1) The document outlines San Francisco's Green ICT program and four-part plan to measure and reduce the environmental impact of information and communication technologies (ICT) by 24% by 2012.
2) The plan includes building an initial baseline of ICT energy consumption, implementing energy conservation measures like power management and server virtualization, and measuring indirect impacts through projects in energy, buildings, transportation, and health.
3) Results are expected to include reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, waste, and raw materials used, as well as addressing social inequity by increasing access to technology, jobs, education and services.
Paul Tilsley and Sandy Taylor - Low Carbon Living in the Birmingham Smart HomeShane Mitchell
Birmingham is the largest city outside of London in the UK with over 1 million people from 150 nationalities. It has major sectors in business, technology, and conferences. Birmingham aims to be more sustainable by introducing new energy and transport systems to reduce CO2 emissions. The city focuses its initiatives on achieving "Low Carbon Living in the Smart Home" through making energy consumption more transparent to consumers and providing intelligent transport information. It will prototype an interactive energy device and transport choices display for homes.
Let's build a smarter planet energy and utilities ejcbmarcoux
In the 1880s, Nikola Tesla invented the 3-phase 60 Hz technology still used in the North American electrical grid, which was then commercialized by George Westinghouse, who was competing with Thomas Edison.
One hundred and twenty five years later, the Smart Grid aims to solve this 19th century problem using 21st century systems. And the 21st century itself brought a new set of challenges to be met: energy efficiency, integration of distributed and renewable energy, charging of electrical vehicles, pressure on costs, environmental concerns, and consumer expectations.
This conference will define what is a Smart Grid, outline its main objectives, present how it is being deployed, and discuss some on-going technological and societal challenges that the industry is facing.
This document discusses planning for low carbon development in cities. It notes that cities account for a large portion of global energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions due to their concentration of industry, infrastructure and population. The growth and form of cities influences their energy demands and emissions. Planning for energy efficient urban systems, buildings, transportation and land use can help reduce a city's carbon footprint and transition to more sustainable development. The challenges include developing policies and capacity to integrate energy and environmental concerns into urban planning.
This presentation summarizes Global Group's energy management solutions that aim to reduce carbon emissions from the telecom industry. It discusses how telecom towers consume large amounts of electricity and diesel, contributing to CO2 emissions. The presentation outlines Global Group's initiatives to share towers and deploy energy management technologies to reduce energy consumption by 20-30% and lower CO2 emissions by over 500,000 metric tons per year. Global Group is committed to more sustainable practices and a greener environment through these solutions.
The document discusses recent policies and standards that have improved lighting efficiency, including the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, codes like the International Energy Conservation Code, and utility efficiency programs. It also outlines research and development efforts to advance solid state lighting technologies that could provide even greater energy savings. Overall, the standards and programs mean facilities managers will need to adopt more efficient lighting options in new construction and retrofits.
The document discusses building smart cities globally through smart grid deployment and smart city projects. It outlines the evolution of the electric power sector and compares smart grid adoption across different countries. Key challenges include balancing benefits for consumers and utilities and engaging in global partnerships. Examples provided include smart city developments in India, Florida, and a project in Malta to build an integrated smart grid and water system.
The document discusses envisioning low carbon cities and the challenges and opportunities they present. It covers topics like materials and technologies, whole building issues, precinct and urban scale issues, community issues, and policies and tools. It also discusses the Cooperative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living and its role in supporting innovations to reduce carbon in the built environment.
Paul Tilsley and Sandy Taylor - Low Carbon Living in the Birmingham Smart HomeShane Mitchell
Birmingham is the largest city outside of London in the UK with over 1 million people from 150 nationalities. It has major sectors in business, technology, and conferences. Birmingham aims to be more sustainable by introducing new energy and transport systems to reduce CO2 emissions. The city focuses its initiatives on achieving "Low Carbon Living in the Smart Home" through making energy consumption more transparent to consumers and providing intelligent transport information. It will prototype an interactive energy device and transport choices display for homes.
Let's build a smarter planet energy and utilities ejcbmarcoux
In the 1880s, Nikola Tesla invented the 3-phase 60 Hz technology still used in the North American electrical grid, which was then commercialized by George Westinghouse, who was competing with Thomas Edison.
One hundred and twenty five years later, the Smart Grid aims to solve this 19th century problem using 21st century systems. And the 21st century itself brought a new set of challenges to be met: energy efficiency, integration of distributed and renewable energy, charging of electrical vehicles, pressure on costs, environmental concerns, and consumer expectations.
This conference will define what is a Smart Grid, outline its main objectives, present how it is being deployed, and discuss some on-going technological and societal challenges that the industry is facing.
This document discusses planning for low carbon development in cities. It notes that cities account for a large portion of global energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions due to their concentration of industry, infrastructure and population. The growth and form of cities influences their energy demands and emissions. Planning for energy efficient urban systems, buildings, transportation and land use can help reduce a city's carbon footprint and transition to more sustainable development. The challenges include developing policies and capacity to integrate energy and environmental concerns into urban planning.
This presentation summarizes Global Group's energy management solutions that aim to reduce carbon emissions from the telecom industry. It discusses how telecom towers consume large amounts of electricity and diesel, contributing to CO2 emissions. The presentation outlines Global Group's initiatives to share towers and deploy energy management technologies to reduce energy consumption by 20-30% and lower CO2 emissions by over 500,000 metric tons per year. Global Group is committed to more sustainable practices and a greener environment through these solutions.
The document discusses recent policies and standards that have improved lighting efficiency, including the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, codes like the International Energy Conservation Code, and utility efficiency programs. It also outlines research and development efforts to advance solid state lighting technologies that could provide even greater energy savings. Overall, the standards and programs mean facilities managers will need to adopt more efficient lighting options in new construction and retrofits.
The document discusses building smart cities globally through smart grid deployment and smart city projects. It outlines the evolution of the electric power sector and compares smart grid adoption across different countries. Key challenges include balancing benefits for consumers and utilities and engaging in global partnerships. Examples provided include smart city developments in India, Florida, and a project in Malta to build an integrated smart grid and water system.
The document discusses envisioning low carbon cities and the challenges and opportunities they present. It covers topics like materials and technologies, whole building issues, precinct and urban scale issues, community issues, and policies and tools. It also discusses the Cooperative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living and its role in supporting innovations to reduce carbon in the built environment.
Philip Skipper from Siemens Infrastructure & Cities presented at the 4th Annual Smart Grids & Cleanpower 2012 Conference on decarbonizing energy systems through large wind and power projects and low-carbon networks. The presentation discussed the need to balance energy security, incentives for clean energy, and ensuring a smart grid without mistakes. It also examined microgrids as a learning platform and stepping stone between wind power and low-carbon networks, and as a predictor of how energy communities will operate in the future.
This document summarizes the proceedings of a regional workshop held by MCREEE in Cairo from January 29-30, 2008. It discusses Palestine's efforts to develop renewable energy and energy efficiency through initiatives such as increasing renewable energy's share of total final consumption to 20% by 2012, reducing energy imports by 2%, implementing an energy code for buildings, and improving end-use energy efficiency. It also outlines MCREEE's role in supporting the development of solar water heating, concentrating solar power, photovoltaics, wind, biogas, and geothermal energy in Palestine and the region.
The document discusses the City of Toronto's efforts to promote energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions through its Energy Efficiency Office and Better Buildings Partnership program. Some key points:
1) The Energy Efficiency Office develops energy efficiency strategies for the city and works on climate change initiatives like creating green jobs and making buildings more energy efficient.
2) Buildings account for 61% of the city's greenhouse gas emissions, so the Better Buildings Partnership focuses on making existing buildings and new construction more energy efficient.
3) Projects through the partnership have saved over $59 million in annual energy costs, reduced emissions by over 440,000 tonnes of CO2, and created 29,000 jobs in renewable
Low Carbon Policy and the Cambridgeshire Renewables Infrastructure Framework ...crifcambs
An overview of low carbon policy, the UK energy trilemma and what this means for Cambridgeshire.
Presented to Cleantech members on 10 October 2011 by Sheryl French, CRIF
BUILD UPON: Monica Ardeleanu - Green homes & mortgages: quality, health and f...GBC Finland
The document discusses the benefits of green homes and mortgages, including lower costs, health benefits, and financial returns compared to traditional homes. It provides examples of green housing projects in Romania that have achieved certification. Government policies like property tax reductions for green buildings could further incentivize deep energy renovations. Moving forward, engagement is needed from mortgage underwriters, real estate appraisers, insurers and national banks to recognize the financial benefits of energy efficiency and lower total homeownership costs.
