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Article Type: Diary From: Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, Volume 24, Issue 3.

12th World Wind Energy Conference and Renewable Energy Exhibition WWEC2013 “Opening Doors to Caribbean Winds” Havana, Cuba, June 3-5, 2013

The World Wind Energy Association WWEA and CETER are pleased to invite papers and presentations for the 11th World Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition WWEC2012, taking place June 3-5, 2013 in Havana, Cuba. The conference is aimed at presenting, exchanging and discussing the latest knowledge on the state of wind energy and renewable energy in general, including the state of the technology. WWEC2013 will have a special focus on the Caribbean and Central American region and will hence feature the special topic of “Opening Doors to Caribbean Winds.” The region is just about to start using wind power on a large scale, the first wind farms have been implemented. WWEC2013 aims at developing comprehensive strategies for businesses, governments as well as for local communities in order to make use of its vast wind potentials, together with the other renewable energies.

WWEC2013 is comprised of a three-day program of panels and presentations focussed on ownership and business models, policy, financing, local and regional renewable energy integration, technology, governance and capacity building. The meeting will provide ample opportunities to present and discuss research results which will be supported by various panels and several keynote speeches with special emphasis on public dialogue. A trade show exhibition will showcase new technologies, suppliers and manufacturers in the renewable energy sector. The official conference languages will be English and Spanish. Further details can be seen at: wwec2013.net or www.cubasolar.cu/wwec2013

Sixth International Exergy, Energy and Environment Symposium Rize, Turkey, July 1-4, 2013

The IEEES-6 is the Sixth Symposium in a successful series of Symposia that covers very essential topics of research for human life. The symposium provides a unique environment for researchers, scientists and industrial leaders to present discuss and share research ideas to improve the efficient use of energy and save environment. Organizing the IEEES-6 in Rize provides another benefit:researchers, scientists and industrial leaders are invited to stimulate scientific discussions through highly advanced lectures in the main topics of the symposium. In addition, the IEEES-6 is expected to host more than 200 scientific papers presented by research groups from all over the world. Further details can be seen at: www.ieees6.rize.edu.tr

Workshop on Multi-disciplinary perspectives on climate ethics Villa del Grumello, Lake Como, Italy, September 26-27, 2013

A rapidly growing body of research – drawing on a wide variety of theoretical and disciplinary perspectives – suggests that ethical considerations should be and/or are already at the center of international climate change policy and action discussions. Certainly, ignoring issues related to justice and morality in this domain is no longer an option for climate negotiators, issue advocates and others interested in crafting international responses to climate change that will be seen as legitimate by all relevant state and non-state actors.

Given both the role that ethical considerations will likely play in the climate arena moving forward as well as the multi-disciplinary nature of scholarship in this area, the workshop will entail presentations from a wide variety of theoretical and disciplinary perspectives. Submissions that describe new(previously unpublished), cutting-edge research in one of the six focus areas for the workshop are welcome:

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  Ethics (moral and political philosophy, political theory, etc.).

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  Psychology (moral, social, cognitive, evolutionary, environmental, cognitive science, neuroscience).

• 3.

  GASS (geography, anthropology, sociology and other social sciences including interdisciplinary perspectives).

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  Law.

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  Economics.

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  Climate science.

Papers that connect two or more of the focus areas listed above are of particular interest, even though more disciplinary-specific submissions are also welcome. Further details can be obtained from the workshop organizers, Marco Grasso (marco.grasso@unimib.it) and Ezra Markowitz (ezram@princeton.edu). Location of workshop: Como, Italy (www.villadelgrumello.it/en/home.php).

Symposium “Virtual Community on Sustainability and Consumption 2013” at the 10th Biennial Conference on Environmental Psychology Magdeburg, Germany, September 22-25, 2013

The Virtual Community (VC) on Sustainability and Consumption invites the submission of contributions for a symposium on sustainability and consumption at the 10th Biennial Conference on Environmental Psychology, which will be held September 22-25, 2013 in Magdeburg, Germany. The main theme for the conference is “The role of the individual in the transformation of energy systems,” which makes it particularly apt for anyone interested in the interface between sustainability and consumption. Further details are available at:www.envpsycon.ovgu.de/EnvPsyCon.html

3rd Annual World Congress of Agriculture – 2013 Hangzhou, China, September 23-25, 2013

WCA-2013 is committing to be one of the world's leading conferences in the field of agriculture technology. Under the theme “The Key to Feeding the World,” a particularly rich technical program is being designed, with many concurrent sessions to attend. Some topics of the Congress are:

Topic 1: Drought Resistance Measures and Solutions

Topic 2: Production Technology of Agricultural Drought Resistant

Topic 3: Drought – Tolerant Crops for Drylands

Topic 4: Biotechnology For the Drought Region

Topic 5: Climate and Disasters lead to Drought and Poverty

Topic 6: Soil and Water Conservation and Desertification Control

Topic 7: Reducing and Eradicating Poverty through Agriculture

This conference will seek the views and creative ideas on technologies for improvement and application of agriculture technology. The sessions will present the most recent advances in the fields of Plant Biology & Plant Biotechnology, New Energy Sources from Agriculture, Crop Production and Management, Pillar Industries, Food Science and Nutrition for Agriculture. Further details can be seen at: www.bitconferences.com/wca2013/