World Calendar of Events: Sustainable Materials Management, Site Remediation and Emergencies
2017 Events
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| January 2017 |
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| Conference: Ninth International Conference on Remediation and Management of Contaminated Sediments Exit Date: January 9-12 Location: New Orleans, LA Purpose: The Sediments Conference series is a forum for sharing research results, practical experiences, and opportunities associated with remediating, restoring, and managing the environmental and economic vitality of waterways |
| Conference: UN World Data Forum Exit Date: January 16-18 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Purpose: the UN WDF is intended to serve as a platform for intensifying cooperation on data for sustainable development with multiple stakeholders |
| Conference: Davos 2017 Exit Date: January, 17-20 Location: Davos-Klosters, Switzerland Purpose: Convened by the World Economic Forum, Davos 2017 will be a vehicle for officially launching WEF’s program on the circular economy |
| Conference: Sustainable Food Summit Exit Date: January 18-20 Location: San Francisco, CA Purpose: Since 2009, the Sustainable Foods Summit has been discussing leading issues the food industry faces concerning sustainability and eco-labels |
| March 2017 |
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| Conference: 4th 3R International Scientific Conference on Material Cycles and Waste Management (4th 3RINCs) Exit Date: March 8-10 Location: New Delhi, India Purpose: This annual conference promotes scientific waste management and technological solutions for effective treatment and value addition to the waste streams. It also aims to implement the concept of 3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) |
| Conference: 32nd International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management Exit Date: March 19-22 Location: Philadelphia, PA Purpose: The conference covers all aspects of solid waste technology and management |
| Conference: Road to Zero Waste Conference Exit Date: March 27-30 Location: Reno, NV Purpose: The theme of the conference is “The Long and Winding Road to Sustainable Materials Management” |
| April 2017 |
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| Conference: 1st International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Resource Use in Food Chains Exit Date: April 19-27 Location: London, England Purpose: ICSEF 2017 will report on the latest thinking, technologies, and approaches for energy demand reduction and minimization of resource use, including water and waste, across all stages of food chains |
| Conference: COP13/Basel Convention; COP8/Rotterdam Convention; and COP8/Stockholm Convention Exit Date: April 24-May 5 Location: Geneva, Switzerland Purpose: These back-to-back meetings will address issues for each Convention, and joint issues shared among the Conventions |
| Conference: Ceres 2017 Exit Date: April 26-27 Location: San Francisco, CA Purpose: Ceres is a non-profit organization advocating for sustainability leadership by .mobilizing a network of investors, companies, and public interest groups to accelerate and expand the adoption of sustainable business practices and solutions |
| May 2017 |
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| Conference: IOSC 2017 Exit Date: May 15-18 Location: Long Beach, CA Purpose: The International Oil Spill Conference (IOSC) provides a forum for professionals from the international response community, private sector, government, and non-governmental organizations to tackle challenges related to oil spill technology and response |
| Conference: Fourth International Symposium on Bioremediation and Sustainable Environmental Technologies Exit Date: May 22-25 Location: Miami, FL Purpose: Anticipated topics include: green and sustainable remediation; sustainable site management strategies; bioremediation technologies; evaluating and mitigating vapor intrusion; and biodegradation of emerging contaminants |
| June 2017 |
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| Conference: World Circular Economy Forum Exit Date: June 5-6 Location: Helsinki, Finland Purpose: The forum aims to address the use of circular economy solutions to address the Sustainable Development Goals |
| Conference: 7th Intl Conference on Environmental Pollution and Remediation Exit Date: June 7-8 Location: Rome, Italy Purpose: The conference provides an interdisciplinary forum for presenting new approaches from relevant areas of environmental science |
| Conference: AquaConSoil 2017 Exit Date: June 26-30 Location: Lyon, France Purpose: The 14th International AquaConSoil Conference will focus on sustainable use and management of soil, sediment, and water resources |
| August 2017 |
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| Conference: 2017 Corporate Management Sustainability Conference Exit Date: August 1-2 Location: Chicago, IL Purpose: Topics will include: External Reporting, Materiality Assessments, Supply Chain Management, The Energy-Water Nexus, Measuring Impacts, and Setting Meaningful Goals |
| September 2017 |
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| Conference: LCM 2017 Exit Date: September 3-6 Location: Luxembourg Purpose: The title of this year’s conference is “Designing sustainable technologies, products and policies: from science to innovation” |
| October 2017 |
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| Conference: Sardinia 2017 Exit Date: October 2-6 Location: Sardinia, Italy Purpose: The conference will focus on advances of waste management science and technologies |
