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ECOWEEK BOARD

Elias Messinas Founding Chairman [read more]
Elias is an architect and environmental consultant. He is a graduate of Athens College, Bezalel, Yale School of Architecture, Technion, and Ph.D. graduate in Urban Planning from the National Technical University of Athens. Elias attended the M.Sc. in Environment and Development at he National Technical University of Athens. Elias is a Fellow of the Ford Motor Company International Fellowship for Community Leadership. Elias promotes the principles of passive solar architecture and ecological building through his professional practice and consulting services. He is active on issues in environment and ecological building since 1995. He is actively involved in professional organizations promoting sustainability and 'green' architecture, such as NGO HELIOS for Sustainable Development, and the Association for Holistic Architecture and Ecological Building (S.OL.AR.). Elias coordinates ECOWEEK activity in Greece and abroad.

Yvette Nahmia Founder, Board Member [read more]
Yvette is a therapist and teacher of Reiki and therapist of the Grinberg method. Yvette is a graduate of Athens College, a Psychology graduate of the Deree College of Greece, and has a Master in Jewish Civilization from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Yvette was an management assistant at the Jewish Museum of Greece, assistant to the Vice-President of the International Relations and Development at the Israel Museum, and a Managing Editor and Senior Writer of the magazine of Yad Vashem Holocaust Authority in Jerusalem. Yvette coordinates a number of programs aiming to empower women, such as "Midwives of Peace" between Israeli and Arab women, and "Women, Healing, Coexistence" between Israeli and Palestinian women.

ECOWEEK BOARD OF ADVISORS

> Advisory Board of ECOWEEK 2010-2013:

[ECOWEEK 2012-2013 in Europe and the Middle East] : from left to right, top row:
Vasilis Maroulas, Senior Consultant Engineer (ARUP, UK)
Shai Zakai, Eco-artist, photographer, curator (Forum for Ecological Art & Eco-art Center, Israel)
Dan Price, Architect (Dan Price Architect & Tel Aviv University, Israel)
Braha Kunda, Architect (Head of the Interior Design Dept. Holon Institute of Technology, Israel)
Prof. Isaac Meir, Architect (Desert Architecture Unit, Ben Gurion University, Israel)
Dan Berkove (Pivot Industries, US & Israel)
Vassilios Bartzokas (DesignLobby, Germany & China)
The participation of additional advisory board members is expected - will be posted shortly.

[ECOWEEK 2011 in Europe] : from left to right, middle row:
Sara Grahn, Architect (WHITE Architects, Sweden)
Daniel Wicke, Architect (RURAL STUDIO, USA)
Emilia Costa, Architect (Politechnico di Milano, Italy)
Thomas Doxiadis, Architect and Landscape Architect (doxiadis+, Greece)
Styliane Philippou, Architect and Architectural Historian (France)

[ECOWEEK 2010] : from left to right, bottom row:
Julie Bargmann, Landscape Designer (D.I.R.T. Studio, VA) Chair of the Board
Nataly Gattegno, Architect (Future Cities Lab & University of Michigan, USA)
Marina Topouzi, Architect and Environmental Consultant (UK)
Petros Babasikas, Architect and Architecture at Patras University (Drifting City, Greece)
Constantine Vakiris, Architect and visiting critic at UK universities (Greece)
Vassilis (Basil) Zotos, Architect and Town Planner (BGS, Greece)

> The ADVISORY BOARD of the program YOUNG ARCHITECTS FORUM by ECOWEEK [read more]:

Ken Yeang, Architect (T. R. Hamzah & Yeang, Malaysia and Llewelyn Davies Yeang, UK), Chairman of the Board
Julie Bargmann, Landscape Designer (D.I.R.T. Studio, VA)
Alexandros Tombazis, FAIA Architect (Meletitiki – A. Tombazis, Greece)
Ruth Lahav, Architect (R.Lahav Rigg Architects, Israel)
Kostas Tsipiras, Ecological Engineer (K. & Th. Tsipiras Architects, Greece)
Jacques Allard, Director (ArchiWorld, Belgium)
Nataly Gattegno, Architect (Future Cities Lab & University of Michigan, USA)

