Events
Listed here are notices of conferences, workshops, seminars, and
other events of potential interest to C-CIARN Atlantic members.
If you know of any such events that should be listed, please notify
the Coordinator.
Ecological Integrity and a Sustainable Society Conference
The Global Ecological Integrity Group and the Elizabeth May Chair
in Sustainability and Environmental Health at Dalhousie University
are hosting an interdisciplinary conference which will focus on
the role that ecological integrity plays in achieving health, global
justice and a sustainable society. This conference will take place
June 24-29, 2007, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. For more information
view their call for
papers.
13th International Interdisciplinary Conference on the Environment
The Interdisciplinary Environmental Association (IEA) invites you
to participate in the 13th International Interdisciplinary Conference
on the Environment. The conference is motivated by the increasing
need to combine ideas and research findings from different disciplines
to enhance our understanding of the interactions between the natural
environment and human institutions. This year's conference will
be held from June 30 - July 3, 2007 in Portland, Maine. The
deadline to submit abstracts for the conference is May 18, 2007.
Please visit the website
for more information.
17th World Conference on Disaster Management
The 17th World Conference on Disaster Management allows participants
to get a truly global perspective on the changing face of disaster
management. This conference provides a venue for disaster management
professionals from around the world to present, network and learn.
Professionals from all fields of disaster management are welcome:
Emergency Management, Business Continuity, Emergency Response, Risk
Management, IT Disaster Recovery, Emergency Health, or other related
Disaster Management disciplines. The conference will take place
July, 8-11 2007 in Toronto, Ontario. Please visit the website
for more information.
6th International NCCR Climate Summer School: Land Surface- Atmosphere
Interactions in a Changing Climate
The NCCR Climate, Switzerland's Centre of Excellence in Climate
and Climate Impact Research, is inviting young scientists to join
leading climate researchers on the occasion of the 6th NCCR Climate
Summer School 2007. The topics covered will include: Overview of
land surface-atmosphere interactions; Climate change- impacts and
feedbacks; Land use and land use change; Human - environment interface.
The event will take place August 26- 31, 2007, in Grindelwald,
Switzerland. More information is available online.
The 3rd Australia-New Zealand Climate Change & Business Conference
The Climate Change and Business Conference will be held in Brisbane,
Australia, on August 30-31, 2007. The conference will focus
on the impact of climate change on businesses, especially in terms
of risks and opportunities. The conference will have a strong focus
on adaptation and will provide specific examples of new business
opportunities and how business can manage the risks arising from
climate change. For more information, please visit the website.
DISCCRS III Symposium
DISCCRS is an interdisciplinary initiative for recent Ph.D. graduates
dealing with climate change and its Impacts. This year's symposium
will be held on Hawai'i Island, September 10 - 17, 2007.
Funding is provided for symposium airfare, housing and meals. Application
deadline is April 30, 2007. For more information please check the
website.
Climate Change: Science, Politics and the Management of Uncertainty
A Partnership of the 21st Century Trust, the Stifterverband für
die Deutsche Wissenschaft, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft,
and the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. This conference will
use a scenario-building approach to try to examine different outcomes
in the areas of science, politics and risk management in order to
help participants better grasp the nature of the long-term challenge
which will face us over the coming decades. To be held at Merton
College, Oxford, UK, September 17 - 23, 2007. For more information,
visit the 21st Century
Trust website.
A Climate of Change
The Canadian Dam Association (CDA) 2007 Annual Conference will
be held this year in St. John's, NF on September 22-27, 2007.
The focus of this year's conference will be on the evolving environmental,
social, economic, and regulatory climates that Canadians specializing
in dams have to contend with today and tomorrow. This will include
the impact of climate change on dams. More information is available
online.
The 8th National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment
The National Council for Science and the Environment is planning
a large interactive conference to develop and advance science-based
solutions to climate change. "Climate Change: Science and Solutions"
will explore approaches to climate stabilization, minimization,
mitigation and adaptation. Workshops, breakout sessions, and symposia
that propose solutions to climate change and ways to implement the
solutions will all be included as part of the conference. These
sessions will provide opportunities for institutions, organizations,
and individuals to contribute ideas and innovations, visionary concepts,
successful models and prototypes, and pragmatic recommendations
on moving forward on solutions to climate change. The conference
will take place January 16-18, 2008, in Washington, DC. For
more information, please visit the website.
International Symposium on Flood Defense
The Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) plans to
host the next International Symposium on Flood Defense in Toronto,
Ontario on May 14-16, 2008. The event will focus on the management
of flood risk, reliability and vulnerability. For more information
please visit their website.
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