Upcoming Meetings
Sustainable Development
DISTANCE LEARNING SPECIALIZATION COURSES ON “MANAGEMENT OF LOCAL DEVELOPMENT” AND “GENDER APPROACH TO LOCAL DEVELOPMENT”:
23 April 2004 - 1 April 2005. Internet and e-mail. Offered by
the Delnet Programme of the International Training Centre of the International
Labour Organization (ILO), the course on “Management of local development”
is available in English, Spanish and Portuguese, and the course on “Gender
approach to local development” is available in Spanish only. Training, information
and technical advice services are provided through internet and via e-mail.
Delnet supports and assists local actors in the promotion of the territorial
development processes. The deadline for enrolment is 26 March and the programmes
will begin on 23 April 2004. Forty scholarships are available to applicants
from North America, South America, Central America and the Caribbean. The
deadline for receipt of application for a scholarship is 8 March 2004.
For more information
contact: Delnet; tel: +39-11-693-6656; e-mail: delnetenglish@delnetitcilo.net;
Internet: http://www.itcilo.it/delnet
FORUM BARCELONA 2004: 9 May 2004 - 26 September
2004. Barcelona, Spain. Embracing the core themes of sustainable
development, cultural diversity and conditions for peace, the Forum will
run for 141 days, allowing visitors to experience cultures and entertainment
from around the world through a variety of exhibitions, markets, games and
performances.
For more information
contact: Universal Forum of Cultures – Barcelona 2004; tel:
+34-93-320-9010; fax: +34-93-320-9020; e-mail: forum@barcelona2004.org;
Internet: http://www.barcelona2004.org/eng/
SEVENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON GLOBAL ECONOMIC ANALYSIS - TRADE, POVERTY AND THE ENVIRONMENT:
17 June 2004 - 19 June 2004. Washington, D.C., United States. Jointly
organized by the World Bank and the Center for Global Trade Analysis, with
additional support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the USDA
Economic Research Service, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the U.S.
International Trade Commission, this conference aims to promote the exchange
of ideas among economists conducting quantitative analysis of global economic
issues.
For more information contact: Judy Connor; tel: +1-765-494-4267;
e-mail: connerjr@purdue.edu;
Internet: http://www.gtap.org
CONFERENCE ON FOOD SCIENCE AND FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES:
20 June 2004 - 23 June 2004. Durango, Mexico. This conference
will take place from 20-23 June 2004 in Durango, Mexico.
For more information contact: Instituto Tecnologico
de Durango; Internet: http://www.itdposgrado-bioquimica.com.mx/congress2004.htm
ISO CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: 21 June
2004 - 22 June 2004. Stockholm, Sweden. Organized by the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO), this conference will complement the
current ISO exploration of social responsibility and help form the basis
for an ISO decision on whether or not to launch the development of International
Standards or other ISO tools addressing social responsibility.
For more information
contact: Takashi Hamasaka, Secretary of the Advisory Group on Social
Responsibility; tel: +41-22-749-7253; fax: +41-22-749-7349;
e-mail: hamasaka@iso.org;
Internet: http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/commcentre/pressreleases/2004/Ref892.html
WHO FOURTH MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH:
23 June 2004 - 25 June 2004. Budapest, Hungary. Organized by
the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, this Conference
will focus on addressing the health impacts of degraded environments on children.
Held under the theme “The Future for Our Children,” this conference will
convene ministers of health and of the environment as well as major stakeholders.
European ministers are expected to reach consensus and make political commitments
to ensure safer environments for children, through the adoption of a Conference
declaration and of a children's environment and health action plan for Europe.
For more information contact:
Elaine Price, Technical Officer; tel: +45-39-171-473;
fax: +45-39-171-878; e-mail: ecp@euro.who.int;
Internet: http://www.euro.who.int/budapest2004
GLOBAL COMPACT LEADERS SUMMIT: 24 June 2004. New
York, United States. To be chaired by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan,
the Global Compact Leaders Summit will convene leaders of participating companies,
international labor and civil society and select government officials to
take stock of the Global Compact and chart its future course. Launched in
July 2000, the Global Compact is an international initiative that brings
companies together with UN agencies, labor and civil society to support nine
agreed principles of human rights, labor and the environment.
For more information contact: Gavin
Power, Director of Communications; tel: +1-212-963-4681; fax:
+1-212-963-1207; e-mail: powerg@un.org;
Internet: http://www.unglobalcompact.org/Portal/Default.asp
PREPCOM-1 OF THE TUNIS PHASE OF THE WSIS: 24 June
2004 - 26 June 2004. Hammamet, Tunisia. This prepcom will review
issues that will form the focus of the Tunis phase of the Summit, and will
consider the process leading to the second phase of WSIS.