The document discusses various financial incentives available in the UK for installing renewable energy technologies, including feed-in tariffs (FIT) for solar PV and microgeneration, the renewable heat incentive (RHI) for biomass and heat pumps, and programs like CERT that provide funding for home energy improvements. It also provides examples of successful projects utilizing these incentives, such as solar PV installations for social housing that reduce tenant fuel bills and qualify for FIT payments.
ecolutions is a full service company focused on investments, advisory services, and trading related to the transition to a low-carbon economy. It focuses on areas like waste-to-energy, cogeneration, methane capturing, and wind. ecolutions invests in renewable energy projects that produce electricity and carbon credits. It is involved across the value chain from development to construction to operation. ecolutions is active in attractive markets like China and India where energy demand is rising and emissions need to be reduced.
BUILD UPON: Luca Bertalot - Road Map for an Energy Efficient MortgageGBC Finland
Buildings are responsible for 40% of EU energy consumption and 36% of CO2 emissions. 75-90% of the existing building stock will still be standing in 2050, so improving energy efficiency is key to meeting EU energy and emissions targets. This document proposes a pan-European financing mechanism to incentivize households to retrofit buildings for energy efficiency through financial incentives linked to mortgages. This would support private investment in energy efficiency improvements estimated to be €100 billion per year, helping the EU meet its 2020 energy savings target.
The Pew Charitable Trusts developed an approach to analyze the clean energy economy of the US. The approach provides a framework to track investments, jobs, business growth over time. It defines a clean energy economy as one that generates jobs and businesses through clean energy production, energy efficiency, reducing emissions, and conserving resources. The US clean energy sector has grown due to various state and federal initiatives and incentives. Jobs in this sector have increased significantly between 1998-2007 especially in energy generation.
Community Renewable Energy (CoRE) works with communities to develop renewable energy projects that provide income and sustainable energy supplies. In return, CoRE takes a stake in the companies created to recoup costs and fund future projects. CoRE has over 350 members, has won awards, and runs a national pilot project in northern England.
This document discusses opportunities for British companies in Australia's low carbon industry. It provides an overview of Australia's policy landscape on climate change, including legislation on carbon pricing and renewable energy targets. It also outlines various sector opportunities for low carbon technologies, professional services, and trading in Australia's developing carbon market. British companies are encouraged to engage with UK Trade & Investment for further information on opportunities in Australia's transition to a low carbon economy.
Central africa & Egypt contact issue 2.2012ABBCONTACT
Light and heat from the sun is the most abundant energy source on earth.The solar energy that hits our planet’s surface in one hour is about equal to the amount of energy consumed by all human activities in a year. Moreover, electricity generated by solar power is emission-free and can help mitigate climate change as well as reduce our dependence on finite carbon-based energy sources.
ABB offers a range of solutions that not just help capture the sun’s rays in the most effective manner but also help achieve grid parity.
This document discusses energy efficiency programs in the Tennessee Valley region. It provides details on:
1) The value of energy efficiency programs in reducing costs across the TVA system and keeping customer bills low.
2) Examples of successful energy efficiency projects in the industrial sector that have significantly reduced energy usage and costs for companies.
3) Benchmarks showing TVA's energy efficiency programs are among the top quartile nationally in energy savings achieved and costs.
This document lists various statistics about the environmental impact of data centers and IT infrastructure. It notes that data centers consume massive amounts of energy and resources, for example a typical mid-sized data center uses 60 million gallons of water over 10 years. The coal used to power 70% of the world's electricity is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Adopting more sustainable IT practices such as server virtualization and storage consolidation could significantly reduce these environmental impacts and costs.
The document summarizes the annual environmental impact of a single ATM site. It reports that the site saves 3456 kWh of energy, powers 1.12 domestic homes, and reduces carbon dioxide emissions by 1506kg, sulfur dioxide emissions by 607kg, and nitrogen oxide by 6kg. Using the technology at 10000 ATM sites could light 11000 homes, save 8000 acres of trees, and achieve significant environmental benefits.
Project GreenLight: Optimizing Cyberinfrastructure for a Carbon Constrained W...Larry Smarr
09.07.21
Keynote Talk for the Joint
33rd IEEE International Computer Software and Applications Conference COMPSAC 2009and the 9th Annual International Symposium on Applications and the Internet SAINT 2009
Title: Project GreenLight: Optimizing Cyberinfrastructure for a Carbon Constrained World
Seattle, WA
The Coalition for Green Capital seeks to build a productive and sustainable clean energy economy by creating mechanisms to lower the cost of capital for clean energy projects. This will help address challenges like high upfront capital costs, low electricity demand growth in the US, and China's advantage of providing low-cost financing to its clean energy companies. The Coalition proposes establishing an Energy Investment Trust and Green Banks to provide long-term, low-cost financing similar to programs in China that have helped expand the clean energy market. Reducing financing costs could significantly lower the price of electricity from clean energy solutions.
Pursuing Broadband: The Garden Valley StoryAnn Treacy
Garden Valley Technologies is a cooperative established in 1906 that provides broadband internet to rural areas of Minnesota. It has expanded broadband access through several grant projects starting in 2005 with a fiber-to-the-home conversion. Recent projects include a 2016 grant to serve 330 households in Thief River Falls, a 2017 grant to serve 214 households in Bejou, and receiving support through the FCC's CAFII reverse auction in 2018/2019. Garden Valley continues pursuing opportunities like the USDA ReConnect program and Minnesota Border-to-Border grants to expand broadband access to remaining unserved areas.
Joannes De Wilde - Fiber for a greener futureShane Mitchell
FTTH networks provide environmental benefits by enabling teleworking, telemedicine, and reducing transportation needs. A study found that the environmental impacts of deploying an FTTH network are offset by these benefits within 10 years. While deployment has the largest carbon footprint, operational energy usage only accounts for 6% of impacts. FTTH networks support sustainable development by powering telecommunications solutions that improve quality of life while lowering environmental impacts.
Wolfgang Grimme - Multi-modal Intelligent Traffic ManagementShane Mitchell
The document discusses a proposed solution to optimize traffic management in the Hamburg metro area. It notes current traffic systems operate in silos and lack transparency. The proposed solution would provide intelligent recommendations on optimal travel mode, route, and timing based on real-time traffic conditions. It aims to develop and implement this solution first in a pilot region northwest of Hamburg, then extend it to the entire metro area, with a long-term vision of comprehensive traffic simulation for the region.
Philip Skipper from Siemens Infrastructure & Cities presented at the 4th Annual Smart Grids & Cleanpower 2012 Conference on decarbonizing energy systems through large wind and power projects and low-carbon networks. The presentation discussed the need to balance energy security, incentives for clean energy, and ensuring a smart grid without mistakes. It also examined microgrids as a learning platform and stepping stone between wind power and low-carbon networks, and as a predictor of how energy communities will operate in the future.
This document summarizes the proceedings of a regional workshop held by MCREEE in Cairo from January 29-30, 2008. It discusses Palestine's efforts to develop renewable energy and energy efficiency through initiatives such as increasing renewable energy's share of total final consumption to 20% by 2012, reducing energy imports by 2%, implementing an energy code for buildings, and improving end-use energy efficiency. It also outlines MCREEE's role in supporting the development of solar water heating, concentrating solar power, photovoltaics, wind, biogas, and geothermal energy in Palestine and the region.
The document discusses the City of Toronto's efforts to promote energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions through its Energy Efficiency Office and Better Buildings Partnership program. Some key points:
1) The Energy Efficiency Office develops energy efficiency strategies for the city and works on climate change initiatives like creating green jobs and making buildings more energy efficient.
2) Buildings account for 61% of the city's greenhouse gas emissions, so the Better Buildings Partnership focuses on making existing buildings and new construction more energy efficient.
3) Projects through the partnership have saved over $59 million in annual energy costs, reduced emissions by over 440,000 tonnes of CO2, and created 29,000 jobs in renewable
Low Carbon Policy and the Cambridgeshire Renewables Infrastructure Framework ...crifcambs
An overview of low carbon policy, the UK energy trilemma and what this means for Cambridgeshire.
