Diary
EMSU 2002 in Africa, Environmental Management for Sustainable Universities. The Role of Higher Education in Sustainable Development
Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa 11-13 September 2002
The World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) will be held in Johannesburg in September 2002. South Africa has been selected to host the Environmental Management for Sustainable Universities 2002 Conference, with Rhodes University as the host institution. This international event will follow on from the WSSD and will create a forum for international academics, students and administrators to deliberate the role of tertiary institutions in contributing to sustainable development.
Further information from: Karin Prigge, Big Tree Project Support. Tel/Fax:+27-46-622-6242; E-mail: BigTree@intekom.co.za
Euro Environment 2002 Conference "Business and Sustainable Performance"
Aalborg, Denmark 21-23 October 2002
Leading decision makers from business, government and influential environmental organisations will be gathering in Aalborg for the 3rd biennial international Euro Environment conference to discuss the visions, strategies and concrete actions necessary for a sustainable development.The overall theme of the conference is "Business, the Agent of Global Sustainability!" The Euro Environment 2002 conference will explore how business can be a driving agent in a situation of weak global governance and how the sustainable market and value-chains must be enhanced. Business can hold the challenging keys to global sustainability goals on environmental and social responsibility, ethical values, stakeholder relations etc. The conference will be an important forum for business statements to the EU and the international community, and it will be the first forum for business comments to the outcome of the WSSD summit in South Africa.
The challenge of the conference is to have a business response to the result of the summit. We intend to concretise how business can be, will be and is expected to fulfil the demands put on it in general and by the WSSD. Further information at: http://www.euro-environment.dk
Engineering Education in Sustainable Development
Delft, The Netherlands 24-25 October 2002
Delft University of Technology is hosting this conference, which will focus on engineering education for sustainability. Problem based learning and trans-disciplinary projects will be considered as ways to introduce sustainable development to future engineers. For more information please contact Dr. Karel Mulder, Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Technology Policy &Management, Jaffalaan 5, NL 2628 BX Delft, The Netherlands. Tel: +31-15-2781043,or visit: http://www.odo.tudelft.nl/conference.html
International Congress on Environment and Sustainable Development 2002
Vina del MAr Chile 28-31 October 2002
The International Organisation of Universities for Environment and Development will be hosting its 4th Meeting in 28-31 October 2002 in Vina del Mar, Chile. The event is organised by the University of Valparaiso in Chile. Further information from: Prof. Andres Gaete and Ms Patricia Diaz. E-mail: CMA2002@uv.cl ; Web site: http://www.uv.cl
International Conference – Regional Cycles: Regional Economy Towards Sustainability
Leipzig, Germany 31 October-2 November 2002
The role of regional economies as a concept for sustainable development has raised a lot of interest among researchers and policy makers in the last years. But how can economic concepts at the regional level actually be implemented?Where do regional cycles make sense? How can European regions learn from each other? The International Conference: "Regional Cycles – regional economy towards sustainability" aims to find answers to these questions, and to enliven the interdisciplinary debate on sustainable regional economic activities in Europe. The theme "Regional Cycles" should hereby be understood in a wide sense, including financial, substance and material cycles and their regionalisation.
Further details are available at: http://www.iclei.org/economy/call
