This document discusses the formation and activities of committees under the PATA Laos organization. It summarizes 3 initiatives proposed by the Green Committee: 1) A plastic bag and bottle recycling project in Laos led by Stray Asia and PATA Laos, 2) a "Bring Your Own Bag/Bottle" campaign, and 3) a project to promote green practices and properties. It also outlines a proposed Colonial Heritage in Laos project that would create an interactive map of colonial-era architecture in Laos to promote tourism. Next steps for this project include listing buildings, creating a database, and determining how to present the information.

2. Thursday, March 13th

3. "You might as well be an optimist - there's no point in being anything else.”
Churchill

4. What’s up?
- PATA Laos update (incorporation, number of
potential members)
-Review of the committees
-> What are you going to do?
- Election of the temporary Executive Committee

5. Green Committee
Alexandre Tsuk - KCD
Serge Doussantousse - Sercasia
Holly Zimmerman - Stray
Aline van der Meulen – Bicycle

6. Example of Stray - Stray Asia and PATA Laos - Plastic Bag Recycling Project
Problem Identified
Laos has a major problem with plastic bags and bottles being thrown onto the ground, and often ultimately ending up in the
rivers. Recycling is available, but it is on a small scale, and only available in major centres such as Vientiane.Stray is
proposing to be the official transport provider to bring plastic from rural Laos, for recycling in Vientiane.
An excellent video which summarizes the fact and figures can be watched here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWrxkdh3p7k&feature=player_embedded
To raise funds and awareness, we propose to have re-usable bags made, at a cost of 20,000 LAK each, and sold to Stray
customers for 25,000 LAK. The 5,000 LAK will be collected by Stray, and used to develop the project further, and cover
admin and marketing costs in promoting the project.
BYOB – Bring Your Own Bag

7. BYOB – Bring Your Own Bottle

8. Collect plastic bags

9. Spreading Green Practices –
Promoting Green Properties

10. Colonial Heritage in Laos
PATA Working Group

11. IDEA!?
Luc Citrinot - a Bangkok based Journalist
www.colonialheritage.asia – interactive maps
Colonial architecture in 10 ASEAN capitals
Vientiane, Luang Prabang, Pakse, Savannakhet

12. WHY WE? WHY PATA?
Rick – Lao based architect worked for Vat Phou
Philipp – Manager of Mandala Boutique Hotel, a Villa from the 60‘s
PATA – to have strong background for promotion

13. BENEFITS FOR VIENTIANE / LAOS
Creating another POI for tourists
Database of colonial buildings
Self-discovering or guided tour – installing signs at buildings
Preserving architecture?

14. NEXT STEPS
Listing buildings, creating database
Gathering information about buildings
Choosing way of presentation
Help is highly welcomed!

15. Marketing Committee
Kirsten Focken

16. Press Committee
Bernie Rosenbloom
Jae Oh