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October 2009
World OceanFest Mayors' Sustainability Conference
Event: Tampa, Florida, is hosting a World OceanFest to address conservation of oceans and inland waters. On Friday, 23 October 2009, there will be an International mayors' sustainability conference with keynote speaker Jean-Michel Cousteau. The conference will provide 200+ mayors the opportunity to share successful sustainability practices and learn about new technologies.
Date: 22 to 25 October 2009
Location: Florida Aquarium, Tampa, Florida
Organiser: City of Tampa, Green Armada Foundation and Ocean Futures Society
Contact: Jim Chapman
Telephone: +1 813-376-4869
Email: jchapman@greenarmada.org
Internet: www.greenarmada.org
November 2009
District Energy Climate Summit
Event: Policymakers, parliamentarians and energy professionals will meet in Copenhagen on the 3rd of November to discuss District Heating and Cooling: it’s potential in fighting climate change; contributing their knowledge of best practice and their experience with this energy form. DHC offers the toolbox to enable cities to achieve their climate change targets. The summit will present and explain how more DHC can result in tremendous CO2 savings. DHC already exists; it has a proven track record in providing energy efficient, environmentally sound methods of heating and cooling buildings. It is convenient, easy to operate and reliable.
This International Summit is organized by representative organisations of the district energy sector, and is listed as an official side-event to the Conference of the Parties, and will include the first ever District Energy Climate Awards. The awards will recognize the achievements of cities and communities across the globe, which demonstrate local district energy leadership, in providing clean, sustainable energy solutions. The International Energy Agency is chairing the evaluation committee.
Those wishing to attend should register. More information is available on the website, or contact Sinead Boyle.
Date: 3 November 2009
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Organiser: Euroheat & Power, Dansk Fjernvarme, DBDH - Danish Board of District Heatingm, IDEA - International District Energy Association, IEA - International Energy Agency
Contact: Sinead Boyle
Telephone: +32 (0)2 740 21 10
Email: communications@euroheat.org
Internet: www.copenhagenenergysummit.org/
Hamburg City Climate Conference 2009
Event: In the run up to COP-15, Hamburg invites the cities of the world to gather, exchange experiences, and send a clear message to Copenhagen that we are ready and willing for more responsibility.
Reputed international experts will be on hand to contribute important information and ideas to our discussions. Over 300 Mayors and high-level representatives from cities around the world will be joining them to debate ways of creating sustainable energy supplies and improving the quality of life in these increasingly mobile times.
For further information, please visit our website and do not hesitate to contact us.
Hamburg is looking forward to welcoming you.
Date: 16-18 November 2009
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Organiser: City of Hamburg, together with the Covenant of Mayors and in cooperation with the EU Commission
Contact: Jennifer Wesche
Telephone: ++49 40-27 84 76 28
Email: info@hccc09.de
Internet: http://www.city-climate-conference.de/
EUROCITIES 2009 Stockholm
Event: EUROCITIES, the network of major European cities, is pleased to announce its annual conference, this year taking place in the City of Stockholm. The event will focus on the theme of urban challenges, sustainable solutions‚ specific to climate change and economic development.
Stockholm has just been designated European Green Capital 2010, which is testimony to its reputation for pioneering environmental solutions in combination with high economic growth. EUROCITIES 2009 Stockholm will highlight how all local governments across Europe are addressing the effects of climate change while pursuing economic growth. Both these policy areas are priorities for the Swedish Presidency of the EU.
