Diary

Citation

(2001), "Diary", International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Vol. 2 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijshe.2001.24902cac.001

Diary

2001 NAAGE Fifth Annual Conference co-hosted by Audubon Expedition Institute and Sterling College

Sterling College,Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA 9-11 August 2001

The North American Alliance for Green Education (NAAGE) conference theme this year is Experiential Green Education. Sub-themes include: Global Green Education; Appropriate Technology; NAAGE Collaborative Efforts; Teaching Green; Work, Service and Social Responsibility; Green Campuses; Bringing Forward Student Leadership; and College Farms.

For more information, contact Louisa Carl, Conference Program Committee at carl@aei-audubon.org

Greening of the Campus IV: Moving to the Mainstream

Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, USA 20-22 September 2001

Ball State University's first three Greening of the Campus conferences in 1996, 1997, and 1999 each attracted 200 participants from about 30 states and a few foreign countries for a dynamic international exchange of ideas on environmental concerns. "Greening of the Campus IV" provides a new opportunity to further explore the critical issues, problems, and solutions we still face on our campuses and in our world in the new millennium. This interdisciplinary conference allows people representing diverse areas in university communities to share information on environmental issues. These areas range from the practical day-to-day management of the physical plant to "green" curriculum development and "green" utilization of campus resources. The campus community can become a "green" model for society as a whole by gathering and sharing this information. For more information, contact Becky Amato at University College NQ 323, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306-0220, USA; e-mail: bamato@bsu.edu; Tel: 765-285-2385; Fax: 765-285-2384. Web site: www.bsu.edu/greening/

Higher Education for Sustainability: Towards the World Summit on Sustainable Development (Rio + 10) in 2002

University of Luneburg, Germany 8-10 October 2001

Hosted by CRE-COPERNICUS and sponsored by the Global Higher Education for Sustainability Partnership (GHESP), this conference will cover three major areas:

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  a global overview of sustainability in higher education, including national and regional assessments;

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  key dimensions for promoting sustainability through higher education; and

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  discussions on Rio + 10 and beyond: how key actors can promote higher education for sustainability.

For more information, contact CRE-COPERNICUS at: http://www.cre-copernicus.de/

Multiple Currents: Expanding the Boundaries of Transformative Learning

Toronto, Canada 1-3 November 2001

The Fourth International Conference on Transformative Learning is hosted by the Transformative Learning Centre (TLC) at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. TLC attempts dialogue between people in areas as diverse as ecological and aboriginal studies; feminist, anti-racist and post-colonial critiques; popular, global and holistic education; critical pedagogy and cultural studies. This conference will emphasize knowledge diversities, and bring into dialogue educators from different sites where the language of transformation is being used.

For more information about the conference, e-mail TLC at tlcentre@oise.utoronto.ca or visit the conference Web site: http://tlcentre.org/tlconference2001.htm

EURO-SUSTAIN

EURO-SUSTAIN is an action for the promotion of economic and environmental sustainability through the development and diffusion of technologies that facilitate the elimination or reduction of materials and energy use.

EURO-SUSTAIN consists of an Internet based virtual forum, which will be divided into four thematic discussion groups:

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   immaterialization;

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   eco-design;

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   tools for sustainability (LCA, MFA, EIA etc.);

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   clean technology.

The highlight of EURO-SUSTAIN will be a conference combined with a partnering event, which will be held on the Greek island of Rhodos on 2-5 April 2002. Further information from: Prof. Dr N. Moussiopoulos, EURO-SUSTAIN co-ordinator, Professor and Laboratory Director, Laboratory of Heat Transfer and Environmental Engineering, Box 483, Aristotle University, GR-54006 Thessaloniki, Greece. Tel: +30 31 996011; Fax: +30 31 996012; http://aix.meng.auth.gr/lhtee/

International Seminar on Integrated Management of River Basins

Rosario, Argentina 1-5 October 2001

This seminar attempts to gather international experts working on matters related to river basins, in an effort to exchange information on methodologies and techniques employed in the use, occupation and intervention of infrastructure. Sustainable development is a cross feature of the seminar.

The main thematic areas include:

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  integral management of urban basins;

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  territorial planning;

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  integral management of rural basins;

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  directorial planning;

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  management of underground basins;

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  planning and management;

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  processing and data collection;

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  environmental impact evaluation models.

For more information visit www.fceia.unr.edu.ar/curiham; e-mail: curiham@cfeia.unr.edu.ar; Tel: 54-341-4808541.