ECOWEEK ASSOCIATES
[Bulgaria] [China] [Cyprus] [Denmark] [Germany] [Greece] [Italy] [Israel] [Pakistan] [Palestine] [Poland] [Romania] [Serbia] [Slovenia] [Turkey] [UK] [Other countries]

	BULGARIA
	Petya Dimitrova Necheva has a Master degree in Architecture from the Department of Interior and Design at the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Sofia, Bulgaria, with three months internship program in Fimera Design studio,Sofia, and Master degree "Designer expert in emerging technologies" at the National Institute of Architecture IN/ARCH, Rome, Italy. She has participated in numerous workshops including ECOWEEK in Rome. Petya is the principle organizer of ECOWEEK in Sofia, Bulgaria.
	CHINA
	Vassilios Bartzokas is one of the most influential people in Greece in the Design and Architecture Industry. Vassilios is the former CEO of CARTECO Design Centre, a company awarded under his management as one of the 10 best companies in Europe for the Customer Focus Award at the European Business Awards, together with companies such as DELL, DEUTSCHE TELEKOM, AIR BERLIN and others. He is the Founder and Creative Director of the free 24/7 access,innovative materials library for architects and designers called THE ARCHIVE (www.thearchive.gr) operating 24/7 located in Thessaloniki. He is also responsible for a large number of creative projects, such as: Green Design Festival, Athens Architecture Workshop, Invisible Hotel Exhibition, ESW [eso] Annual Conferences for Interior Design, ARCHISEARCH.gr e-magazine for Architecture and Design, and others. Vassilios is an adviser of ECOWEEK and the principle initiator and organizer of ECOWEEK in Germany and China.
	CYPRUS
	MKC City College in Larnaka, Cyprus is an academic institution with a 30-year history of academic excellence and a rich array of time-honored traditions. The MKC City College is ECOWEEK's Associate Partner in Cyprus.
	DENMARK
	KEA - Copenhagen School of Design and Technology is an institution which offers a large number of higher education courses, offering a Bachelor's Degree of Architectural Technology and Construction Management, and an AP Degree in Multimedia Design and Communication in English. KEA mission is to educate highly skilled and professional designers, constructors and technologists who are able to work in an international context. KEA aim is to become a centre for education, knowledge development and knowledge sharing within Denmark and across borders. KEA is ECOWEEK's Associate Partner in Denmark.
	GERMANY
	Vassilios Bartzokas is one of the most influential people in Greece in the Design and Architecture Industry. Vassilios is the former CEO of CARTECO Design Centre, a company awarded under his management as one of the 10 best companies in Europe for the Customer Focus Award at the European Business Awards, together with companies such as DELL, DEUTSCHE TELEKOM, AIR BERLIN and others. He is the Founder and Creative Director of the free 24/7 access,innovative materials library for architects and designers called THE ARCHIVE (www.thearchive.gr) operating 24/7 located in Thessaloniki. He is also responsible for a large number of creative projects, such as: Green Design Festival, Athens Architecture Workshop, Invisible Hotel Exhibition, ESW [eso] Annual Conferences for Interior Design, ARCHISEARCH.gr e-magazine for Architecture and Design, and others. Vassilios is an adviser of ECOWEEK and the principle initiator and organizer of ECOWEEK in Germany and China.
	GREECE
	Andromachi Gkagka is a graduate of School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences of the National Technical University of Athens. She received a Master in Science in the field of Environment. She has worked as a GIS Analyst for the Public Power Corporation of Greece for the past 6 years. Additionally she works in the Educational sector. She is a member of the Piraeus Tennis Club, Kefalonian and Ithakision Peraeus Club, Ecoweek Network, Avakas Professors Network and Tutorpool Network. Andromachi is involved in the assessment process of a number of ECOWEEK projects in Greece and abroad and in the development of the ECOWEEK GREENHOUSE.
	MARIANTHI Gill a Chartered Environmentalist with IEMA, currently works as a freelance environmental consultant on national and international projects. He is consulting on two One Planet Community projects - one on Portugal and the other in Sydney. As Director of BioRegional Consulting he has worked with a diverse range of clients, looking at both community developments and management of businesses. Ben graduated in Earth Science and completed an MSc in Environmental Technology. Ben is involved in the development of a number of ECOWEEK projects in Greece and abroad and in particular the ECOWEEK GREENHOUSE.
	Ben Gill a Chartered Environmentalist with IEMA, currently works as a freelance environmental consultant on national and international projects. He is consulting on two One Planet Community projects - one on Portugal and the other in Sydney. As Director of BioRegional Consulting he has worked with a diverse range of clients, looking at both community developments and management of businesses. Ben graduated in Earth Science and completed an MSc in Environmental Technology. Ben is involved in the development of a number of ECOWEEK projects in Greece and abroad and in particular the ECOWEEK GREENHOUSE.
	Eloise Touni is an environmental professional with 10 years project management experience in chemicals and waste management. Her experience includes a significant element of organising and delivering training and capacity building events for NGOs in Africa, and teaching at the University of Cape Town on international pesticide regulations. As a project manager she was responsible for annual budgets of around €1 million, on projects jointly implemented with partner NGOs in Africa and Asia, and with activities in 8 countries. Eloise is involved in the development of a number of ECOWEEK projects in Greece and abroad and in particular the ECOWEEK GREENHOUSE.
