39th IVU World Vegetarian Congress 2010

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http://www.wvc2010.org/

World Vegetarian Congress in Indonesia

Dear All Vegetarian Friends,

Indonesia Vegetarian Society (IVS)will be organizing the 39th International Vegetarian Union (IVU) World Vegetarian Congress in Indonesia: Jakarta 1-6 October 2010 and Bali 7-9 October 2010. Please visit www.wvc2010.org for the details.

Best wishes,

Susianto Tseng
Head of IVS
IVU Regional Coordinator for Asia Pacific (www.ivu.org)

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Asian Health & Environment Congress Promo Video at Cinema 21

Dear friend,

The promo video for the 4th Asian Vegetarian Congress is now showing and will be showing till 10 November 2009 at all the Cinema 21 theaters throughout Batam Island. We wish it could be shown nation-wide if we were given enough time.

For friends outside Batam Island or Riau Islands Province, you can easily find the video on youtube:
a. Ind'sian version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8uyrhXbSdg
b. English version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRDU2bHUGZM and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QLNHPjKaY8

Come and participate in making the world a better place to live!
PS: Please kindly help us promote to those you think may be interested in.

Cheers, Dermawan Phang
Design & Publication Dept
Organising CommitteeThe 4th Asian Vegetarian Congress
Indonesia Vegetarian SocietyAsian Vegetarian Union

The 4th Asian Vegetarian Congress will be held in Batam-Indonesia

Over 35 world's speakers are coming to Batam Island, Indonesia, to support the 4th Asian Vegetarian Congress. Carrying the message "Vegetarian: Healthy & Eco-friendly for All", the event is going to be held from 6 to 10 November 2009. Among the many distinguished international speakers is Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, Chairman of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Winner.

You can now find the promotional video clip of the 4th Asian Vegetarian Congress on http://www.youtube.com/. They are available both in English and Indonesian language.

The host organiser is also working on getting the Congress promoted at Batam theaters and on national TV stations within this week. If you can help us with the promotion, please do not hesitate to let us know.

For information and registration, please visit our official website, http://www.avc2009.org/. You can also contact us at +62 856 652 8802 (Heny). Thank you.

Let's save our life and our only home, Planet Earth

Mitsuru Kakimoto D.D. Sc., Ph.D., M.S.A.

IVU Council Member (1996-2002 ; 2004-06)
IVU Patron

I was born 1945 and am 55 years old now. I am president of the Japan Vegetarian Society, and vice-president and professor at Osaka Shin-ai College, Japan. In 1996, I was elected as a member of the IVU Council at the World Vegetarian Congress in the U.S.A. In 1999, he was reelected at the World Vegetarian Congress in Chiang Mai, Thailand. I am now designated as the 'Research Co-ordinator' on behalf of the International Council. I have been studying vegetarians from a viewpoint of medical science and dietetics, and devote myself to promoting vegetarianism in Japan. I have written theses in Jap. J. Nutr. and other journals. I am the author of "Introduction of Healthy Vegetarian," published in Japan for Japanese readers.

In 1988, I went to the U.S.A to attend the IFHE Congress. Then I visited Loma Linda University and had an opportunity to get to know many researchers including Prof. Register. That led me to become a vegetarian. I live with my wife and two sons. I play tennis and hike in the mountain for fun. Actually I go on a hike with my wife and sons. We love nature. My wife is a grade school teacher. My firstborn son is an office worker. And my second son studied in the U.S.A. for one year and is now studying here in Japan to become a veterinarian. Living in a vegetarian way is good to us and the world we live in. My dream is to work with vegetarians around the world to promote vegetarianism.

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