Presented to Cleantech members on 10 October 2011 by Sheryl French, CRIF
BUILD UPON: Monica Ardeleanu - Green homes & mortgages: quality, health and f...GBC Finland
The document discusses the benefits of green homes and mortgages, including lower costs, health benefits, and financial returns compared to traditional homes. It provides examples of green housing projects in Romania that have achieved certification. Government policies like property tax reductions for green buildings could further incentivize deep energy renovations. Moving forward, engagement is needed from mortgage underwriters, real estate appraisers, insurers and national banks to recognize the financial benefits of energy efficiency and lower total homeownership costs.
The document discusses various financial incentives available in the UK for installing renewable energy technologies, including feed-in tariffs (FIT) for solar PV and microgeneration, the renewable heat incentive (RHI) for biomass and heat pumps, and programs like CERT that provide funding for home energy improvements. It also provides examples of successful projects utilizing these incentives, such as solar PV installations for social housing that reduce tenant fuel bills and qualify for FIT payments.
ecolutions is a full service company focused on investments, advisory services, and trading related to the transition to a low-carbon economy. It focuses on areas like waste-to-energy, cogeneration, methane capturing, and wind. ecolutions invests in renewable energy projects that produce electricity and carbon credits. It is involved across the value chain from development to construction to operation. ecolutions is active in attractive markets like China and India where energy demand is rising and emissions need to be reduced.
BUILD UPON: Luca Bertalot - Road Map for an Energy Efficient MortgageGBC Finland
Buildings are responsible for 40% of EU energy consumption and 36% of CO2 emissions. 75-90% of the existing building stock will still be standing in 2050, so improving energy efficiency is key to meeting EU energy and emissions targets. This document proposes a pan-European financing mechanism to incentivize households to retrofit buildings for energy efficiency through financial incentives linked to mortgages. This would support private investment in energy efficiency improvements estimated to be €100 billion per year, helping the EU meet its 2020 energy savings target.
The Pew Charitable Trusts developed an approach to analyze the clean energy economy of the US. The approach provides a framework to track investments, jobs, business growth over time. It defines a clean energy economy as one that generates jobs and businesses through clean energy production, energy efficiency, reducing emissions, and conserving resources. The US clean energy sector has grown due to various state and federal initiatives and incentives. Jobs in this sector have increased significantly between 1998-2007 especially in energy generation.
Community Renewable Energy (CoRE) works with communities to develop renewable energy projects that provide income and sustainable energy supplies. In return, CoRE takes a stake in the companies created to recoup costs and fund future projects. CoRE has over 350 members, has won awards, and runs a national pilot project in northern England.
This document discusses opportunities for British companies in Australia's low carbon industry. It provides an overview of Australia's policy landscape on climate change, including legislation on carbon pricing and renewable energy targets. It also outlines various sector opportunities for low carbon technologies, professional services, and trading in Australia's developing carbon market. British companies are encouraged to engage with UK Trade & Investment for further information on opportunities in Australia's transition to a low carbon economy.
Central africa & Egypt contact issue 2.2012ABBCONTACT
Light and heat from the sun is the most abundant energy source on earth.The solar energy that hits our planet’s surface in one hour is about equal to the amount of energy consumed by all human activities in a year. Moreover, electricity generated by solar power is emission-free and can help mitigate climate change as well as reduce our dependence on finite carbon-based energy sources.
ABB offers a range of solutions that not just help capture the sun’s rays in the most effective manner but also help achieve grid parity.
This document discusses energy efficiency programs in the Tennessee Valley region. It provides details on:
1) The value of energy efficiency programs in reducing costs across the TVA system and keeping customer bills low.
2) Examples of successful energy efficiency projects in the industrial sector that have significantly reduced energy usage and costs for companies.
3) Benchmarks showing TVA's energy efficiency programs are among the top quartile nationally in energy savings achieved and costs.
This document lists various statistics about the environmental impact of data centers and IT infrastructure. It notes that data centers consume massive amounts of energy and resources, for example a typical mid-sized data center uses 60 million gallons of water over 10 years. The coal used to power 70% of the world's electricity is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Adopting more sustainable IT practices such as server virtualization and storage consolidation could significantly reduce these environmental impacts and costs.
The document summarizes the annual environmental impact of a single ATM site. It reports that the site saves 3456 kWh of energy, powers 1.12 domestic homes, and reduces carbon dioxide emissions by 1506kg, sulfur dioxide emissions by 607kg, and nitrogen oxide by 6kg. Using the technology at 10000 ATM sites could light 11000 homes, save 8000 acres of trees, and achieve significant environmental benefits.
Project GreenLight: Optimizing Cyberinfrastructure for a Carbon Constrained W...Larry Smarr
09.07.21
Keynote Talk for the Joint
33rd IEEE International Computer Software and Applications Conference COMPSAC 2009and the 9th Annual International Symposium on Applications and the Internet SAINT 2009
Title: Project GreenLight: Optimizing Cyberinfrastructure for a Carbon Constrained World
Seattle, WA
The Coalition for Green Capital seeks to build a productive and sustainable clean energy economy by creating mechanisms to lower the cost of capital for clean energy projects. This will help address challenges like high upfront capital costs, low electricity demand growth in the US, and China's advantage of providing low-cost financing to its clean energy companies. The Coalition proposes establishing an Energy Investment Trust and Green Banks to provide long-term, low-cost financing similar to programs in China that have helped expand the clean energy market. Reducing financing costs could significantly lower the price of electricity from clean energy solutions.
Pursuing Broadband: The Garden Valley StoryAnn Treacy
Garden Valley Technologies is a cooperative established in 1906 that provides broadband internet to rural areas of Minnesota. It has expanded broadband access through several grant projects starting in 2005 with a fiber-to-the-home conversion. Recent projects include a 2016 grant to serve 330 households in Thief River Falls, a 2017 grant to serve 214 households in Bejou, and receiving support through the FCC's CAFII reverse auction in 2018/2019. Garden Valley continues pursuing opportunities like the USDA ReConnect program and Minnesota Border-to-Border grants to expand broadband access to remaining unserved areas.
Joannes De Wilde - Fiber for a greener futureShane Mitchell
FTTH networks provide environmental benefits by enabling teleworking, telemedicine, and reducing transportation needs. A study found that the environmental impacts of deploying an FTTH network are offset by these benefits within 10 years. While deployment has the largest carbon footprint, operational energy usage only accounts for 6% of impacts. FTTH networks support sustainable development by powering telecommunications solutions that improve quality of life while lowering environmental impacts.
Wolfgang Grimme - Multi-modal Intelligent Traffic ManagementShane Mitchell
The document discusses a proposed solution to optimize traffic management in the Hamburg metro area. It notes current traffic systems operate in silos and lack transparency. The proposed solution would provide intelligent recommendations on optimal travel mode, route, and timing based on real-time traffic conditions. It aims to develop and implement this solution first in a pilot region northwest of Hamburg, then extend it to the entire metro area, with a long-term vision of comprehensive traffic simulation for the region.
Dr Anwar Osseyran - Green-IT Initiative@Amsterdam The Green IT-HubShane Mitchell
The Green-IT Initiative in Amsterdam aims to reduce CO2 emissions in the city by 40% by 2025 by making the ICT sector and data centers more energy efficient, and by using ICT to enable efficiency in other sectors. Over 25 organizations in Amsterdam have joined the initiative to share best practices, set benchmarks and goals, and develop pilots to reduce energy usage. The initiative seeks to promote collaboration across industries to design more efficient data centers, equipment, and applications to cut emissions from ICT and enable other sectors to reduce their carbon footprint through digital technologies.
The document outlines an agenda for a session on sustainable cities, including speaker presentations on case studies of overcoming barriers to sustainable solutions in cities. Some of the case studies discussed include a project in an unnamed city between the environment department, Cisco and citizens, challenges around density and transport in Barcelona vs Atlanta, and sustainable practices for the Shanghai World Expo. The session aims to examine technologies, stakeholders, barriers to adoption of sustainable technologies, and examples of overcoming barriers.
Agenda - Partnership for Urban Innovation: Global Conference, 17-18 June 2010Shane Mitchell
The document provides an agenda for the Partnership for Urban Innovation Global Conference taking place on June 17-18, 2010 in Shanghai, China. The agenda includes:
1. An opening plenary on June 17 with welcome addresses and sessions on smart and connected communities.
2. Thematic breakout sessions on topics like urban design, sustainable cities, urban mobility, and the social life of cities.
3. An afternoon plenary on global cities of the future.
4. On June 18, a guided tour of the Shanghai World Expo including pavilions from Cisco and SAIC/GM and a provided lunch. Transportation to and from the conference hotel is included.
