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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (12110)	5/9/2011 9:47:49 AM
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Random Thoughts from ASPO-9 Posted by Luis de Sousa on May 9, 2011 - 7:46am A monument to the Cycling culture in Brussels. The ASPO conference was back to the old continent with a joint organization by ASPO-Belgium and ASPO-Netherlands. With an ambitious programme that called in many speakers outside the ASPO circle, even outside the ASPO view of the world, and set at the political heart of Europe, the expectation was high. I hadn't been at an ASPO conference since 2008 in Barcelona, hence this one had a rather different tone to it. With the first economic impact already upon us and the basic mission of setting a date for Peak Oil now largely behind us, the conference's objectives were considerably different. Fortunately those two and half days completely fulfilled the expectations, with an overall high standard of quality and, above of all, opening ASPO to new dimensions of resource depletion and the end of growth as we know it. Beyond that, the large time slots provided for discussion were a serious plus that really enriched the intellectual outcome of the conference. Rembrandt Koppelar, Patrick Brocorens, Simon Kalf and the remaining staff are all to be congratulated for a fantastic job. Below the fold go a set of thoughts from this conference, as I lived it. theoildrum.com