• Configuration and co-ordination of international supply chains
• Off-shoring and on-shoring trends
• Managing fragmented value chains: new processes, business models and risk mitigation
• Sustainable supply network design
• Global industrial systems, changing landscapes and trajectories
• The role of M&A in developing international capabilities and reach
• Newly industrialised economies and the Internationalisation of emerging country multinationals

 
The Inaugural ULI Asia Pacific Summit will be held on May 17-18, 2012 in Beijing (JW Marriott Hotel). ULI takes the opportunity to sincerely invite you to participate in this distinguished event.

The impact of rapid urbanization in Asia in recent years and whether such development model is sustainable have caused global concern. The theme of the Summit is "Shaping Sustainable Urban Growth", and it covers key discussion topics like Challenges and Opportunities of Urban Development in Mainland China, The Demographic Divide: Challenges presented by Senior Housing requirements, Getting Mixed-use Development Right and other pressing issues. Seats are filling up fast, come join us and meet with over 200 industry leaders, including real estate developers, owners, investors, financers, senior government officials and other experts from countries such as China, USA, Japan, Singapore, Australia and more.

Some featured speakers include:

Mr. Peter Calthorpe, founder of Calthorpe Associates;
Mr. Sean Chiao, Executive Vice President of AECOM;
Mr. Raymond Chow, Executive Director of Hong Kong Land Ltd.;
Dr. Cheong-Chua Koon Hean, CEO of Singapore Housing & Development Board;
Mr. Freddy Lee, Managing Director, CEO and Executive Director of Shui On Land;
Mr. Tom Murphy, former Mayor of Pittsburg and Senior Resident Fellow of ULI;
Mr. Hoke Slaughter, Managing Director of Morgan Stanley;
Mr. Richard Price, Chief Executive Officer for CBRE Global Investors' Asia Pacific investment management business;
Mr. Richard Vogel, Senior VP and General Manager of Ivanhoe Cambridge in China region;
Prof. Wu Jiang, Vice President of Tongji University;
Prof. Gary Hack, Professor of School of Design, University of Pennsylvania

Please visit www.uliasiapac2012.org for latest details of the speakers and Summit agenda.

Members of Supporting Organizations receive the same rate of ULI Members

Registration Fees:
1. ULI Member：USD 935 / CNY 5,880 / HKD 7,240;
2. ULI Young Leader Member：USD 840 / CNY 5,300 / HKD 6,520;
3. Non-Members: USD 1,365 / CNY 8,600 / HKD 10,550 (Registration Fees include 1 free year of ULI Associate Membership);
4. Young Leader Non-Member: (Under 35 years old): USD 1,040 / CNY 6,550 / HKD 8,060 (Registration Fees include 1 free year of ULI Young Leader Membership);

Send 3 or more delegates to save an extra 10%. Please contact the organizer at info@uliasiapac2012.org to register.

Date: May 17 (Thursday) - 18 (Friday), 2012
Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Beijing, No.83 of Jian Guo Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
              Phone: +86 10 5908 6688

Registration online NOW! http://www.uliasiapac2012.org

ULI sincerely hope you will be able to attend the Summit. Please contact conference organizer Ms. Erica Wu on +86 10 6581 3818 - 601 or email info@uliasiapac2012.org if you have any queries. We look forward to seeing you in Beijing!

Urban Land Institute (ULI)

About ULI
ULI is a global and non-profitable research and education organization supported by its members. It was established in 1936 and has more than 30,000 members in more than 92 countries and regions in the world. Its purpose is to be a leader in responsible land use issues and promote establishment and sustainable development of global vibrant community. Please visit www.uli.org for more details.

Deadline: May 15, 2012

NineSigma is contacting you to make you aware of The LAUNCH: BEYOND WASTE CHALLENGE "Innovative Waste Technologies and Deployment Models for Sustainable Development."

NASA, USAID, The Department of State, and NIKE joined together to form LAUNCH in an effort to identify, showcase and support innovative approaches to global sustainability challenges. LAUNCH searches for visionaries whose world-class ideas, technologies or programs show great promise for making tangible impacts on society in the developed and/or developing worlds.

