ifPeople Newsletter, December 2005, Vol. 2, No. 10
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ifPeople Newsletter (Spanish)
December 2005 (Vol. 2, No. 10)
Dear friends,
Greetings for all! This has been an intense time of fall harvesting and we hope you have had rich experiences. ifPeople was recently involved in two events in Atlanta, including the 10,000+ person GreenBuild conference (see our coverage below) and the Bioneers Southeast Forum. In this issue, we bring you news of events, including a look to 2006, and an announcement of our latest Carbon Neutrality projects, a new strategic consulting project, and our latest training in Argentina as part of our FairSource program. We hope you enjoy and will send us any comments you may have.
Happy Holidays and all the best to you in the New Year!
Sincerely,
Chris and Tirza
ifPeople co-founders
_____Holiday Internet traffic is up - is your site ready?
Online shopping continues to grow, and this year's holiday shopping season has shown double-digit growth over last year's. With more people seeking online goods and services, will your site be prepared to capture this traffic? There are a number of things to do to prepare your site, so this may be a great time for an Internet marketing checkup. Find out easy things you can do to get more business online.
Read more
_____ifPeople Works with Cooperative Coffees on Strategic Planning
Cooperative Coffees (CC) is a green bean buying collective comprised of fair trade roaster/members. CC buys beans directly from cooperatives around the world. They build lasting relationships with the grower cooperatives in order to create more equitable trade mechanisms and contribute to sustainability. As part of its growth process, CC has undertaken strategic planning with its leadership and members. ifPeople has been engaged to facilitate the process of articulating and designing the strategic plan.
Read more
_____Green Building convergence in Atlanta gives new impetus to sustainable building
The USGBC's GreenBuild 2005 Expo and Conference was held in Atlanta, November 9-11. The United States Green Building Council (USGBC), a coalition of more than 5,500 private companies, NGOs and government agencies promoting energy efficient and environmentally responsible building. The 2005 conference brought together 600 exhibitors and almost 12,000 people, ranging from architects and contractors to experts and specialized consultants involved in green building initiatives. ifPeople cofounders served on the Host Committee for the event, which catalyzed collaboration in and around Atlanta.
Read our coverage of the event here
_____ifPeople launches annual Carbon Neutral program to reduce the environmental impact of its activities From its inception, ifPeople has taken action to enhance the ecological impacts of company operations. In 2004, specific programs to capture carbon dioxide were implemented which involved forestry activities with native species and the overall improvement of its energy consumption. In 2005, ifPeople committed to contribute to the preservation of undeveloped lands and extend awareness programs to reach both partners and clients as part of its Carbon Neutral program.
Read More
_____ifPeople sponsors Plone and Zope training in Argentina as part of FairSource program
December 2-3, eighteen people engaged in an advanced training in Zope and Plone sponsored by ifPeople in Argentina. Zope and Plone, enterprise-quality web software applications, have emerging communities in the Southern Cone. This was ifPeople's second training this year as part of the FairSource program to strengthen responsible microenterprises in Latin America that provide quality, valuable information technology services.
Read more
Featured event:
* Inspiring Futures World Cafe, December 15, Atlanta Community Food Bank. Come meet people and engage in meaningful dialog about the region's future and how to collaborate. See http://www.inspiringfutures.org/dialogs
Featured from our updated 2006 Events Calendar:
* Open Source CMS and Blogging Tools Summit, February 7 - 9, 2006, Vancouver, Canada
* 7th Gathering of the Social Enterprise Alliance, March 7 - 10, 2006, Atlanta, GA
* Southface Visionary Dinner and GreenPrints, March 22-24, Atlanta, GA
For more events information, see
http://www.ifpeople.net/community/news/events
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ifPeople creates and implements information technology solutions for Web sites, intranets and custom business applications. Our consulting services provide support in collaboration, marketing, and sustainability strategy. Please contact us to find out what we can do for you.
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December 2005 (Vol. 2, No. 10)
Dear friends,
Greetings for all! This has been an intense time of fall harvesting and we hope you have had rich experiences. ifPeople was recently involved in two events in Atlanta, including the 10,000+ person GreenBuild conference (see our coverage below) and the Bioneers Southeast Forum. In this issue, we bring you news of events, including a look to 2006, and an announcement of our latest Carbon Neutrality projects, a new strategic consulting project, and our latest training in Argentina as part of our FairSource program. We hope you enjoy and will send us any comments you may have.
Happy Holidays and all the best to you in the New Year!
Sincerely,
Chris and Tirza
ifPeople co-founders
_____Holiday Internet traffic is up - is your site ready?
Online shopping continues to grow, and this year's holiday shopping season has shown double-digit growth over last year's. With more people seeking online goods and services, will your site be prepared to capture this traffic? There are a number of things to do to prepare your site, so this may be a great time for an Internet marketing checkup. Find out easy things you can do to get more business online.
Read more
_____ifPeople Works with Cooperative Coffees on Strategic Planning
Cooperative Coffees (CC) is a green bean buying collective comprised of fair trade roaster/members. CC buys beans directly from cooperatives around the world. They build lasting relationships with the grower cooperatives in order to create more equitable trade mechanisms and contribute to sustainability. As part of its growth process, CC has undertaken strategic planning with its leadership and members. ifPeople has been engaged to facilitate the process of articulating and designing the strategic plan.
Read more
_____Green Building convergence in Atlanta gives new impetus to sustainable building
The USGBC's GreenBuild 2005 Expo and Conference was held in Atlanta, November 9-11. The United States Green Building Council (USGBC), a coalition of more than 5,500 private companies, NGOs and government agencies promoting energy efficient and environmentally responsible building. The 2005 conference brought together 600 exhibitors and almost 12,000 people, ranging from architects and contractors to experts and specialized consultants involved in green building initiatives. ifPeople cofounders served on the Host Committee for the event, which catalyzed collaboration in and around Atlanta.
Read our coverage of the event here
_____ifPeople launches annual Carbon Neutral program to reduce the environmental impact of its activities From its inception, ifPeople has taken action to enhance the ecological impacts of company operations. In 2004, specific programs to capture carbon dioxide were implemented which involved forestry activities with native species and the overall improvement of its energy consumption. In 2005, ifPeople committed to contribute to the preservation of undeveloped lands and extend awareness programs to reach both partners and clients as part of its Carbon Neutral program.
Read More
_____ifPeople sponsors Plone and Zope training in Argentina as part of FairSource program
December 2-3, eighteen people engaged in an advanced training in Zope and Plone sponsored by ifPeople in Argentina. Zope and Plone, enterprise-quality web software applications, have emerging communities in the Southern Cone. This was ifPeople's second training this year as part of the FairSource program to strengthen responsible microenterprises in Latin America that provide quality, valuable information technology services.
Read more
Featured event:
* Inspiring Futures World Cafe, December 15, Atlanta Community Food Bank. Come meet people and engage in meaningful dialog about the region's future and how to collaborate. See http://www.inspiringfutures.org/dialogs
Featured from our updated 2006 Events Calendar:
* Open Source CMS and Blogging Tools Summit, February 7 - 9, 2006, Vancouver, Canada
* 7th Gathering of the Social Enterprise Alliance, March 7 - 10, 2006, Atlanta, GA
* Southface Visionary Dinner and GreenPrints, March 22-24, Atlanta, GA
For more events information, see
http://www.ifpeople.net/community/news/events
****************
ifPeople creates and implements information technology solutions for Web sites, intranets and custom business applications. Our consulting services provide support in collaboration, marketing, and sustainability strategy. Please contact us to find out what we can do for you.
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