From:
Dave White [SMTP:Dave.White@usda.gov]
To:
Allan Baer
Cc:

Subject:
Re: RE: Info for Distribution
Sent:
4/13/99 5:47 AM
Importance:
Normal

there are two contacts at Education you may wish to visit with:
Carol Wacey 202.205.0755
Fritz Edelstein 202.401.3595

>>> aeb@ecosage.COM@i - 4/12/99 6:29 PM >>>
Security: PROPRIETARY

Dave,

Thanks. Is there a distribution netwrk with the Department of Education?
Who can I talk to there?

Thanks, again.

Allan

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave White
To: Allan Baer
Sent: 4/12/99 1:03 PM
Subject: Re: Info for Distribution
Sensitivity: Personal

Allan -- just to let you know, we've sent your blurb out to dozens of
listservs and various networks
dave

>>> aeb@ecosage.COM@i - 4/9/99 12:03 PM >>>

Dave,

Thanks for the reminder. The information is in the form of a press
release
with Questions and Answers. It appears in the text of this eamil
message
below and is attached to this email as a Word 97 document.

I will speak with you soon about Department of Education contacts.

Thanks again.

Allan Baer
Aeb@solarquest.com
802.685.3450

=======================================================================

April 9, 1999

Empower the Voices of American Students
at the
National Town Meeting for a Sustainable America.

Is sustainability an area of study in your local school science, math,
history, social studies, or government classes? Here is an ideal
opportunity to introduce students to this important interdisciplinary
field
of study:

The President's Council on Sustainable Development and the Global
Environment and Technology Foundation will be co-sponsoring a National
Town
Meeting for a Sustainable America in Detroit, Michigan, on May 2 - 5,
1999.
The National Town Meeting will focus on the Goals, Themes, and
Strategies
necessary for America to make the transformation to a sustainable
society as
we enter the 21st Century. The program will feature over 100
educational
programs, highlight best practices, and present case studies of
communities
throughout the nation working to achieve sustainability.

"Participate in the National Youth Roundtable!"

Empower the voices of American students to be heard at the National
Youth
Roundtable. From 8:30 to 10:00 on the morning of May 2, 1999, the
National
Town Meeting will feature a Youth Roundtable consisting of twenty
leaders
ages 12 - 18 that have demonstrated commitment to the values defined in
the
President's Council on Sustainable Development "Goals" statement. The
Youth
Roundtable delegates have been nominated by leading national youth
organizations and selected by a panel of judges. The delegates will
represent America's youth at this important gathering of leaders in
government, industry, and education. Beginning April 12, 1999,
biographies
of selected youth delegates will be posted to the SolarQuest web site.
Students across America can begin a dialogue with the delegates or post
their vision of sustainability to the SolarQuest Virtual Schoolhouse.
The
delegates will voice the concerns and vision of America's Youth at the
Roundtable and in a report to President Clinton following the National
Town
Meeting.

"How can schools participate?"

The are several ways schools can participate in the National Town
Meeting.
As a class teacher, parent, or volunteer, you can introduce the National
Town Meeting as a classroom activity. Discuss what sustainability
means to
them! Have students write about their vision of sustainability and post
it
as a report to the National Youth Delegates on the SolarQuest Virtual
Schoolhouse. Also, from May 2-5 SolarQuest will provide a web cast of
the
National Town Meeting, including a student news broadcast from the floor
of
the NTM. For Schoolhouse registration information and broadcast
schedules,
please visit the SolarQuest homepage.

"Where can I find out about curriculum on sustainability for my
classroom?"

The SolarQuest Virtual Schoolhouse provides a free Curriculum Resource
Guide
based on the National Goals for Sustainable Development. The Curriculum
Resource Guide includes case studies on sustainable development
practices,
links to Internet resources, lesson plans, professional development
resources, Internet-based classroom activities, and more.

Join us in the "Journey to Detroit," and empower the nation's students
to
create a sustainable vision for America!

To participate, register at the SolarQuest web site:
http://www.solarquest.com

===========================================================