The goal of the LAUNCH: Beyond Waste Challenge is to identify 10 "game changing" innovations that have the potential to transform current waste management systems and practices to ones focused on minimizing waste and/or transforming waste into new products. NineSigma has identified you as a party with the potential to respond to this Challenge, or as a contact who might know of someone with expertise in these areas.

This invitation is not a complete description of the project. More information is available in the Challenge document document online at http://www.ninesigma.com/viewrequest.aspx?request=68283&utm_source=Email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=68283 (or click here to go directly to the web page). The final submission date a Statement of Interest is May 15, 2012.

If after reviewing the full Challenge document you are interested in submitting a Statement or would like more information, please contact me by email and reference LAUNCH: BEYOND WASTE CHALLENGE (NS# 68283) in the subject line. All responses must be submitted directly to LAUNCH.org: http://launch.org/forum/11/beyond-waste/. Please do not submit responses to NineSigma as this will delay your official submission.

Deadline: May 15, 2012
Location: Guangzhou, China.
Conference website

“Electronics Recycling Asia” will take place from November 13 – 16, 2012 in Guangzhou, China.
Electronics Recycling Asia November 13 – 16, 2012, Guangzhou, China
Conference, exhibition and plant tours organized
by World Recycling Forum

This top quality conference with leading recycling experts from around the world – including manufacturers, collectors, processors, steelmakers, legislators and policy-makers – will focus on:

• Best available recycling equipment and technology
• Reports about strategic metals
• Metal and scrap trading
• How do countries and electronics manufacturing companies close the recycling loop?
• Update about laws and regulations regarding collection and recycling
• Presentations about proven collection schemes
• New recycling plants
• Upcoming recycling technologies and processes
• Market data of waste to be collected
• How to recycle lamps and other mercury containing waste
• 
  

The conference is a platform to exchange information, to meet new business partners and to get easy access to new potential clients.

• Asia’s power has strong impact on the international recycling business
• Simultaneous translation into Chinese and English will be available
• An exhibition area is integrated into the conference facility, where vendors meet their clients
• Learn from the speakers and exhibitors of the conference
• A cocktail reception and networking dinner create an excellent atmosphere to get in touch with your business partners, friends and competitors
• Plant tours: You will have the chance visiting manufacturing and recycling companies within Guangdong province
• Get in touch with the players and also the new upcoming companies of Asia

 

 

Deadline:
Location: Montclair, New Jersey
Conference website

Call for Papers
  International Conference on Sustainable Development 2012
July 31, 2012 - August 02, 2012
The Conference Centre, University Hall,
Montclair State University,
1 Normal Avenue, Montclair, New Jersey,
USA.

QUICK LINKS
Call for Papers
Registration and Fees
Official Invitation and Cancelation Policy
  Travel and Accommodation
Contact

The International Conference on Sustainable Development 2012 is jointly presented by the International Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Law (ICIRL), the Centre for Research in Social Justice and Policy (CRSJP) at Laurentian University and the Ontario International Development Agency (OIDA) in Canada, and PSEG Institute for Sustainability Studies, Montclair State University, New Jersey, USA.

This conference has the following objectives
• to provide an interdisciplinary forum on global sustainable development for practitioners and academics;
• to foster dialogue among various stakeholders, including senior level policy makers, academics, and practitioners;
• to propose multidisciplinary strategies for economic, sociopolitical, cultural, and institutional changes;
• to allow stakeholders to share their experiences and research results about all aspects of sustainable human and social development;
• to discuss the practical challenges encountered in promoting sustainable development and the solutions adopted; and
• to find global partners for future business or research collaborations.
 

Paper Submission All full paper submissions will be peer reviewed and evaluated based on originality, technical and/or research content/depth, correctness, relevance the conference, contributions, and readability. The full paper submissions will be chosen based on technical merit, interest, applicability, and how well they fit a coherent and balanced technical program. The accepted full papers will be published in the refereed OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development. Prospective authors are kindly invited to submit extended abstract or full text papers including results, tables, figures and references. Full text papers (.doc or .docx) will be sent to oida@ontariointernational.org Please submit your paper and abstract as early as possible.
Journal Submissions The conference abstracts will be published as OIDA Conference Abstracts (ISSN: 1923:6670). All accepted full papers will also be published on the OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development ISSN: 1923-6654 (print) and ISSN 1923-6662 (online). All Accepted papers will be indexed in SSRN, EBSCO and AMICUS, Library and Archives Canada’s database to, ensure their permanent preservation for present and future generations.

