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Top Texan Conference Brand Launches SXSW ECO

Austin, Texas’ South By Southwest (SXSW) is one of the top conference brands in the world with its long-running SXSW Music, SXSW Film and SXSW Interactive, and this October it will debut SXSW Eco.

Taking place at the downtown Hilton Austin, from Oct. 4 to 6, this new event is designed to bring together business, government and academia professionals concerned with environmental and sustainability issues, and who want to develop new collaborations and contribute to innovative solutions to the most pressing challenges facing the environment, the economy and civil society.

SXSW Eco — whose tagline is “solutions for a sustainable world” — invites speakers from a diverse group of companies, such as IBM, Siemens, Dell and Walmart; speakers from Non-Governmental Organizations including Oxfam, Conservation International, Greenpeace, DiCaprio Foundation, Woodrow Wilson Center and World Futures Council; and government representatives from the cities of San Francisco and Austin, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Energy (DOE) and the Office of Health, Safety and Security (HSS).

The opening keynote address will be given by green futurist Alex Steffen.

 

* Samaritanmag.com is an online magazine covering the good deeds of individuals, charities and businesses.

Got Your Goat? Why Not Buy A Unique Life-Changing Gift?

This Christmas, why not buy a goat, a mango tree or a deep well for someone?

At global non-profits, such as Plan Canada, World Vision, Oxfam, War Child and UNICEF, the charities offer what many of us will perceive to be unique gifts, but go a long way in helping less fortunate individuals, families and communities in developing countries.

The majority of the gifts won’t break the bank and can be a lifeline for impoverished citizens living in war-torn Africa, disaster-riddled Haiti or Bolivia, for example. They can be purchased through websites operated by these charitable organizations.

Plan Canada (www.plancanada.ca) offers everything from baby blankets ($10) and mango trees ($12) to baby chickens ($15) and emergency survival kits ($25). You can help a child meet their educational needs ($15) or, in Haiti, engage them in art and play therapy ($25).

* Samaritanmag.com is an online magazine covering the good deeds of individuals, charities and businesses.

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