	Konstantina Kostoula a graduate of King's College MA Environment and Development program and Panteion University, has an expertise in educational programs for the environment. Konstantina coordinated and implemented the environmental awareness program by ECOWEEK in schools devasted by fire at the Ilias Prefecture, a program supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. Konstantina supports and coordinates ECOWEEK activity in Greece in a variety of educational projects.
	Maria Marsela Duni is a graduate of the Department of Balkan Studies of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and hold a Master Degree in International and European Studies from the Univeristy of Piraeus. Speaks seven foreign languages and holds a Translator Diploma from Metafrasi School of Translation Studies. Broadband Services Sales Manager and an Occasional Use Broadcast Services Coordinator for the company Hellas Sat S.A. She works as a freelance translator in cooperation with translation companies. Volunteers in NGOs. Founding member and former president of AEGEE Florina, local antenna of AEGEE Europe (Association des Etats Generaux des Etudiants de l' Europe-European Students Forum). She has an increased environmental awareness and has participated in a series of seminars and workshops on building with natural materials. Maria coordinates the ECOWEEK program in local municipalities and communities in Greece.
	Thomas Pelioglou is a graduate Aircraft Mechanic of the Aircraft Hasslo Aviation College of Sweden and holds a diploma in Marketing & Enterpreneurship from the faculty Foretagspoolen Competence and Network in Sweden. Consultant on renewable energy, he has extensive experience in construction and excellent organizational skills. He has contributed to the consolidation of foreign companies in Greece. As a result of his cooperation with Swedish companies, he introduced in Greece the innovative NC (no chemicals) method for removing organic and atmospheric pollutants from outer surfaces. Fluent in Swedish and English. He participates in natural and bioclimatic construction projects, such as the offices of the European Sustainability Academy (ESA). Thomas coordinates the ECOWEEK program in local municipalities and communities in Greece.
	Olympia Datsi is a landscape architect. She acquired her degree in Landscape Architecture and she continued her studies in Interior Design and PR Management. She has worked in architectural firms and in parallel has specialized in Cultural Management undertaking the planning, promotion and the production of events for various institutions. Olympia supported the ECOWEEK conference in Thessaloniki, Greece in 2011.
	ITALY
	Giorgio Scavino is a European project consultant. He has been working for the past 8 years in technical assistance activities and general support to cooperation projects initiated with EU funding for public and private bodies - primarily for the Muncipality of Rome. He received his degree in Fine Arts Academy in Rome, and he has a certificate as a Psychodynamic Counsellor. He has promoted, organized and participated in various cultural and artistic events and gained experience for the past 7 years, in planning and management of laboratories in the social sector. He lives and works in Rome. Giorgio is a co-organizing associate for ECOWEEK in Rome, and he is supporting the ECOWEEK GREENHOUSE activity in Rome.
	Francesco Bedeschi is an architect and professor of integrated architectural design and restoration at the Italian Program at the University of Arkansas Rome Center. He is also the manager and coordinator of the program of study in Italy at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, State of New York. He was visiting Assisting Professor at Mississippi State University in Jackson, MS. A member of the Board of Directors of GBC Italia, Francesco is also an international member of the AIA - American Institute of Architects. Recently, he was appointed Executive Officer of the Steering Committee of GBC Italia with responsibilities on Education and Local Chapters. He is currently consulting on several LEED projects in Italy. Francesco is a co-organizing associate for ECOWEEK in Rome, and he is supporting the ECOWEEK GREENHOUSE activity in Rome.
	Giuditta De Vecchi is an architect graduate of Politecnico di Milano. She co-operates with Monostudio and is a Ph.D. candidate at the Politecnico di Milano in "Architectural Composition" with a research thesis on the morphological connections between climate and facade systems. Giuditta attended ECOWEEK workshops in the Middle East and supported the ECOWEEK conference in Milano, Italy in 2011.
	Amit Anafi is an architect, graduate of Politecnico di Milano (M. Arch.). He is specializing in 'Sustainable construction and infrastructure for the protection and the development of the environment' at the Politecnico. He is also a tutor in the "Laboratory of Sustainable Architecture" in the Politecnico branch of Piacenza. Amit supported the ECOWEEK conference in Milano, Italy in 2011.
	Elisa Evaso is an architect, graduate in Architecture from the University of Genova. Luca Guglieri is an architect, graduate in Architecture from the University of Genova. Monostudio has focused for 35 years on remodel, restoration and reuse transformation of old landmarks. Enzo Evaso founded Monostudio in Valenza, Piedmont region in 1974, and Luca and Elisa moved the studio to Milano in 2005 with a refreshed philosophy of innovation as a way to celebrate and respect the rigorous origins and history of each building. www.monostudiomilano.com Monostudio hosted ECCO ECOWEEK during Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milano (April 2011).

