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Invitation to

"Sustainable Communities, Healthy Buildings, and Well-Being"?

Co-organized by the NGO Committee on Mental Health, the Communications
Coordination Committee for the United Nations (CCCUN), the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development

This unique program will examine sustainable communities, environment and building design that promotes health and psychological well-being. Architectural design and the relationship to neuroscience and the promotion of well- being, using examples from American and various international design will be discussed. Living in harmony with nature, ancient Indian building science, comparison to present day building design, and the impact on health and well being will also be discussed. In addition, early childhood education fostering an appreciation for environment and well-being, and direct learning from nature with examples from Nepal, China, and Laos will be presented.

Thursday, September 12, 2013
2:00-4:00 PM
U.N. Church Center
777 United Nations Plaza, New York City, NY?
44th Street and First Ave.
Second Floor Conference Room?
Please RSVP to cccun@optonline.net

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
Dr. Georgi Antar?-?Chair, NGO Committee on Mental Health; Member, Board of Directors and U.N. Representative, CCCUN

Dr. Gerard Farias?-?Co-Chair, NGO Committee on Sustainable Development; U.N. Representative, Fairleigh Dickinson University

MODERATORS
Dr. Elizabeth Carll?-?President, CCCUN; Member, Executive Comm. & Immediate Past Chair, NGO Committee on Mental Health; U.N. Representative, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies

Iryna Kurowyckyj?-?Co-Chair, NGO Committee on Sustainable Development; Member, Executive Comm. NGO Committee on Mental Health; U.N. Representative, International Council of Women

PARTICIPANTS
Victor Sidy, AIA LEED AP?-?Head of School and Dean of the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, Scottsdale, Arizona and Spring Green, Wisconsin; His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Interiors Magazine, Blueprint Magazine, CNN International, and others.

Dr. Raja Bandaru?-?Founder, Trinity Consultants, Inc., a telecommunications management consulting and systems integration company; Published and lectured extensively in the areas of biomedical engineering, telecommunications, control engineering, and Indic studies, ancient Indian history and evolution of culture.

Stan Chu?-?Program Director, Advisor, Science Educator, Bank Street College Graduate School, and?
Deborah Kurtzberg?- Faculty, Bank Street College; Founding Director, Primary Division of the Tsinghua International School (Beijing).

Arianna Lebed?-?Architectural Coordinator, Chanel Inc.; Formerly, intern with Rockwell Group. Studied in Italy and USA.

GROUP DISCUSSION - AUDIENCE Q & A

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