The write-up below was sent to me by Brian Webster, one of our UN 70th Committee members. These ideas were presented at our UN 70th meeting on March 26 and should be added to the list at http://sfcoo.intermix.org/items/1819/view. These are all great ideas - I encourage you to read the whole.
-- Roger Eaton
Research for UNA San Francisco - UN70 Committee by Brian Webster
UNITY 2015 – UN70 Technology & Culture Exposition
Unity Foundation & UNESCO
Location: Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco
Q4 2015 Date TBD
Produced by Unity Foundation and Better World Productions
Unity 2015 – The UN70 Technology & Culture Exposition will be produced at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. It is modeled after the UNITY 95 Technology & Culture Expo produced at the Fort Mason Center for UN50 in 1995. UNITY 2015 will present a evening concert featuring world touring Bay Area musicians, local jazz and roots music bands and youth orchestras associated with Venezuela's El Sistema foundation, El Sistema USA and Music Team San Francisco. A daylong technology expo will feature booths and technology demonstrations from world class technology companies. Major technology and tech media companies will sponsor and underwrite the production costs.
The 2015 Green Labor-Capital Conference
Location: Delancey Street Foundation, San Francisco
Q4 2015 Date TBD
www.greenlaborcapital.com
Produced by Brian Webster and Better World Productions
This high-level, one-day conference is focused on using the power of Labor's Capital, Capital Strategies and Impact Investing to create greener jobs and a better world. The 2015 Green Labor-Capital Conference will bring together leaders from public pension funds, capital strategists, impact investors, infrastructure experts, clean-tech business pioneers, and stakeholders from organized labor, government, and community foundations. This will create unique value and opportunities for all those who attend. Presentations and learning opportunities for building and strengthening relationships, as well as creating new collaborations will fill the day. Select live-streaming of presentations will expand the conference's reach and impact. Previous Green Labor-Capital Forums have been held in San Francisco in 2010 and 2008.
The Social Good Summit
September 24, 2014 & 2015
San Francisco
Produced by Mashable, Impact HUB SF and 415TECH
http://www.socialgoodsummit.com
The Social Good Summit is a three-day conference where big ideas meet new media to create innovative solutions. Held during UN Week from September 22-24 in New York City, the Social Good Summit unites a dynamic community of global leaders to discuss a big idea: the power of innovative thinking and technology to solve our greatest challenges. The most innovative technologists, influential minds and passionate activists come together with one shared goal: to unlock the potential of new media and technology to make the world a better place, and then to translate that potential into action. The Social Good Summit is presented by Mashable, 92nd Street Y, the United Nations Foundation, Ericsson, the United Nations Development Programme and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco.
2014 & 2015 San Francisco Events – during the 2013 Social Good Summit local Social Good Summit meetups happened in San Francisco in cites around the world. In 2014 a larger event will be planned with the UNA and the Impact HUB San Francisco to lay the groundwork for a 2015 San Francisco Social Good Summit gathering connected to the New York Social Good Summit and the 70th Anniversary of the UN.
Meeting of the UN Global Compact’s US Network
Fall 2015 www.unglobalcompact.org
Produced by UN Global Compact’s US Network
The US Network of the UNGC hosts two meetings annually for those wishing to explore pressing issues related to the 10 principles of the UN Global Compact. The Fowler Center for Sustainable Value at the Weatherhead School of Management serves at the Secretariat of the US Network and helps plan these meetings - fowlercenter@case.edu. The last US Network of the UNGC meeting was held in San Francisco in 2009. The UNGC US Network should be invited to hold a 2015 4th Quarter meeting in San Francisco as part of the UN70 special events.
The United Nations Global Compact is the largest corporate responsibility initiative in the world – with 7,000 signatories based in more than 135 countries, and Local Networks existing or emerging in 90 countries. The UN Global Compact calls to companies everywhere to: (1) voluntarily align their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption and (2) take actions in support of UN goals, including the Millennium Development Goals. By doing so, business can help ensure that markets advance in ways that benefit economies and societies everywhere. Endorsed by chief executives, the UN Global Compact is a leadership platform for the development, implementation, and disclosure of responsible corporate policies and practices. The initiative brings companies together with key stakeholder groups including: Government, civil society, labor, investors, educators and the United Nations.