Important Dates: Last Day to submit Abstract / Paper / Presentation - June 30, 2012
Last date to Issue Notification of acceptance - July 10, 2012
Last date to submit final paper and authors' registration - July 15, 2012
Conference dates - July 31, 2012 - August 02, 2012

Note: Abstracts/Papers acceptances issue rolling basis till June 30, 2012. Please submit your Abstract/paper early as possible.

OIDA would be extremely grateful if you could assist us by disseminating the information related to ICSD 2012 USA amongst your staff and institutional network.
 More Information
Ontario International Development Agency
 287 Second Avenue South
 Sudbury, Ontario, P3B 4H6
 Canada.
 Tel: + 1 705 561 7615
 Fax: 705 566 2295
 e-mail: oida@ontariointernational.org
 website: www.ontariointernational.org

Deadline: April 15, 2012
Location: Portland, OR

We ask that you forward this email to your network.  PDF flyer attached.

 


Keynote Speakers
         
   

Abstract, Poster & Working Group Submissions



Submissions due

April 15, 2012!


During this Ecosystem Services Partnership conference, you will have the opportunity to present a paper in a parallel session, present a poster, or organize a working group. Details of all three options are below:


Parallel Session Presentations:
These presentations will be held on the first two days of the conference. There will be only a few parallel sessions, but with shorter presentations. This will allow you to have a larger audience for your presentation.

 
Poster Presentations:
Posters will be displayed throughout the conference, with specific times for being at your poster for discussion.

 
Working Groups: Small groups working over the course of two days (August 1-2), to solve a problem and implement the solutions. Working groups are intended to be transdisciplinary, including a diverse range of scientists, policy makers, communicators, and practitioners. They should allow sufficient time for participants to meet and interact to discuss and solve real problems in the field and also to determine how to best communicate the results. Working groups will be given a short amount of time on the final day (August 3) of the conference to report their results in plenary.

Click here to submit your abstract, poster or working group now! Or visit the conference website for more information.
Key Information

• Conference Website
• Registration
• Sponsorship
• Submissions
• Draft Program
• Accommodations
• Travel Information
• Conference Venue
• Learn about Portland
• Conference Info
• Contact

 

The Ecosystem Services Partnership invites you to the 5^th Annual ESP Conference. Come participate in a new conference model that focuses the power of groups to produce tangible and innovative solutions.

• Experience Portland, Oregon this summer for a new conference format.
• Tackle real-­world problems in fields desperate for serious solutions.
• Solve these problems by working in small, transdisciplinary groups.
• Connect with scientists, practitioners, communicators, and policy-­makers.
• Implement solutions with the international Ecosystem Services Partnership.
• Communicate your results to an international audience. 

This Portland conference is being organized jointly with the International Association of Landscape Ecology (IALE) and A Community on Ecosystem Services (ACES).
Conference Registration


The theme of the 5^th annual Ecosystem Services Partnership conference is Ecosystem Services Come of Age: Linking Science, Policy, and Participation for Sustainable Human Well-Being. It will be divided into the following three sections:

 

Science: Quantifying, mapping, modeling and valuing ES

Policy: Institutions, governance & management of ES

Participation: Communicating, coordinating, and implementing ES

 

To review a preliminary schedule, click here.


Register early to save! Register by May 14^th for the early bird rate:
- ESP Member: $300

- Non-ESP Member: $400

- Students and Non-OECD Countries: $200

 

A banquet is also scheduled for Thursday, August 2 but is not included in the registration fee. If you would like to attend and would like to bring a guest, you can purchase tickets online during the registration process.

 

Ready to Register? Click here to register online
Sponsor Opportunities


The Ecosystem Services Partnership invites you to participate as an exhibitor and/or sponsor at the upcoming 2012 conference. This is a great opportunity to become part of the growing movement around ecosystem services and help be integrated into businesses, policy, and research globally, nationally, and locally.

