Workshops
The Events & Calls section informs you about IA-related conferences and current calls for papers, tenders, proposals etc. It also announces workshops and other events for those interested in impact assessment.
Workshop "Responsible Supply Chains and Networks: Challenges for Governance and Sustainability"
Date:
22/11/2012
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The workshop "Responsible Supply Chains and Networks" aims to discuss and develop research on challenges for governance and sustainability, as well as environmental risks arising with global supply chains and networks. The workshop takes place in Stockholm from 22-24 November, 2012. Deadline for submitting abstract is 31 May, 2012. Barriers to Adaptation to Climate Change
Date:
18/09/2012
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The aim of the workshop is to enhance conceptual and empirical insights into barriers to adaptation by synthesizing current knowledge from diverse disciplinary research streams. ... 3rd Policy Meets Research Workshop on Sustainable Housing
Date:
07/06/2012
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The 3rd 'Policy meets Research' workshop on 'Sustainable Housing' is taking place from 7-8 June, 2012 in Helsinki, Finland. The workshop is open to researchers and policy-makers around Europe and is free of charge. Registration deadline is 31 May 2012. ... 5th Annual Workshop on Gender Economics
Date:
24/05/2012
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The aim of this Workshop is to provide junior and senior researchers interested in gender economics a forum for the presentation and discussion of research papers representing current advances in the field. Both theoretical and empirical papers are welcome. 24th PhD Workshop on International Climate Policy
Date:
03/05/2012
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The 24th PhD Workshop on International Climate Policy (ICP) will take place at Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg (ALU), and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems Freiburg (ISE), on 3-4 May, 2012. The workshop will cover topics of relevance for climate change mitigation and adaptation. ... Workshop on Ecosystem Knowledge and Decision-Making
Date:
03/05/2012
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Applications for funded places on a small, research-driven workshop examining the utilization of ecosystem knowledge in decision-making can be submitted until 12 April, 2012. The overall aim of the workshop is to better understand the uptake and influence of ecosystem knowledge in public, private and third sector decision making. The Future of Science-Policy Connections
Date:
19/04/2012
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PSI-connect invites you to participate in 'The future of science-policy connections' event hosted by UNESCO. The training workshop (19 April, 2012) and the final conference (20 April, 2012) will provide you with insights into improving the quality and value of interactions between scientists, river basin managers and policy makers. ... MUST PhD Workshop: Knowledge Production for Sustainable Development
Date:
12/04/2012
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In this workshop these four basic aspects of knowledge production for sustainable development will be reviewed and discussed. ... Second ‘Policy Meets Research’ Workshop – Sustainable Housing
Date:
15/03/2012
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This workshop, which is part of the European knowledge brokerage project CORPUS on sustainable housing, will bring together researchers and policy-makers and will look at global and European policies for sustainable housing. European Consortium CORPUS Launches a Workshops Series on Sustainable Housing
Date:
15/03/2012
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The European knowledge brokerage consortium CORPUS launches a series of “Policy meets Research” workshops on sustainable housing, which started in Helsinki/Finland on 23-25 November, 2011. Two Workshops on Climate Policy Innovation
Date:
22/02/2012
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The Tyndall Centre in the UK is inviting applications for funded places in a series of two small, research-driven workshops examining the politically highly salient theme of climate policy innovation. ... Stadtkolloquium: Interdisciplinary Urban PhD Research Seminar, Annual Workshop 2012
Date:
15/01/2012
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The UCL Urban Laboratory is organizing its annual 2-day workshop for PhD research students in urban-related disciplines. The workshop will take place on 26 and 27 March, 2012 at University College London. ... Call for Concept Proposals: Research Award in Environmental Economics
Date:
30/12/2011
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The Economic and Environment Program for South East Asia has issued a call for concept proposals for an award in environmental economics. Researchers from Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam are invited to submit proposals. EU-IndiaGrid2 Workshop at the 7th International Conference on eScience
Date:
08/12/2011
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The EU-IndiaGrid2 project, "Sustainable e-infrastructures across Europe and India" is organising a workshop presenting its research results at eScience Conference in Stockholm. The workshop can be followed online through a lifestream. Live Streaming of the EU-IndiaGrid2 Final Workshop - at 7th IEEE International Conference on E-Science
Date:
08/12/2011
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A workshop at the IEEE Conference on E-Science gives an overview of perspectives and cases from the various current user communities; an update on the current situation and capabilities of the EU-India Grid, including an examination of interoperability challenges faced by the project; and a look forward at the future of the EU-India Grid. ... Workshop on Sustainable Housing - Policy Meets Research
Date:
24/11/2011
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CORPUS Project is organising a workshop to address facts, trends, objectives, actors and systems of sustainable housing. Registration is possible online until 10 November, 2011. ... Workshop on Teaching and Learning as Procedural Tools
Date:
04/11/2011
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The Center for Technology and Society in Berlin is organising a workshop on procedural tools for teaching and learning. It will deal with the question of how existing working methods can be bunddled in order to form an all-encompassing procedure. Workshop on "Recent Trends in Non-Market Valuation"
Date:
03/11/2011
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Non-market valuation is a collection of methods and techniques for placing a monetary value on goods that are not traded in regular marketplaces. The goal of this workshop is to examine and discuss recent and emerging methodological and technical issues, solutions to such issues, and applications of existing methods to novel areas and topics. ... International Workshop on "Recent Trends in Non-market Valuation"
Date:
03/11/2011
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This workshop is organised by the International Center for Climate Governance in collaboration with the Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Climate Change with the objective to examine and discuss recent and emerging methodological and technical issues, solutions to such issues, and applications of existing methods to novel areas and topics. ... 7th ESDN Workshop on "Perspectives for European Sustainable Development Policy & Governance in the Context of recent EU Policy Strategies and Rio+20"
Date:
27/10/2011
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The 7th ESDN Workshop will take place in Berlin on 27-28 October, 2011. It is entitled "Perspectives for European SD Policy & Governance in the context of recent EU policy strategies and Rio+20". ... Call for Papers: Minerva Special Issue “Young scholars take a forward look”
Date:
15/10/2011
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For its 50th anniversary, "Minerva" invites contributions by young researchers about their ideas for the future of science and technology research. Developments, policy issues and challenges are open for a critical review. ... PSI Training Workshop on Knowledge Brokering Instruments
Date:
12/10/2011
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Knowledge brokering strategies and instruments offer opportunities to facilitate interaction between policy-makers and researchers so as to relate science, experience and insight to policy. A training workshop will take place on 12 October 2011 in Budapest, Hungary. ... European Environment and Sustainable Development Advisory Councils (EEAC) Working Group Energy Workshop
Date:
26/09/2011
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At the workshop, national and regional Environment and Sustainable Development Councils will present recent reports on the necessary transition of energy systems. There will also be a panel discussion with representatives of the European Parliament, the Commission, industry and the councils on the respective policy approach at European level. ... 3rd Workshop of the UACES Collaborative Research Network - "The Transformation of Global Environmental Governance"
Date:
21/07/2011
Excerpt:
The UACES CRN invites paper proposals for its forthcoming workshop on "The Transformation of Global Environmental Governance: Risks and Opportunities (TGEG)". The focus of the workshop is to investigate the influence of cognitive and normative factors in the EU's capacity to meet the challenge of governing sustainability IN-STREAM Workshop: Sustainability Indicators for Policymaking - Green Growth and Green Innovation
Date:
07/07/2011
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This workshop has the aim of gathering experts’ and policy makers’ feedback on a number of innovative sustainability indicators and to provide a platform for the sharing of experiences and best practices in the use of these tools. ...