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Thursday, March 13th
"You might as well be an optimist - there's no point in being anything else.”
Churchill
What’s up?
- PATA Laos update (incorporation, number of potential members)-Review of the committees-> What are you going to do?- Election of the temporary Executive Committee
Green Committee
Alexandre Tsuk - KCDSerge Doussantousse - SercasiaHolly Zimmerman - StrayAline van der Meulen – Bicycle
Example of Stray - Stray Asia and PATA Laos - Plastic Bag Recycling Project
Problem IdentifiedLaos has a major problem with plastic bags and bottles being thrown onto the ground, and often ultimately ending up in the rivers. Recycling is available, but it is on a small scale, and only available in major centres such as Vientiane.Stray is proposing to be the official transport provider to bring plastic from rural Laos, for recycling in Vientiane.
An excellent video which summarizes the fact and figures can be watched here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWrxkdh3p7k&feature=player_embedded
To raise funds and awareness, we propose to have re-usable bags made, at a cost of 20,000 LAK each, and sold to Stray customers for 25,000 LAK. The 5,000 LAK will be collected by Stray, and used to develop the project further, and cover admin and marketing costs in promoting the project.
BYOB – Bring Your Own Bag
BYOB – Bring Your Own Bottle
Collect plastic bags
Spreading Green Practices –Promoting Green Properties
Colonial Heritage in Laos
PATA Working Group
IDEA!?
Luc Citrinot - a Bangkok based Journalist
www.colonialheritage.asia – interactive maps
Colonial architecture in 10 ASEAN capitals
Vientiane, Luang Prabang, Pakse, Savannakhet
WHY WE? WHY PATA?
Rick – Lao based architect worked for Vat Phou
Philipp – Manager of Mandala Boutique Hotel, a Villa from the 60‘s
PATA – to have strong background for promotion
BENEFITS FOR VIENTIANE / LAOS
Creating another POI for tourists
Database of colonial buildings
Self-discovering or guided tour – installing signs at buildings
Preserving architecture?
NEXT STEPS
Listing buildings, creating database
Gathering information about buildings
Choosing way of presentation
Help is highly welcomed!
Marketing Committee
Kirsten Focken
Press Committee
Bernie RosenbloomJae Oh