Opportunity to bring the United Nations Department of Public Information Annual Conference for NGOs to San Francisco in 2015
http://outreach.un.org/ngorelations/conference/
Produced by United Nations Department of Public Information - with support from the UN70 Committee and The San Francisco Travel Association
Organized by the Department of Public Information (DPI) in partnership with the NGO community, the annual Conference is unique. It is the largest gathering of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) jointly organized by the UN Department of Public Information and NGOs and relevant partners, as appropriate. It welcomes all representatives of NGOs worldwide. The Conference brings together over 1,500 NGO representatives from around the globe to focus on a theme related to current UN and NGO priorities. The three-day conference includes: Roundtables, NGO workshops, Exhibits, Youth-led activities and Networking opportunities The UN DPI/NGO Conference for 2014 is currently under discussion. It has been decided that the Conference will take place in New York City at the United Nations Headquarters. The theme of the Conference is: The Role of Civil Society in the Post-2015 Development Agenda. Recent past conferences have been held in Bonn, Germany and Melbourne, Australia.
UNA SF has a good long-term relationship with Ramu Damodaran, the United Nations Department of Public Information, Deputy Director for Partnerships and Public Engagement, Outreach Division, who has supported and participated in several UNA SF events and UN Anniversary event in San Francisco.
Creating a High-Level Committee for UN Offices in San Francisco
As part of the UN70 anniversary efforts, the formation of a high-level committee can be created for an ongoing effort to bring United Nations department offices to San Francisco. There are currently no UN offices in San Francisco or California. UN offices are located in major cities such as New York, Geneva, Nairobi and Vienna. The United Nations Environment Programme Regional Office for North America is in Washington, D.C. There is a global network of 63 United Nations Information Centres including Washington, D.C. and Mexico City. A high-level committee could work with the Mayor’s Office of Workforce and Economic Development to bring permanent UN offices to San Francisco.
Potential members for this committee are: Gavin Newsom, CA Lt. Governor; Jane Wales, President and CEO, World Affairs Council of Northern California; Doug Shorenstein, Chairman & CEO Shorenstein Co.; Gillian Martin Sorensen, Senior Advisor, United Nations Foundation; Michael Cohen, Senior Partner, Strada Investment Group; Joaquin Torres, Deputy Director, Mayors Office of Economic and Workforce Development.
San Francisco UN Global Compact Sustainability Center
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/S-F-U-N-partner-on-global-warming-center-3290759.php
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFdBwJcR4_Q
In July 2009, The City of San Francisco unveiled a proposal to create a UN Global Compact Center devoted to the research and development related to climate change and sustainable and clean technologies. At a press conference announcing the plans, Mayor Gavin Newsom said: "Locating a UN Global Compact Center in San Francisco will reinforce our city's commitment to global justice and sustainability." Mayor Newsom added that the Center is envisioned as an international destination for researchers, corporations, foundations, civil society organizations and others dedicated to addressing climate change and related issues. Gavin Power, Deputy Director of the UN Global Compact, said: "We are excited to partner with the City of San Francisco to work towards securing a sustainability center for the UN Global Compact. California, in general, and San Francisco, in particular, has been at the forefront of environmental sustainability for many years, and all the right ingredients are here. This would also have poignant significance, given that San Francisco is the birthplace of the United Nations." The Center as proposed would be built on San Francisco's Hunters Point Shipyard, which is being revitalized as an urban green business and residential district. Next steps call for the City of San Francisco to work with the UN Global Compact Office to guide project development and fundraising efforts. At the time of announcement, the completion date was projected to be 2012. The project’s plans as far as is known are on hold. The 2015 UN70 activates could be harnessed to restart this development process and add an “annex” office in the UN Plaza Mid-Market Street area.
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