Invitation | Virtual

LMGlobal.Org, along with IGEN together, welcomes you to join the #SDG7 World Record Holder Community, and proudly present a virtual panel on:

POTENTIALS OF RENEWABLE ENERGY IN TÜRKIYE, ECO-ARCHITECTURE, AND GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS

The Keynote Speaker on the Eco-Architecture and Global Partnerships: Prof. Dr. SEMİH ERYILDIZ
Speaker on Potentials of Renewable Energy in Türkiye: Prof. Dr. DEMET IRKLI ERYILDIZ
Youth Speaker on Earth Day and Global Partnerships: JONATHON CUMMINGS
Moderator: BİRCAN ÜNVER
The session will be web-streamed through Youtube at http://www.youtube.com/c/IGENSDGplus

Organized and Presented by
The Light Millennium, Charitable Global Human Advancement Organization | LMGlobal.Org (2001, New York),
in partnership with,
The Institution of Green Engineers | IGEN (India)
Date: On Saturday, May 27, 2023
Time Zones: 11:00 a.m. EST (United States & Canada); 18:00 p.m. Türkiye; 20:30 p.m. India

DEFINITION OF THE PANEL

In support of the overarching theme of IGEN ENERGATHON 2023 along with #EarthDay, the LMGlobal.Org has focused on bringing in Turkish perspective into the international spectrum on Renewable Energy in connection with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) #7: Affordable and Clean Energy, along with, reference to the SDG#15: Life on Land in connection with the Eco-Architecture, and the SDG#17: Global Partnerships.
In this line, in connection with Earth Day and SDG 15 Life on Land; the keynote speaker Prof. Dr. Semih Eryildiz will focus on the Eco-Architecture with nature-based design and energy components of it in both implemented projects based in Türkiye and on the global level.
Prof. Dr. Demet Eryildiz will focus on the “Potentials of Renewable Energy in Türkiye”, along with its usage level, existing and needed infrastructure, and technology, along with vision and ideas toward solutions. A combination of these two speakers based in Türkiye of the session, LMGlobal.Org’s Board Member and member of the Steering Committee South & South Corporation, as the session’s Youth Speaker Jonathon Commings will take the session to a more abstract level and will be focusing on the Earth Day and SDG 17 Global Partnership.
Bircan Ünver, founder and president of the LMGlobal.Org, will moderate the session and deliver the concluding remarks.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

PROF. DR. SEMIH ERYILDIZ, Keynote Speaker

Prof. Dr. Eryıldız, is a METU graduate, M.Sc. thesis is on the design and implementation of the “First Turkish pneumatic building” at METU Campus as a greenhouse, and his Ph. D. is on “Environmental Urbanization Policies” advisor was Prof. Dr. Ruşen Keleş. 
He has given design, environmental control, urban design, and landscape courses; at METU, YTU, Anadolu, Bahçesehir, Gazi, and European University of Lefke, MU & DOU, OKAN & GTU; designed housing, apartments, shopping, offices, banks, educational buildings, and eco renovation projects, constructed 40.000 M2 building, infrastructure, 11 national 3 international 2 restricted competitions, winning 3 awards, editor of periodicals like “ Mimarlık”, “Özgür İnsan”, “Arrendemento”. 
He was a director in Ankara Municipality, working with Mayor Dalokay to start projects like Batıkent, and as Advisor to the Minister of Culture and to Yenimahalle Municipality), writer of 12 Books (Ekokent, Batıkent, and Ekopeyzaj are on Market), 65 articles out of 17 international, he is a former Turkish Parliament member & an activist of Chamber of Architects.
• Eryıldız made some projects such as a mass house, bank, and shopping center;
• Participated in competitions and won some of them; worked for 
• International and national firms; also he produced some projects at his own firm. 
• Ecological planning and design after a disaster.
• Mass house, School buildings, and Business buildings
• Solutions to the problems of Urbanism and the Environment
• Urban settlement projects in cooperation with local governments.Examples 
• Planning and project services of TDÇİ İskenderun Steel Factory settlement( Responsible for project and archives)
• Enterprise and planning services of Batıkent Project of Ankara Municipality

