Aktuellt från Strömstad akademi Nr januari 2015

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1 Aktuellt från Strömstad akademi Nr januari 2015 Anders Gustavsson: Redaktörens ruta Editor s corner Som ny redaktör för nyhetsbreven avser jag att de skall komma ut i slutet av varje månad liksom tidigare. Jag är helt beroende av att medlemmarna i Strömstad akademi kontinuerligt sänder in nyhetsbidrag till mig under adressen: anders.gustavsson@ikos.uio.no. Skriv både på svenska och engelska med undantag av engelsktalande medlemmar. I detta nummer skriver bibliotekschefen Gunilla Sandin om hur vår akademi är representerad på Strömstads stadsbibliotek. Lägg även märke till den stora kulturhändelsen i Strömstad Winter Word Festival som pågår från den 27 februari till den 1 mars. Som representant för Strömstad akademi har jag fått äran att hålla ett föredrag om Strömstad som gränsland mot Norge. Ingrid Liljeroth som har det samordnande ansvaret för den planerade antologin Barnbarnens århundrade lämnar en uppdaterad version av vad som händer inom detta publiceringsprojekt. Läs även brevet från vår rektor Lars Broman. Sena januarihälsningar, Anders Gustavsson As the new editor of the newsletters, I mean that they, like earlier practice, should be published at the end of each month. I'm totally dependent on the fact that the members of Stromstad academy continuously send news to me at the address: anders.gustavsson@ikos.uio.no. Write in both Swedish and English, with the exception of English speaking members. In this newsletter librarian Gunilla Sandin writes about the representation of our academy at Strömstad Library. Note also the large cultural event in Stromstad Winter Word Festival which runs from February 27 to March 1. As a representative of Stromstad academy, I have been honored to give a talk about Stromstad as a border district near Norway. Ingrid Liljeroth who is responsible for coordinating the planned anthology The century of the grandchildren leaves an updated version of what happens in this publication project. Please also read the letter from our Vice Chancellor Lars Broman. Late January greetings Anders Gustavsson

2 Lars Broman: Från er rektor From your Vice Chancellor Stort tack till avgångne redaktören Georg och välkommen nye redaktören Anders. I detta nyhetsbrev håller jag mig i fortsättningen i stort sätt till engelska. In Newsletter there was a link to my oral presentation at the Solar Energy Research Center s 30 Year Jubilee, which obviously wasn t so easy to reach, so here is the address of the link again, given in full: my complete written story in Swedish is on our homepage as publication FSS-2, Strömstad Academy is still not very active on Facebook, but maybe it could become so. Those of you who are into Facebook, why not join? Here it is: I would like to encourage Fellows to use their affiliation with Strömstad Academy when you publish, attend activities, etc. This increases the value of our Academy and, in turn increases the value of being associated with it. Strömstad Academy has 77appointed Fellows and 5 supporting Fellows To date, 43 have paid their 2015 dues (and 8 are exempted). Thanks! I kindly ask you who still haven t, to do so within February. January 2015 News: Two new Professors were appointed on 9 January: H.P. Garg, New Delhi, India as Professor of Solar Energy. Salah Arafa, Cairo, Egypt as Professor of Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development. I wish you both welcome as Fellows of Strömstad Academy and they will be valuable members of our working group RESA, Renewable Energy in Strömstad Academy. Koster meeting 22 January. The working group for a Sustainable Fossil-free Koster that was formed on 14 November 2014 in Göteborg met at Koster for a first meeting in place. Göran Bryntse chairs the group and will report. You who want to join should contact him at goran@goranbryntse.se. Will Happen During the Spring 2015 Strömstad Winter Word Festival will take place 27 February 1 March. Program and other information, see Strömstad Academy is one of the Strömstad WWF Partners. Our Professor in Ethnology Anders Gustavsson gives a lecture on 1 March. Fellows Meeting in Uppsala 12 March. The Acta Academiae Stromstadiensis Editorial Board meets at Ofvandahls Hovkonditori, Sysslomansg 5A. We hope that other Fellows want to join us between 15 and 17 for exchange of thoughts regarding our Academy. No previous registration is necessary, just come. Fellows Lunch and Meeting in Göteborg 21 March. Strömstad Academy Board meets at Träkilsg 40, bottom floor, between 13 and 16. Before the meeting, we will eat lunch on the pizzeria at nearby Spåntorge at Academy Fellows are welcome to join us, both for the lunch and during the meeting, where you can participate actively (but not vote).for the lunch you only have to show up, but if you want to participate in the meeting, please pre-warn me at lars.broman@stromstadakademi.se. The scouts of The Century of Our Grandchildren plan to meet at the same place during the morning and will join the rest of us for the lunch.(note: Today 17 reconnaissances have been contributed.) International Conference Education and Training for Substainability ICETS-15. Strömstad Academy is a Partner of ICETS-15 on April in Cairo, Egypt. Our new Professor Salah Arafa since long also Professor at The American University in Cairo is the Conference Chair, and I am going to co-chair the Conference. ICETS-15 Program and form are attached to this Newsletter. I plan to fly from Arlanda on 17 April and return on 24 April, so please not only register and contribute an Abstract (by 15 February) but also contact me if you plan to attend. Academic Festival in Strömstad in June. This year s Academic Festival will take place in Strömstad June. Main venue will as usual be Strömstad City Hall. The program will include a membership meeting, paper sessions, solemn inauguration of new Fellows, gala dinner, excursion, study visits, and time for social activities. A study visit is already planned, to the Eco House on Monday early afternoon.

