Boston area tribute to Dana Meadows

["Jim Hines"]

A tribute to Dana Meadows will be held in Cambridge, MA, at the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences (136 Irving Street) on April 22nd starting at
1:30PM.

The announcement (including directions) appears below.

Regards,
Jim Hines
jhines@mit.edu



DONELLA MEADOWS (1941-2001)
EARTH DAY MEMORIAL SERVICE

Sunday, April 22, 2001
1:30 -- 4:30 p.m.
American Academy of Arts & Sciences
136 Irving Street, Cambridge, MA

In celebration of the life and legacy of Donella "Dana" Meadows,
internationally renowned scholar, writer, educator, systems analyst, organic
farmer, and leader in the global sustainability movement

Dana Meadows was author or co-author of nine books, including the
groundbreaking "Limits to Growth" and "Beyond the Limits." She was an
adjunct professor at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, and director and
founder of the Sustainability Institute in Vermont. Dana applied systems
theory to address the economic, social, and environmental crises facing our
world. For 16 years she wrote a weekly column called "The Global Citizen,"
that commented on world events from a systems perspective and was nominated
for the Pulitzer Prize. In recognition of her outstanding contributions to
society and conservation, Dana had been named a MacArthur Fellow and a Pew
Scholar in Conservation and the Environment.

Event Emcee
Anthony Cortese, President, Second Nature

Tributes by
Robert Braile, Journalist, The Boston Globe
Wim Hafkamp, Member, The Balaton Group
Linda Harrar, Independent Film Producer
Les Kaufman, Professor, Boston University Marine Program, and Pew Scholar
Ashley Graves Lanfer, Dartmouth College Alumna
Bill McKibben, Author

A reception will follow the service

Colleagues, friends, and all those inspired by the life, words, and work of
Dana Meadows are welcome.
RSVPs are NOT required. Seating is on a first-come basis.


This event has been planned and is supported by many friends, colleagues,
and former students of Danas and individuals influenced by her message who
come from a variety of organizations, institutions, and initiatives:

The Balaton Group * The Boston Globe * Boston Symphony Orchestra * Boston
University * Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies * Dartmouth
College * Harvard Seminar on Environmental Values * Henry Kendall Foundation
* International Institute for Sustainable Development * Merck Family Fund *
MIT Society for Organizational Learning * MIT Systems Dynamics Program * New
England Aquarium * Pew Fellows Program in Marine Conservation * Second
Nature * Surdna Foundation * Sustainability Institute * Sustainable Step New
England * Tufts Institute for the Environment * Working Group on
Environmental Justice * UNESCO Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems


The AAAS is a 15 minute walk from the Harvard T station. The vehicle
entrance to the Academy is located at 200 Beacon Street, Somerville. Please
take public transportation if possible. Directions are available on the AAAS
website at: <http://www.amacad.org/about/directio.htm>.

For more information contact: Megan Sullivan at 617.573.0742 or
megans@neaq.org