Sustainability
calendar
January 2006
Jan 16 - Feb 3
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women: 34th session
United Nations,
New York, NY
Jan 26 - 27
6th
national conference on Science, Policy and the Environment:
Energy for a Sustainable and Secure Future
National Council for Science and the Environment,
Washington DC
February 2006
Feb 5 - 8
Energy
Outlook Conference
National Association of State Energy Officials
Washington DC
Feb 6 - 10
8th
annual Alaska Forum on the Environment
National Association of State Energy Officials
Washington DC
Feb 7 - 9
7th Global Ministerial Environment
Forum
United Nations Environment Programme
Dubai, UAE
Feb 8 - 7
Commission
on Social Development
United Nations
New York, NY
Feb 8-11
International Congress
on Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development
Hyderabad, India
Feb 17 - 20
3rd annual
USFT international convergence:
Empowering alternatives
United Students for Fair Trade
Denver, CO
Feb 27-Mar 2
European Wind Energy Conference
and Exhibition
Athens, Greece
March 2006
Mar 7 - 9
The practice of
sustainability:
Proven, profitable, partnership
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
Boston, MA
Mar 12 -14
2006
National Green Building Conference
National Association of Home Builders
Albuquerque, NM
Mar 13 - 17
COP
on Cartegna Protocol on Biosafety
Curitiba, Brazil
Mar 16 - 22
4th
World Water Forum:
Local actions for a global challenge
World Water Council
Mexico City, Mexico
Mar 20 - 23
2006
Joint Environmental Management Conference
Boulder, CO
Mar 16 - 22
4th
World Water Forum:
Local actions for a global challenge
World Water Council
Mexico City, Mexico
Mar 22
World Water Day
April 2006
Apr 11-12
International
Conference on Desertification, Hunger and Poverty
Geneva, Switzerland
Apr 20 - 21
The
17th Global Warming International Conference and Expo
Global Warming International Center
Miami, FL
Apr 22
Earth Day
Earthday Network
Apr 22 - 23
2006 Spring Meetings of the IMF & the World Bank
IMF/ WB
Washington DC
May 2006
May 1 - 12
14th Session
of the Commission on Sustainable Development
United Nations
New York, NY
May 4-5
Workshop
on National Sustainable Development Strategies in Pacific Island States
New York
May 8- 11
National Environmental
Partnership Summit 2006
National
Pollution Prevention Roundtable et al
Atlanta, GA
May 18-19
Regional
Meeting on Progress in Achieving the Objectives of the EECCA Environment
Strategy
Kiev, Ukraine
May 22
International
Day for Biological Diversity
Convention on Biological Diversity
May 22-26
11th
African Ministerial Conference on the Environment
Brazzaville, Congo
June 2006
June 5
World Environment
Day: Deserts and Desertification
Algiers, Algeria
June 11-16
Energy
and Climate: Toward Sustainable Systems
Alliance for Global Sustainability & MIT
Cambridge, MA
June 12-13
8th
Annual Meeting of the EECCA Regulatory Environmental Programme Implementation
Network
Tibilisi, Georgia
June 14-15
18th
OECD Roundtable on Sustainable Development:
R&D Priorities and Energy Technologies of the Future
Paris, France
June 20-21
Subsidies
and Sustainable Development workshop
Helsinki, Finland
June 20-22
National
Environmental Justice Advisory Council
Washington, DC
June 25 - 29
2nd International Green Energy
Conference
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Oshawa, ON
July 2006
July 6-7
OECD
Global Forum on Sustainable Development:
Economic Benefits of Climate Change Policies
Paris, France
July 15-17
G8 Summit
St. Petersburg, Russia
July 20-21
Sustainability
Across the Curriculum Leadership Workshop
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
San Diego, CA
Jul 28 - 30
World Future 2006:
Creating Global Strategies for Humanity's Future World
Future Society
Toronto, ON
August 2006
Aug 5-12
International
Conference on EcoCities
Bangalore, India
Aug 14-17
2006
SARE National Conference
Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE)
Johnson Creek, Wisconsin
Aug 26-Sept 10
Training
Course in Environmental Diplomacy
Geneva, Switzerland
Aug 29-30
8th Annual BIOECON
Conference on "Economic Analysis of Ecology and Biodiversity"
Cambridge, UK
Third
GEF Assembly
Cape Town, South Africa
Aug 31-Sept 1
Expert
Meeting on Institutionalizing Sustainable Development
Stockholm, Sweden
Aug 31-Sept 1
7th
International Sustainability Leadership Symposium:
Short- to Long-Term: Who Cares?
