Other Eco-Events
2009
- November 23: Pacific Garbage Patch
- December 10: Delta & California Water Forum - NEW
- December 10-12: In the Light of Evolution IV: The Human Condition
2010
- January 20-22: The New Green Economy: Aligning Science, Education, Markets, and Systems for Sustainability
- February 7-10: 3rd ACEEE Forum on Energy Efficiency in Agriculture (The Ag Forum)
- February 16-19: Creating Thriving Rural and Urban Communities through Ecological Restoration
- March 13-20: DISCCRS V: Interdisciplinary Climate Change Research Symposium
- March 24-26: International Drought Symposium
- April 17-18: Global Health & Innovation Conference
- April 21-23: Sustainability: The Vision For Higher Education
Sacramento City College Science and Allied Health & Staff Resource Center Present
Pacific Garbage Patch
Dr. Margie Gassel, CalEPA
Date: | November 23, 2009 |
Time: | 6:00pm -7:00pm |
Location: | LR 105 |
Dr. Margie Gassel with CalEPA recently returned from a research cruise sponsored by Project Kaisei to investigate the Pacific Garbage Patch. "Every day, every night, we'd pull up samples and pour the water through a sieve. It would be completely clogged with tiny pieces of plastic," Dr. Gassel told the San Jose Mercury-News upon her return. "It was so disturbing." Project Kaisei’s mission was to study the North Pacific Gyre and the marine debris that has collected in this oceanic region, to determine how to capture the debris and to study the possible retrieval and processing techniques that could be potentially employed to detoxify and recycle these materials into diesel fuel. Dr. Gassel will give a 30 min presentation (plus time for questions) about the project and her research. The talk is geared to both the general and the scientific audience.
For information on Project Kaisei, go to: http://www.projectkaisei.org/index.html
MODIFIED ON: 10/20/2009
Delta & California Water Forum
New Delta & California Water Legislation: How will the Bay Area be affected?
Date: | December 10, 2009 |
Time: | 9:00 am to 3:00 pm |
Location: | Oakland Marriott at City Center |
Concerned about the future of the San Francisco Bay Delta, the linchpin of the state’s water system? Wondering what the new package of water bills will mean for the Bay Area? Come to a free forum sponsored by the San Francisco Estuary Partnership designed to help decipher the latest Delta- and water-management-related legislation and proposed bond measures.
Find out from experts what the recently passed water and Delta legislation mean to Bay Area constituencies and learn about the changes that have been made in water policy. Hear about the Bay Delta Conservation Plan--what it is and how it will affect Bay Area citizens, businesses, agriculture, wildlife, and water agencies. Plus: What
happens if the proposed 2010 $11 million bond passes? What happens if it does not?
This Forum will be of interest to Bay Area elected officials and staff, water agencies, local businesses, fishing interests, regional agricultural interests, environmentalists, media, state government staff, interested public.
MODIFIED ON: 11/18/2009
Arthur M. Sackler Colloquia of the National Academy of Sciences
In the Light of Evolution IV: The Human Condition
Organized by John C. Avise and Francisco J. Ayala
Date: | December 10-12, 2009 |
Location: | Beckman Center |
Web site: | http://www.nasonline.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Sackler_Human_Condition |
Registration: | Student / postdoctoral researcher $150 |
Meeting Overview:
The year of Darwinian celebration will close with a Sackler Colloquium devoted expressly to human evolution. Darwin addressed the topic at length in The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex (1871). Much has been learned since then, not least from the evidence of paleontology, comparative vertebrate biology, and comparative genomics. This Sackler Colloquium will bring together leading biologists with special expertise about human evolution, both biological and cultural.
Graduate and Postdoctoral Student Awards
To facilitate participation by younger researchers, the organizers will award grants to qualifying graduate and postdoctoral students to offset the cost of hotel and airfare. Application for student awards should be indicated during online registration and will be awarded on a first come basis. Award payments will be made after the colloquium and submission of receipts.
