The 21st Century Schoolhouse
International Youth Environmental
Summit
Day Four
Sunday, September 9
Students and teachers got up once again at the early hour of 06:00, ate
breakfast in the university dining room, and then left for Salem for their
first day of work at the Capitol Building.
The State Capitol Building
Presentation of Articles and Research
The 6 delegations presented their Articles
of Right and Responsibilties and Research to the General Assembly in the
Senate Chamber of the State Capitol. Here we see student delegates about
to enter the Capitol Building for the first time.
Program of the Opening of the General Assembly
08:45 -
Opening Remarks - Norma Paulus, Superintendent
of Public Instruction, State of Oregon.
Convening
of Assembly - protocol
for General Assembly explained
09:15 - Presentation
of the Preamble (Preamble Committee)
09:30 - Presentation
of Articles and Research
South
African Delegation presents Articles and Research
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09:30 - Australia
- Land Degradation and the Decade of Land
Care
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10:00 - Brazil
- Deforestation of the Atlantic Coastal Forests
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11:00 - Israel
- Sustainable Solutions to Toxic Waste
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11:30 - Japan
- Sustainable Use of Resources and Energy
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13:00 - South
Africa - Rapid Urbanization
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13:30 - United
States - Corporate and Social Responsibility
14:30 - Multinational
Committee Workshops in Hearing Rooms
-
Brainstorm Session of Solutions to match Articles
-
Interactive training of legislative process
- Alternative
and Sustainable Energy Resources - Room F
- Rapid Urbanization
- Room C
- Land Reclamation
and the Decade of Land Use - Room D
- Corporate
and Social Responsibility - Room E
- Sustainable
Solutions to Toxic Waste - Room H170
- Deforestation
- Room H174
Pictures from the General Assembly