For
more information contact: http://www.itu.int/wsis/contact/index.html;
Internet: http://www.itu.int/wsis/preparatory2/hammamet/index.html
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON 50 YEARS OF NUCLEAR POWER - THE NEXT 50 YEARS:
27 June 2004 - 2 July 2004. Moscow/Obninsk, Russian Federation. Organized
by the International Atomic Energy Agency, this event marks two 50th year
anniversaries. The first marks 50 years of electricity produced by nuclear
power for a national grid, which took place in Obninsk in June 1954. The
second milestone is the 50th anniversary of the UN General Assembly resolution
that called for international cooperation in developing the peaceful uses
of atomic energy. The conference will provide a platform for discussion of
the current and future role of nuclear energy. It will review what has been
learnt from 50 years of electricity generation from nuclear energy and 50
years of international co-operation in the peaceful applications of nuclear
power, and then consider how these lessons are relevant to the future.
For
more information contact: R. I. Facer, IAEA; tel: +43-1-2600-22806;
fax: +43-1-2600-7; e-mail: R.I. Facer@iaea.org;
Internet: http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/Meetings/Announcements.asp?ConfID=114
ECOSOC HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT: 28 June 2004 - 30 June
2004. New York, NY, United States. The theme for ECOSOC’s 2004 High-Level
segment is “Resources mobilization and enabling environment for poverty eradication
in the context of the implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least
Developed Countries for the Decade 2001-2010.”
For more information contact:
e-mail: esa@un.org;
Internet: http://www.un.org/esa/coordination/ecosoc/hl2004/index.htm
2004 ECOSOC SUBSTANTIVE SESSION: 28 June 2004 - 23
July 2004. New York, NY, United States. ECOSOC’s 2004 Substantive
Session will commence with a High-Level Segment. The 2004 coordination segment
will take place from 1-7 July 2004 and will address two themes: “Mainstreaming
the gender perspective into all policies and programmes in the United Nations
system” and “Coordinated and integrated United Nations approach to promote
rural development in developing countries, with due consideration to least
developed countries.” The 2004 operational activities segment will take place
from 7-12 July 2004 and will undertake the triennial comprehensive policy
review of operational activities for development. The operational activities
segment will be closely related to the humanitarian affairs segment, which
will take place from 12-14 July 2004. The general segment will convene from
15-22 July 2004 and a closing session will take place on 23 July 2004.
For more information contact:
e-mail: esa@un.org;
Internet: http: www.un.org/esa/coordination/ecosoc/
CONFERENCE ON CONSUMERS, FARMERS AND FOOD - RECONCILING THE FUTURE:
5 July 2004 - 6 July 2004. London, UK. This conference is organized
by the Royal Institute of International Affairs (RIIA) in partnership with
NewScientist magazine. This two-day conference will address questions concerning
how and where food is produced and sourced, how it is transported, and how
and where it is sold.
For more
information contact: Dino Ribeiro, RIIA; tel: +44-20-7957-5753;
e-mail: dribeiro@riia.org;
Internet: http://www.riia.org/index.php?id=5&cid=55
INTERNATIONAL CHATHAM HOUSE CONFERENCE ON CONSUMERS, FARMERS AND FOOD: RECONCILING THE FUTURE:
5 July 2004 - 6 July 2004. Chatham House, London, United Kingdom.
Organized by the Royal Institute of International Affairs, this conference
will provide a forum for debate on issues relating to consumers’ concerns
about biodiversity and the environment, animal welfare, food safety and GMOs.
For more information contact: Dino Ribeiro;
e-mail: dribeiro@riia.org;
Internet: http://www.riia.org/Agriculture2004
SUSTAINABLE TOURISM 2004: 7 July 2004 - 9 July
2004. Segovia, Spain. This international conference on sustainable
tourism is organized by the Wessex Institute of Technology, the Inter-University
Department of Ecology of Madrid and EUROPARC. Participants will present empirical
work and case studies using a multi-disciplinary approach.
For more information contact:
Gaye McKeogh, Conference Manager, Wessex Institute of Technology;
tel: +44-238-029-3223; fax: +44-238-029-2853; e-mail:
gmckeogh@wessex.ac.uk;
Internet: http://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2004/sustainabletourism04/index.html
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABILITY ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE:
9 July 2004 - 11 July 2004. Auckland, New Zealand. The conference
aims to provide an international forum for discussion on engineering and
science research for achieving sustainability, and to determine mechanisms
for ongoing collaboration and dissemination of such research for the future.