3 If you have any ideas of what you would like to be included, them to me at You who plan to attend are recommended to reserve accommodation as soon as you have decided, especially if you want to stay at the nearest Hotel Krabban or one of the hostels; go to (English) or (Swedish) The newsletter innehåller nyheter en gång i månaden. Men du kan läsa nyheter mycket oftare än så genom att klicka på The Newsletter gives you news once per month, but more often than that, our home page is updated with new news. Gunilla Sandin: Nu finns Strömstad Akademi på Strömstads bibliotek! Sedan en tid tillbaka finns publikationer, författade av medlemmar av Strömstads Akademi, samlade på en egen hylla med placering i anslutning till Bohuslitteraturen. Publikationerna är sökbara i bibliotekskatalogen som är gemensam i de fyra kommunerna Strömstad Tanum, Munkedal och Sotenäs. Andra bibliotek kan fjärrlåna dem via vår katalog. Vi är ännu inte ett Librisbibliotek, men planer finns på att bli det. På bilden ser ni Akademins stiliga hylla. Roligt att vi har ett samarbete! Gunilla Sandin: Winter Word Festival 27 feb - 1 mars 2015 Snart är det dags för vårens stora kulturhändelse i Strömstad Winter Word Festival. En glödande vinterhelg med det skrivna och talade Ordet i centrum. Vi hoppas av WWF skall bjuda dig på många spännande möten och upplevelser IRL.

