EPIC-Network Call: Previewing Resources for Adopting the SDG

During this EPIC-Network Call, Lori DiPrete Brown, the co-chair of the UniverCity Alliance at UW-Madison, will facilitate a conversation with attendees discussing resources she is developing to assist EPIC-N programs adopt the SDG. After a short presentation of what she has proposed to the network, Lori will ask attendees for feedback to help EPIC-N build better resources for its members. If you cannot attend, but with to provide comment, please RSVP as event organizers will be sending out relevant information by email before and after the event to those that RSVP. […]

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EPIC-Network Call: Sharing (and updating) Success Stories

During this EPIC-Network Call Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities (IISC), Program Director Travis Kraus presents his strategies and infrastructure to collect, share, and update IISC project stories. He then answers questions. The second half of the call EPIC-N Program Manager, Marshall Curry presents new website functionality to support the collection of stories in a similar format as well as recommendations from EPIC-N Content Writers Carl Nelson and Devin Larsen. Following open discussion, some announcements made about EPIC-N resources and upcoming events. […]

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EPIC-Network Call: Considering Intellectual Property and Announcing New EPIC Tools

During this meeting, Gavin Luter from the University of Wisconsin-Madison will share some brief remarks about his program’s success diversifying funding sources to maintain operations. After the introduction, Gavin will facilitate the monthly discussion between attendees to share other successes, questions, and comments. […]

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EPIC Africa Call: Updates and Asking for Input

During this meeting, Sean O’Donoghue from the EThekwini Municipality in South Africa and co-leader of the EPIC Africa network will lead the first EPIC Africa Call of the year. He’ll begin with an update from recently presenting at the Gobeshona 7 conference. Attendees will then be asked to share about their progress adopting the EPIC Model in their local context. In the second half of the call Joe Lawton and Jacob Goble from Media-Objectives, the design firm contracting with the EPIC-Network global secretariat, will collect input from attendees to continue improving the EPIC Africa website. […]

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Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030): Cities and Partners Engagement in Asia and the Pacific

This webinar aims to help cities and local government, International Non – Governmental Organizations (INGOs), and Civil Society Organizations officials, urban planners, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) experts to learn more on various approaches and roadmaps used by different UN Agencies and INGOs on: 1. How to improve resilience? 2. What operational structure can be established to support, connect, and facilitates resilience (ex. peer-learning, knowledge exchange amongst cities, etc.)? 3. How to engage and contribute to the regional network of actors and global partnerships on urban resilience, DRR, climate change, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), that keep MCR2030 connected with global policies to aid coherence in contributing towards the 2030 Agenda? […]

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