For Sustainable Mountain Communities, June 14-18, we are seeking examples of existing environmental sustainability problems and programs that can be used as case studies in facilitated problem-solving sessions. Ideally, these case studies should not be past problems that have been largely solved, or past projects that are largely completed. They should be "works in progress", where a completely successful solution has not yet been identified.

Accepted case study presenters will receive their conference registration free of charge.

If you are interested in proposing a case study for use at the conference, please email us a Word document that includes the following information. This must be received in our office by April 30, 2003 at the latest.

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1. What is the problem your project is trying to address?
2. Where does it take place?
3. How long has this problem existed?
4. What is the trend – is the problem getting worse, getting better, staying the same?
5. Who are the main stakeholders in this issue – can you describe each group with a sentence or two?
6. What solutions or ideas have been tried?
7. Is the project showing promise, turning out to be discouraging, just bumbling along?
8. Focus questions: If you had access to a group of experienced mountain policymakers, researchers, managers and activists from around the world, what questions would you like to ask them about your problem or project? Try to come up with 3 or 4.
9. Describe your vision for the future of this problem or project - how will you know that you have achieved success? Finish the sentence "We will have been successful if …"