This is to invite you to visit The Commons <http://ecoplan.org/> site
at http://ecoplan.org in order to see a new link that we have
established with what we consider to be an extremely important ongoing
international brainstorming exercise. Briefly here is how they
introduce themselves:

"Copenhagen Consensus is based on the aim to improve prioritization of
limited means. The world is faced with a countless number of challenges
such as diseases, environmental degradation, armed conflicts and
financial instability. Copenhagen Consensus takes a new and
critical-analytical approach to assessing the effects of international
opportunities for solving the challenges. Copenhagen Consensus
addresses major challenges in the world. The purpose is to prioritize
opportunities for solving these challenges by cost and benefit. This
ranking is meant to serve as a guideline for decision-makers all over
the world. To do this the institute assembled a panel of nine of the
world's most distinguished economists. Four of them are Nobel laureates
. . . "

Their web site - directly clickable from The Commons - is at
<http://www.copenhagenconsensus.com/>
http://www.copenhagenconsensus.com/. And there is a good article
outlining goals, etc. in the latest Economist at
http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=2478902 .

My first objective in writing you this morning note is to draw this
important exercise to your attention, just in case you had missed it.
The second is to invite comment and discussion in our little used
Discussion Form at <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-commons/>
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-commons/ - emails addressed to
<mailto:the-commons@yahoogroups.com> the-commons@yahoogroups.com.

I look forward with interest to hearing the reactions and suggestions of
our colleagues on this initiative which strikes me as highly imaginative
and potentially very useful. (Wish I had done it myself.) And if you
can think of others who may wish to join in the exchanges, please either
let me know or send them to the site where they can see how to sign into
the Forum themselves.

With all good wishes,

Eric Britton

The Commons __ technology, economy, society__
Le Frene, 8/10 rue Joseph Bara 75006 Paris, France
Tel. +331 4326 1323 Fax/Voicemail hotline: +331 5301 2896
http://www.ecoplan.org IP Videoconference: 81.65.50.149
Personal webpage: www.EricBritton.org

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