Dr. DEMET IRKLI ERYILDIZ (2023), Speaker

Prof. Eryıldız was born in Çorum/Turkey in 1956. She has an undergraduate degree from A.D.M.M.A (State Academy of Engineering and Architecture – Ankara) in Architecture (1979); a Master of Science degree, from METU (Middle East Technical Uni. Faculty of Architecture) (1984); Ph.D, from METU (Middle East Technical Uni. Faculty of Architecture) (1995). Her M.Sc. thesis is on Passive Solar HeaSng and Ph.D. thesis is about AcousScs of Ancient Theatres. Prof. Irkli Eryildiz is also a post-doc graduate of Institute for Housing Studies – Rotterdam, 1986.

She is currently working at Istanbul Okan University at the Faculty of Art, Design, and Architecture and teaching research methods, environmental control systems, sustainable architecture, acoustics, acSve and passive systems in design, and architectural design. She was dean of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture between 2016-2019. She is the founding member of the Energy Efficient Building Design Post Graduate Programme of Maltepe University. She’s got several senatorships for university senates. She held many academic and administrative positions at Gazi University, Girne American University, European University of Le]e, and Maltepe University. Besides these Universities, she had also taught at Middle East Technical University, Osman Gazi University, and Bahçeşehir University.

Prof. Eryıldız was execuSve member of many NGOs like as, Global Eco-Village Network, TÜBİTAK, Clean Energy FoundaSon, and Chamber of Architects – Ankara Branch etc. She was The president of Clean Energy FoundaSon between 2017-2020.

Except from many papers and articles published nationally and internationally, she is the editor of many books on architecture and has supervised many masters and Ph.D. theses. She translated the famous book Ken Yeang`s Eco Design into Turkish with H. S. Eryıldız. She is co-author of the bilingual (English-Turkish) almanac E-Techture. She has many awards in architectural compassion. She has also jury responsibilities such as the 1st InternaSonal Clean Energy Congress UTEK 2008 which was a joint event of Clean Energy FoundaSon and the University of Hacekepe’s Research Center of New and Clean Energy (YETAM), 1st Clean Energy Congress of the Youth, jury president of the international comparison at the ”Climate Responsive and Clean Energy Houses” of 2008. Prof. Irkli Eryildiz is also a jury member for the national ”Urban Transformation and The Use of Clean and Renewable Energy” CompeSSon, a joint project of TEMEV and Maltepe University for the year 2012.

JONATHON CUMMINGS
#EarthDay #SDG7 #GlobalPartnerships
Mr. Cummings is originally from Kingston, Jamaica, and moved to New York City at the age of 16. Jonathon holds a Bachelor of Arts in Culture and Communication Studies from Ithaca College and a Master of Public Administration from the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs (CIPA). During Cornell, Jonathon was elected the President of the Cornell Public Affairs Society (CPAS). Jonathon has significant experience working with international NGOs, operating within the multilateral space and investor relations.
Currently,  Jonathon serves as a Member of the Steering Committee for the Alliance of NGOs and CSOs for South-South Cooperation, an Advisor to Global Policy Insights, a Member of the Board for the Black Professionals in International Affairs, and an Alliance Manager for Deloitte’s Government and Public Services practice. 

BİRCAN ÜNVER, M.A., Moderator/Concluding Remarks

#SDG7, #SDG15, #EarthDay, #GlobalPartnerships
Bircan is founder-President of LMGlobal.Org (2001, NY), [Head] NGO Representative of the Organization to the U.N. Department of Global Communications, Executive Producer of the #LightMillenniumTV Programs, Multi-Media and Event Producer; Host, Author, Publisher, and Public Speaker. She is also a Content Provider at QPTV since 1992.
She initially received her local and studio television productions certificates at QPTV.Org in 1992. Bircan produced and broadcasted over 170 television programs through local channels in NYC. In 2022, she celebrated her 30^th Anniversary at QPTV with a video profile, titled: “A Turkish Experience in America”
(~9 minutes).
Author of the following four book titles in print (Turkish): “En Kutsalı Yaratmak” (1995, 2022), “Sanatın Labirentlerinde (2016), and “Işık Yollarında (poetry, 2017), and “Bin Yıl Daha…” (2020).
She holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Degree from the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (Istanbul, 1988) and a Master’s Degree (M.A.) from Media Studies of the New School University (NYC, 1999).
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ABOUT THE LIGHT MILLENNIUM, CHARITABLE GLOBAL HUMAN ADVANCEMENT ORGANIZATION (2001, New York – LMGlobal.Org)

