International Conference on "Integrative Approaches towards Sustainability"

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Event date

June 27-30, 2012

Venue

Jurmala

Country

Latvia

Short description

The University of Latvia is continuing series of conferences on sustainable development started on 2003 and is announcing 3rd Event "Integrative Approaches towards Sustainability" supported by the European Commission. This International Conference on "Integrative approaches towards sustainability" will take place in Jurmala, Latvia, June 27 - 30, 2012.

Description

Background

There is a serious and statistically well supported recognition, that Baltic See region countries are ranking high and have leadership in global scale in sustainable development and raising knowledge society and knowledge based economy. The conference is supposed to be the contribution of the project to sustainable development in the region and will be the follow up event to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development Rio+20, 20 - 22 June 2012:

to discuss and to promote integration of researchers from traditional sciences in European and global networks contributing to knowledge economy and sustainable development;
to discuss corporate responsibility and sustainability in the regional decision-making process worldwide;
to discuss the global goals in transdisciplinary research and especially thresholds of sustainability and points of no return;
to contribute to the development of mission approach: Science for sustainable development and knowledge based economy;
to contribute in advanced transdisciplinary training of young researchers.

Target audience is researchers, politicians, and economists dealing with sustainable development and knowledge based economy.The official Conference Language is English.

Previous conferences:

1. International conference on "Integrative approaches towards sustainability" - Baltic Sea Region taking the lead TOWARDS

2. International Conference on "Integrative approaches towards sustainability" - Baltic Sea Region sharing knowledge internally, across Europe, and worldwide SHARING

Conference Fee

Participant fee is 145 €: includes coffee breaks, lunches and Come-together reception and Conference Event
Early bird registration before 31 May is 135 €

Conference Programme

Wednesday, 27 June

COME-TOGETHER ASSEMBLY

Thursday, 28 June

Welcome and opening remarks:
On behalf of Local Organising Committee and International Scientific Boards:
On behalf of Ministry of Science and Education of Latvia:
Welcome Statements and speeches from one or more high level decision makers

FIRST PLENARY: Knowledge society and knowledge-based economy in the perspective of Sustainable Development
Part 1 Science and knowledge – the basis of social and economic prosperity

FIRST PLENARY: Part 2 Sustainable development and knowledge based economy in the Baltic Region – Policy of education, research, and technological development

Round table discussion Sustainable development and Knowledge society

POSTER SESSIONS for students/ young researchers Science for sustainable development and the knowledge based economy:

A: SOCIAL CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY AND ENVIRONMENT
B: SCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
C: SMART FUTURE MANUFACTURING AND ZERO EMMISSION CONCEPT
D: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY AND KNOWLEDGE BASED ECONOMY

Friday, 29 June

SECOND PLENARY Worldwide expertise and expectations: Sustainable development and future manufacturing
Part 1 Public Private Partnership:

Part 2 Academic view

Parallel sessions
Science for sustainable development and knowledge based economy and future manufacturing:

A: SOCIAL CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY AND ENVIRONMENT
B: SCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
C: FUTURE MANUFACTURING AND ZERO EMMISSION CONCEPT
D: SD INDICATORS OF KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY AND KNOWLEDGE BASED ECONOMY

Saturday, 30 June

EU Strategies, Policies and expected progress in the context of outcomes from Rio de Janeiro EARTH SUMMIT 2012, 14-16, 2012. http://www.earthsummit2012.org

Call for Abstracts for Young Researchers and Students

Further information is provided at the conference website: http://www.lu.lv/knowledge/

Geographical focus

European Union (EU 27)
International; Other

Scientific focus

Social Sciences