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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000><SPAN
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color=#000000>Dear </FONT><SPAN class=692325917-07112005><FONT
color=#0000ff><FONT color=#000000>sust
mar</FONT> </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">While I am still not
quite sure how <SPAN class=692325917-07112005> an online "jam"</SPAN>
works, it looks like the Habitat Jam will be worth registering for. It is going
to be a 3-day (Dec 1 – 3) online <FONT color=#000000>discussion that you can
participate in<SPAN class=692325917-07112005><FONT
color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN>at any point over the 3 days. Both
</FONT></SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT
color=#000000>Elizabeth</FONT></SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT color=#000000>
May and I are involved as part of the Environmental Sustainability in Cities
stream. <SPAN class=692325917-07112005> There are other streams
related to water, slums, governance, etc. </SPAN>For more information,
you can read the information below, or just go directly to </FONT><A
href="http://www.habitatjam.com/">www.habitatjam.com</A><FONT
color=#0000ff>.</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
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Amelia Clarke<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">President, Sierra Club
of </SPAN></FONT><st1:country-region><st1:place><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Canada</SPAN></FONT></st1:place></st1:country-region></FONT><FONT
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size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #ff6600; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Amelia
Clarke</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=#666666 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #666666; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> thought you
might be interested in registering to participate in an unprecedented
online global conversation about the future of our cities - <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">The Habitat JAM</SPAN></B> -
</SPAN></FONT><st1:date Year="2005" Day="1" Month="12"><FONT face=Verdana
color=#666666 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #666666; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">December
1-3, 2005</SPAN></FONT></st1:date><FONT face=Verdana color=#666666
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<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Unprecedented
global event: Tens of thousands of world citizens unite online to debate urban
sustainability issues </SPAN></FONT><st1:date Year="2005" Day="1"
Month="12"><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">December 1 - 3,
2005</SPAN></FONT></st1:date><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Habitat JAM, an
unprecedented online global dialogue on urban sustainability, will be held for
72 hours from 1 - 3 December, 2005.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Sponsored by the Government
of Canada, in partnership with UN-HABITAT and IBM, the Habitat JAM promises to
engage, empower and stimulate tens of thousands of global citizens, rich and
less fortunate alike, with the ultimate goal of turning ideas into action on
critical issues related to urban sustainability.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Under the leadership of the
Honourable Joe Fontana, Minister of Labour and Housing, the Government of Canada
is taking a highly innovative approach by investing in global sustainability and
funding Habitat </SPAN></FONT><st1:country-region><st1:place><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">JAM.</SPAN></FONT></st1:place></st1:country-region><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"> "Canada is pleased to
partner with UN-HABITAT and IBM to introduce this experimental form of problem
solving - a dialogue that cuts across the borders and silos of politics,
culture, economics, social class and expertise, to extract concrete solutions to
the urgent and controversial issues facing our rapidly urbanizing planet. The
Government of Canada is proud to host this event because
</SPAN></FONT><st1:country-region><st1:place><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Canada</SPAN></FONT></st1:place></st1:country-region><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"> recognizes the enormous
impact of urbanization on the sustainability of the
planet."<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Habitat JAM is a
preparatory event to the third session of the World Urban Forum being held in
</SPAN></FONT><st1:City><st1:place><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Vancouver</SPAN></FONT></st1:place></st1:City><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"> in June 2006. The World
Urban Forum is an initiative of the United Nations Settlements Program
(UN-HABITAT) held every two years to debate ideas and issues about sustainable
development in today's context of rapid urbanization. Topics for discussion will
include improving the lives of people living in slums, access to water,
environmental sustainability, safety and security, finance and governance, and
the future of our cities.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"We live in an increasingly
urban world which is unfortunately divided between the North and the South. What
is worse is that in most cities, wherever they are, people are forced to live in
divided cities. Cities in developing countries are suffering from problems
associated with rapid urbanization, which has led to over one billion people
living in slums without adequate shelter and basic services. In developed
countries, citizens suffer from the effects of ill-planned cities and
environmental degradation. At the heart of this crisis is a failure to consult
and to allow the full participation of ordinary people in the development of the
city. It is my hope that innovative technologies associated with Habitat JAM
will help bring people closer together to plan and develop truly human
settlements," adds Dr. Anna Tibaijuka, Executive Director,
UN-HABITAT.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Habitat JAM will bring
together academics and students, planners and builders, politicians,
governments, the private sector and ordinary citizens from across the globe in
real time, all contributing ideas and expertise during the 72-hour global
problem-solving session. Moderators will include government leaders, renowned
experts, and key thinkers.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>To ensure the most inclusive
event possible, grass root organizations, institutions, women, youth groups and
non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are helping to bring people to the
technology who might otherwise not have access or opportunity to share their
experiences and ideas with others around the world. To name just a few examples,
the Habitat JAM is teaming with the:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>-<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>World Bank Institute to offer access to
many of their satellite-based<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Global
Development Learning Network (GDLN) to enable people living
in<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>regions
with inadequate or no Internet access to participate in
the<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Habitat
</SPAN></FONT><st1:country-region><st1:place><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">JAM.</SPAN></FONT></st1:place></st1:country-region><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>-<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Huairou Commission and GROOTS Canada to
bring the voice of<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>non-English speaking women into the Habitat
JAM.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>-<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>World Urban Forum and Youth Organizing
Committee (WUFY) who will hold<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>over a
dozen World Urban Cafe JAM Sessions to engage communities
in<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>slums and
impoverished human settlements in </SPAN></FONT><st1:place><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Asia</SPAN></FONT></st1:place><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">,
</SPAN></FONT><st1:place><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Africa</SPAN></FONT></st1:place><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">,
</SPAN></FONT><st1:country-region><st1:place><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">India</SPAN></FONT></st1:place></st1:country-region><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">
and<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><st1:place><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Latin
America</SPAN></FONT></st1:place><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In hosting and providing the
technology for the JAM, IBM is enabling this innovative democratic process
where, without hierarchy, people from all walks of life have the opportunity to
come together to present and evaluate ideas on how to solve a focused set of
issues or problems. "IBM has used JAMs internally to involve employees in over
75 countries to collaborate in real time on the company's values and then to
develop pragmatic solutions and best practices around growth and innovation,"
said Irving Wladawsky-Berger, Vice President of Technical Strategy and
Innovation, IBM. "JAMs enable a kind of mass collaboration and problem-solving
that has simply never before been possible on a global scale. This is innovation
that matters for the world."<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For additional information
on Habitat JAM and to register for the event, visit <A
href="http://www.habitatjam.com/">http://www.habitatjam.com</A>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Media
Inquiries<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Maryse
Cardin<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>maryse.cardin@habitatjam.com<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>1-604-684-1263<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Toll free:
1-866-684-1263<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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