It has sustained a good standing as an associated NGO with the United Nations Department of Global Communications (formerly, UN-DPI) since 2005. The Organization has ”Specially Accredited” to the #UN2023WaterConference during the First Round in August 2022, and participated in the Stakeholder Consultations and Preparatory Sessions of the conference (October 24-25, 2022).
The LMGlobal.Org publishes online issues, organizes public events, produces and presents television programs on the local channels under the #LightMillenniumTV Series, and develops/presents various concepts in multi-platforms. 
It was initially introduced on the Web in 1999, and officially founded based in New York in 2001 by Bircan Ünver. 
The LMGlobal.Org mainly has been focused on public awareness via multi-media platforms, has encouraged active participation from all walks of life, and promotes the following matters within its capacity as a ‘rights based’ organization, based on its initial 2001 Certificate of Incorporation: Human Advancement, Democracy-Equality-Justice, Fostering World Peace, Freedom of Expression, Encouraging Intellectual Productivity, Girls-Women Rights, Cultural Diversity, Advancing Culture of Peace, and Global Connectivity… 
The Organization received the “approval” of the “Amended–and– Broadened” Certificate of Incorporation and gained a new capacity toward becoming a ‘service’ and ‘rights-based‘ organization, effective as of December 17, 2019. 
The LMGlobal.Org is a non-religious, non-political, not-for-profit (501-c-3), nongovernmental (NGO), and independent secular organization.
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The IGEN Story: The Institution of Green Engineers (IGEN), connects green professionals worldwide, working towards SDG goals and providing solutions for a sustainable greener future through the 9colour nonagon VIBBGGYOR society. The IGEN is now a UNDESA NGO, 12A, 80G, CSR, and UN DESA Project partner, and we are working on the actions listed below to help the environment be green.  #igensdgprojects #igengreen9ensavclub #igenyginarme #igeninternationalday #igenawards #igenenergy99challenge #igencycle4green .

After the registration to the ENERGATHON2023, the IGEN team will communicate all details about participation in the event and how to achieve various certifications.

ABOUT THE IGEN ENERGATHON 2023

EARTHDAY Partnered IGEN ENERGATHON 2023 – Setting a new world record for the longest conference on SDG7 Affordable and Clean Energy towards Sustainability

Marathon starts 06AM, 27th May 2023 and ends at 11:50PM

Pre register to participate in the Conference @ https://forms.gle/C89yzmSLGnMMVx4n9 

Check out the 18 sessions and topics that will be discussed in the conference on the website @ https://conference.theigen.org/ 

Partners: The Light Millennium Organization, Earth Day Global, Energy Swaraj Foundations, Smiles4millions, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam International Foundation, and Dr. M.G.R Educational & Research Institute

Benefits to participate in the #SDG7 Conference 

1) Opportunity to observe and interact with 75 experts from across the globe who will share information about #SDG7 and interrelated Goals at #igenenergathon

2) On attending each session, participants will receive an e-certificate on 27th May 2023 on filing the feedback form for that session. 

3) More than five sessions, participants will receive STAR participation certification 

4) A World Record Certification for #SDG7 will be recommended to participants who watch more than TEN sessions and will be issued after the World Record Community has approved it

5) More than 15 session participants will receive IGEN medal and Badge 

#GlobalGoals #theigen #energy #UNSDGAction #EarthDay #sdgs #sdg13 #conference 

Any queries are to be communicated to #igenkrishna 7904239891 

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