PocketVisions is calling for film submissions for the expanded London International Documentary Festival (LIDF) - A Conversation in Film, 2008. The festival is presented in association with the London Review of Books, and with the support of the British Museum, Curzon Cinemas, Barbican and the UK Office of the European Parliament. 2008 sees a continued association with The Margaret Mead Film and Video Festival (New York).

The LIDF will run for 6 days between Monday 31st March, and Saturday, April 5th, 2008.

The call for submissions goes out to an international field of applicants. All successful applicants will be invited to be present at the LIDF. We are looking to support new and innovative filmmaking talent, and to ask filmmakers to participate in a series of intertwining ‘conversations’ to be run alongside the screenings. These ‘conversations’ will involve academics, journalists, policy-makers, NGOs, and other cultural commentators.

The LIDF is calling for documentary films produced between January 1st 2006 and December 6th 2007, and is particularly, although not exclusively, interested in films that fall within the following categories:

* Environment
* Human Rights
* Memory/history
* Ethnography/anthropology
* Politics/Philosophy/Economics
* Heritage and the Arts
* Other social and development issues

Submission Procedure: Film-makers can enter their films, pay entry fees and find out how to submit their DVD or VHS preview copy here.

Deadline for Submissions: 6th December 2007

Late entries accepted until 30th December with penalty (see regulations). Films can only be returned if the ‘return fee’ is included in the submission.

Selected films from the LIDF will be automatically submitted for selection to the Margaret Mead Film and Video Festival, November 2008.

Matt Flannery, co-founder and CEO of Kiva, writes:

Blue Energy and Mathias Craig are in a last minute battle for the top spot in the CNN Heroes poll. At stake is a $25K grant. A grant like this would be a huge boost for blueEnergy at this young stage in the org's history. BlueEnergy builds wind turbines in the most remote and marginilized communities along the Nicaraguan Coast. As far as Kiva goes, we are bowing out of this race and conceding to the emerging favorite. It would mean a ton for me if the readers of this blog wouldn't mind simply voting here...for MATHIAS CRAIG (not Kiva!!)
 
Check Mathias Craig's X-Interview.

Google has a $10 million dollar request for proposals for transportation solutions.

They are hoping to attract innovators in this space and accelerate widespread adoption of PHEVs, EVs, and vehicle-to-grid solutions.

In preparation for the 2008 competition, GSVC will hold its annual venture-student matchmaking event on Friday, November 9th.

The matchmaking event brings together social entrepreneurs who are interested in finding a graduate student who can help develop their business idea with graduate students who are interested in becoming intimately involved in the development of a business plan for a socially responsible business.

If you are interested in developing a business plan, searching for a team to help grow an existing venture, or looking to join a social venture, please join us for a lunch of learning, idea sharing, and networking.

Friday, November 9, 12:00-2:00 PM (registration begins at 11:45 AM)

UC Berkeley’s Faculty Club (Seaborg Room)

Please send an email to Eugene Kolovyansky by November 1st. 

Be sure to include:
1)  Name, Organization/University
2)  Are you a graduate student seeking a venture or a venture seeking a graduate student resource?
a) If a graduate student, please include your area(s) of interest
b) If a venture, please include a 1-2 paragraph overview of the venture as well as a brief description of the role(s) a graduate student could play in the development of the venture.

EarthCorps is now accepting international applications for 2008 training positions. Please consider posting this announcement for any prospective members seeking advanced education and training in the environmental field.

EarthCorps offers a 6-month training course in Seattle, Washington, USA that brings together emerging environmental leaders (18-25 years of age) of international organizations to learn the basic fundamentals of environmental restoration, volunteer management and cross-cultural communication.

EarthCorps training is ideal for any organization that works with:
·Conservation/Restoration
·Erosion Control
·Community/Youth Outreach

EARTHCORPS CHARGES NO FEES for its services and in fact supplies insurance, individual homestay families, food, gear, and a monthly stipend to all international participants. EarthCorps provides additional support in acquiring US J-1 Trainee visas.

MINIMUM CRITERIA TO BE CONSIDERED FOR EARTHCORPS:
·4 year college degree and 1 year of work experience in the environmental field -OR- 5 years of work experience in the environmental field
·Support from a sponsoring organization
·Conversational English
·Documented commitment to one’s career field
·No Criminal Record

DEADLINES AND START DATES:
·Applicant Application Deadline: October 31, 2007
·Participant selection: November 2007
·Visa processing: November 2007 - February 2008
·Travel confirmation: February 1, 2008
·EarthCorps Program starting date: mid-February 2008
·EarthCorps Program graduation: mid-August 2008

TO APPLY:
Candidates should be referred to EarthCorps by an environmental organization (i.e. NGO, LGU, community group or student club). Materials are available online.

Our 15th annual Conference will bring together over 1500

- MBA and graduate students from the world’s top business schools
- Business professionals working in socially and environmentally responsible fields
- Recruiters seeking talented leaders to work in socially responsible companies – check out the Career Expo!
- Hundreds of speakers and panelists sharing their expertise on issues that will define the future of responsible business

It will all happen on the beautiful campus of Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management in Nashville, Tennessee.

Judges have been announced for the Net Impact Network Challenge!
They include Robyn Beavers from Google’s Green Business Operations Group and Marcus Chung, Senior Manager, Social Responsibility Strategic Planning & Communications at Gap, Inc.   Submissions will be accepted until October 8th.

Keynote Speakers: Yvon Chouinard – Patagonia, Chad Holliday – DuPont, Magatte Wade-Marchand - Adina World Beat Beverages, Tensie Whelan - Rainforest Alliance

Learn more about everything the 2007 Net Impact Conference has to offer: Sessions, Speakers, and more!