For more information contact: Vickya Adin, Conference Secretariat;
tel: +64-9-299-7538; e-mail: vickya@kiwilink.co.nz;
Internet: http://www.icser.auckland.ac.nz
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURE: CURRENT AND FUTURE:
10 July 2004 - 12 July 2004. Beijing, China. Scheduled to take
place from 10-12 July 2004 in Beijing China, this symposium will convene
under the theme of “Innovation and Development in Agricultural Science and
Technology.”
For more information contact: The World Food Prize Foundation;
tel: +1-515-245-3783; fax: +1-515-245-3785;
e-mail: wfp@worldfoodprize.org;
Internet: http://www.worldfoodprize.org/chinaconference.htm
2004 TUNZA INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S CONFERENCE ON THE ENVIRONMENT:
19 July 2004 - 23 July 2004. New London, CT, United States. Approximately
600 young people, ages 10 to 13, will study, deliberate, and publish their
unique positions on Oceans, Rivers and Waterways; Living on the Edge of Extinction;
Indigenous Healing Ways; and Energy Policy.
For
more information contact: International Children's Conference; tel:
+1-860-437-0757; e-mail: info@icc04.org;
Internet: http://www.icc04.org/home.html
TIADAWORLD 2004: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, DEMOCRACY, AND DEVELOPMENT:
23 July 2004 - 24 July 2004. Boston, Massachusetts, US. This
meeting will focus on “Information Technology, Democracy and Development.”
For more information contact: Genes Barry,
Local Chair, TiadaWorld 2004; tel: +1-978-687-3524; fax:
+1-978-349-6001; Internet: http://www.tiada.org
XI WORLD CONGRESS OF RURAL SOCIOLOGY: 25 July
2004 - 30 July 2004. Trondheim, Norway. This event will address
a diverse range of food security interests under the theme of “Globalization,
risks and resistance.”
For
more information contact: Mark Shucksmith, ESRS; tel: +44-1224-273-901;
fax: +44-1224-273-902; e-mail: IRSA@abdn.ac.uk;
Internet: http://www.irsa-world.org/XI/
LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME ON ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT:
26 July 2004 - 31 July 2004. Shanghai, China. 'Emerging leaders'
from the Asia-Pacific region are expected to attend this week long leadership
programme to learn to make balanced decisions on complex environmental and
sustainable development issues.
For more information contact: Mahesh Pradhan, UNEP ROAP; tel:
+66-2-288-1801; fax: +66-2-280-3829; e-mail: pradhan@un.org;
Internet: http://www.rrcap.unep.org/uneptongji
UNIVERSITY OF JOENSUU–UNEP COURSE ON INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW-MAKING AND DIPLOMACY:
22 August 2004 - 3 September 2004. Joensuu, Finland. The University
of Joensuu and UNEP are conducting a two-week course on international environmental
law-making and diplomacy. The Course seeks to transfer past experiences in
the field of environmental law to the future negotiators of environmental
agreements. In addition, the Course aims to provide a forum to foster North-South
cooperation and to take stock of recent developments in negotiations and
implementation of multilateral agreements and in diplomatic practices in
the field. The application deadline is 15 June 2004.
For more
information contact: University of Joensuu; tel: +358-13-251-2709;
fax: +358-13-251-4893; e-mail: unepcourse@joensuu.fi;
Internet: http://www.joensuu.fi/unep/envlaw/
SER 2004 - WORLD CONFERENCE ON ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION:
24 August 2004 - 26 August 2004. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
The Society for Ecological Restoration’s 16th annual conference will
examine theory, policy and practice in ecological restoration. Areas of particular
focus will include: ecological restoration as a component of sustainable
development, ecological restoration in the context of global warming, impacts
of invasive species, and large scale transboundary restoration. The conference
will be preceded and followed by field trips to ecosystems and restoration
sites in western Canada and the US.
