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<p>Dear colleagues,
<p> We write to invite you to participate in a side event at the World
Summit on Information Society: "<b>Sustainability in the Information Society</b>".
The event addresses the assessment and management of <b>the environmental
implications</b> of Information Technology (IT). Important issues include:
<p>- Significant use of energy and toxic materials in the production of
IT hardware,
<br>- The problem of what to do with the mountains of waste computers,
<br>- How IT can be used to reduce fossil fuel and resource use, by increased
telecommuting, for example,
<br>- How IT can be used to enhance the management of air/water quality
in developing nations.
<p> The event will be held <b>9:30-12:30, December 10, 2003 in Room
Cervin</b> at Palexpo in Geneva. More information regarding the event
can be viewed at <a href="http://www.wsis.ethz.ch/wsissideevent.htm">http://www.wsis.ethz.ch/wsissideevent.htm </a>
Registration is not required, but we would
<br>appreciate knowing if you plan to attend so that we can get a rough
head count in advance.
<p>Please, we would appreciate <b>if you could forward this invitation</b>
to people that you think might be interested.
<p>Hope to meet you in Geneva. Thanks for your attention.
<br>Sincerely,
<p>Yves Loerincik
<br>Group for life cycle systems and industrial ecology
<br>Swiss Institute of technology (EPFL)
<br>Lausanne
<br>Switzerland
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