Join us for POCACITO's interesting workshop that aims to create opportunities for citizen-led and community-oriented innovation for a sustainable circular economy, looking at lessons and examples from Europe and Pittsburgh, then engaging in a group design process. Workshop participants include citizens, city planners, local government officials, and organizations committed to the vibrancy of their communities.
Who is POCACITO and do they do?
POCACITO in the US is an initiative of Ecologic Institute in Washington, DC, and funded in large part by the Delegation of the European Union to the United States's Getting to Know Europe program.
POCACITO in the US invites innovators and experts from EU cities to help lead interactive workshops and discussions in select US cities to promote European priorities and efforts in areas of shared interest with the US. For POCACITO, those areas are urban sustainability and the circular economy.
POCACITO in the US redefines the urban sustainable development process by engaging diverse perspectives in the conversations about local issues and reimagining international cooperation. The resulting transatlantic relationships serve to affirm the potential of cities to lead the global sustainability movement.
For more information: http://www.pocacito.org/
Agenda:
9:00 AM - Coffee and registration
10:00 AM - Opening by Ecologic Institute and Aurora Sharrad, Director of Sustainability at University of Pittsburgh
10:20 AM - "Circular Economy in Munich" (Ramon Arndt)
10:45 AM - "Rethinking Waste" (Janna Jung-Irrgang)
11:10 AM - "Urban Planning for Zero Waste" (Vlatka Vlahek)
11:35 AM - "Urban Farming in Zagreb" (Zoran Kordic)
12:00 PM - Lunch Break
1:00 PM - Introduction to the world cafe design approach. Each of the European speakers, joined by a local partner representative, will moderate one discussion table.
1:10 PM - Visualizing a circular society - group activity
2:00 PM - Local ideas for implementation and open discussion
2:50 PM - Closing remarks
3:00 PM - End
For more information about the speaker and registration click here.