Urban Sensing and Mapping: Cisco Pavilion Showcase Session, 18th June 2010Shane Mitchell
Urban EcoMap is a platform that enables cities to better manage and share environmental data. It uses immersive data visualizations, rich collaboration tools, and an interactive user experience. A new City Manager Portal is being developed to give city managers a decision-making tool. Pachube is a platform that connects sensors and devices to share real-time data and is integrated into Urban EcoMap. Plans are underway to further expand Urban EcoMap's capabilities.
Josep Roig - Partnerships for Urban InnovationShane Mitchell
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
John Chambers - Enabling Transformation of Communities Through Network Techno...Shane Mitchell
The document discusses the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. It notes that a diverse workforce leads to better problem solving and decision making by bringing in a variety of perspectives. The document advocates for inclusive policies and practices that value all individuals and allow them to feel respected and do their best work.
Larry Barone and Gary Martin - Leveraging a Space Agency's View Of Earth To A...Shane Mitchell
NASA collects extensive Earth observation data that can help address societal challenges like climate change. The document proposes public-private partnerships where NASA leverages its Earth science capabilities and critical information systems. NASA would partner with other organizations in new ways to provide data, science, and technologies that can help monitor issues like wildfires and pipelines, provide disaster response support, and gain situational awareness for first responders. These partnerships aim to build on NASA's core capabilities and information systems to generate innovative solutions for societal needs.
Green networking aims to reduce the carbon footprint of information and communication technology (ICT) networks by improving energy efficiency. Key strategies include optimizing network infrastructure utilization through technologies like virtualization, improving equipment energy efficiency, and locating network resources closer to renewable energy sources. Measurement of energy savings is important to track progress towards a lower carbon "Green Network".
1) Tokyo has set a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25% from 2000 levels by 2020, with a focus on reducing emissions from buildings through programs like the Tokyo Cap and Trade Program and Tokyo Green Building Program.
2) The Tokyo Cap and Trade Program covers over 1,300 large commercial and industrial facilities, representing around 40% of emissions from those sectors. It sets strict emissions caps to achieve the 17% reduction target from those sectors by 2020.
3) The Tokyo Green Building Program rates and discloses the environmental performance of new buildings over 5,000 square meters to promote green building design and development.
Tokyo Cap and Trade Program World’s First Urban Cap and Trade Scheme-NishidaICLEI
The document discusses Tokyo's cap and trade program, the first of its kind for an urban area. It aims to reduce Tokyo's emissions by 25% below 2000 levels by 2020. The program covers over 1,300 large commercial and industrial buildings, responsible for around 40% of those sectors' emissions. Facilities must reduce emissions by 6-8% in the first compliance period from 2010-2014. The program allocates emissions allowances and allows trading of excess reductions. It also allows offsets from small business reductions and renewable energy. Early results show a 13% reduction in the first year, exceeding initial targets. The document argues Tokyo's program can serve as a model for other local governments to cost-effectively reduce urban emissions
Climate alliance ghent indra van sandeTudor Events
This document discusses Ghent's efforts to become climate neutral by 2050 through the Climate Alliance initiative. It outlines that Ghent is working on climate change to prevent high costs of inaction, address rising energy costs, and help citizens become less dependent on energy. Ghent aims to make 100,000 homes and 21,000 businesses climate neutral by 2050. The document also discusses Ghent's CO2 emissions profile, approaches to studying the issue through tools and modeling, and examples of actions being taken through projects, buildings, and public lighting. The overall approach combines study, pilot projects, and leading by example to engage partners in the Climate Alliance toward the 2050 goal.
This document summarizes sustainable water infrastructure practices promoted by the EPA, including green infrastructure, asset management, energy efficiency, water efficiency, and financing incentives. It provides information on challenges and opportunities for implementing these practices, and resources available from the EPA to support state initiatives in adopting sustainable approaches. The goal is to help regions and states navigate infrastructure replacement needs in a sustainable and cost-effective manner.
Green Telecom & IT Workshop: Gee Rittenhouse KeynoteBellLabs
The document discusses the need for more energy efficient wireless networks to address massive growth in data traffic and the carbon footprint of ICT. It outlines the work of GreenTouch, a research consortium aiming to increase network energy efficiency by a factor of 1000 through projects on technologies like massive MIMO, small cells, and network management. Specific projects explore using large antenna arrays, heterogeneous networks, and independent network configuration for signaling and data. While promising results have emerged, much work remains to fully realize dramatic efficiency improvements over the long term evolution of cellular networks.
Module 10 - Section 7,8 & 9: Enabling effects of ICTs for climate action 2011...Richard Labelle
This presentation focuses on the role of ICTs in enabling the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, in facilitating greater energy efficiency and overall in contributing to the promotion of sustainability and LED (low emission development).
Slide presentations developed to demonstrate how Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) be used to address climate change, and why ICTs are a crucial part of the solution – i.e. in promoting efficiency, Green Growth & sustainable development, in dealing with climate change and for climate and environmental action. These slide presentations were delivered in February 2011 in Seongnam, near Seoul in Korea.
These presentations were developed and delivered over 2.5 days on the occasion of a Regional Training of Trainers Workshop for upcoming Academy modules on ICT for Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Abatement. These modules were developed as part of the Academy of ICT Essentials for Government leaders developed by the United Nations (UN) Asia Pacific Centre for ICT Training (APCICT), based in Songdo City, in the Republic of South Korea.
These presentations were developed in 2011, and are somewhat out of date, but most of the principles still apply. Module 10, which has been published, does not include much of the information outlined in these presentations, which are fairly technical. They were developed to address a significant gap in understanding of the technical basis of using ICTs for climate action and because there is a clear bias in development circles against the importance of dealing with climate change mitigation in developing countries. These presentations are an attempt to redress this lack and are published here with this purpose in mind.
The author, Richard Labelle, is presently working on updating these presentations to further highlight the importance of addressing climate change and the important role that technology including ICTs, play in this effort.
This document discusses green IT policies, procedures, and quick wins for improving efficiency. It covers why organizations should focus on green IT initiatives like reducing costs and complying with legislation. It then discusses measuring IT's carbon footprint and efficiency over the lifecycle from manufacturing to disposal. Specific policies and quick wins are proposed for areas like procurement, data centers, printing, and using IT to drive efficiency in other areas.
2011 10-05 smart grids as an opportunity for finland-jkiSitra Energia
1) The document discusses the opportunities that smart grids present for reducing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions through more efficient energy production and use in buildings.
2) It outlines the EU's goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing the use of renewable energy sources by 2020 and 2050, which will require structural changes to energy systems including low carbon energy production and smart integration of production and consumption.
3) The document also examines opportunities for "local energy" through energy savings or locally produced renewable energy at the consumer level and potential challenges and benefits of increasing local energy solutions.
The climate impact of ICT: A review of estimates, trends and regulations (ISM...Adrian Friday
We examine peer-reviewed studies which estimate ICT's current share of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to be 1.8-2.8% of global GHG emissions. Our findings indicate that published estimates all underestimate the carbon footprint of ICT, possibly by as much as 25%, by failing to account for all of ICT's supply chains and full lifecycle (i.e. emissions scopes 1, 2 and fully inclusive 3). Adjusting for truncation of supply chain pathways, we estimate that ICT's share of emissions could actually be as high as 2.1-3.9%. We explore the argument for and against the role of efficiency gains and green energy in offsetting ICTs global carbon footprint. Whatever assumptions analysts take, they agree that ICT will not reduce its emissions without a major concerted effort involving broad political and industrial action. We provide three reasons to believe ICT emissions are going to increase barring a targeted intervention. We make specific recommendations and pose a set of challenges for those using heavy computation in their research.
Related report: https://arxiv.org/abs/2102.02622
This document discusses the need for urgent action to address climate change through reducing carbon emissions. It highlights the potential for information and communication technologies (ICT) to enable major emissions reductions across different sectors of the economy by optimizing efficiency. ICT can standardize, monitor, and provide accountability for energy consumption data to rethink how society functions in a low-carbon way through smart systems, buildings, transportation, and more. Urgent transformation of society is needed to stabilize the climate through massive CO2 reductions by 2025 and 2050.
Lessons learned from CEE’s public building recommissioning program PBEEEP. Tasked with improving the energy performance of public buildings, PBEEEP aimed to transform Minnesota’s existing building commissioning market from an audit to an energy investigation. Program staff screened over nine hundred buildings to identify buildings where an energy investigation would be cost effective, then calculated site-specific energy savings to determine the paybacks of recommended energy efficiency measures. This process identified lower average savings for existing building commissioning than other studies, which is of note for policy makers and practitioners. All sites achieved energy savings, many while the study was in progress.