The Sustainability Forum
Zurich, Switzerland
October 2006
Oct 7-11
Bridging Borders
to Food Security:
Community Food Security Coalition Conference
Vancouver, British Columbia
Oct 25
Campus Sustainability Day
Society for College and University Planning
Oct 28-29
Sustainability
Quest: The Journey to Sustain Ourselves, Our Organizations and Our Communities
Peakinsight
Durango, CO
September 2006
Sep 4-5
Corporate Responsibility
Research Conference 2006
Dublin, Ireland
Sep 4-6
Future
Matters: Futures Known, Created and Minded
Cardiff University
Cardiff, UK
Sep 4-8
21st European
Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition
Dresden, Germany
Sep 6-8
59th Annual DPI/NGO
Conference:
Unfinished Business - Effective Partnership for Human Security and Sustainable
Development
United Nations Department of Public Information
New York
Sep 11-15
Evolving
the Art and Science of Sustainability:
Integral Sustainability Workshop
Westminster, CO
Sept 17
Renewable
Energy and Sustainable Livelihoods Roundtable
Highlander Research and Education Center
New Market, Tennessee
Sep 18-21
Washington Summit
on Climate Stablization
Climate Institute
Washington, DC
Sep 18-22
Global
Conference on Renewable Energy Approaches for Desert Regions
Amman, Jordan
Sep 19 - 20
2006 Annual Meetings
of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group
Singapore
Sep 19-21
Meeting
on Biodiversity in European Development Cooperation
IUCN
Paris, France
Sep 20
Green
Energy 2006
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Sep 20-22
2006 IPEN
Assembly
International POPS Elimination Network
Budapest, Hungary
Sep 22-23
Pennsylvania Renewable
Energy & Sustainable Living Festival
Kempton, Pennsylvania
AltWheels
Boston, Massachusetts
Sep 27-29
Sun Valley Sustainability
Conference
Sun Valley, Idaho
Sep 27-30
Envisioning
Sustainability:
Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) Conference 2006
Iowa City, Iowa
Sep 28-30
West Coast Green
Residential Building Conference
San Francisco, California
October 2006
Oct 3-4
Expert Group Meeting on Indicators of Sustainable Development
New York
Oct 4-6
The Role of
Higher Education in Creating a Sustainable World
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona
Reporting: A
Measure of Sustainability
Global Reporting Initiative
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Oct 5-6
First
Inter-American Meeting of Ministers
and High-level Authorities of Sustainable Development
Organization of American States (OAS)
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Oct 7-10
EcoHealth
One: Forging Collaboration Between Ecology and Health
Madison, Wisconsin
Oct 16-19
Solar Power 2006
San Jose, California
Oct 22 - 25
Annual congress
and expo of the national recycling coalition
The National Recycling Coalition
Atlanta, GA
Oct 23-24
Sustainable
Innovation 06: Global Challenges, Issues and Solution
Centre for Sustainable Design
Chicago, IL
Oct 23-25
23rd
Session of the North American Forest Commission
Vancouver, British Columbia
Oct 24
Take Back Your Time day
Oct 28 - 31
17th annual SRI in the Rockies
conference
Social Investment Forum
Colorado Springs
Oct 30-Nov 3
18th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol
New Delhi, India
November 2006
Nov 2-3
Strategies for Institutionalizing
Sustainability in Higher Institutions
Yale Office of Sustainability
New Haven, CT
Nov 3-4
Second International Conference
on Environment and Sustainable Development
Gurabo, Puerto Rico
Nov 2-5
This Way to Sustainability
II
California State University at Chico
Nov 6-17
Conference
of the Parties to the Climate Change Convention COP-12
Nairobi, Kenya
Nov 7-10
Innovative
Strategies, Measurable Impacts:
Business for Social Responsibility Annual Conference
New York, NY
Nov 8-10
Renewable Energy
and Energy Efficiency Workforce Conference
Troy, New York
Nov 10-15
International
Association for Public Participation
IAP2 Annual Conference
Montreal, Canada
Nov 13-14
20th Meeting of the Working Group on Pesticides
Bonn, Germany
Nov 15-17
GreenBuild 2006
Denver, Colorado
Nov 16-17
Measuring,
Modeling and Evaluating Sustainability
International Conference on Sustainability Measurement and Modelling (ICSMM)
Barcelona, Spain
Nov 20-25
Ecological
Monitoring and Assessment Network National Science Meeting
Winnipeg, Canada
Nov 25
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Nov 27-Dec 1
Conference of the Parties to
the Basel Convention on Hazardous Waste (COP-8)
Nairobi, Kenya
Nov 29-30
Renewable Energy in America
American Council on Renewable Energy
Washington, DC
Nov 30-Dec 1
International
Symposium on Water Resources and Renewable Energy Development in Asia
Bangkok, Thailand
December 2006
Dec 11-15
African
Regional Workshop on Sustainable Use
Nairobi, Kenya
