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September 2008
Climate Change and Urban Design
Science, Education Policy, Best Practice
Event: Following successful Congresses in Berlin 2005 and Leeds 2006, the Council for European Urbanism C.E.U. - will hold its third international congress in Oslo, Norway from 14 to 16 September 2008. The venue will be Håndverkeren Conference Center.
The congress will discuss the rapidly-evolving topic of "Climate Change and Urban Design", and the latest implications in science, policy, education and best practice.
While our focus is on European place-making we will explore urban design examples from around the globe that offer opportunities to address critical climate change issues.
What is the latest science telling us? What are the consequences for urban development internationally? What are the practical solutions available to reduce climate gas emissions from urban settlements and transport? What strategies are available to adapt to changing conditions?
The C.E.U. congress will welcome government officials, planners, architects, social scientists, ecologists, developers, local community activists, and all other development stakeholders who feel a responsibility to contribute to more sustainable urban development
Join us for an exceptional gathering of researchers and institutions from around the world, representing 27 countries from every continent except Antarctica.
Leading work will be presented and discussed from Europe, North America and elsewhere. We will cover an extremely wide range of topics on mitigation and adaptation in urban design, spanning science, policy, education and best practice.
Among topics discussed will be land use patterns; urban morphology, density and mixed use; transport modes; the relationship of urban space to agricultural lands and wilderness; albedo and heat island effects; microclimate effects; economics incentives; pricing and trading; curriculum reform; evidence-based design; planning processes, coding and certification; and promising innovations from around the world. We will consider the latest analytic and modelling research, together with the latest tools and other advances in policy and implementation.
Date: 14 – 16 September 2008
Location: Oslo, Norway
Organiser: CEU - Council for European Urbanism
Contact: Audun Engh
Telephone: +47.92622626
Email: audun.engh@gmail.com
Internet: www.cityclimate.no
Cities of Opportunity
‘The urban promise of upward mobility’
(An EUKN International Conference)
Event: Europe is a city. Some 75 per cent of Europeans live in urban areas. They are responsible for over 80 per cent of all economic activity. Prosperous cities‚ equals a prospering Europe. At the same time, opportunity and prosperity are not equally distributed within the city. Every European urban area contains neighbourhoods, districts, streets that are more or less deprived. Deprived urban areas are often viewed as being problematic and harmful within the urban fabric.
From a more positive point of view, deprived urban areas hold an enormous potential for socio-economic development. The challenge is to harness the potential of deprived urban areas and their inhabitants and offer them opportunities to access the wider society.
The 2008 edition of the European Urban Knowledge Network’s (EUKN) international conference will change the perception of deprived urban areas as an accumulation of problems to a view that is more in line with the actual situation in our cities. The conference will focus on how to harness the potential and energy present in deprived urban areas and on exploring ways in which these areas and their inhabitants can play their part in the creation of comprehensive, well-balanced and vital cities.
Speakers include:
• Patrick Le Galès, Research Director at CNRS and at Sciences Po
• Ella Vogelaar, Minister for Housing, Communities and Integration
• Opstelten, Mayor of Rotterdam
• Dominic Schrijer, Vice-Mayor of Rotterdam
The social programme includes a boat tour on the River Maas and a panoramic conference dinner wioth a view of the Rotterdam skyline.
‘Cities of opportunity ˆ the urban promise of upward mobility’ is organised by the European Urban Knowledge Network (EUKN) in co=operation with the City of Rotterdam, the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations and Nicis Institute. EUKN is a decentralised knowledge network with National Focal Points (NFPs) in 16 EU Member States. Nicis Institute hosts the EUKN Secretariat.
Cost: €200 for two conference days
Early Bird (before 15 July): €150 for two conference days
Date: 22-23 September 2008
Location: City Hall - Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Organiser: European Urban Knowledge Network
Contact: Bart Nijhof
Telephone: +31 70 344 0513
Email: bart.nijhof@nicis.nl
Internet: click
Air Pollution 2008
Event: Sixteenth International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution. Pollution is widespread throughout the world and elimination of the risks to human health is of the utmost importance. This series of meetings is aimed at the development of computational and experimental techniques to achieve a better understanding of air pollution problems and seek their solution.
Date: 22 -24 September 2008
Location: Skiathos, Greece
Organiser: Wessex Institute of Technology
Contact: Alice Jones
Telephone: +44 (0)2380 293223
Email: enquiries@wessex.ac.uk
Internet: http://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2008/air08/index.html
October 2008
Biofuel Cities
4th Workshop for End-users
Event: The 4th and final Biofuel Cities Workshop for end-users, hosted by the City of Warsaw, will highlight developments and outcomes relevant to end-users as identified within the Biofuel Cities.
The aim will also be to identify new aspects (barriers, challenges, needs and opportunities) that should be considered by the European Platform - in particular from the perspective of Central and Eastern European end-users. We will address sustainability, types of biofuels and vehicles, availability and affordability, among others.
The programme will include presentations by experts and discussions that can feed into the collection of information relevant to different types of end-users, to be shared with the European Commission through the Biofuel Cities project.
The Workshop is relevant for people from across Europe who represent end-users - from business, industry, agriculture, cities and towns.
The Workshop is linked to the Conference CEE Biofuels 2008 - Creating a more sustainable future, which takes place in Warsaw on 17 October 2008. Those attending the Biofuel Cities Workshop will benefit from a discount on the conference fee of 15%, and a 10% reduction for Biofuel Cities Platform participants.
