HCMC – Green Drinks Saigon “Antartica and 350.org”

Tue 30 Jul 2013, 6.30 – 8.30 pm
Zest Cafe

From the organizer:

Join the Green Drinks for a lively discussion with Ms Hong Hoang, covering her two experiences exploring Antarctica as well as her efforts in inspiring and engaging the young generation to take actions to protect the environment and fight climate change in Vietnam with 350.org.

It’s our 20th Green Drinks and one not to be missed. Come armed with your business cards, questions and opinion’s and be ready to meet green-minded businesspersons, students, architects and scientists from Vietnam and around the world.

About our Speaker

Hong Hoang is Southeast Asia Co-Coordinator and Vietnam Coordinator of the global climate change movement 350.org.

350 Vietnam has become the largest grassroots climate change movement in the country, involving and benefiting hundreds of thousands of people in both urban and rural areas.

Beyond her work with 350.org, Hong is a high-profile environmental figure in Vietnam, being the first Vietnamese person ever to set foot in Antarctica in 1997, in an international expedition which aimed to get the world’s attention to the global environmental issues then. She became a Special Junior Envoy of the UNESCO, and received a Citation of Merit from the Prime Minister in the same year for her achievements.

Note: Presentations begin at 19:00 and will last for 50mins, followed by networking.

For more information, please contact [email protected].

Entrance is free and no invitation is needed.