5. of June - World Environment Day also celebrated in Iceland
World Environment Day (WED) is an annual event that is aimed at being the biggest and most widely celebrated global day for positive environmental action.
The World Environment Day will be celebrated with the following program at the Reykjavik University - room V1.03- Hakkavélin Hackerspace to mark the occasion and other activities in Reykjavík:
Lectures at RU
12:00 Joe Foley - Digital Manufacturing and Personal Sustainability
12:30 Ruth Shortall - Green Information Technology
13:00 Morten Lange - The Societal Benefits of cycling and its Monetization
14:00 Smári McCarthy - Ecological Resilience of Monetary Systems
14:15 Jackie Mallet - Fractional Reserve Banking - Theory and Modeling
15:00 Björgvin Ragnarsson - Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies
Bike Ride
14:00-15:00 Critical Mass Reykjavik is organising a bike ride starting at Hlemmur and finishing at Ingolfstorg.
Get on your bikes and get noticed!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=112744698813019&ref=ts
Litli Bóndabærinn café at Laugavegur 41 will be open with coffee and snacks for participants afterwards.
Green Kids
14:00 - 17:00: Face-painting and Environmental Education for kids at Litli Bóndabærinn Café, Laugavegur 41, sponsored by Greenqloud. All kids get Nature's Nature cards as a present.
An evening of games
19:00-23:00: An evening of environmental- themed games such as Power Grid, Catan, Steam and Bohnanza, at Reykjavik's Gaming Centre at Barónstígur 3, 101 Reykjavík.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=107652955991129
In association with:
Hakkavélin
SEEDS Volunteers
Critical Mass
Greenqloud
Nature.is - an eco-conscious network
Leikjavik
Green Drinks Reykjavík
Litli Bóndabærinn Café
Breytendur-Changemaker Iceland
Birt:
Tilvitnun:
Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir, Ruth Shortall „5. júní - Alþjóðlega umhverfisdeginum nú einnig fagnað hér á landi“, Náttúran.is: June 5, 2011 URL: http://natturan.is/d/2011/06/02/5-juni-althjodlega-umhverfisdeginum-nu-einnig-fagn/ [Skoðað:Aug. 12, 2022]Efni má nota eða vitna í samkvæmt almennum venjum sé heimilda getið með slóð eða fullri tilvitnun hér að ofan.
skrifað: June 2, 2011
breytt: June 5, 2011