For more information contact: Robert Seaton, SER 2004 Conference
Chair; tel: +1-604-521-7771; fax: +1-604-520-1968;
e-mail: Robert_Seaton@brinkman.ca;
Internet: http://www.ser.org
CONFERENCE ON INTEGRATED AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT- ACHIEVEMENTS, LESSONS LEARNT AND BEST PRACTICE:
1 September 2004 - 4 September 2004. Kampala, Uganda. The National
Agricultural Research Organization of Uganda is inviting scientists to submit
papers for this conference. Papers should focus on the following themes:
understanding people, their livelihood systems, demands and impact of innovations;
enhancing innovation process and partnerships; enhancing integrated management
of natural resources; technological options that respond to demands and market
opportunities; and enabling policies and linking producers to markets. These
papers will be reviewed and developed into best-practice guidelines during
the conference.
For more information
contact: Conference Organizing Committee; tel: +256-77-221-351;
fax: +256-41-280-351; e-mail: naroconf@narosaari.org;
Internet: http://wwww.naro.go.ug/about/Events.htm
CONFERENCE ON FOOD SAFETY UNDER EXTREME CONDITIONS:
6 September 2004 - 8 September 2004. Jaén, Spain. This conference
will consider small-scale producing units of traditional fermented foods,
with a focus on Mediterranean and Sub-Sahelian African countries.
For more information contact: Antonio Gálvez del Postigo;
fax: +34-9-5301-2141; e-mail: foodsafe@ujaen.es;
Internet: http://www.ujaen.es/huesped/foodsafe/
MONITORING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SYMPOSIUM: UNIFYING KNOWLEDGE FOR SUSTAINABILITY IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE:
20 September 2004 - 24 September 2004. Denver, Colorado, United
States. The symposium is designed to promote the integration and exchange
of information and knowledge about environmental and human sustainability
at multiple scales and resolutions.
For more information contact: Sidney
Draggan, US Environmental Protection Agency; tel: +1-202-564-6658;
fax: +1-202-565-2431; e-mail: draggan.sidney@epa.gov;
Internet: http://www.monitoringsymposium.com
30TH SESSION OF THE FAO COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY:
20 September 2004 - 24 September 2004. Rome, Italy. This meeting
is tentatively scheduled for 20-24 September 2004 at FAO headquarters in
Rome, Italy.
For more information contact: Margarita Flores, Secretary,
Committee on World Food Security; e-mail: margarita.flores@fao.org;
Internet: http://www.fao.org/unfao/govbodies/wfsfinal_en.htm
FIRST INTERNATIONAL ECOAGRICULTURE CONFERENCE AND PRACTITIONERS' FAIR:
27 September 2004 - 1 October 2004. Nairobi, Kenya. This event
will be hosted by the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF).
For more information contact: Sara J. Scherr, Director,
Ecoagriculture Partners; tel: +1-703-758-2548; e-mail:
SScherr@ecoagriculturepartners.org;
Internet: http://wwwecoagriculturepartners.org/Meetings/Nairobi04.htm
15TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON FERTILIZERS AND FERTILIZATION
FOR SUSTAINABILITY IN AGRICULTURE: THE FIRST WORLD MEETS THE THIRD WORLD,
CHALLENGES FOR THE FUTURE:
27 September 2004 - 30 September 2004.
Pretoria, South Africa.
For more information contact:
Lizelle Adams, University of Pretoria;
tel: +27-12-420-3879;
fax: +27-12-420-3221;
e-mail: ladams@postino.up.ac.za;
Internet: http://www.suelos.org.ar/Pretoria.htm
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT SUMMIT (YES) CAMPAIGN MILESTONE CONFERENCE 2004:
4 October 2004 - 7 October 2004. Boca del Rio, Veracruz, Mexico.
The Youth Employment Summit (YES) Campaign is a decade-long campaign
aimed at creating productive and sustainable employment for young people
in their native countries. This year’s Summit will consider, inter alia,
successful social entrepreneurship programmes in HIV/AIDS, renewable energy,
rural development, ICT and other emerging sectors for youth employment.
For more information contact: Gustavo
Payan; tel: +1-617-618-2743; fax: +1-617-618-2937;
e-mail: gustavo@yesweb.org;
Internet: http://www.yesweb.org/mexico/index.html
FOOD SECURITY ASSEMBLY 2004: GROWING TOGETHER: CULTIVATING FOOD SECURITY IN CANADIAN SOCIETY:
14 October 2004 - 16 October 2004. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Hosted
by the Canadian Food Grains Bank and Winnipeg Harvest, this event aims to
provide an opportunity to engage Canadians from all sectors including farmers,
fisher-folk, academics, health, government, NGOs and those who are “food
insecure” on the many facets of food security.
For more information contact: Assembly on Food Security;
tel: +1-204-982-3675; e-mail: planners@foodsecurityassembly.ca;
Internet: http://www.foodsecurityassembly.ca
WORLD FOOD DAY: 16 October 2004. Worldwide.
