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Sunday, June 3, 2012

VISIT OF THE SCHOLAR FROM CENTRAL ASIAN MOUNTAIN NATION



VISIT OF THE SCHOLAR FROM CENTRAL ASIAN MOUNTAIN NATION

Dallin Kaufman, UVU graduate, Assistant, Office of International Affairs and Diplomacy, UVU 


Saturday, May 19, 2012

Check out the NEW Mountain Partnership Website


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Dear Mountain Partnership Members and Friends,

We have the pleasure to announce the launching of our strategically redesigned Mountain Partnership Website: http://www.mountainpartnership.org/

This new website includes, among others, the following features:

·         “Regions in action” blog, enabling our decentralized hubs to post news and articles from the regions
·         “featured member” section, changing with each refresh page, giving visibility to members
·         A reserved area exclusively for members, comprising:
o   An electronic Forum for strategic discussions involving all members
o   “resources” page to download meeting documents
o   Opportunity to comment on blog postings
o   Direct access to member data to autonomously update information
·         Social media linking to our Flickr and YouTube channels
·         “Focus Areas” page, enabling easy search of contents throughout the website, according to thematic tags
We are confident this new website will better serve our Members and mountain Friends.
With best regards,
Olman Serrano
Coordinator
Mountain Partnership Secretariat

The Mountain Partnership is a voluntary alliance of partners dedicated to improving the lives of mountain people and protecting mountain environments around the world.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

2nd Annual Utah High School Essay Report


On March 30, 2012, The Utah International Mountain Forum (UIMF) held at the Orem Public Library, the Second Annual Utah High School Workshop and Essay Contest on the topic of the “Sustainable Energy for Mountain Communities”, in support of the United Nations initiative to declare 2012 as the “International Year of Sustainable Energy for All.” This event was co-sponsored by the Utah Valley University’s History & Political Science Department and the Aspen International Mountain Foundation (AIMF).

UIMF President Visits UN and State Department


In preparations for the Utah Valley University and Utah International Mountain Forum (UIMF) participation at the United Nations RIO+20 conference on sustainable development On June 20-22, 2012, and co-hosting the Conference on women’s issues, sustainability, and conflict in the Andean region in Puno, Peru, the President of the UIMF John McClure visited the United Nations headquarters in New York and the State Department in Washington D.C. on March 5, 2012.