ICEED IS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION FOCUSING ON DEVELOPING CREATIVE, INTEGRATIVE SOLUTSION TO THE ISSUES FACING THE WORLD TODAY. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE CONFERENCES AND ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSIONS ON SUCH TOPICS AS ADRESSING SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES IN BUSINESS AND THE ECONOMY; EDUCATION AND YOUTH; THE ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND SOIL; AND HEALTH CARE. EVENTS ARE HELD PRIMARILY IN A LOCATION IN SAN FRANCISCO'S UNION SQUARE AND IN THE SILVER-LEED GREEN BUILDING IN NEW YORK CITY. THE PURPOSE IS TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARD THE NEW PARADIGNM CURRENTLY EVOLVING IN WHICH PEOPLE LIVE AND WORK BY A NEW ETHIC AND FRAMEWORK, USING SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND OTHER ASPECTS OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE IN A RESPONSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE WAY, AND AT THE SAME TIME RESPECTING ALL HUMANITY AND ITS DIVERSE CULTURES.