The theme of this year’s World Food Day is “Biodiversity for Food Security.”
For more information contact: e-mail:
World-Food-Day@fao.org;
Internet: http://www.fao.org/wfd/index_en.asp
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TOPICAL ISSUES IN NUCLEAR INSTALLATION
SAFETY: CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT OF NUCLEAR SAFETY IN A CHANGING WORLD:
18 October 2004 - 22 October 2004. Beijing, China. Organized
by the International Atomic Energy Agency, this event will develop an international
consensus on the basic approaches for dealing with nuclear safety, and propose
recommendations for future activities for the IAEA, nuclear utilities and
regulatory authorities, and emerging issues with international implications.
For
more information contact: M. Lipar, IAEA; tel: +43-1-2600-22691;
fax: +43-1-2600-29937; e-mail: M.Lipar@iaea.org;
Internet: http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/Meetings/Announcements.asp?ConfID=120
AGROENVIRON 2004 CONFERENCE: ROLE OF MULTI-PURPOSE AGRICULTURE IN SUSTAINING GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT:
20 October 2004 - 24 October 2004. Udine, Italy. Convening from
20-24 October 2004 in Udine, Italy, this meeting will focus on sustainable
agriculture.
For more information contact: AgroEnv; e-mail:
agroenv@uniud.it;
Internet: http://www.conferencealerts.com/seeconf.mv?q=ca1h0iam
21ST CENTURY TRUST CONFERENCE ON GLOBAL GOVERNANCE: SCENARIOS FOR THE FUTURE:
21 October 2004 - 29 October 2004.
Madingley Hall, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
For more information contact:
tel: +44-20-7323-2099;
fax: +44-20-7323-2088;
e-mail: trust@21stcenturytrust.org;
Internet: http://www.21stcenturytrust.org/2004.html
WORKSHOP AND FORUM ON GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE INSTITUTE ON GLOBALISATION AND FOOD SYSTEMS:
24 October 2004 - 6 November 2004. Nicoya, Costa Rica. This
scientific workshop and science-policy forum will be held from 24 October
to 6 November 2004 in Nicoya, Costa Rica. The event will focus on interactions
between globalization and global environmental change, and the implications
of these interactions for food systems and food security.
For more information contact: Inter-American Institute
for Global Change Research (IAI); tel: +55-12-3945-6856; fax:
+55-12-3941-4410; e-mail: i2004-geci@dir.iai.int;
Internet: http://www.institutes.iai.int/2004GECI.htm
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION 04 - CREATING AND DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE AND RESPONSIBLE NEW BUSINESS MODELS:
25 October 2004 - 26 October 2004. Farnham, Surrey, United Kingdom.
Sustainable Innovation 04 will consider issues related to sustainability,
corporate responsibility and new business models. This conference aims to
explore new approaches to sustainable product, service and PSS development
by providing a platform for discussion over best practice and new ideas.
The event will analyze the problems, barriers and obstacles to new sustainable
and responsible business models and will highlight opportunities.
For more information contact: Martin Charter,
Director, The Centre for Sustainable Design, The Surrey Institute of Art
&; tel: +44-12-5289-2772; fax: +44-12-5289-2747;
e-mail: mcharter@surrart.ac.uk;
Internet: http://www.cfsd.org.uk/events/tspd9
WORLD RICE RESEARCH CONFERENCE: 4 November 2004 - 7
November 2004. Tokyo and Tsukuba, Japan. Touted as the most important
scientific event of the 2004 International Year of Rice, the World Rice Research
Conference (WRRC) aims to help provide solutions to the challenges of the
rice industry, by presenting the latest research information on a wide range
of rice-related issues such as international food security, poverty alleviation
and the environment. The Opening symposium and keynote speeches will take
place in Tokyo and a scientific symposium will be held in Tsukuba.
For more information
contact: K. Toriyama, JIRCAS; tel: +81-29-838-6345; fax:
+81-29-838-6342; e-mail: WRRC2004@ml.affrc.go.jp;
Internet: http://www.irri.org/wrrc2004/default.htm
WORKSHOP ON WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR LOCAL DEVELOPMENT: GOVERNANCE, INSTITUTIONS AND POLICIES:
8 November 2004 - 11 November 2004. Loskop Dam, South Africa. This
workshop will convene researchers and policy and development agents to discuss
issues relating to water management for local sustainable development, with
a focus on rural development.