 

Some sponsorship entitlements include an ad on the conference website, company listing in the final program, an ad in the final program, company listing on the conference website, logo on conference signage, verbal recognition at the conference, 1 - 6 complimentary conference registrations, a booth space at the conference and more.

 
Download the exhibitor and sponsor brochure for a complete list of entitlements by level of involvement and the exhibitor & sponsor registration form.

Current Sponsors Include:

 
   
    
Abstract, Poster & Working Group Submissions

During this Ecosystem Services Partnership conference, you will have the opportunity to present a paper in a parallel session, present a poster, or organize a working group. Details of all three options are below:


Parallel Session Presentations:
These presentations will be held on the first two days of the conference. There will be only a few parallel sessions, but with shorter presentations. This will allow you to have a larger audience for your presentation.

 
Poster Presentations:
Posters will be displayed throughout the conference, with specific times for being at your poster for discussion.

 
Working Groups: Small groups working over the course of two days (August 1-2), to solve a problem and implement the solutions. Working groups are intended to be transdisciplinary, including a diverse range of scientists, policy makers, communicators, and practitioners. They should allow sufficient time for participants to meet and interact to discuss and solve real problems in the field and also to determine how to best communicate the results. Working groups will be given a short amount of time on the final day (August 3) of the conference to report their results in plenary.

Submissions due April 15, 2012!

Click here to submit your abstract, poster or working group now! Or visit the conference website for more information.
Location & Lodging


The official conference hotel is the Doubletree Hotel Portland. The hotel has offered ESP conference attendees a special group rate of $134/night for standard guestrooms and $149/night for premium guestrooms. 

 

The Doubletree Hotel Portland is located at the heart of Portland Metro Area and is adjacent to the MAX Lightrail line, which allows easy access from the airport and downtown Portland. For more information on the Doubletree Hotel Portland, click here to visit the website.

 

Reservations must be made prior to July 8, 2012 in order to be guaranteed the group rate.

Location: Magdeburg, Germany

 

3rd Call for Papers

Man • Environment • Bauhaus:
Light up the Ideas of Environmental Informatics
26th International Conference on Informatics for
Environmental Protection (EnviroInfo2012)

14.04.12 Electronic submission of extended abstracts (Extended Deadline!)
15.05.12 Notification of acceptance
16.06.12 Submission of Posters and Student‘s Papers. Deadline for registration as author
02.07.12 Submission of final manuscripts, camera-ready. Early payment deadline for authors and participants.
29.-31.08.12 EnviroInfo Dessau 2012

http://www.enviroinfo2012.org

Since its inception in 1986, the EnviroInfo conference series of the German
Informatics Society developed into the leading European platform for experts
in sustainability and environmental protection. In 2012, the series' 26th
conference will be celebrated at the German Federal Environment Agency in
Bauhaus City Dessau, Germany, continuing the successful tradition of
exchanging environmental knowledge among the scientific community, public
administrations, non-governmental organizations, companies involved in
environmental informatics, and the end-users of environmental
information systems.

Hosted by the Otto-von-Guericke-Universitaet Magdeburg and
the Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt),
EnviroInfo 2012 welcomes papers on methods, tools,
technologies, best practices and case studies. Possible topics for
submissions include but are not limited to:

• Themmatic environmental applications
  Applications in support of environmmental policies
  Science and technology
  Specialized workshops (tentative)

Deadline: April 15, 2012
Location: Portland, OR


 
Key Information

• Conference Website
• Registration
• Sponsorship
• Submissions
• Draft Program
• Accommodations
• Travel Information
• Conference Venue
• Learn about Portland
• Conference Info
• Contact

 

The Ecosystem Services Partnership invites you to the 5^thAnnual ESP Conference. Come participate in a new conference model that focuses the power of groups to produce tangible and innovative solutions.

• Experience Portland, Oregon this summer for a new conference format.
• Tackle real-­world problems in fields desperate for serious solutions.
• Solve these problems by working in small, transdisciplinary groups.
• Connect with scientists, practitioners, communicators, and policy-­makers.
• Implement solutions with the international Ecosystem Services Partnership.
• Communicate your results to an international audience.