2012 07 Low Carbon Green Building Performance DesignSteve Lojuntin
Low Carbon Green Building system to support the Malaysian Green Performance Assessment System for buildings (GreenPASS) and some government low carbon building projects that I had done.
Main findings Working Group 3: Mitigation of Climate ChangeAndy Dabydeen
The document summarizes key findings from the IPCC's 4th Assessment Working Group III report on mitigating climate change. Some of the main points include:
1) Human activities have increased global greenhouse gas emissions 70% between 1970-2004 and emissions are projected to continue growing in the coming decades without mitigation policies.
2) Significant emission reductions are possible through technologies available now or by 2030 across energy supply, transportation, buildings, industry, agriculture, forestry and waste sectors.
3) Modeling estimates mitigation policies could limit GDP impacts to below 3% and even provide economic benefits in some cases, while still allowing emissions to peak and decline below current levels by 2030.
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Stanley Yip - Low Carbon Cities in China: from Policies to EconomicsShane Mitchell
1) The document discusses challenges facing Chinese cities related to rapid urbanization and economic growth, including increased energy consumption, private car ownership, and CO2 emissions between 1985-2005.
2) It outlines China's national policies to promote low carbon development, including targets in the 11th and 12th Five Year Plans to reduce carbon intensity and increase renewable energy and forest coverage.
3) Examples are given of low carbon planning projects in China, including eco-cities, and the role of connectivity and ICT in enabling emission reductions through smart logistics, buildings, grids and industrial processes.
The document discusses climate change, global warming, and the Kyoto Protocol. It provides background on rising global temperatures, greenhouse gas emissions, and the six main greenhouse gases. It then summarizes the Kyoto Protocol, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 5% below 1990 levels by 2008-2012. The Clean Development Mechanism is introduced as one of three mechanisms established by the Kyoto Protocol to help countries meet emission reduction targets in a cost-effective manner. CDM allows emission reduction projects in developing countries to earn certified emission reduction credits that can be counted toward compliance in developed countries.
As part of the Responsible Cape Town pilot project, a workshop on World Tourism Day 2012 saw several leading Responsible Tourism businesses sharing their practices and recent actions on the theme of Sustainable Energy.
Pulse Energy Webinar - Strategies for Reducing Energy Use on CampusPulse Energy
Are you charged with reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gases on your campus? View this webinar to learn how two top universities are meeting this challenge by reducing building energy use.
This webinar featured Jerome Conraud, McGill's Energy Manager, Utilities & Energy Management, and John Metras, University of British Columbia's Managing Director of Infrastructure Development and their presentation of:
* UBC's ECOTrek project and the keys to its success in reducing energy consumption across the campus by 23%
* McGill's plans for reducing campus energy use by 12%
* The role of building energy management software in communicating energy conservation to internal and external stakeholders
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Lev Gonick - Building the Smart Connected City – Piloting a Landmark FTTH Inn...Shane Mitchell
This document discusses the history and future of cities in the context of advancing information and communication technologies. It notes predictions from the 1960s-2000s that cities would dissolve or become unnecessary due to new technologies enabling remote work and communication. However, cities continued growing rapidly in the 20th century. The document then outlines a proposal to build an ultra-high speed fiber network in a major US city to pilot smart grid, telehealth, education and other applications and connect 5000 households to accelerate innovation.
Cindy Kubitz - Urban Design and Networked DevelopmentShane Mitchell
This document discusses urban design and networked development. It examines issues like urban sprawl in cities like Los Angeles and Sao Paulo. It also discusses the importance of connectivity in areas like pedestrian access, public transportation, energy distribution, and water systems. Several examples of developments are provided that aim to thoughtfully address these connectivity and infrastructure issues, including Songdo IBD in Incheon, South Korea through features like a seawater canal, central park, and emphasis on public transit.
This document promotes several social and cultural events happening in June 2010 in Brisbane, Australia. The events include films at The Edge rooftop cinema, a secret birds event, workshops on gardening and herbs, and a screening of short films.
The document discusses smart urban mobility trends and innovations in Busan, South Korea. It describes (1) shifting from vehicle-oriented to human-oriented spaces and balancing supply and demand. (2) Projects like smart traffic control, eco-transport modes, and smart connected urban mobility to reduce traffic and carbon footprints. (3) The freemium personal life assistant model providing personalized urban services through a smart connected platform to citizens.
The document summarizes information about the Urban Best Practices Area exhibition at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, including featured pavilions from various cities. It describes pavilions from Barcelona, Madrid, Seoul, and Shanghai that will showcase urban development practices and innovations in areas like public housing, sustainable development, preservation of historical sites, and use of new technologies. A future pavilion is also mentioned that will allow visitors to imagine and explore possibilities for future city design.
Bas Boorsma - Connected Urban Development: The Double U Network Experience in...Shane Mitchell
1) The document discusses Smart Work Centers (SWCs) in the Netherlands, which are flexible workspaces located throughout the country that provide workstations, meeting rooms, cafes, childcare, banking, and other services to substitute personal commutes.
2) SWCs have expanded from a single proof-of-concept location to a network of 99 locations across the Netherlands by providing added value through quality of life services and a sense of community.
3) The SWCs aim to reduce physical urban mobility and encourage multi-functional shared workspaces over traditional fixed office space models.
Tony Kim - Smart and Connected Urban Mobility: Concept and Examples in KoreaShane Mitchell
This document discusses smart and connected urban mobility solutions. It describes challenges facing urban transportation systems like increasing populations and traffic. A framework is presented for smart connected urban mobility that includes managing transportation demand, promoting eco-friendly transportation modes, and reducing carbon footprints. An example implementation in Busan, Korea is provided that uses technologies like smart transit centers, bike sharing, electric vehicles, and intelligent traffic monitoring to create a more sustainable transportation system.
Mark de Kuijik - Smart and Connected Urban Mobility: Amsterdam as an innovati...Shane Mitchell
Mark de Kruijk, the director of Amsterdam's city program "Amsterdam Topstad", presented on making Amsterdam an innovative employer through smart and connected urban mobility solutions. The city of Amsterdam aims to be a top-5 city for international business while addressing sustainability issues. As the largest employer in Amsterdam, the city council is developing tools like smart work centers, reducing office space, and increasing telecommuting to reduce commuting and its carbon footprint. The new policy aims to transition employees out of 200 city buildings and into flexible workspaces located throughout Amsterdam to optimize workers' days and limit personal car travel. Successfully changing the organizational culture will be key to implementing these innovative employment strategies.
Robin Chase - Smart and Connected Urban Mobility: Finding the Right PathShane Mitchell
The document discusses smart and connected urban mobility. It proposes that unused resources like excess road capacity on Sundays or underutilized private vehicles can be shared to improve urban environments. Platforms are needed to enable participation and connection between people and available resources. When resources are efficiently shared, it leads to smarter cities with improved quality of life for residents.
Chris Borroni-Bird - Reinventing the Automobile (Electric Networked –Vehicle,...Shane Mitchell
The document summarizes an MIT research project called the EN-V (Electric Networked Vehicle), which aims to reinvent the automobile for urban mobility. The EN-V is a small, lightweight, low-speed electric vehicle designed for shared use with autonomous capabilities. It can help optimize urban traffic and parking needs while reducing emissions through electrification. Wireless connectivity allows for features like collision avoidance and integration with public transportation networks. The goal is to preserve the benefits of personal transportation within cities without the negative impacts on energy use, environment, congestion and cost by rethinking vehicle and mobility systems design.
Paul Brubaker - Introduction: Smart and Connected Urban MobilityShane Mitchell
This document summarizes a session on smart and connected urban mobility. The session will explore challenges of existing urban transportation systems and innovative solutions needed for smart mobility. Speakers will discuss the roles of ICT, strategies for social and environmental goals, and enablers of sustainable mobility. The expected outcome is a set of principles for smart connected urban mobility that allows intelligent, responsive, and environmentally friendly movement of people and goods while empowering citizens and enabling data-driven decision making.
Gordon Falconer - Sustainable Success Case StudyShane Mitchell
The document discusses strategies for creating smart, connected, and sustainable cities. It advocates for a holistic approach that addresses smart and connected buildings/homes, urban mobility, energy, and work to foster environmental, social, and economic benefits like continuous job growth and an enhanced quality of life. Challenges include institutional barriers, regulatory issues, silos between entities, and developing a clear business case. Successful case studies involved robust public-private partnerships with a clear vision, manageable pilots, strong execution, and collaboration across disciplines from top-down leadership and bottom-up implementation.