Some highlights of the 2008 EUROCITIES conference will include:
• EUROCITIES‚ Awards 2009, which recognise exceptional work by cities
• The Stockholm Appeal from mayors of Europe‚s biggest cities to negotiators of the UN COP15 in December 2009
• Speed-networking sessions for project presentations and partnerships
• Deep Dive‚ workshops to some of Stockholm‚s most successful environmental projects
WHO: Expected to gather around 400 participants, EUROCITIES 2009 Stockholm is open to:
• City decision-makers including mayors and vice-mayors, elected officials and political leaders, local authorities‚ senior executives and officers
• The private sector, urban service providers, developers, planners, investors
• Development agencies, public private joint ventures, chambers of commerce
• EU institutions, national and regional governments
• Representatives of related networks and associations
• Experts, consultants, academics/researchers
The conference will feature keynote addresses given by:
• Sten Nordin, the Mayor of Stockholm
• Jozias van Aartsen, Mayor of The Hague and President of EUROCITIES
• Hans Rosling, Professor of International Health at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm and co-founder and Director of the Gapminder Foundation
• Other special guests and keynote speakers representing the EU institutions, national governments and the Swedish Presidency of the EU
Date: 25-28 November 2009
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Organiser: EUROCITIES
Contact: Sinead Mullins
Telephone: +32 2 552 08 73
Email: sinead.mullins@eurocities.eu
Internet: www.eurocities2009.eu
December 2009
Rotterdam Global Urban Summit
Event: Co-creating New (Green) Deals between cities and businesses
The City of Rotterdam is organising the Global Urban Summit 2009, a conference on high-quality urban development and sustainability. How can cities and businesses cooperate in a ‘green' manner so there is a future for large cities in post-crisis times? During this conference you will not only be able to have an intimate look at how cities deal with the challenges of the future, but you will also be able to come up with your own solutions for city problems through active participation! You will thereby profit to the fullest extent from the results of Rotterdam Global Urban Summit 2009.
The conference will establish relationships between three main themes within high quality urban development: sustainability, international connections and transition towards a knowledge economy.
Date: 3 - 4 December 2009
Location: Doelen Conference Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Organiser: City of Rotterdam
Contact: Judith van der Heijden
Telephone: +31-78-625 38 56
Email: urbansummit@obr.rotterdam.nl
Internet: www.rotterdam.nl/urbansummit
April 2010
The Sustainable City 2010
Event: This Conference aims to address the many inter-related aspects of the urban environment from transport and mobility to social exclusion and crime prevention. The meeting will build on the contributions made in previous conferences, which successfully managed to provide an international view of the problems facing modern cities and their solutions. The Sustainable City 2010 will be of interest to city planners, architects, environmental engineers and all academics, professionals and practitioners involved in the wide range of disciplines associated with creating a sustainable urban environment.
Date: 14-16 April 2010
Location: La Coruna, Spain
Organiser: Wessex Institute of Technology, UK
Contact: Alice Jones
Telephone: +44 (0) 23 8029 3223
Email: enquiries@wessex.ac.uk
Internet: http://www.wessex.ac.uk/10-conferences/the-sustainable-city-2010.html
Eco-Architecture 2010
Event: This third International Conference on Harmonisation between Architecture and Nature (Eco-Architecture 2010) follows the two successful meetings which were held in the New Forest, UK (2006) and in the Algarve, Portugal (2008). The aim of the conference is to provide a forum for discussing the many relevant aspects of Eco-Architecture: by definition it is inter-disciplinary and requires the collaboration of engineers, planners, physicists, psychologists, sociologists, economists, and other specialists, in addition to architects.
Date: 14-16 April 2010
Location: La Coruna, Spain
Organiser: Wessex Institute of Technology, UK
Contact: Alice Jones
Telephone: +44 (0) 23 8029 3223
Email: enquiries@wessex.ac.uk
Internet: http://www.wessex.ac.uk/10-conferences/eco-architecture-2010.html
May 2010
6th European Sustainable Cities & Towns Conference
Event: The Dunkerque 2010 conference will explore how local sustainability can represent an answer to the current economic, social and climate challenges and how it can be further implemented at the European level under the actual financial and political frameworks. It will also offer a unique opportunity to assess and push forward the progress and achievements of European local governments in the field of sustainable development.
After the successful conferences of Aalborg 1994, Lisbon 1996, Hanover 2000, Aalborg 2004 and Sevilla 2007, more than 1000 local government leaders as well as representatives of local government networks, European institutions and NGOs are expected to take part in the largest European conference dedicated to local sustainable development.
