In Geneva on my way home :)

After attending the 3rd meeting of the LESI (License Executive Society International) Global Technology Forum, to receive an award for our cookstove program, I am getting ready for the long day of travel back to Seattle. I leave Geneva at 12:20, then leave Heathrow at 2:30, and arrive in Seattle at 4pm. Wow I only wish it was really a 3.5 hour flight!

LESI- GTIF COOKSTOVE AWARD.

Last night I received an award for our innovative cookstove design and implementation.  The "Licensing Executive Society International", third annual meeting "Global Technology Impact Forum" sponsored the event and award. This conference - Society is primarily patent lawyers, and IP professionals. At one level I am a "fish out of water", as much of our work is "open source". However, our Generation 2 cookstove will have IP (intellectual property-patents - licensing) associated with it. Beyond the award the networking has led to the potential of receiving probono legal IP work. And a representative from the Mexican Federal Finance Minister's office is here, so now we have a great connection with the new Federal government, for several funding opportunities.

Day one at the World Intellectual property Forum.

Rick is in Geneva at the Global intellectual property forum. I was an invited speaker last year, to talk about our work in Mexico with the Mazateca indigenous cultural group. I was invited back this year to give input from the perspective of a small NGO working at the BOP, in economically remote regions of the world.

Later tonight I will make a major announcement for Water for Humans, associated with this conference.

This is an interesting place for me to be in as most of our work and innovation is "open source", however, with our Generation 2 clean cookstove program there is the potential for I.P. and licensing of the design and implementation model.

On my way to Geneva

Rick is getting ready for a 10 hour flight to the UK, then on to Geneva. I will arrive in Geneva about 4pm on Saturday!   I am going to accept an award for our cookstove program. More about the award after it is announced.

Today, November 19th, is World Toilet Day!!

World Toilet Day is a UN recognized event, observed annually on 19 November. This international day of action aims to break the taboo around toilets and draw attention to the global sanitation challenge.(more)

Better Keep It Clean

Here is a song (by Doug Hendren) about the risk fracking has on water.

Better Keep It Clean

Enjoy!!!

ZUM communications - Day of Caring projects

We were very fortunate on last Friday (Oct 25th) to have their entire staff of ZUM Communications work on several projects for us.  They were part of the King County united Way's program called "Day of Caring"  this is where companies donate time and expertise to local nonprofits.

ZUM staff came to our office and spent the entire day working on two videos and a new poster about our clean cookstove program.

And this cool video

YouTube video