Dr Kwon - u-City Busan, Development of Sustainable CitiesShane Mitchell
The document discusses sustainable city development in Busan, South Korea. It outlines several key points:
1) The u-City Busan project aims to create a new growth engine and improve quality of life through innovations in urban technology.
2) 28 projects have been initiated across areas like infrastructure, public services, and disaster prevention. Total investment is $74 million from government, city, and private sources.
3) A proposed "Green u-City" project would transform 50 square kilometers to be more sustainable and knowledge-based, with a budget of $500 million across sectors like transportation, energy, and logistics.
4) Barriers to investment include competing projects, short-term contracts
Richard Price - Real Estate Investment ManagementShane Mitchell
ING Real Estate Investment Management has an established Asia platform with 131 staff in 6 offices managing $4.8 billion in assets under management. They have a long history operating in Asia since 1996 and have expanded their footprint across Greater China, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Japan. They offer both fund and separate account products across the risk spectrum from core to opportunistic real estate investments. Their portfolio includes office, residential, retail and other properties. They have a focus on environmental sustainability across their global and regional portfolios.
William Hutchison - Creating Toronto's New Blue EdgeShane Mitchell
This document outlines plans for the revitalization of Toronto's waterfront areas, including:
- Creation of new parks, residential and commercial developments across several districts totaling 20,000 jobs, 110,000 residents, and $30 billion in investment.
- The development of underutilized areas like the West Don Lands and Lower Don Lands with new parks, housing and offices.
- Plans to make the waterfront area an "Intelligent Community" and "Living Lab" that brings together innovation clusters, jobs, collaboration and digital technologies through community centers and incubation hubs.
- The vision is for the waterfront to become a model "Intelligent Community" and winner of the Intelligent Community of the Year
Sean Chiao - Place-teching: letting technology and placemaking interplayShane Mitchell
The document discusses the relationship between placemaking and technology (place-teching). It provides the example of the Central-Midlevels escalators in Hong Kong, the longest outdoor covered escalator system, which has played an important role in pedestrian access. The escalators cost $30 million to build and were designed to harmonize with the surroundings. Effective place-teching requires starting with a community vision, creating destinations rather than just designs, and listening to community needs over time.
Geoff Mulgan - Future Communities: building cities for lifeShane Mitchell
1. The document discusses challenges for designing 21st century cities, including balancing economic, ecological and social dimensions.
2. It argues that future cities should be based on circular economies and societies that foster strong social networks and relationships between residents.
3. The author advocates for designing cities that evolve organically over time rather than following strict masterplans, and that empower citizens and cultivate collaborative leadership.
Tom Murcott - Global Cities of the Future-SongdoShane Mitchell
This document provides information on developments in Songdo, South Korea, including:
- Songdo Convensia, a convention center with the largest column-free span in Asia.
- Residential and mixed-use developments like The #First World and Central Park I, housing thousands of residents across residential units.
- Commercial properties like the Northeast Asia Trade Tower, Sheraton Incheon Hotel, and Chadwick International School catering to offices, tourism, and education.
- Recreational amenities such as the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club, Songdo Central Park, and Canal Walk designed for activities like golf, open green space, shopping and dining.
The document discusses urban innovation in China and calls for a shift from a focus on physical growth and development to "e-novation", which considers ecology, environment, evolution, and economics for more holistic and sustainable development. It provides examples of projects in China that embrace e-novation through natural wastewater treatment systems, river redevelopments, and streetscape redesigns that enhance communities and the environment. The document argues that awareness of holistic planning is growing in China and e-novation can help build better cities.
In the rapidly evolving landscape of technologies, XML continues to play a vital role in structuring, storing, and transporting data across diverse systems. The recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) present new methodologies for enhancing XML development workflows, introducing efficiency, automation, and intelligent capabilities. This presentation will outline the scope and perspective of utilizing AI in XML development. The potential benefits and the possible pitfalls will be highlighted, providing a balanced view of the subject.
We will explore the capabilities of AI in understanding XML markup languages and autonomously creating structured XML content. Additionally, we will examine the capacity of AI to enrich plain text with appropriate XML markup. Practical examples and methodological guidelines will be provided to elucidate how AI can be effectively prompted to interpret and generate accurate XML markup.
Further emphasis will be placed on the role of AI in developing XSLT, or schemas such as XSD and Schematron. We will address the techniques and strategies adopted to create prompts for generating code, explaining code, or refactoring the code, and the results achieved.
The discussion will extend to how AI can be used to transform XML content. In particular, the focus will be on the use of AI XPath extension functions in XSLT, Schematron, Schematron Quick Fixes, or for XML content refactoring.
The presentation aims to deliver a comprehensive overview of AI usage in XML development, providing attendees with the necessary knowledge to make informed decisions. Whether you’re at the early stages of adopting AI or considering integrating it in advanced XML development, this presentation will cover all levels of expertise.
By highlighting the potential advantages and challenges of integrating AI with XML development tools and languages, the presentation seeks to inspire thoughtful conversation around the future of XML development. We’ll not only delve into the technical aspects of AI-powered XML development but also discuss practical implications and possible future directions.
Let's Integrate MuleSoft RPA, COMPOSER, APM with AWS IDP along with Slackshyamraj55
Discover the seamless integration of RPA (Robotic Process Automation), COMPOSER, and APM with AWS IDP enhanced with Slack notifications. Explore how these technologies converge to streamline workflows, optimize performance, and ensure secure access, all while leveraging the power of AWS IDP and real-time communication via Slack notifications.
GraphRAG for Life Science to increase LLM accuracyTomaz Bratanic
GraphRAG for life science domain, where you retriever information from biomedical knowledge graphs using LLMs to increase the accuracy and performance of generated answers
Best 20 SEO Techniques To Improve Website Visibility In SERPPixlogix Infotech
Boost your website's visibility with proven SEO techniques! Our latest blog dives into essential strategies to enhance your online presence, increase traffic, and rank higher on search engines. From keyword optimization to quality content creation, learn how to make your site stand out in the crowded digital landscape. Discover actionable tips and expert insights to elevate your SEO game.
Generating privacy-protected synthetic data using Secludy and MilvusZilliz
During this demo, the founders of Secludy will demonstrate how their system utilizes Milvus to store and manipulate embeddings for generating privacy-protected synthetic data. Their approach not only maintains the confidentiality of the original data but also enhances the utility and scalability of LLMs under privacy constraints. Attendees, including machine learning engineers, data scientists, and data managers, will witness first-hand how Secludy's integration with Milvus empowers organizations to harness the power of LLMs securely and efficiently.
Removing Uninteresting Bytes in Software FuzzingAftab Hussain
Imagine a world where software fuzzing, the process of mutating bytes in test seeds to uncover hidden and erroneous program behaviors, becomes faster and more effective. A lot depends on the initial seeds, which can significantly dictate the trajectory of a fuzzing campaign, particularly in terms of how long it takes to uncover interesting behaviour in your code. We introduce DIAR, a technique designed to speedup fuzzing campaigns by pinpointing and eliminating those uninteresting bytes in the seeds. Picture this: instead of wasting valuable resources on meaningless mutations in large, bloated seeds, DIAR removes the unnecessary bytes, streamlining the entire process.
In this work, we equipped AFL, a popular fuzzer, with DIAR and examined two critical Linux libraries -- Libxml's xmllint, a tool for parsing xml documents, and Binutil's readelf, an essential debugging and security analysis command-line tool used to display detailed information about ELF (Executable and Linkable Format). Our preliminary results show that AFL+DIAR does not only discover new paths more quickly but also achieves higher coverage overall. This work thus showcases how starting with lean and optimized seeds can lead to faster, more comprehensive fuzzing campaigns -- and DIAR helps you find such seeds.
- These are slides of the talk given at IEEE International Conference on Software Testing Verification and Validation Workshop, ICSTW 2022.
Your One-Stop Shop for Python Success: Top 10 US Python Development Providersakankshawande
Simplify your search for a reliable Python development partner! This list presents the top 10 trusted US providers offering comprehensive Python development services, ensuring your project's success from conception to completion.