Date: 19-21 May 2010
Location: Dunkerque, France
Organiser: The conference is jointly organised by the Metropolitan Council of Dunkerque and the ESCT Campaign partners
Email: secretariat@dunkerque2010.org
Internet: www.dunkerque2010.org
Resilient Cities 2010
1st World Congress on Cities and Adaptation to Climate Change
Event: ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability and the City of Bonn are pleased to announce the Resilient Cities 2010 Congress, the Annual Global Forum on Urban Resiliency and Adaptation to Climate Change.
This event is a non-to-be-missed opportunity for partners from all sectors to share experiences and research outcomes, overcome knowledge gaps and discuss and identify jointly solutions and impulses for innovation.
All interested and committed actors on adaptation are invited to join us!
Mark these dates on your calendar!
Date: 28-30 May 2010
Location: Bonn, Germany
Organiser: ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability
Contact: Alice Balbo
Telephone: +49-(0)228 / 976 299-20
Email: bonn2010@iclei.org
Internet: www.iclei.org/bonn2010
July 2010
Waste Management 2010
Event: The International Conference on Waste Management and the Environment is organised every two years by the Wessex Institute of Technology in collaboration with other institutions. This fifth conference follows the success of previous meetings held in Cádiz (2002), Rhodes (2004), Malta (2006) and Granada (2008). With our growing awareness of the detrimental environmental effects of current waste disposal, there is a significant onus of accountability for effective waste management. Better practice and safer solutions are required. Not only is there a need for more research on current disposal methods such as landfill, incineration, chemical and effluent treatment, but also on recycling, waste minimisation, clean technologies, waste monitoring, public and corporate awareness, and general education.
Date: 12-14 July 2010
Location: Tallinn, Estonia
Organiser: Wessex Institute of Technology, UK
Contact: Alice Jones
Telephone: +44 (0) 23 8029 3223
Email: enquiries@wessex.ac.uk
Internet: http://www.wessex.ac.uk/10-conferences/waste-management-2010.html
September 2010
Brownfields 2010
Event: Brownfields 2010 follows the success of the first four conferences in this series held in Cádiz (2002), Siena (2004), Tallinn (2006) and Cephalonia (2008). The meeting provides an international forum to discuss the problems facing the public and private sectors, the engineering and scientific communities in terms of the land available for development purposes.
Date: 14-16 September 2010
Location: The Algarve, Portugal
Organiser: Wessex Institute of Technology, UK
Contact: Alice Jones
Telephone: +44 (0) 23 8029 3223
Email: enquiries@wessex.ac.uk
Internet: http://www.wessex.ac.uk/10-conferences/brownfields-2010.html
October 2010
1st International UGEC Science & Practice Conference
Event: The Urbanization and Global Environmental Change (UGEC) project, a core project of the International Human Dimensions Programme (IHDP) on Global Environmental Change has been leading the way towards a stronger collaboration between academics, decision-makers, and practitioners in order to capture the benefits of urbanization and develop and conceptualize strategies to mitigate and adapt to global environmental change. Researchers and practitioners in the UGEC network continue to explore new themes within the framework of Global Environmental Change (GEC) science, focusing on the impacts of GEC on urban areas and the responses of urban areas to those impacts.
The event will be open to scientists, policymakers and the general public and will provide a comprehensive perspective of current knowledge of the dynamic and complex interactions between urbanization and global environmental change.
The 1st International UGEC Science & Practice Conference will work back to back with the Global Land Project (GLP) Open Science Meeting. GLP is a joint research project for land systems for the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) and IHDP.
Date: 15-17 October 2010
Location: Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
Organiser: Urbanization and Global Environmental Change Project (UGEC), an IHDP core project
Contact: Corrie Griffith, UGEC Project Coordinator
Telephone: 480/965-6771
Email: corrie.griffith@asu.edu
Internet: www.ugec.org
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