	The University of Arkansas Rome Center (UARC) offers an educational experience that replaces the traditional classroom with a didactic hands-on study approach. This is done through extensive local site visits, museum tours and travels throughout Italy that are combined with multimedia research conducted at our school's studio. Gaining a perspective on history and culture is fundamental for the cultural development and education of the student, and is an integral element of the study experience in Rome. The Rome Center is a point of departure for an international experience that inspires and stimulates interest, and offers diversity, comprehension and debate. With the school located in the heart of the city, students experience the history, culture, heritage, art and architecture of Rome first hand. The city is used as a laboratory to examine historical Rome and its contemporary issues. Through their sojourn in Rome, students may discover new experiences, ideas and perspectives that may contribute to their academic and cultural growth. UARC is ECOWEEK's Associate Partner in Rome.
	ISRAEL
	Ofir Etgar is a graduate with BA Architecture Science from the Politecnico di Milano and is a Work Manager at Neve Binyan Construction Ltd. Ofir supports ECOWEEK activity in Italy and Israel.
	HIT - Holon Institute of Technology was founded in 1969 as a technological school serving the local Holon community. HIT was recognized by the Israel Council of Higher Education in 1999 as a fully accredited independent institute of technology. Today HIT is a leading Higher Education institution, ranked among the best science and technology institutes in Israel. HIT grants Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in the major disciplines leading the technology industry including computer science, applied mathematics, electrical engineering, electronic engineering, communication engineering, industrial design, interior design, visual communications design, management of technology, and instructional systems technology. Social and environmental issues and the use of alternative technologies and energy sources are at the heart of the research and studies at HIT. HIT is ECOWEEK's Associate Partner in Israel.
	PAKISTAN
	Madiha Rauf is an MBA student born in Karachi, Pakistan. She has the prior experience of working as an Interior Designer after in-house training at the design Firm ASHARYS. Under that capacity, she worked closely with numerous architects in different residential projects. Apart from the training from the firm she also joined various local design Schools to gain basic theoretical knowledge about Interior Design. Her passion for experiencing new cultures, people and new trends has motivated her to join ECOWEEK. Madiha is supporting ECOWEEK activity in Pakistan.
	PALESTINE
	Ziad 'Mohamed Tareq' Al-Jallad is an architect a graduate of the School of Architecture of An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine. He lives and works in Ramallah. Among other projects, he was involved in the constrcution of the new city Rawabi next to Ramallah. Ziad supports ECOWEEK activity in Palestine (West Bank).
	POLAND
	Ewelina Wozniak-Szpakiewicz is an architect - a graduate of the Faculty of Architecture, Krakow University of Technology (CUT). Currently, a Ph.D. candidate at the Institute of Urban Design, Krakow University of Technology. For several years, she has been a Tutor at an international urban design workshop in Poland and Italy. She is the President of the Miastotworcze Foundation in Krakow working to improve the quality of public space as well as the Director of the architectural Up Studio designing residential and service buildings. Ewelina is organizer of ECOWEEK in Poland.
	Magdalena Malska is an architect graduate with a BSc Architecture and Urbanism from Cracow University of Technology. Magdalena also studied at the Politecnico di Milano. She is now continuing her studies in M.Sc. in Cracow. She is a freelance journalist writing for the leading Polish architectural magazine 'Architektura i Biznes'. Magdalena attended ECOWEEK workshops in Greece, Middle East, and Italy, and supports ECOWEEK activity in Poland.
	Miastotworcze Foundation is a non-profit, non-governmental organization which supervises open public cultural and educational activities related to cityscape, landscape and public space. It concentrates architects' aspirations on the revitalization of existing public spaces and the creation of new places for interaction, the creation of a cooperation network for experience exchange within artistic, scientific and business communities as well as the development of attitudes aiming at active concurrence in the construction of a civic society. The Miastotworcze Foundation is ECOWEEK's Associate Partner in Poland.