This Portland conference is being organized jointly with the International Association of Landscape Ecology (IALE) and A Community on Ecosystem Services (ACES).
Conference Registration


The theme of the 5^th annual Ecosystem Services Partnership conference is Ecosystem Services Come of Age: Linking Science, Policy, and Participation for Sustainable Human Well-Being. It will be divided into the following three sections:

 

Science: Quantifying, mapping, modeling and valuing ES

Policy: Institutions, governance & management of ES

Participation: Communicating, coordinating, and implementing ES

 

To review a preliminary schedule, click here.


Register early to save! Register by May 14^th for the early bird rate:
- ESP Member: $350

- Non-ESP Member: $450

- Students and Non-OECD Countries: $250

 

A banquet is also scheduled for Thursday, August 2 but is not included in the registration fee. If you would like to attend and would like to bring a guest, you can purchase tickets online during the registration process.

 

Ready to Register? Click here to register online
Sponsor Opportunities


The Ecosystem Services Partnership invites you to participate as an exhibitor and/or sponsor at the upcoming 2012 conference. This is a great opportunity to become part of the growing movement around ecosystem services and help be integrated into businesses, policy, and research globally, nationally, and locally.

 

Some sponsorship entitlements include an ad on the conference website, company listing in the final program, an ad in the final program, company listing on the conference website, logo on conference signage, verbal recognition at the conference, 1 - 6 complimentary conference registrations, a booth space at the conference and more.

 
Download the exhibitor and sponsor brochure for a complete list of entitlements by level of involvement and the exhibitor & sponsor registration form.

 
Abstract, Poster & Working Group Submissions

During this Ecosystem Services Partnership conference, you will have the opportunity to present a paper in a parallel session, present a poster, or organize a working group. Details of all three options are below:


Parallel Session Presentations:
These presentations will be held on the first two days of the conference. There will be only a few parallel sessions, but with shorter presentations. This will allow you to have a larger audience for your presentation.

 
Poster Presentations:
Posters will be displayed throughout the conference, with specific times for being at your poster for discussion.

 
Working Groups: Small groups working over the course of two days (August 1-2), to solve a problem and implement the solutions. Working groups are intended to be transdisciplinary, including a diverse range of scientists, policy makers, communicators, and practitioners. They should allow sufficient time for participants to meet and interact to discuss and solve real problems in the field and also to determine how to best communicate the results. Working groups will be given a short amount of time on the final day (August 3) of the conference to report their results in plenary.

Submissions due April 15, 2012!

Click here to submit your abstract, poster or working group now! Or visit the conference website for more information.
Location & Lodging


The official conference hotel is the Doubletree Hotel Portland. The hotel has offered ESP conference attendees a special group rate of $134/night for standard guestrooms and $149/night for premium guestrooms. 

 

The Doubletree Hotel Portland is located at the heart of Portland Metro Area and is adjacent to the MAX Lightrail line, which allows easy access from the airport and downtown Portland. For more information on the Doubletree Hotel Portland, click here to visit the website.

 

Reservations must be made prior to July 8, 2012 in order to be guaranteed the group rate.

Deadline: June 30, 2012
Location: Cambridge, UK

Capturing Value in International Manufacturing and Supply Networks - new models for a changing world
20 and 21 September 2012, Møller Centre, Cambridge  
The call for papers for the Cambridge International Manufacturing Symposium is now available on the event website at www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk/cim/symposium2012/call.html. Taking place on Thursday 20 and Friday 21 September 2012, the event will once again be held at the Moller Centre in Cambridge, UK. 

The theme for 2012 will be “Capturing Value in International Manufacturing and Supply Networks - new models for a changing world”. Key issues to be addressed include:

• Configuration and co-ordination of international supply chains
• Off-shoring and on-shoring trends
• Managing fragmented value chains: new processes, business models and risk mitigation
• Sustainable supply network design
• Global industrial systems, changing landscapes and trajectories
• The role of M&A in developing international capabilities and reach
• Newly industrialised economies and the Internationalisation of emerging country multinationals

 

If you would like to submit a paper for the conference, abstracts (400 words maximum) should be submitted to me by 30 June 2012.