Dear members,
I am writing this to invite you to the 'upcycling practitioners’ workshop’
on *9th of March in London. *
(See http://kyungeunsung.freeblog.site/ for more information about
upcycling).
The purpose of the workshop is to ask you about your *experiences of
commercialisation *in terms of barriers, problems, or difficulties as well
as your opinions on what interventions(e.g. policy) may be required to help
your business to become mainstream.
The event details are as follows:
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date: 9th (Wed) of March 2016
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venue: *SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies) University of
London * -
programme:
(1) lunch with networking (12:00-12:50)
(2) opening and keynote speeches (12:50-13:30): keynote speakers (*Rebecca
Earley: *http://www.beckyearley.com/; http://www.upcyclingtextiles.net/; and
Jamie Billing: http://www.co-oproduct.org/)(3) group activity 1 (13:30-14:30)
(4) coffee break (14:30-15:00)
(5) group activity 2 (15:00-16:30)
(6) closing and feedback (16:30-17:00)
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financial cover: travel cost (2nd class) reimbursement; lunch and
refreshments -
benefits of participation: networking with other practitioners as
well as academic experts in sustainable production and consumption; best
chocolates in Nottingham! -
event background: this workshop is funded by the Centre for Industrial
Energy, Materials and Products (http://ciemap.leeds.ac.uk/).
Please send an email to kyungeun.sung2013@my.ntu.ac.uk with your full
name and business name (if applicable; but not necessary) if you are willing
to participate in and contribute to this workshop.
Thank you very much for your consideration.
Yours sincerely,
Kyungeun