Diary

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(2009), "Diary", International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Vol. 10 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijshe.2009.24910bac.001

Diary

Article Type: Diary From: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Volume 10, Issue 2

2nd EIC Climate Change Technology Conference

12-15 May 2009, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

The Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) invites delegates to attend the 2nd EIC Climate Change Technology Conference (CCTC2009). This important international event covers all aspects of climate change and focuses on engineering solutions. The conference is highly interdisciplinary, with contributions from various areas of engineering (civil, chemical, mechanical management, nuclear, geotechnical, etc) and many related fields. In addition to the many presentations that are planned, the conference features 19 plenary talks by internationally recognized authorities on a range of important topics.

Further details can be found at the conference web site: www.cctc2009.ca

World Business Summit on Climate Change-Delivering Recommendations to a New Climate Treaty

24-26 May 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark

Climate change, typically viewed as a threat, also presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to lead the next industrial revolution as the world shifts to a low carbon economy. At the World Business Summit on Climate Change, the Copenhagen Climate Council and the world’s foremost low carbon pioneers will take the lead in kick-starting this industrial revolution. The Summit’s ambition is to demonstrate clearly that climate change is not just a risk and a challenge to humanity, but also a significant opportunity to create innovative solutions and new ventures that may result in better quality of life for millions of people across the world.

The Summit will bring together business leaders with the world’s top scientists, economists, civil society, media leaders, politicians and other thought leaders to show how business can help solve the climate crisis through innovative business models, new partnerships and the development of low carbon technologie. The Summit will send a strong message to the 2009 UN Climate Change Conference (COP15) on how to remove barriers and create incentives for implementation of new solutions in a post-Kyoto framework. Further details are available at: copenhagenclimatecouncil.com/index.php/the-world-business-summit-on-climate-change-2

International Conference on Human Ecology

30 June-3 July 2009, Manchester, UK

This Conference, under the theme “Human Ecology for an urbanising world” will examine the status of, and current challenges facing, human ecology around the world. It aims to bring together scholars and practitioners associated with the study and practice of human ecology to demonstrate the relevance of the discipline, and its philosophy and applications, for the contemporary environment and for society. The continued growth of cities and the increasing rates of consumption of hundreds of millions of urban people are continuing to have impacts far beyond urban areas themselves. The transformation of the earth’s surface, atmosphere and waters is both modifying ecosystems and changing societies. The resolution of the many problems that these transformations create requires the holistic, integrative approach to the earth as the home of humankind that human ecology fosters and promotes. This conference aims to bring together the diverse perspectives embraced by the wide range of approaches to these problems and to produce new ideas and practical suggestions for improving the efforts being made to improve people’s lives and to better care for the planet.

Sustainability Summit ’09: Technology & Productivity for the Low Carbon Economy

14-15 July 2009, Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California, USA

Sustainability Summit ’09 will bring together global corporate visionaries, policy makers, environmental advocacy groups, and leading experts, to discuss financially viable practices and strategies that address and mitigate corporate impact on long-term health of the earth. Sustainability Summit ’09 will NOT be a theoretical conference, but instead will present concrete ideas, strategies and case studies to help business leaders create a more sustainable corporate infrastructure for themselves and their clients. The event includes an exhibition where participating companies can promote programs, products, and technologies related to sustainable business solutions, including telepresence and sustainable collaboration technologies.

Sustainability Summit ’09 is itself a Telepresence-enabled event, so speakers and attendees will be able to participate live, or from remote locations. Through the use of on-stage, cross-platform telepresence and legacy video-conferencing systems, for the first time speakers, attendees and roundtable participants from anywhere around the world will have the opportunity to participate locally or virtually via telepresence. Further details can be found at the conference web site: www.sustainabilitysummit2009.com/ or by sending an e-mail to: info@sustainabilityevents.com

3nd European Fair on Education for Sustainable Development

28-30 October 2009, Hamburg, Germany

Under the theme “Renewable Energy and Climate Change: Thematic Challenges to European Schools and Universities”, the 3nd European Fair on Education for Sustainable Development, is being organised by the Research and Transfer Centre “Applications of Life Sciences” of the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences and the Centre for Sustainable Construction (ZzB) Hamburg, under the auspices of the RCE Hamburg and Region. The RCE Hamburg and Region is part of a global network of Regional Centres of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development (RCEs) coordinated by the United Nations University.

The aims of the 3rd European Fair on Education for Sustainable Development are as follows:

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   To provide European organisations with an opportunity to display and present their works (i.e. policies research, activities, practical projects) as they relate to education for, with and about the environment with a focus on renewable energy and climate issues.

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   To foster the exchange of information, ideas and experiences acquired in the execution of projects, from successful initiatives and good practice.

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   To discuss methodological approaches and projects which aim to integrate the topic of renewable energy and climate change in the curriculum of schools and universities.

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   To introduce the European RCEs and discuss their activities in the field of renewable energy and climate change, as well as explore possibilities for cooperation.

Last but not least, a further aim of the event will be to link and network people and organisations working in the field so that they can use renewable energy as one of the tools towards tackling the challenges of climate change. Further details are available at: www.eufair.eu/