MODIFIED ON: 7/23/2009
National Council for Science and the Environment presents
The New Green Economy: Aligning Science, Education, Markets, and Systems for Sustainability
The 10th National Conference for Science, Policy and the Environment
Date: | January 20-22, 2010 |
Web site: |
Contact: | conference@ncseonline.org |
Registration: | Registration for The New Green Economy will begin in early fall. |
The NCSE national conference is a place to explore issues of the green economy in both a short-term and long-term context. NCSE will engage leading thinkers and doers from a diversity of disciplines, sectors, and perspectives in a structured conversation about the meaning of the green economy and how investment in green education, research and jobs can help solve both the economic and environmental crises.
More than 1000 scientists, students, educators, policymakers, managers, and other citizens will come together to increase understanding of the relationship between economy and environment and will be motivated to help develop solutions.
NCSE uses a multi-disciplinary and multi-sectoral approach that engages involved scientists and decisionmakers from a wide range of organizations. Their style is highly collaborative – they invite individuals and organizations to be full partners in developing the agenda and holding the conference. Their conferences are interactive, including stellar speakers, topical symposia to explore issues in more depth, breakout sessions to develop recommendations on how to advance science and connect it with policy and decision-making.
MODIFIED ON: 4/26/2009
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy's
3rd ACEEE Forum on Energy Efficiency in Agriculture (The Ag Forum)
Save the Date!
Date: | February 7-10, 2010 |
Location: | Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center |
Web site: |
Contact: | Sarah Black, ACEEE, 202-507-4033 or agforum@aceee.org |
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy is pleased to announce the 3rd ACEEE Forum on Energy Efficiency in Agriculture. The "Ag Forum" will be held February 8-10, 2010 at the picturesque Monona Terrace in Madison, Wisconsin. This conference is organized with partners and Co-Chairs, Amelia Gulkis (EnSave), Rich Hackner (Wisconsin Focus on Energy and GDS Associates), and Mike Morris (National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT)).
The ACEEE hosted a successful Forum on Energy Efficiency in Agriculture in 2008. The previous Ag Forum focused on the intersection of food, fuel, and sustainable agriculture, which resulted in spirited sessions addressing issues in agricultural communities across the country. Details about the 2008 Ag Forum are on their Web site: http://aceee.org/conf/08ag/index.htm.
Since the 2008 Ag Forum, the national conversation about energy, agriculture, food, and fuel has continued at all levels. Congress passed a new Farm Bill in the Spring of 2008, which included several important energy efficiency-related provisions, notably the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). A new president has taken office, and a new organic garden is growing on the White House lawn.
With all of this in mind, ACEEE has begun organizing a third Ag Forum to address the importance of energy efficiency on farms, ranches, and throughout rural communities across the country. The Ag Forum traditionally convenes a diverse group of participants-from utilities and policymakers to farmers and ranchers, scientists, and advocates-and the ACEEE Ag Team is working hard to expand the network to bring more voices and ideas to the next Ag Forum.
ACEEE is beginning to develop the steering committee, themes, and agenda. They welcome feedback and comments. ACEEE conferences are participatory events, so registrants are invited to help by volunteering to organize panels or sessions, recruit speakers, and publicize the Ag Forum. To keep conference registration fees low, sthey are seeking sponsors for this event. Watch the Web site for updated information as it becomes available: www.aceee.org/pubsmeetings/curmtgindex.htm
Mark your calendar now for the 3rd ACEEE Forum on Energy Efficiency in Agriculture: February 8-10 2010 in Madison!
MODIFIED ON: 7/8/2009
Creating Thriving Rural and Urban Communities through Ecological Restoration
Society for Ecological Restoration International Regional Conference
Date: | February 16-19, 2010 |
Location: | Tulalip Convention Center |
Web site: |
The SERNW Regional Conference has been scheduled from February 16 -19, 2010 at the Tulalip Conference Center (just a few miles north of the Lynnwood, WA. The Washington Chapter of the Wildlife Society will be partners for the event. SER is committed to providing an enriching conference experience for restoration practitioners in the Pacific Northwest.
Call for Papers and Call for Abstracts are now open, downloads are available at the Web site.
