Also posted some final reflections on YouTube
Fellow Canadian Charmaine Crooks
Our mentor, Tracey Holmes, prior to speaking!
Our entire team, including Frankie Fredericks
Speaking at the WCSE
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[WCSE 2011] Innovation and Passion takes the stage in Doha
If I could share everything I learned today, this would be an enormous post.
So here are some excerpts instead:
Have you ever been to an outdoor sporting event in the desert?
At the 2022 World Cup here in Qatar, the new stadiums will all be cooled by sustainable energy systems. That means that spectators sit in a chilled zone of 20.5 degrees celcius, but limited to the seating area. This is crazy if you think about a 65,000 seat stadium in the middle of desert summer. And it uses 80% less energy than comparable stadiums.
One Planet living. Right now we’re using WAY too much of our resources. BioRegional is a British social enterprise that is helping the London 2012 Games own the environmental sphere. I saw the Executive Director speak today, and the website is an awesome resource. http://www.bioregional.com/
The Green Economy. This is something that the UN has been pushing for years, 1-2% of our worldwide GDP pumped into green initiatives would stabilize business and of course reduce carbon emissions, save our water, slow global warming and all the rest. And it’s not green babble. Top economists tell us this will work. Also, it is critical for developing nations.
http://hqweb.unep.org/greeneconomy/
The day was not without a little fun either. Luke, Sonali, Hissa, Dalma and I went to a traditional night market. And we found the birds.
Speaking tomorrow, it’s streaming live at 4 AM PST/7 AM MST. Get up and watch, it”ll be awesome! 
http://j.mp/k8vbAW
The experience commences as WCSE 2011 begins!
Dr. Jacques Rogge at the opening of WCSE 2011
I am sitting at the base of the twelve level pyramid that is the Sheraton Doha. Around me there are exquisite statements of Qatari art and expression, including a dome made of interlocking right angles that covers a grand chandelier of 10,000 crystals that sweeps light across the inside, with classic Arabian splendour.
To be honest, I sometimes stand in my own shoes, and cannot help but look around and be excited about the opportunities and experiences I have been afforded.
Tonight, I watched Dr. Jacques Rogge, and Heir Apparent HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani declare open the 9th World Conference on Sport and the Environment. I feel as though I am a part of something that will really make a difference, not only in the sporting world, but ultimately in the lives of everyone on earth.
This is a daunting yet enticing possibility.
I am startled at how much I want to help. And I am not alone! Today I met Tracey Holmes our mentor, Sonali, Luke, Hissa and Dalma. My fellow panelists for Plenary 5 and my fellow young people that will share their vision for ways we can all “Play for a Greener Future”.
Tomorrow the conference begins!
You can follow my tweets @callumng, hopefully I can get internet access to share thoughts from each panel.
It is also streaming live right here starting at 9 AM local time, so 11 PM PST/2 AM EST
http://bit.ly/k8vbAW
Goodmorning from Doha!
Goodmorning from Doha! The balcony looked really appealing for this short video. Delegates arriving, can’t wait to get started!
