NEWS

2009 CHES Meetings
CHES Executive Committee meetings will take place on 15th January, 22nd May and 6th July 2009. The 2009 AGM and Annual Conference will take place on 6-7th July in Brighton: please contact CHES if you would like to receive information about this event when it becomes available.


22/10/2008: UNEP launches Green Economy Initiative to Get the Global Markets Back to Work
Mobilizing and re-focusing the global economy towards investments in clean technologies and 'natural' infrastructure such as forests and soils is the best bet for real growth, combating climate change and triggering an employment boom in the 21st century. The call was made on 22nd October by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and leading economists as they launched the Green Economy Initiative aimed at seizing an historic opportunity to bring about tomorrow's economy today. Click here to read the full press release.


14/10/2008: Gordon Brown launches Eliasch Review
The Prime Minister has hosted the Number 10 launch of the Eliasch Review into deforestation. Accompanied by report author Johan Eliasch, Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband, Development Secretary Douglas Alexander and Environment Secretary Hilary Benn, the PM said that investment in the environment could offer a “route out of the current economic downturn”. Click here to read more and view the full report.


31/07/2008: Major discovery' from MIT primed to unleash solar revolution
In a revolutionary leap that could transform solar power from a marginal, boutique alternative into a mainstream energy source, MIT researchers have overcome a major barrier to large-scale solar power: storing energy for use when the sun doesn't shine. Click here to read full article.


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EVENTS 2008

UK Events
November
December
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February
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International Events

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NOVEMBER

12th November 2008: The Burntwood Memorial Lecture 2008: Prospects for a sustainable society: what is the correct role for science? Lecture by Tony Juniper. 17.30-20.30, Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG. Please contact the IES office for tickets.

20th November 2008: Earthwatch Debate: Irreplaceable – the World’s Most Invaluable Species 7.00pm-9.00pm, at the Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AR.

21st November 2008: Soundings in Sustainability Literacy: an ESD National Swap Shop 9.30am - 6pm, University of Gloucestershire, Fullwood House, Park Campus, Cheltenham, GL50 4RH

27th November 2008: Green Strategy 2008 The Royal Institution of Great Britain, 21 Albemarle Street,
London W1S 4BS. This conference has been specifically designed to meet the needs of businesses formulating their response to climate change and related environmental crises. It will combine world-class speakers, inspirational stories, best practice, and networking with like-minded professionals in a collaborative learning environment.

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DECEMBER

3rd December 2008: Environmental Ethics (exact title tbc.) Inter-Disciplinary Applied Ethics Research Seminar Series, Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied, Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL)
Presenter: Prof. John O’Neill (Philosophy, University of Manchester).

4th December 2008: Upgrading Impact Assessment for Greater Effectiveness 9.30am - 4.30pm, Oxford Brookes University. This is a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) event.

8th-10th December 2008: 2008 NCAS Atmospheric Science Conference Ramada Plaza Bristol. The National Centre for Atmospheric Science Conference is open to all the atmospheric science community worldwide.


For more events, please go to the IES website.

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JANUARY

13th January 2009: Environmental Influences on Development 6pm, Zoological Society, Regents Park, London NW1 4RY. This ZSL scientific meeting will focus on the very different effects of early experience in animals and on what can go wrong when the weather forecast in early life turns out to be incorrect.

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FEBRUARY

3rd February 2009: Scottish Energy and Environment Conference Hilton Hotel, Glasgow.

24th-26th February 2009: Monitoring Traffic Pollution 9am - 5pm, Institute for Transport Studies, Leeds University. This CPD course provides participants with a sound technical and practical knowledge of traffic, vehicle emissions, air pollution concentrations and noise levels.

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MARCH

10th March 2009: Understanding Variation in Population Sizes: Does the Biological Model Matter? 6pm, Zoological Society, Regents Park, London NW1 4RY. This Scientific Meeting will summarise what is known about population dynamics and what information is still lacking. Scientists working on very different biological models who may have different views on what is important will discuss future research priorities, what essential data are lacking and what the promising approaches are.

23rd-27th March 2009: Geological Field Skills Training Course: Training the Trainers British Geological Survey, Kingsley Dunham Centre, Nottingham. The GEES Subject Centre in collaboration with the British Geological Survey are running a residential field course to provide academic and support staff, who have little previous experience of geological fieldwork, with the skills to enable them to support basic field teaching, including geological mapping.

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INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

17th-21st November 2008: 2008 AAAS Leadership Seminar in Science and Technology Policy Washington, DC.

7th December 2008: Council of Environmental Deans and Directors (CEDD) Winter MeetingWashington, DC.

8th-10th December 2008: 9th National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment: Biodiversity in a Rapidly Changing World, National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE), Ronald Reagan Building and the International Trade Centre, Washington, DC.

23rd-25th April 2009: From the Local to the Global: International SustainAbility Conference Villanova University, Pennsylvania, with keynote speaker Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 

May 3-6, 2009: Making Sustainability Happen: Goals, Practices, and Challenges National Association of Environmental Professionals, Scottsdale, Arizona. 


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