MODIFIED ON: 9/17/2009
Applications are now open
DISCCRS V: Interdisciplinary Climate Change Research Symposium
Date: | March 13-20, 2010 |
Location: | Saguaro Lake Ranch, AZ |
Web site: |
The Dissertations Initiative for the Advancement of Climate Change Research (DISCCRS, pronounced discourse), connects natural and social scientists engaged in research related to climate change, impacts and solutions. The goal is to broaden perspectives and establish a collegial peer network to address climate challenges at the interface of science and society.
During the week-long symposium -- held in the Tonto National Forest near Phoenix, Arizona -- participants will present and discuss their research, hone interdisciplinary communication and team skills, and discuss emerging research, societal and professional issues with each other and with established researchers invited to serve as mentors. Confirmed mentors include Julia E. Cole (University of Arizona), Jonathan T. Overpeck (University of Arizona), Billie L. Turner (Arizona State University), and David A. Randall (Colorado State University).
Participation will be limited to thirty-four early career scholars identified by an interdisciplinary committee of research scientists based on review of submitted applications.
Eligibility: PhD requirements completed April 1, 2007 - July 31, 2009. Selection will favor applicants who plan to engage in interdisciplinary research careers in any subject within or relevant to climate change, its impacts and solutions. We encourage applicants from the natural and social sciences, economics, mathematics, engineering, or any other field so long as the research focus relates to climate change, its impacts or solutions. While the emphasis is on the U.S. research system, we welcome applicants from all countries who are interested in learning about the U.S. research system and connecting with U.S. researchers.
Application Deadline is August 31, 2009.
MODIFIED ON: 7/23/2009
International Drought Symposium
Integrating Science and Policy
Date: | March 24-26, 2010 |
Location: | Riverside, CA |
Web site: |
Contact: | Water Science and Policy Center |
The Water Science and Policy Center at the University of California, Riverside, is planning an International Drought Symposium that will take place March 24-26, 2010, at the Marriott Hotel in Riverside. The main objective is to compare drought impacts and mitigation under various physical, economic, and institutional situations in these states, and to allow 'out of the box' approaches to be considered and adopted by the various countries.
The symposium will bring senior disciplinary experts from Spain, Australia, South Africa, Mexico and California, all drought-prone areas, to sit together and share scientific and policy aspects related to drought and its mitigation in each of these areas. The disciplines to be included are: economics, agronomy, hydrology, ecology, technology, policy, and water management. Mark your calendars now to save the date.
MODIFIED ON: 8/3/2009
GH/Innovate 2010
Global Health & Innovation Conference
Presented by Unite For Sight
Date: | April 17-18, 2010 |
Location: | Yale University |
Web site: |
Registration is now open for the GH/Innovate 2010 Global Health and Innovation Conference. CNN has called this conference “A Meeting of Minds".
The conference will feature 200 speakers, including keynote addresses by Seth Godin, Jeffrey Sachs and Sonia Sachs. Social innovation sessions by CEOs and Directors of Acumen Fund, Partners in Health, WaterPartners, Save The Children, HealthStore Foundation, and many others.
The Global Health & Innovation Conference convenes more than 2,200 participants from 55 countries. The conference challenges students, public health professionals, educators, doctors, scientists, lawyers, universities, corporations, nonprofits, and others, to develop innovative, effective solutions to achieve global goals.
Please visit the Web site to register and discover more about the conference.
MODIFIED ON: 10/27/2009
Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Sustainability: The Vision For Higher Education
The 2010 WASC ARC Academic Resource Conference
Date: | April 21-23, 2010 |
Location: | The Westin |
Web site: |
At a time when urgent economic, environmental, and social challenges put U.S. higher education at risk, it makes sense to focus on questions of sustainability, stewardship, and quality. The 2010 WASC Academic Resource Conference (ARC) is dedicated to supporting institutions of higher education as they identify their sustainability challenges, develop solutions, and demonstrate results. WASC invites 2-year and 4-year colleges and universities to share their work at the western region’s meeting place for discovery, new ideas, and networking.
Sponsored by the WASC Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities, in collaboration with the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.
MODIFIED ON: 8/21/2009