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2012 Starfish Community Expo
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This is a preliminary announcement about the 2012 Expo. Venue and agenda are yet to be determined, but the dates will be October 16-18, 2012 and it will be held in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
The organizing team is open to any suggestions or recommendations for the format and agenda.
Global Changing Challenges Conference
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Posted 3 months ago, updated 3 months ago
Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia from 3rd & 4th April.
The goal of this conference is to introduce fundamentals of Community Based Disaster Management(CBDM) as an integrated network system, and how its resources and capabilities can be networked together for all hazards on a Global Scale.
http://web.hishand.org/news ...
IDRN Africa Response
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Posted 5 months, 1 week ago
There are several Starfish Community member organizations working together to raise money and awareness for the famine crisis in the Horn of Africa. We are promoting this effort -called the IDRN Africa Response- on www.IDRN.info.
Please, if you have an interest in Africa, spend some time at www ...
2011 Asia Regional Expo
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Posted 1 year, 1 month ago, updated 9 months, 2 weeks ago
Those of you focusing your attention on Asia, this is the thread for the upcoming Asia Regional Expo, coming in October.
What: Asia Starfish Expo
When: October 25 - 27, 2011
Where: Hong Kong
Who: Individuals and organizations desiring to network, cooperate and collaborate in order to meet needs across the ...
2011 Starfish Community Expo in East Africa
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Posted 1 year, 8 months ago, updated 1 year, 4 months ago
One of the exciting developments from the 2010 Expo was the enthusiasm to hold international events next year. The first of those events will be in Nairobi, Kenya in early 2011. If you are planning to attend, post your questions or comments below!
2011 Starfish
Compressed Earth Block Machine Demonstration
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Posted 1 year, 7 months ago, updated 1 year, 7 months ago
I thought some of you might want to check out the compressed earth block technology that has been developed by Vermeer Manufacturing in conjunction with Partners Worldwide. Vermeer representatives will be in Colorado on Thursday to talk about compressed earth block technology and demonstrate their machine. This technology
Looking for PPT on Kurzweil and future trends shown at Expo in Ft. Mill
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Posted 1 year, 7 months ago, updated 1 year, 7 months ago
Hi Starfish,
Looking for the presentation Mike McCausland showed in first session on Andrew Kurzweil futuristic outlook. Mike said it was available on web site. Please email to cmmarmy@gmail.com where I find it.
This was another awesome EXPO. Each one keeps getting better. Love the spirit
2010 Starfish Community Expo
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Posted 2 years, 2 months ago, updated 1 year, 8 months ago
Please put the 2010 Starfish Community Expo on your calendar! The event will be:
September 16-18, 2010
Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
Many of you were at the first Expo in October 2009, and I think it was a really productive time of sharing good ideas and making key connections ...
2011 Starfish Community Expo in Asia
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Posted 1 year, 8 months ago
The second Expo that is already on the calendar for 2011 will be held in Hong Kong in October. It was exciting to see people step forward to host this event, and I am confident that it will be a really productive time for the Asian community. Post
When Helping Hurts
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Many of us have found the book, When Helping Hurts, by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert (2009, Moody Press) to be a highly valuable resource. Subtitled: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor . . . or Yourself, it is a very nice collection of principles and