	Villa Decius Association is a non-profit, nongovernmental organisation which organises open for public cultural and educational activities. The Association cooperates with local and foreign institutions and organisations which promote culture, European integration and the humanist heritage of the European civilization. The Association obtains funds to finance its operational and programme costs from the European, national and local grants competitions, partnership agreements and sponsorship. Donors and funders are Polish and foreign public and commercial bodies, institutions, foundations and international funds. The Association activities are planned and managed by its director Danuta Glondys. Villa Decius is ECOWEEK's Associate Partner in Poland.
	ROMANIA
	Raluca Dascalita is a graduate architect of "Ion Mincu" University of Architecture and Urbanism in Bucharest and holds a Master Degree in Interior Design. She is involved with different organisations, being an active volunteer for social and environmental sustainability, both in Romania and abroad. Raluca attended ECOWEEK workshops in Milano and Thessaloniki, and supports ECOWEEK activity in Romania.
	Veronica Raileanu is a graduate architect of "Ion Mincu" University of Architecture and Urbanism in Bucharest. Her professional training includes an Internship at NEMETSCHEK Russia, and teaching a "Lightning Design" course at the College of Interior Design in Ulan Bator, Mongolia. In the past years she developed an interest in earth architecture and began experiencing alternative building techniques. Veronica attended ECOWEEK workshops in Italy and Greece, and supports ECOWEEK activity in Romania.
	Timea Paal is a young and aspiring architect and graphic designer with green building expertise. She is a trained Ambassador of The Living Building Challenge in Europe, and was/is a Project Manager/Advisor of the [ecobiblioteca] project, registered at the ILFI for pursuing the Living Building Challenge. Her professional training includes: Living Building Challenge training [ILFI], Romania green Buildng Professional [RoBC], degree in Architecture and Urban Planning [Technical University of Cluj-Napoca]. She is a founding partner of UNDAVERDE, a local NGO that initiates projects and activities which can lead to a sustainable, responsible and healthy urban development. Timea attended ECOWEEK workshops in Athens, and supports ECOWEEK activity in Romania.
	SERBIA
	Branko Jovovic is a Masters student of Architecture at the Politecnico di Milano, and a graduate of the University Cernorizec Hrabar, School of Architecture, Varna, Bulgaria. Branko attended ECOWEEK workshops in Italy, and supports ECOWEEK activity in Serbia.
	Jelena Slavkovic is a Masters student of Architecture at the Politecnico di Milano, and a graduate of the Triennale of Architecture at Varna Free University in Varna, Bulgaria. Jelena attended ECOWEEK workshops in Italy, and supports ECOWEEK activity in Serbia.
	Danilo Miajlovic is a graduate of the Politecnico di Milano with a Master of Civil Architecture, a graduate of the Faculty of Architecture Cernorizec Hrabar, Varna Bulgaria and a graduate of the High School of Architecture in Belgrade, Serbia. He is a full-time resarch assistant in the Politecnico di Milano. Danilo supports ECOWEEK activity in Serbia.
	ECOIST is a civil society organization that focuses on innovative and holistic approaches that can efficiently develop the region of South East Europe towards more sustainable future. ECOIST is collaborating with public, private, academic and civil sector and is composed of environmentalists, biologists, sociologists, economists, IT managers, architects and landscape architects for the most synergistic solutions. Tools that ECOIST uses are promotion, exhibitions, surveying, monitoring, workshops, lectures, trainings, publications, organising of round-tables, conferences, forums and other events. ECOIST has undertaken projects such as The First International GreenBuild Conference, Urban Oasis student contest, exhibition and workshops, research policy paper on Aarhus Convention, Summer Camps and more. ECOIST is ECOWEEK's Associate Partner in Serbia.
	SLOVENIA
	Anja Pirjevec has a Master degree in Architecture from the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. During her studies she moved to Rome, where she studied at Valle Giulia Department of Architecture at La Sapienza University. She has participated in LEED environmental strategies workshops and is pursuing the LEED Green Associate professional accreditation. She is collaborating with Liveinslums international development cooperation NGO, focusing on the improvement of informal settlements in the 3rd and 4th world's large cities and the valorisation of the local resources. Anja worked on a redevelopment of a local school and its surrounding area in Nairobi, Kenya. Currently she lives and works in Rome. She is the principle initiator and organizer of ECOWEEK in Slovenia.