HCL Notes und Domino Lizenzkostenreduzierung in der Welt von DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-und-domino-lizenzkostenreduzierung-in-der-welt-von-dlau/
DLAU und die Lizenzen nach dem CCB- und CCX-Modell sind für viele in der HCL-Community seit letztem Jahr ein heißes Thema. Als Notes- oder Domino-Kunde haben Sie vielleicht mit unerwartet hohen Benutzerzahlen und Lizenzgebühren zu kämpfen. Sie fragen sich vielleicht, wie diese neue Art der Lizenzierung funktioniert und welchen Nutzen sie Ihnen bringt. Vor allem wollen Sie sicherlich Ihr Budget einhalten und Kosten sparen, wo immer möglich. Das verstehen wir und wir möchten Ihnen dabei helfen!
Wir erklären Ihnen, wie Sie häufige Konfigurationsprobleme lösen können, die dazu führen können, dass mehr Benutzer gezählt werden als nötig, und wie Sie überflüssige oder ungenutzte Konten identifizieren und entfernen können, um Geld zu sparen. Es gibt auch einige Ansätze, die zu unnötigen Ausgaben führen können, z. B. wenn ein Personendokument anstelle eines Mail-Ins für geteilte Mailboxen verwendet wird. Wir zeigen Ihnen solche Fälle und deren Lösungen. Und natürlich erklären wir Ihnen das neue Lizenzmodell.
Nehmen Sie an diesem Webinar teil, bei dem HCL-Ambassador Marc Thomas und Gastredner Franz Walder Ihnen diese neue Welt näherbringen. Es vermittelt Ihnen die Tools und das Know-how, um den Überblick zu bewahren. Sie werden in der Lage sein, Ihre Kosten durch eine optimierte Domino-Konfiguration zu reduzieren und auch in Zukunft gering zu halten.
Diese Themen werden behandelt
- Reduzierung der Lizenzkosten durch Auffinden und Beheben von Fehlkonfigurationen und überflüssigen Konten
- Wie funktionieren CCB- und CCX-Lizenzen wirklich?
- Verstehen des DLAU-Tools und wie man es am besten nutzt
- Tipps für häufige Problembereiche, wie z. B. Team-Postfächer, Funktions-/Testbenutzer usw.
- Praxisbeispiele und Best Practices zum sofortigen Umsetzen
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift.pdfTosin Akinosho
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift
Overview
Dive into the world of anomaly detection on edge devices with our comprehensive hands-on tutorial. This SlideShare presentation will guide you through the entire process, from data collection and model training to edge deployment and real-time monitoring. Perfect for those looking to implement robust anomaly detection systems on resource-constrained IoT/edge devices.
Key Topics Covered
1. Introduction to Anomaly Detection
- Understand the fundamentals of anomaly detection and its importance in identifying unusual behavior or failures in systems.
2. Understanding Edge (IoT)
- Learn about edge computing and IoT, and how they enable real-time data processing and decision-making at the source.
3. What is ArgoCD?
- Discover ArgoCD, a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes, and its role in deploying applications on edge devices.
4. Deployment Using ArgoCD for Edge Devices
- Step-by-step guide on deploying anomaly detection models on edge devices using ArgoCD.
5. Introduction to Apache Kafka and S3
- Explore Apache Kafka for real-time data streaming and Amazon S3 for scalable storage solutions.
6. Viewing Kafka Messages in the Data Lake
- Learn how to view and analyze Kafka messages stored in a data lake for better insights.
7. What is Prometheus?
- Get to know Prometheus, an open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit, and its application in monitoring edge devices.
8. Monitoring Application Metrics with Prometheus
- Detailed instructions on setting up Prometheus to monitor the performance and health of your anomaly detection system.
9. What is Camel K?
- Introduction to Camel K, a lightweight integration framework built on Apache Camel, designed for Kubernetes.
10. Configuring Camel K Integrations for Data Pipelines
- Learn how to configure Camel K for seamless data pipeline integrations in your anomaly detection workflow.
11. What is a Jupyter Notebook?
- Overview of Jupyter Notebooks, an open-source web application for creating and sharing documents with live code, equations, visualizations, and narrative text.
12. Jupyter Notebooks with Code Examples
- Hands-on examples and code snippets in Jupyter Notebooks to help you implement and test anomaly detection models.
Building Production Ready Search Pipelines with Spark and MilvusZilliz
Spark is the widely used ETL tool for processing, indexing and ingesting data to serving stack for search. Milvus is the production-ready open-source vector database. In this talk we will show how to use Spark to process unstructured data to extract vector representations, and push the vectors to Milvus vector database for search serving.
Infrastructure Challenges in Scaling RAG with Custom AI modelsZilliz
Building Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems with open-source and custom AI models is a complex task. This talk explores the challenges in productionizing RAG systems, including retrieval performance, response synthesis, and evaluation. We’ll discuss how to leverage open-source models like text embeddings, language models, and custom fine-tuned models to enhance RAG performance. Additionally, we’ll cover how BentoML can help orchestrate and scale these AI components efficiently, ensuring seamless deployment and management of RAG systems in the cloud.
Unlocking Productivity: Leveraging the Potential of Copilot in Microsoft 365, a presentation by Christoforos Vlachos, Senior Solutions Manager – Modern Workplace, Uni Systems
Unlock the Future of Search with MongoDB Atlas_ Vector Search Unleashed.pdfMalak Abu Hammad
Discover how MongoDB Atlas and vector search technology can revolutionize your application's search capabilities. This comprehensive presentation covers:
* What is Vector Search?
* Importance and benefits of vector search
* Practical use cases across various industries
* Step-by-step implementation guide
* Live demos with code snippets
* Enhancing LLM capabilities with vector search
* Best practices and optimization strategies
Perfect for developers, AI enthusiasts, and tech leaders. Learn how to leverage MongoDB Atlas to deliver highly relevant, context-aware search results, transforming your data retrieval process. Stay ahead in tech innovation and maximize the potential of your applications.
#MongoDB #VectorSearch #AI #SemanticSearch #TechInnovation #DataScience #LLM #MachineLearning #SearchTechnology
Threats to mobile devices are more prevalent and increasing in scope and complexity. Users of mobile devices desire to take full advantage of the features
available on those devices, but many of the features provide convenience and capability but sacrifice security. This best practices guide outlines steps the users can take to better protect personal devices and information.
HCL Notes and Domino License Cost Reduction in the World of DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-and-domino-license-cost-reduction-in-the-world-of-dlau/
The introduction of DLAU and the CCB & CCX licensing model caused quite a stir in the HCL community. As a Notes and Domino customer, you may have faced challenges with unexpected user counts and license costs. You probably have questions on how this new licensing approach works and how to benefit from it. Most importantly, you likely have budget constraints and want to save money where possible. Don’t worry, we can help with all of this!
We’ll show you how to fix common misconfigurations that cause higher-than-expected user counts, and how to identify accounts which you can deactivate to save money. There are also frequent patterns that can cause unnecessary cost, like using a person document instead of a mail-in for shared mailboxes. We’ll provide examples and solutions for those as well. And naturally we’ll explain the new licensing model.
Join HCL Ambassador Marc Thomas in this webinar with a special guest appearance from Franz Walder. It will give you the tools and know-how to stay on top of what is going on with Domino licensing. You will be able lower your cost through an optimized configuration and keep it low going forward.
These topics will be covered
- Reducing license cost by finding and fixing misconfigurations and superfluous accounts
- How do CCB and CCX licenses really work?
- Understanding the DLAU tool and how to best utilize it
- Tips for common problem areas, like team mailboxes, functional/test users, etc
- Practical examples and best practices to implement right away
AI-Powered Food Delivery Transforming App Development in Saudi Arabia.pdfTechgropse Pvt.Ltd.
In this blog post, we'll delve into the intersection of AI and app development in Saudi Arabia, focusing on the food delivery sector. We'll explore how AI is revolutionizing the way Saudi consumers order food, how restaurants manage their operations, and how delivery partners navigate the bustling streets of cities like Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam. Through real-world case studies, we'll showcase how leading Saudi food delivery apps are leveraging AI to redefine convenience, personalization, and efficiency.
For the full video of this presentation, please visit: https://www.edge-ai-vision.com/2024/06/building-and-scaling-ai-applications-with-the-nx-ai-manager-a-presentation-from-network-optix/
Robin van Emden, Senior Director of Data Science at Network Optix, presents the “Building and Scaling AI Applications with the Nx AI Manager,” tutorial at the May 2024 Embedded Vision Summit.
In this presentation, van Emden covers the basics of scaling edge AI solutions using the Nx tool kit. He emphasizes the process of developing AI models and deploying them globally. He also showcases the conversion of AI models and the creation of effective edge AI pipelines, with a focus on pre-processing, model conversion, selecting the appropriate inference engine for the target hardware and post-processing.
van Emden shows how Nx can simplify the developer’s life and facilitate a rapid transition from concept to production-ready applications.He provides valuable insights into developing scalable and efficient edge AI solutions, with a strong focus on practical implementation.
