5th Study Conference on BALTEX

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(2010), "5th Study Conference on BALTEX", International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, Vol. 2 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijccsm.2010.41402cac.001

5th Study Conference on BALTEX

Article Type: Diary From: International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, Volume 2, Issue 3

14-18 June 2010, Miedzyzdroje, Wolin, Poland

The 5th Study Conference on BALTEX, under the title “Changing water, energy and biogeochemical cycles in the Baltic Sea basin” will be held in Miedzyzdroje on the Polish Island of Wolin on 14-18 June 2010. The main topics of the conference are:

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  climate variability and change in the past and future;

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  water, energy and biogeochemical cycles in the regional Earth system;

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  hydrological modelling, water management and extreme hydrological events; and

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  regional adaptation to climate change.

Further details on the conference are available at: www.baltex-research.eu/wolin2010/

Corporate Responsibility Research Conference 2010

15-17 September 2010, “Sustainability Management in a Diverse World”, Euromed Management School, Marseille, France

Research in corporate responsibility and corporate sustainability has gained considerable momentum and recognition over the last two decades. Responsibility and sustainability have developed from niche topics into a widely accepted research area that is nowadays well established in the field of management and organisation research. The Corporate Responsibility Research Conference is organized and hosted by Euromed Management School, Marseille, France in association with Queen’s University Management School and the Sustainability Research Institute of the University of Leeds. With the CRRC 2010, the organisers want to put particular emphasis on diversity in corporate responsibility and corporate sustainability. This covers both, diversity as an important topic in research on corporate responsibility and sustainability as well as the diversity of topics, theories and approaches within the field of corporate responsibility and corporate sustainability research. Submissions on the following topics are encouraged:

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  corporate sustainability;

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  responsible human resource management;

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  diversity management and CSR;

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  sustainability indicators;

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  companies and biodiversity;

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  fair trade and ethical business;

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  business ethics;

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  CSR and sustainability in SMEs;

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  Stakeholder management;

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  responsible consumerism and ethical consumers;

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  sustainable entrepreneurship; and

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  sustainable business models.

Further details are available at: www.crrconference.org

2nd International Conference on Hazardous and Industrial Waste Management

5-8 October 2010, Chania, Crete, Greece

The Second International Conference “Hazardous and Industrial Waste Management – CRETE 2010” will be held in Chania (Crete, Greece) on 5-8 October 2010.

The conference will focus on innovative aspects of Hazardous and Industrial Waste Management (including organics, non-halogenated and halogenated solvents, hydrocarbons, pesticides, explosives, PCBs, PCDDs/Fs, heavy metals, asbestos, nuclear wastes, salts, etc.), presenting new technologies, describing the state of the art and related case studies, discussing the main controversial subjects, sharing experience among different countries, valuating social and financial balances. The conference will include oral presentations, poster sessions, special sessions and workshops. Further information is available at: www.hwm-conferences.tuc.gr

Enviro-Management 2010

12-14 October 2010, Štrbské Pleso, High Tatra, Slovakia

The Enviro-Management 2010 Conference under the title “Landfills in Europe – experience with waste disposal through waste storage” will offer an opportunity for the exchange of information among waste processing operators and producers of environmental technologies. The target groups of the conference are Mayors and elected representatives of municipalities, cities and regions with responsibilities for waste management, construction and operation of waste management systems and financing of waste collection and disposal programmes. In addition, representatives of state and public administration with responsibilities for the development of waste management strategies and plans. Further information can be seen at: www.nmc.sk/?cat=aktual&lang=en

ICCCGW 2010: “International Conference on Climate Change and Global Warming”

27-29 October 2010, Kyoto, Japan

The International Conference on Climate Change and Global Warming aims to bring together academic scientists, leading engineers, industry researchers and scholar students to exchange and share their experiences and research results about all aspects of climate change and global warming, and discuss the practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted.

All full paper submissions will be peer reviewed and evaluated based on originality, technical and/or research content/depth, correctness, relevance to 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 conference proceedings. Further details are available at: www.waset.org/conferences/2009/kyoto/icccgw/