	TURKEY
	Aylin Ayna is an Architect, Department of Architecture, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, with postgraduate studies at the Architectural Design Issues Programme at the same university. Research assistant in Environmental Analysis and Control Subdivision at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, since 2009, on ecological design strategies, environmental design theory, sensation and perception in space, and connection between body and place. She has participated in several architectural competitions, conferences and workshops, including ECOWEEK 2011, in Thessaloniki, Greece. Aylin is a co-organizer of ECOWEEK in Turkey.
	Erdem Erbas is Asst. Professor in the Department of City and Regional planning at MSGSU, Istanbul. A graduate of MSGSU in Istanbul in urban planning with the thesis about "Ecological Approach to Planning, Sustainable Urban Development of Istanbul". His PhD on Urbanism at MSGSU was about "A Study on the Determination of Basic Principles and Criteria for Housing Area Planning based on Energy Source Variation". He was the visiting researcher in the "Fachhochschule Hannover" and "HKU - Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht" during his PhD. Erdem supports ECOWEEK activity in Turkey.
	Mehtap Leyla Turanalp is studying City Planning at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University and Regional Planning, and is a graduate of the Izmir Institute of Technology, City and Regional Planning. Leyla is a member of the GreenAge Organization Committee and editor of the 'Dayanismaci Atolye' website. Leyla has been involved in Design symposia, among them, 'Taksim Square Renewal Project', MSFAU, and others. Leyla has attended several ECOWEEK conferences in Europe and the Middle East and is a co-organizer of ECOWEEK in Turkey.
	Merve Ozyurt is an industrial designer, research asistant in the Industrial Design department at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. She has completed her Master degree of industrial design on the use of the emotional factor in product design. She is a Ph.D. candidate on design processes in design. She pursues her academic works in the Department of Industrial Design. She has attend several conferences, workshops and social responsibility organizations as participant and coordinator and is a co-organizer of ECOWEEK in Turkey.
	Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Faculty of Architecture established 125 years ago, is the oldest institution of Turkey, in the field of Architectural and Fine Arts education. Behind the exceptional educational environment in Mimar Sinan, one can find the co-existence of Architecture and Fine Arts departments under the same roof since its foundation. Fostering the interdisciplinary and holistic idea contemporary educational approaches with conceptual and technical aspects of art and design defines the core of education at the Faculty of Architecture. The Faculty of Architecture has four departments, namely Department of Architecture, Department of urban and Regional Planning, Department of Industrial Design, Department of Interior Design. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Faculty of Architecture is ECOWEEK's Associate Partner in Turkey.
	UK
	Vasilis Maroulas is a Senior Consultant Engineer at ARUP, received his Diploma in Mechanical Engineering at NTUA, and M.Sc. in Advanced Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College. AURP is an independent firm of designers, planners, engineers, consultants and technical specialists offering a broad range of professional services. Vasilis Maroulas is a member of the Advisory Board of ECOWEEK and a Consultant to ECOWEEK GREENHOUSE, and supports ECOWEEK activity in the UK and Europe in general.
	James Laing is the General Secretary of the Lutheran Council in the UK. As a sustainability consultant he advised businesses, governments and the IMF in Africa. He was later responsible for several properties owned by the Church of Scotland in Israel/Palestine, where he oversaw the retrofitting of renewable energy provision, and approval of plans for biomass gas production and water recycling. James is ECOWEEK's associate in the UK towards engaging the Lutheran Council and other Christian communities in the UK with ECOWEEK in addressing issues of climate change and sustainable architecture and design.
	Eleni Harlan is a graduate with a BA Philosophy and Politics in Exeter University, and continues her studies in MSc in Sustainable Cities at King's College in London. Eleni Harlan has worked for the French Ministry of Education. Eleni supports ECOWEEK activity in Europe.

