The Official Speaker List For TechCrunch Disrupt EU: London 2014 – TechCrunch (blog)
The Official Speaker List For TechCrunch Disrupt EU: London 2014TechCrunch (blog)At Disrupt, we start each day with panels and one-on-one chats featuring TechCrunch writers and editors, special guest speakers, leading venture capitalists and fascinating entrepreneurs addressing the most important topics facing today's tech …
The Upcoming E-Waste and Refurbishment Standards Conference in South Africa (Techsoup)
As collection and processing of e-waste and discarded electronics in Africa reaches worrisome proportions, industry leaders and policymakers from all over the world are meeting in Cape Town, South Africa on June 7, 2013.
They will discuss the electronics recycling standards that are emerging in several countries and how they are applicable to the African electronics recycling and refurbishment industries. The intent of the event is to speed up efforts to address the African e-waste problem in a manner that protects the environment and workers' health, and also creates economic opportunity.
A recent UN study finds that domestic consumption is the main contributor to Africa's growing e-waste problem. Africa now has more mobile phone users than either the U.S. Or European Union or Latin America.
This meeting will be at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. The event is sponsored by Microsoft and organized by TechSoup Global, WorldLoop, and Mico E-Waste Solutions. Participants include the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Basel Conventional Regional Coordinating Centre for Africa for Training & Technology Transfer, Dell, Hewlett Packard, The e-Waste Association of South Africa (eWASA), and R2 Solutions.
Industry, including e-waste recyclers, refurbishers, environmental auditors, and consultants, as well as …
