Dave Franchino Presents Alternative Fuel Technology at Humanitarian Conference.MADISON, Wis. -- Dave Franchino, president of the innovation firm Design Concepts, Inc. and one of the founders of Sologear, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , will present at Beyond Firewood: Exploring alternative fuels and energy technologies in humanitarian settings. Beyond Firewood, an international research conference organized by the Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children The Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children is a non-governmental organization based in New York City that works to improve the lives and defend the rights of refugee and internally displaced women, youth and children around the world. , will take place in New Delhi New Delhi (dĕl`ē), city (1991 pop. 294,149), capital of India and of Delhi state, N central India, on the right bank of the Yamuna River. , India, December 11- 12, 2008. Beyond Firewood is the first major international conference investigating the use of alternative fuels in an effort to combat violence against women in refugee or internally displaced persons Any person who has left their residence by reason of real or imagined danger but has not left the territory of their own country. (IDP) camps. Within IDP camps, women face incredible danger and brutality - rape, assault and murder - as they collect firewood for cooking or for sale. The conference introduces researchers and technical experts to humanitarian agencies addressing the safety of women in these settings. Franchino and Sologear, LLC co-founders Chad Sorenson, Mark Schweiger and Tom Bush have developed a proprietary solidified so·lid·i·fy v. so·lid·i·fied, so·lid·i·fy·ing, so·lid·i·fies v.tr. 1. To make solid, compact, or hard. 2. To make strong or united. v.intr. ethanol fuel Ethanol fuel is ethanol (ethyl alcohol), the same type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages. It can be used as a fuel, mainly as a biofuel alternative to gasoline, and is widely used in cars in Brazil. that is a replacement for traditional charcoal in barbecue grilling. Developed with input from Design Concepts, Inc., Sologear's uGO[TM] FlameDisk[TM] provides 40 minutes of quick, clean and safe heat when used in a conventional grill. The FlameDisk[TM] was introduced to the US test market in the summer of 2008 and is slated for national expansion in the spring of 2009. Franchino has been invited to introduce the ethanol fuel source to relief agencies attending the conference and explore the possibility of its use as an alternative to firewood in humanitarian settings. A motivation to apply this unique technology to social problems came from a recent conference sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation Rockefeller Foundation, philanthropic institution established (1913) by John D. Rockefeller, Sr., to promote "the well-being of mankind throughout the world." During its first 14 years the foundation received $183 million from Rockefeller. in Bellagio, Italy, June, 2008. Franchino, along with 19 leaders of strategy and design firms throughout the world, met to discuss the application of design thinking strategies toward addressing social issues. "The conference encouraged us to look for areas where design solutions can have an impact that goes beyond the traditional marketplace," said Franchino. "We're honored by the invitation to speak at Beyond Firewood and our entire company is hopeful that the FlameDisk[TM] technology might help address the rampant and horrific gender-based violence in and near IDP camps throughout the world." About Design Concepts: Founded in 1970, Design Concepts, Inc. is an innovation firm providing service and product expertise spanning strategy, research, conceptualization con·cep·tu·al·ize v. con·cep·tu·al·ized, con·cep·tu·al·iz·ing, con·cep·tu·al·iz·es v.tr. To form a concept or concepts of, and especially to interpret in a conceptual way: , design, engineering and prototyping. www.design-concepts.com About Sologear: Sologear, LLC is a Madison, WI based company that is developing and marketing a line of revolutionary new products under the uGO[TM] brand name and targeted at the consumer grilling industry. www.ugogrill.com |
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