OpenID AuthZEN Interop Read Out - AuthorizationDavid Brossard
During Identiverse 2024 and EIC 2024, members of the OpenID AuthZEN WG got together and demoed their authorization endpoints conforming to the AuthZEN API
Ivanti’s Patch Tuesday breakdown goes beyond patching your applications and brings you the intelligence and guidance needed to prioritize where to focus your attention first. Catch early analysis on our Ivanti blog, then join industry expert Chris Goettl for the Patch Tuesday Webinar Event. There we’ll do a deep dive into each of the bulletins and give guidance on the risks associated with the newly-identified vulnerabilities.
4. Agenda
Welcome To San Francisco
San Francisco Four Part ICT Plan
Harness the Mandate
Build a Baseline
Make Change
Communicate
Results of Green ICT Change Projects
Reducing emissions
Reducing waste produced
Reducing raw materials
Addressing social inequity
Indirect
What’s Next
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9.1 9.2 Resolution Goal
Million Tons eCO2
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6.8
5.5
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Targets
1.8
GHG Reduction Targets 25% 50% 80%
1990 2000 2005 2012 2017 2025 2050
7. Green ICT
By “Green” we mean a reduction
in the…
Energy consumed and green house
gas emissions
Waste produced and materials used
By “Information and communications
technology (ICT)” we mean electronic…
Devices that are linked to communications networks
Whose essential function is the creation, manipulation, storage,
movement or presentation of information in any human
or machine readable form
8. Green ICT Framework
Vision – Connected Urban Development
Mission – Measure and reduce carbon footprint by 24% by 2012
Approximate Incremental Life-Cycle
Life-Cycle Phase Measure* GHG Emission Reduction (%)**
Improve manufacturing energy efficiency 6%
Production
Reduce emissions from semiconductor manufacture 3%
100% power management 8%
Use Purchase ENERGY STAR v3.0 compliant PCs 1%
Turn PC off during periods of non-use 2%
Upgrade to extend PC life by 50% 7%
End of Life
Maximize recycling of PC control units 1%
Total 28%
Four Part Plan
1. Harness the Vision
2. Build a baseline
3. Make Change
4. Measure and communicate results
9. Step 1: Harnessing the Vision
Greenhouse Mayor’s Executive
Gas Directive “Initiatives to
Emission Measure and Reduce
Reduction Environmental Impact
Resolution of Government ICT”
Environmentally Connected Urban
Preferable Development
Purchasing Conference –
Ordinance Amsterdam
Feb June Feb Sep
2002 2005 2008 2008
Mar Oct Apr Jan
2003 2007 2008 2009
Precautionary City Climate
Principle Change ordinance
Adopted requires
Departmental
Action Plans
Green ICT Departmental
project Climate Action
launched as Plans To Be
part of CUD Completed
initiative
10. Step 2: Building the Baseline
Assess energy consumption
Create initial baseline for City of environmental impact of
ICT
Determine what areas will have the
most impact on action plans
11. ICT Electricity Consumption in
Commercial Office Buildings
15,628
Kwh/day 14,264
Kwh/day
% Building Electricity Use
ICT = 28%
ICT = 26% ICT = 26%
ICT = 20%
4,327 3,699 U.S.
Kwh/day California
Kwh/day Average Average
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Data Commission CEUS
Data
12. ICT Electricity Consumption
ICT Energy Consumption kWh
PCs, Monitors & Laptops
51%
Data Center
14%
2% Radio
12%
Servers (not in data center)
4% 3%
Network
14%
Phones (landline &
cell recharge)
Printers
13. Step 3: Make Change
Energy Conservation Measures
Reduce desktop/pc
kWh Saved
power consumption
Printing/imaging Energy Efficient, 54%
consolidation Power Managed PCs
Data Center
10%
Reduce power of non 0%
Wind Power for
Radio Facility
data center servers
20% Printer Consolidation
Build new data center 16% 0%
Server Consolidation/ Cell Recharge
Alternative sources Virtualization
Other
16. Reduce Waste: Computer Store
Summary of Environmental Benefits for Purchase
of 9,000 EPEAT Certified Desktop Computers
Mass-based Savings Summary
7000000
6000000
5000000
4000000
3000000
2000000
1000000
0
Primary GHG Air Water Toxics MSW HazW
Materials emiss emiss emiss
Source EPA – Electronic Environmental Benefits Calculator
17. Reduce Energy Consumption -
Main Data Center
4,334
Kwh/day
“Best Practice” -45%
Kwh of Electricity Use
2,384 Kwh/day
“State-of-the-Art” -55%
1,950 Kwh/day
Existing Data Center New Data Center, 2010
19. Address Social Inequity
SFConnect – A new approach to Government
Bring services directly to those in need
Community for the community
Technology enabling service delivery
Homeless, Parks, Youth, Technology
TechConnect – Connecting community with technology
Increase access jobs, education, healthcare, and services
Better engage and participate in their communities
Fully participate in the global information economy and society
Framework
Access
Equipment
Focused Content
Training and Support
21. DSL/Cable Modem Broadband Use
Well Above U.S. Average
85+% of Households Have DSL/Cable Modem
Q2 and Q3: Internet Access
Telephone Dialup 4.5%
DSL 47.2%
No Yes
10.2% 89.8%
Cable Modem 29.5%
Paid Wireless 5.3%
Free Wireless 2.5%
Other 0.8%
22. 80+% See Role for
City in Advancing Access
Q56: MAIN Role of the City Should Be…
No role Install wireless network and
offer Internet to public
23%
14%
Other 5%
15% 25%
Encourage private firm to
build fiber optic network
Install network and offer Internet,
18% cable and phone service
Install network and lease to
companies (phone, Int, cable)
23. Step 3 Make Indirect Change
Sectors
Energy – Wind Power
Building – 1SVN Changes
Transportation – Connected Bus, SF Park,
Telework
Health – Urban Telemedicine
24. Local Renewable Energy:
Wind Power
Normalized 33-foot Diurnal Wind Speed Patterns –
Twin Peaks
25. Building Management
Use digital controls
Dept of Technology headquarters
undergoing retrofit of HVAC and lighting
system
Replace pneumatic controls with direct digital
controls and other measures
Reduce energy consumption by
1,300,000 kWh/yr 3600/kWh day
27. SF Park Pilot Project
Usage by Rate and Type
All Blocks, Study Period
100%
80% Unmetered
Unpaid, No DP
60%
$5/hr
$4/hr
40%
$3/hr
20% DP
0%
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
5:00
6:00
7:00
8:00
9:00
0:00
28. Telework Depressed
Due to Low Broadband Speeds
Q50: Internet Needs to Work at Home
70%
62.3%
Percent of Respondents
60%
50%
40% 36.7%
30.3%
30% 25.8%
19.5%
20%
10%
2.0%
0%
Very high reliability Very high speed High speed DSL/cable speed Low Internet speed Work at home
(100Mbps+) (10-100 Mbps) (1-10 Mbps) is adequate not feasible
Q51: If Had Sufficient Speed,
How Many Days per Week Would You Work at Home
35%
30.1%
30%
Percent of Respondents
25.6%
25%
20%
16.6%
15% 11.9%
10%
6.3% 5.8%
5% 3.7%
0%
None One Two Three Four Five Six or more
Note: Total does not equal 100% since some had multiple responses.
29. Potential Telework Increase Given
Sufficient Internet Speed
7%
6%
5%
4%
3%
2%
1%
0%
Car-alone Carpool Walk Public Transit Other
5+ days 4 days 3 days 2 days 1 day
30. Potential Savings:
Emissions
Grams Kilograms Kilograms
Emission per mile per year per year (adjusted)
Reactive Organic
0.34 55,007 64,007
Gases (ROG)
Nitrogen Oxides
0.47 76,039 88,480
(NOx)
Fine Particulates
0.52 84,128 97,893
(PM10)
Carbon Monoxides
2.91 470,792 547,826
(CO)
Greenhouse Gases
71,185,110 82,832,759
(CO2)
31. Health - Urban Telemedicine
Fiber-based Broadband Connections to 11 Community Health Centers
32. Step 4: Communicate
The EcoMap Project
Engage Citizens by
Show resources, consumption
Facilitating planning for mitigation
Build on City’s Solar Map