Date: 16 October 2008
Location: Warsaw (Poland)
Organiser: ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability and the City of Warsaw
Contact: Christine Klas
Telephone: +49-761-368-9276
Email: christine.klas@iclei.org
Internet: www.biofuel-cities.eu
November 2008
Coastal Cities Summit: Values & Vulnerabilities
Event: The International Ocean Institute-USA and the city of St. Petersburg, FL, USA, are hosting a Coastal Cities Summit on 17 to 20 November 2008 to address the complex challenges that coastal city leaders face as populations increase, resources are depleted, and the impacts of climate change are felt. The Coastal Cities Summit intends to bring together coastal city leaders, managers and academicss to discuss environmental, social, economic, and public policy challenges and viable solutions. The 3-day conference will focus on three themes: Climate Change, Risk and Vulnerability as well as Sustainable Development. All sessions are intended to give a long-needed voice to those who are on the front lines taking leadership on climate change, providing implementation and response plans and continuing to focus on protecting citizens from possible extreme events and human-induced degradation.
Date: 17-20 November 2008
Location: St. Petersburg, FL, USA
Organiser: International Ocean Institute - USA
Contact: Mara Hendrix
Telephone: +1-727-873-4745
Email: mara@ioiusa.usf.edu
Internet: www.coastalcities.org
2008
Ramsar COP 10
Event: Called an environmental Olympics, Ramsar COP 10 will be held in Changwon City, South Korea, in 2008 to promote the best environment for allowing humans and nature to coexist.
Date: 2008 date to be notified
Location: Changwon City, S. Korea
Organiser: Gyeongsangnam-do
Contact: Hwang Jiyoung
Telephone: 82-55-212-2894
Email: young79@changwon.go.kr
Internet: www.changwon.go.kr
March 2009
Biovision - Life and the City
Event: The 2009 edition of the World Life Science Forum will be dedicated to the contribution of life sciences to urban issues.
Date: 8-11 March 2009
Location: Lyon, France
Organiser: Fondation Scientifique de Lyon
Contact: Gilles Cnockaert
Telephone: +33 603 524 290
Email: gilles@mondofragilis.net
Internet: www.biovision.org
EcoProcura 2009
'Climate Neutral through Procurement'
Event: The aim of this conference is to exchange ideas, experiences, concepts and opinions on how sustainable procurement can contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adaptation to climate change.
This unique meeting place provides a platform to promote exchange amongst purchasers from all levels of governments, policy-makers, product designers, suppliers, manufacturers and multipliers.
Date: 25 to 27 March 2009
Location: Reykjavik, Iceland
Organiser: ICLEI Europe
Contact: Kirsten Wolfrath
Email: ecoprocura2009@iclei.org
Internet: www.iclei.org/ecoprocura2009
April 2009
China EPower 2009
The 9th China International Electric Power & Electric Engineering Technology Exhibition
Event: China International Electric Power & Electric Engineering Technology Exhibition--- China EPower is the leading professional power exhibition in China, covering power generation, power transmission and distribution, electric power automation, electric power construction, electric factory energy conservation and emission reduction and electric products, comprehensively displaying the most advanced products and services. It has been successfully held in Shanghai for 8 years and has drawn the participation of more than 2,500 exhibitors and 200,000 target visitors from more than 30 countries and regions and it has been widely recognized as one of the most influential power exhibition in China, with the largest scale, most participants and highest degree of internationalization.
Through presenting worldwide start-of-the-art products, technologies and solutions, China EPower maintains its leading position in the power show market and it will stick to its high quality and success concept to built the worldwide professional communication platform for power industry equipments and technologies. China EPower has become the first choice for more and more enterprises and it will devote to offering the participants more access to the world market and to presenting a splendid show to all the guests around the world.
Date: 23-25 April 2009
Location: Intex Shanghai,China
Organiser: MP Zhongmao International (Shanghai) Pte Ltd
Contact: Helen Zhu
Telephone: +86 21 54592323
Email: Helen@zhongmao.com.cn
Internet: www.china-epower.com
June 2009
ICLEI World Congress 2009
Event: ICLEI World Congress, a key gathering of ICLEI members, ICLEI‚s strategic partners and experts, is a golden opportunity to learn about the achievements of the most advanced cities and towns, and to build upon past successes to advance local action for sustainability. The event will facilitate exchange and capacity-building among local governments and other stakeholders who play leading roles in the path towards sustainability. It will be a dynamic platform with keynote presentations, reports, debates, workshops, networking events, site visits and an exhibition.
Date: 14 to 18 June 2009
Location: Edmonton, Canada
Organiser: ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability
Contact: International Training Centre
Telephone: +49 761 36 892 20
Email: world.congress@iclei.org
Internet: www.iclei.org/worldcongress2009
July 2009
Air Pollution 2009
Event: The goal of this conference is to bring together researchers who are active in the study of air contaminants and to exchange information through the presentation and discussion of papers dealing with the wide variety of topics listed opposite. Case study papers are encouraged, as well as papers of a more theoretical nature, dealing with advanced mathematical. Computational methods will also be within the scope of the Conference. Air Pollution will be of interest to scientists working in industry, research organisations, government and academia, working on monitoring, simulation and management of air pollution.
Date: 20 - 22 July 2009
Location: Chianciano Terme, Italy
Organiser: Wessex Institute of Technology
Contact: Alice Jones
Telephone: + 44 (0) 2380 293223
Email: enquiries@wessex.ac.uk
Internet: http://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2009/air09/index.html
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