	ECOWEEK ASSOCIATES are also active in other countries, including US, and Brazil. More details on these ECOWEEK Teams will be posted shortly.

ECOWEEK WORKSHOPS COORDINATING TEAM (2010-2011)

	Tasos Roidis is an architect graduate of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. His diploma thesis investigated the adaptation of buildings in extreme climatic conditions, and his theoritical thesis focused on the history of bioclimatic architecture starting from early 19th century. He has attended numerous conferences and workshops on sustainable and landscape architecture in Greece, in Europe and in the USA.
	Dimitris Avramidis is an architect graduate of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. His thesis investigated the history and evolution of Bioclimatic Architecture in History. Presently, he is practicing with an architectural firm in Munich, Germany.
	Petros Babasikas, Architect teaches Architecture at Patras University (Drifting City, Greece) Workshop Team Advisor for ECOWEEK 2010.
	Dimitra Papageorgiou is a student at the Architecture Department of Patras University. She has participated in competitions and architectural workshops including WPA and Upto35 with Drifting City.
	Kostas Tsamis Born in Patras he is a student at the Architecture Department of Patras University. His thesis investigates the relationship of scale and man in modern Architercture.
	Efi Orfanou Born in Athens she is a student at the Architecture Department of Patras University. Her thesis investigates Architecture as man's identity based on his wants and needs.

