Other Event Archive

• HEFCW Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship (ESDGC) Conference – 9th July 2009

  HEFCW is hosting a free conference on ESDGC to inform the future activities and priorities of HEFCW and the Assembly. We also wish to: • Share the outcomes of SQW Consulting’s good practice report, the Higher Education Academy’s curriculum audit report, and progress to date on en...

• Climate Change - Effective Communication London 2009 – 7th July 2009

  For further information about this event, please click here to visit the Talk Action website or email Jonathan Elliot here.

• Sustainable ICT Procurement - Current Best Practice and Future Opportunities – 2nd July 2009

  Purchasing ICT equipment and technologies which are very energy efficient, and which have a relative small environmental footprint, is one of the most important sustainability actions for FHE institutions. The recent JISC-financed SusteIT report identified a number of valuable initiatives in the fie...

• Literacy, Learning and Global Development – 1st July 2009

  Literacy learning and global development: Sharing insights, evidence and approaches to inform advocacy Wednesday 1 July 2009 St. Bride Foundation, St. Bride’s Passage, Off Fleet Street, London EC4Y 8EQ This seminar will provide participants with • knowledge about the evidence b...

• The Future of UK and EU Climate Change Policy – 24th June 2009

  The EAUC has negotiated a special 10% discount for all EAUC Members for the following event. Please book direct and quote EAUC10 to get the discount. ‘The Future of UK and EU Climate Change Policy’ Business Risks and Opportunities from the Climate Change Act, the Government’s L...

• Researching Transformational Learning through ESD, Internationalisation and Citizenship – 10th June 2009

  UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE Researching Transformational Learning through ESD, Internationalisation and Citizenship Wednesday 10th June 2009 10.00 a.m. (coffee from 9.30) – 16.30 p.m. General Purpose Hall, Elwes Building, Park Campus, University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham GL50 2RH, 0...

• Fair Trade Wales – 6th June 2009

  BANG THE DRUM FOR FAIR TRADE! FAIR TRADE WALES CONFERENCE SATURDAY 6th JUNE 2009 TRINITY COLLEGE, CARMARTHEN 10.30 – 16:00 This year Fair Trade Wales hosts its first conference in West Wales where we will BANG THE DRUM FOR FAIR TRADE! The theme is about shouting about the good work that ...

• Carbon Reduction Commitment Summit – 2nd June 2009 to 3rd June 2009

  The Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Summit will take place between 2nd - 3rd June 2009 in London. Organised by Green Power Conferences, this event will help those heading CRC compliance prepare for the UK’s first mandatory carbon trading scheme and learn about new developments in carbon and ...

• Keeping IT Clean – 22nd May 2009

  Energy and the networked computing environment Friday 22nd May 2009 at the Saïd Business School, Oxford University In March 2008, the University of Oxford hosted the 'Towards Low Carbon ICT' conference to stimulate discussion on the practical measures that can be taken to build ICT services th...

• Cycling - Overcoming the Barriers – 21st May 2009

  This course is fully endorsed by BikeWeek as an ideal training opportunity for running an event during the week of 13th to 21st June, aiming to encourage staff, pupils or residents to get on their bikes and start cycling. Throughout the day the event will summarise successful strategies for over...

• Cutting Energy Use with Variable Air Volume (VAV) – 14th May 2009

  Cutting Energy Use with Variable Air Volume (VAV) in Labs, Hospitals and Other Heavily Serviced Spaces - New examples and research in the UK and USA 14th May 2009, Centre for Mathematical Sciences University of Cambridge Rising costs, new regulations and stakeholder pressures are requiring a...

• National Active Travel Conference – 13th May 2009

  We are currently living in a Scotland where 69% of people travel to work by car; 11.8% walk; 1.6% cycle and 13.5% take public transport. Of all car trips taken, 26% are less than 2 miles and 56% are less than 5 miles. Our cities and towns are increasingly choked by traffic, and at the same time, peo...

• Free Sustainable Laboratories Events Featuring Allan Doyle – 27th April 2009 to 1st May 2009

  Sustainable Labs - Learning from Uiniversity of California: 27 Apr London, 28 Apr Bradford, 1 May Edinburgh Three Free events on promoting sustainable laboratory practices [NB London nearly full - some places left in Bradford and Edinburgh]: All feature Allen Doyle, founder of the award win...

• Carbon Reduction Commitment Conference – 30th April 2009

  I am delighted to report that EIC is running a major conference jointly with the Department for Energy and Climate Change and the Environment Agency on the Carbon Reduction Commitment. Joan Ruddock MP, Minister for the Carbon Reduction Commitment, will be the keynote speaker at the conference, w...

• Keeping IT Clean: Energy and the Networked Computing Environment – 22nd May 2009 to 29th April 2009

  In March 2008, the University of Oxford hosted the 'Towards Low Carbon ICT' conference to stimulate discussion on the practical measures that can be taken to build ICT services that both reduce carbon dioxide emissions, and mitigate the effects that higher energy prices will have on our institutions...

• The Language of Sustainability: Shouting but not being heard – 27th April 2009

  The Language of Sustainability: Shouting but not being heard 27th April, Grosvenor Offices, 70 Grosvenor Street, London, W1K3JP This one day conference focuses on the Language of Sustainability and features some of the most prominent voices in the sector. During the morning session a panel o...

• SUE-MoT Conference 2009 22 - 24.04.09 – 22nd April 2009 to 24th April 2009

  SUE-MoT Conference 2009 Second International Conference on Whole Life Urban Sustainability and its Assessment Conference aim: The conference will bring together leading international researchers, professionals, tool developers, policy makers and other stakeholders who are involved in the field ...

• The Green Agenda: Are we engaging the consumer? – 22nd April 2009

  The Green Agenda: Are we engaging the consumer? 22nd April 2009 The rise and rise of the green agenda is creating an ever increasing number of green initiatives, CSR projects, and local and national government proposals. Almost all organisations - both commercial and non commercial - want to esta...

• Anticipating Tomorrow For Change Today – 21st April 2009

  The inaugural conference of the Institute for Sustainability, Health and Environment (UWE)   This conference will focus on "the view from the bridge in 2035". Using tis vantage point to better understand what we as practitioners and academics should be focussing on now to create a more sust...

• Reacting to Climate Change – 21st April 2009

  'Reacting to Climate Change' together with Association of Sustainability Practitioners (ASP) 21st April 1.30pm - 5.30pm, University of Westminster, London Board room 309 Regent street W1B 2UW "Climate change is becoming one of the most critical elements in corporate strategy. Failure to act i...