Alcoa Foundation Sponsors National Park Foundation Leadership Summit.PITTSBURGH -- Alcoa Foundation, the second largest asset-based corporate foundation in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , was a key sponsor of the National Park Foundation Leadership Summit on Partnership and Philanthropy titled "The Next Century for Parks." Held October 14-16 at the University of Texas at Austin “University of Texas” redirects here. For other system schools, see University of Texas System. The University of Texas at Austin (often referred to as The University of Texas, UT Austin, UT, or Texas , the forum brought together conservation leaders from across disciplines--business, philanthropy, academia, science, and the parks--to share ideas and explore strategies for supporting parks in the 21st century. "This summit is a perfect example of how Alcoa and Alcoa Foundation can use our connections to raise public awareness and act as a catalyst for the continued private stewardship of parks," said Meg McDonald, President of Alcoa Foundation. "We are very happy to partner with the National Park Foundation and extend the insights and benefits of this Summit to our park and conservation partners around the globe." Alcoa's sponsorship brought stakeholders Stakeholders All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government. from around the world to the Summit. These include: Sopac McCarthy Mulholland, Executive Director, Sequoia Riverlands Trust, California, USA; Ken Voorhis, Executive Director, Great Smoky Mountains Great Smoky Mountains, part of the Appalachian system, on the N.C.–Tenn. border; highest range E of the Mississippi and one of the oldest uplands on earth. The mountains are named for the smokelike haze that envelops them. Institute, Tennessee, USA; Jim Hart, President of Friends of the Smoky Mountains Smoky Mountains: see Great Smoky Mountains. , Tennessee, USA; Sarah Weeks, Director of Development, Friends of the Smoky Mountains, Tennessee, USA; Eirikur Bjorn Bjorgvinsson, Chairman of Vatnajokull National Park, Eastern Region, Iceland; and Runar Thorarinsson, Chairman of Vatnajokull National Park, Northern Region, Iceland. Together with the National Power Company in Iceland, Landsvirkjun, Alcoa has expressed interest in supporting the establishment of Vatnajokull National Park, a 15,000-square-kilometer (just under 6,000 square miles) nature reserve that will include Europe's biggest glacier, Vatnajokull. Following the summit, which included an awards dinner with U.S. First Lady Laura Bush, Alcoa's invitees toured the Rockdale, Texas Rockdale is a city in Milam County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,439 at the 2000 census. Geography Rockdale is located at (30.654674, -97.007439)GR1. , plant--Alcoa's largest smelting smelting, in metallurgy, any process of melting or fusion, especially to extract a metal from its ore. Smelting processes vary in detail depending on the nature of the ore and the metal involved, but they are typified in the use of the blast furnace. plant in the U.S., which at full capacity can produce two million pounds of aluminum per day. A 35,000-acre site, Rockdale includes the Alcoa Sandow Mine, which received the U.S. Department of Interior's Office of Surface Mining 2006 National Award for Excellence in Surface Mining for its land reclamation Land reclamation is either of two distinct practices. One involves creating new land from sea- or riverbeds, the other refers to restoring an area to a more natural state (such as after pollution or salination have made it unusable). accomplishments. "A key area of focus for Alcoa Foundation is conservation and sustainability," said McDonald. "By strengthening the network on park partnerships, we have the opportunity to make a real and lasting difference, both now and for the future." Go to www.nationalparksummit.org to view the summit agenda and list of speakers. About Alcoa Alcoa (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AA) is the world's leading producer and manager of primary aluminum, fabricated fab·ri·cate tr.v. fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing, fab·ri·cates 1. To make; create. 2. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts: aluminum and alumina alumina (əl  `mĭnə) or aluminum oxide, Al2O3, chemical compound with m.p. about 2,000°C; and sp. gr. about 4.0. facilities, and is
active in all major aspects of the industry. Alcoa serves the aerospace,
automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial
transportation and industrial markets, bringing design, engineering,
production and other capabilities of Alcoa's businesses to
customers. In addition to aluminum products and components including
flat-rolled products, hard alloy extrusions, and forgings, Alcoa also
markets Alcoa[R] wheels, fastening systems, precision and investment
castings, structures and building systems. The company has 116,000
employees in 44 countries and has been named one of the top most
sustainable corporations in the world at the World Economic Forum in
Davos, Switzerland. More information can be found at www.alcoa.com.
About Alcoa Foundation Alcoa Foundation is a separately constituted nonprofit U.S. corporate foundation with assets of approximately $534 million. Its mission is to actively invest in the quality of life in Alcoa communities worldwide. Throughout its history, the Foundation has been a source of positive community change and enhancement, with nearly $437 million invested since 1952. The Foundation's grants address global and local needs in over 30 countries by partnering with Alcoa communities around the world to make a difference. Global and local grantmaking is responsive to the needs and aspirations of Alcoa communities and marshals the combined expertise, energies, and values of Alcoa and Alcoa Foundation to provide a world-class standard of excellence in corporate citizenship Corporate Citizenship The extent to which businesses are socially responsible in meeting legal, ethical and economic responsibilities placed on them by shareholders. The aim it to create higher standards of living and quality of life in the community in which it operates, while . In 2006, Alcoa and Alcoa Foundation invested a combined total of $42.3 million in community programs in 32 countries, focusing on four areas of excellence: conservation and sustainability, global education and workplace skills, business and community partnerships, and safe and healthy children and families. In addition to grantmaking, Alcoa Foundation offers two employee programs to encourage volunteerism. Bravo! recognizes individual employees who spend a minimum of 50 hours per calendar year doing volunteer work for an approved nonprofit/non-governmental organization; in recognition of the employee's effort, Alcoa contributes $250 to the nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. . ACTION (Alcoans Coming Together In Our Neighborhoods) recognizes the team efforts of at least five Alcoa employees who spend a minimum of four hours on a community service project for a local nonprofit/non-governmental organization; in recognition of the team's effort, Alcoa contributes either $1,500 or $3,000 to the nonprofit organization, depending on the size of the team. For more information, visit www.alcoa.com, under Community. Note to Editors: There should be an umlaut umlaut (  m`lout) [Ger.,=transformed sound], in inflection, variation of vowels of the type of English man to men. over the "o"
in the word "Vatnajokull" above.
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