built on the Zope application server. This ifPeople-sponsored report offers an analysis and recommendation regarding performance optimization of this powerful system. http://www.ifpeople.net/resources/downloads/PlonePerformance.pdf/view
Briefs
=======
* World Social Forum: The fifth WSF will take place in Porto Alegre, Brazil, January 26-31, 2005. For more information:
http://www.forumsocialmundial.org.br/ .
* Sustainable Business Day at the Georgia State Capitol on Monday, February 7th, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm. Representative Pat Gardner and Sustainable Business Partners are coordinating the second annual event to raise awareness with Georgia politicians. Contact info @ifpeople.net for more information.
* Green Design Solutions for hospitals and schools: a first annual to be held in Chicago, May 4-6, 2005. http://www.greendesignsolutions.com/
* Free Software license to evolve: the GPL is set for its first revision (to Version 3) in 13 years. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1730102,00.asp
* Latin American governments embrace Free Software for public institutions: Both Brazil and Venezuela are implementing Free Software to run government organizations. For more see http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.11/linux.html (Brazil, in English) and http://www.eluniversal.com/2004/12/30/eco_art_30111A.shtml
(Venezuela, in Spanish).
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ifPeople - Innovation for People
http://www.ifpeople.net - http://www.empresasustentable.com
4905 Hampton Lake Dr
Atlanta, GA 30068
tel/fax: (770) 971-2283