ECOWEEK AKTO DESIGN TEAM (2011)

ECOWEEK welcomes the cooperation with AKTO and acknowledges AKTO hospitality of branches of the ECOWEEK GREENHOUSE in Athens and Thessaloniki.

AKTO (Athenian Artistic and Technological Group) is a pioneering organisation in Greece, developing departments in Industrial & Product Design and Photography and to introduce high technologies in the area of Arts, towards common activity for the advancement of sustainable design and ecological building in Greece.

The AKTO students class of Graphic Design and 3D Animation & Multimedia Productions, guided by AKTO-Thessaloniki faculty Panagiotis Metallinos, and Maria Georgiadou and Eleni Ksoupa, respectively, are preparing the ECOWEEK 2011 public image.

AKTO Graphic Design students: Anna Boccasile, Maria Asvesti, Theodoros Georgiadis, Athanasios Desyllas, Alexandros Dimos, Rafael Ieronymakis, Georgios Karathanassis, Varvara-Vassilili Konstantinidou, Vasilios Manousaridis, Dimitris Modestou, Lena Berzoes, Dimosthenis Papakonstantinou, Evaggellia-Iliana Papachristodoulou, Elpida Sachpazidou and Anastasia Charpantidou.



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AKTO 3d Animation students: Alexandr Avanesov, Ioannis Katigaridis, Ioanna Nazlidou, Maria Psaltidou, Magdalini Asimakopoulou, Aris-Ilias Dimitrakopoulos, Ioannis Dimoglou, Emmanouil Kovras, Kosmas Mabentzidis, Dimitrios Moutafidis, Georgios Pyrounakis, Andreas Stergiou, Konstantinos Stefis, Epameinondas Sfakianakis, and Myrto Chrysostomidou.


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ECOWEEK TEAM 15+300 (GREECE & CYPRUS, 2008-2009)

Program TEAM 15+300 by ECOWEEK took place in 2008-2009. This program included the training of the TEAM 15+300 in leadership and the environment and the undertaking of an educational program for envrionmental awareness in schools in Greece and Cyprus.

The 2008-2009 team included:

Konstantina Kostoula a gradute of King's College MA Environment and Development program and Panteion University, has an expertise in educational programs for the environment. Konstantina coordinated and implemented the environmental awareness program by ECOWEEK in schools devasted by fire at the Ilias Prefecture, a program supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.

Lida Voutsina is an architect, graduate of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA-Ethniko Metsovio Politechnio), attended two semsters at the Kunglika Tekniska Hogskolan in Stockholm, and is a candidate of the Masters program of NTUA. Lida also coordinated the ECOWEEK participation in trade shows in Greece.

Sandy Karachaliou is an architect, graduate of Athens College, the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA-Ethniko Metsovio Politechnio), and a candidate of the MSc program in Environment and Development of the NTUA.

Nefeli Klideris graduate of the Technological Educational Institute of Athens she is enrolled in the MSc program in Environmental Design in Buildings of Wales School of Architecture, Cardiff University.

Antonios Orlov is a graduate of the Law School of the University of Athens, and served as President of the Commercial and Merchant Union of Spetses.

Maria Spyrakou is a graduate of the Pireus University Department of Managment and Organization of Industrial Systems and a graduate of the Univeristy of Economics of Athens.

Kyriaki Ioannou Kazamia is an expert in ecological design, graduate of Bath University and PhD candidate in Architecture at the University of Cardiff. Kyriaki is an ECOWEEK associate in Cyprus.

Elena Hadjigeorgiou is an expert in chromatotherapy and a Reiki therapist, graduat in Business Administration from Staffordshire Polytechnic. Elena is an ECOWEEK associate in Cyprus.

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