FOLLOW THE MONEY
While it certainly is true that powerless-ness, poor health, poor education, and absent transport infrastructure are important root causes of poverty, there can be no question that the most direct and cost-effective first step out of poverty is to find ways to help poor people to increase their income. This allows them to make their own choices about which root causes of poverty to address. The most effective way to help poor people increase their income is to bring new life and profitability to the grassroots enterprises, such as small farms in rural areas and countless small businesses in urban slums, where poor people earn their livings.
—FROM OUT OF POVERTY BY PAUL POLAK
upcoming Events
To invite Paul Polak to speak at your event concerning issues of poverty alleviation, design and engineering, please send your request with schedule information to event@paulpolak.com.
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MAY 2008
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
California Institute of Technology hosts Paul Polak
LOCATION: Pasedena, CA
May 22 & 23 , 2008
Institute of Design Strategy Conference | more info »
LOCATION: Chicago, IL Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave
Description: The Institute of Design is dedicated to humanizing technology and improving the process of innovation, by developing and teaching a more methodological and human-centered approach to design. Paul will speak about his approach to design during this two day event. This event is via request only. If you are interested in attending, please e-mail event@paulpolak.com.
May 28 & 29 , 2008
“Il Monito del Giardino” Award Ceremony
LOCATION: Florence, Italy
Description: This event is via request only. If you are interested in attending, please e-mail event@paulpolak.com.
JUNE 2008
June 4, 2008, 4:45pm
Sustainable Brands Conference | more info »
LOCATION: Monterrey, CA
Description: If you are responsible for your company's brand or sustainability strategy, there is no more important conference to attend this year. CXOs, VPs, Directors and Managers overseeing sustainability initiatives across brand, PR and marketing communications, stakeholder relations, product design, packaging, and sourcing should make plans today to be at SB'08! If you are interested in attending, please e-mail event@paulpolak.com.
June 5, 2008
Stanford Design Expo | more info »
LOCATION: Stanford, CA
Description: Private event.
June 9, 2008, 3:30pm
University of Western Ontario | more info »
LOCATION: London, ON, Canada
Description: Paul Polak will be honored as a Doctor of Science, honoris causa (D. Sc.). The founder of the non-profit organization, International Development Enterprises (IDE), the Western alumnus has worked for decades to help the world escape the devastating effects of poverty through facilitating income generation. This event is via request only. If you are interested in attending, please e-mail event@paulpolak.com.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
How Extreme Affordability Can Change the World | more info »
LOCATION: Pittsburg, PA
Description: A distinguished lecturer for the 2008 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Paul will present “Creating a Design Revolution: How Engineering for Extreme Affordability Can Change the World.” This is part of a three day forum for over 3,500 faculty members, deans and industry representatives interested in furthering engineering education. This event is via request only. If you are interested in attending, please e-mail event@paulpolak.com.
JULY 2008
July 14 , 2008
MIT
LOCATION: Cambridge, MA
Description: If you are interested in attending, please e-mail event@paulpolak.com.
July 25, 2008, 9am
Summer Design Institute, Design for the other 90%
LOCATION: Walker Art Center, 1750 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Wesbiste: www.cooperhewitt.org more details to come
AUGUST 2008
August 4 & 5, 2008
MIT
LOCATION: Cambridge, MA
Description: If you are interested in attending, please e-mail event@paulpolak.com.
SEPTEMBER 2008
September 11 & 12, 2008
CUSP Conference for
vision, passion, imagination, energy, innovation, and the "design of everything"
LOCATION: Chicago, IL Museum of Contemporary Art Theater, Chicago
Description: The Cusp 2008 Conference will bring together thinkers, innovators, skeptics, believers, visionaries and explorers from the arts, sciences, technology, business, design and government.
September 25, 2008
Community Action Partnership Conference on Poverty
LOCATION: Santa Rosa, CA
Website: www.capsonoma.org more details to come.
OCTOBER 2008
October 3, 2008
University of Western Ontario Homecoming
LOCATION: Room M146, Medical Science Building, The University of Western Ontario
Description: Alumni Only
October 13 - 16 , 2008
Social Capital Markets 2008 Conference
LOCATION: San Francisco, CA
Description: Hundreds of leading social entrepreneurs and investors from around the world meet to discuss the accelerating flow of capital to good.
October 24 , 2008
"Bottom Up Approaches to Alleviating Poverty" at Baylor University
LOCATION: Baylor University, Waco, TX
Description: The conference will include engineers who develop appropriate technologies, social entrepreneurs and people who work with churches overseas in the areas that address the physical needs of the people in their communities.
DECEMBER 2008
December 29, 2008 - January 1, 2009
University of Colorado at Denver welcomes Paul Polak
LOCATION: Denver, CO
Description: If you are interested in attending, please e-mail event@paulpolak.com.