Toshiba Youth Conference for a Sustainable Future

Toshiba Youth Conference for a Sustainable Future

Twenty-seven high school students and nine teachers from four countries (Japan, Poland, Thailand and the United States) will participate. Students will explore strategies for a more sustainable society by focusing on a global environmental challenge. This year’s theme is “Achieving the Best Mix of Energy Resources in order to halve CO2 Emissions by 2050.”

The second annual Toshiba Youth Conference for a Sustainable Future is scheduled for July 31—August 7, 2009 in Yokohama, Japan.

The program is sponsored by Toshiba International Foundation, Toshiba America Foundation and Toshiba Thai Foundation. BeGood Café, a leading Japanese environmental NGO, is the program manager.

Support on inter-cultural exchange and program design is provided by the Japan Center on International Exchange. Please visit the live conference site at http://www.act-eco.net .

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