4 Vi kommer som vanligt att bjuda på ett smörgåsbord av olika program: författarmöten, musik, performance, workshops, föreläsningar och debatter. Vi kommer också ägna uppmärksamhet åt allt det spännande som händer på språk- och litteraturområdet i Strömstad. Denna webbsida kommer uppdateras löpande här hittar du all information om festivalprogrammet. Låt dig bli inspirerad tillsammans med alla våra gäster. Välkommen! Strömstad Akademi kommer att representeras av professor Anders Gustavsson som den 1 mars, kl talar under rubrik Strömstad gränsland mot Norge. Ingrid Liljeroth: Ett nytt steg i spanararbetet Tack först till er som sänt svar på enkäten. Den handlade om information som vi behöver för att gå vidare så att vi ska kunna ge ut vår antologi. Svaren har klarlagt viktiga aspekter. 15 spanare är i stort sett klara med sina bidrag. Vissa vill göra korrigeringar. Några spanare räknar med att bli färdiga men har inte lämnat in än. Det innebär att vi kan utgå från 20 bidrag. Finns det fler som kan bli färdiga inom kort tid så hör av er. Men helt klart har vi ett spännande material som är varierat till innehåll och ämnesval. Antalet sidor i manusform blir omkring 300. Nu är vår uppgift i spaningsledningen att lägga en struktur för fortsättningen. De frågor vi behöver arbeta med är bl.a.: Tidsplanering Genomläsning av bidragen Definition av budskap och teman, stil och stämning i bidragen Vi kommer snart att skicka ut en mer omfattande information. Ni kan göra er beredda och tänka efter hur ni vill delta i det fortsatta arbetet. Thanks to you who answered our inquiry. Now we have got information and can go on with the work of the anthology. Several aspects have become clearer. 15 writers are ready with their searchings. Somebody want to do some corrections. Others believe that they will be ready so we wait for their searchings. We can get up to 20 contributions. If you have not been in touch with us and can see that you can be ready very soon, tell us. We have, really, an exciting matter with great variety in content and choice of subjects. The number of pages will be around 300. Now the task for us is to get a structure for the next step. It will be about Timetable Reading through the contributions Definitions of messages and themes, style and mood We will soon send more information. You can get ready and see how you will participate in countinuous work.

5 INTERNATIONAL CONFRENCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR SUSTAINABILITY: RENEWABLE ENERGY, GREEN ECONOMY, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE, SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. The American University in Cairo, New Cairo, April 19-22, 2015 EGYPT TIME / DAY 8:30 9:30 9:30 11:30 11:30 12:00 12:00 13:00 13:00 14:00 14:00 16:00 16:00 16:30 16:30 18:30 Evening Activities SU April 19 ARRIVALS OPENING SESSION Dinner PROGRAMME Mo April 20 SESSION 1 SESSION 2 LUNCH Exhibition SESSION 3 SESSION 4 TU April 21 SESSION 5 SESSION 6 LUNCH Exhibition SESSION 7 SESSION 8 PARTNERS, EXHIBITORS & SPONSORS TO DATE WE April 22 SESSION 9 SESSION 10 SPECIAL SESSION SUSTAINABILITY FORUM & TOUR [AUC] LUNCH Exhibition CLOSING SESSION DEPARTURES & OPTIONAL TOURS EGYPT GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL, (EgyptGBC) المجلس المصرى للبناء األخضر For Information, Enquiries, and please contact: Prof. Salah Arafa, Conference Coordinator, smarafa@aucegypt.edu

6 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR SUSTAINABILITY: RENEWABLE ENERGY, GREEN ECONOMY, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE, SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. The American University in Cairo, New Cairo, April 19-22, 2015 EGYPT Conference Main Theme: Children are the Future of Our Nation, Renewables are the Future of Our Planet, and High Quality Education and Training and Innovations are Our Way to the Future. Conference Main Topics: Renewable Energy Technologies - Resource Management - Green Economy - Polices and Regulations - Financing Innovations - Water, Food, and Energy - Climate Change - Sustainable Communities Case Studies - Social Justice. Conference Fees: All Registered Students: Free Attendance, Egyptians: 550 EGP, Non-Egyptians: 350 $ US Deadline for Submission of Abstracts: February 15, 2015 For Information, Enquiries, and please contact: Prof. Salah Arafa, Conference Coordinator, smarafa@aucegypt.edu PARTICIPANTS REGISTRATION FORM First Name: Middle Names: Family Name: Date of Birth: Place of Birth: Nationality: Work: Mailing Address: Tel: Fax: Mobile: Conference Sessions: O Attendance Only O Presentation & Title: Conference Field Visits: O On April 20 O On April 21 O On April 23 Exhibition: O Attendance Only O Exhibit & Products/Activities Title: Method of Payment: O Free O Cash at the Disk O Bank Transfer