| Conference: 13th meeting of the International Committee on Contaminated Land (ICCL) Exit Date: October 3-6 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Purpose: The International Committee on Contaminated Land (ICCL) is a network of contaminated land policy makers, regulators and technical advisors from environment authorities dealing with contaminated land management |
| December 2017 |
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| Conference: 2017 National Brownfields Training Conference Date: December 5-7 Location: Pittsburg, PA Purpose: The annual conference will include opportunities to listen to experts regarding best practices for meeting brownfields challenges |
2016 Events
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| January 2016 |
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| Conference: 15th International Electronics Recycling Congress Exit Date: January 19-22 Location: Salzburg, Austria Purpose: The IERC 2016 will bring together over 500 producers, recyclers, equipment manufacturers, recycling associations, refurbisher, standards bodies, NGOs and regulators |
| Conference: Compost 2016 Exit Date: January 25-28 Location: Jacksonville, FL Purpose: This is the world’s largest composting conference and exhibition for the organics management industry |
| February 2016 |
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| Conference: Supply Chain Conference: Connect. Transform. Deliver Exit Date: February 22-24 Location: New Orleans, LA Purpose: Sponsored by the Trading Partner Alliance (TPA), this 7th annual conference brings together 500 retailers, manufacturers, and solution providers in the food industry |
| March 2016 |
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| Conference: Emerging Contaminants Summit Exit Date: March 1-2 Location: Westminister, CO Purpose: The conference comprehensively addresses mitigating the presence of these contaminants across all environmental media |
| Conference: GLOBE 2016: The Leadership Summit for Sustainable Business Exit Date: March 2-4 Location: Vancouver, Canada Purpose: The prevailing theme for 2016 is innovation |
| Conference: Third 3R International Scientific Conference on Material Cycles and Waste Management Exit Date: March 9-11 Location: Hanoi, Vietnam Purpose: The conference serves as a platform for activities that promote a 3R society |
| Conference: Seventh session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Mercury (INC 7) Exit Date: March 10-15 Location: Jordan Purpose: The Minamata Convention on Mercury is a global treaty to protect human health and the environment from the adverse effects of mercury |
| Conference: 16th International Automobile Recycling Congress Exit Date: March 16-18 Location: Berlin, Germany Purpose: The Congress will include discussion of the circular economy & resource efficiency, as well as life cycle and sustainability aspects of car recycling |
| April 2016 |
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| Conference: 31st International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management Exit Date: April 3-6 Location: Philadelphia, PA Purpose: Speakers from 40 countries are expected, with topics covering the broad spectrum of waste management issues: closure, energy recovery, ash, municipal solid waste, cell design, leachate, and much more |
| Conference: Green and Sustainable Chemistry Conference Exit Date: April 3-6 Location: Berlin, Germany Purpose: The meeting will bring together international researchers, from academia and industry to communicate and share the latest developments across the broad and diverse fields of Green and Sustainable Chemistry |
| Conference: SWANApalooza 2016 Exit Date: April 4-7 Location: Charleston, SC Purpose: SWANApalooza includes 5 events related to waste management, including the 20th Annual Solid Waste Symposium and the Road to Zero Waste Conference |
| Conference: 12th Global Congress on Process Safety Exit Date: April 10-13 Location: Houston, TX Purpose: GCPS has grown into the world's largest gathering practitioners from industry, regulatory bodies and academia |
| Conference: Smithers Pira and GreenBlue’s Sustainable Packaging Coalition SustPack 2016 conference Exit Date: April 11-13 Location: Chicago, Illinois Purpose: This three-day event offering a comprehensive look at how businesses are leading their sustainable initiatives through packaging design and sustainable materials management |
| Conference: International Conference on Effective Nuclear Regulatory System: Sustaining Systems Globally Exit Date: April 11-15 Location: Vienna, Austria Purpose: Organized by the IEAE, this conference is the fourth in a series beginning in 2006 |
| Conference: TSC Sustainability Consortium Summit Exit Date: April 20-22 Location: Washington, DC Purpose: Sessions will include working group meetings, as well as cross sector leadership initiatives such as: Adventures in the Circular Economy, Chemicals of Concern in Supply Chains, and Tracking Deforestation |
| Conference: 9th International Roundtable on Automobile Recycling Exit Date: April 21-24 Location: Melaka, Malaysia Purpose: The bi-annual meeting will provide a global forum to discuss developments and challenges in the industry |
| Conference: 4th International Sustainable Remediation Conference Exit Date: April 26-28 Location: Montreal, Canada Purpose: SustRem 2016 aims to stimulate international exchange by providing a venue for professionals and interested parties from multiple backgrounds to share experiences and perspectives on how contaminated sites can be remediated with a lower environmental footprint |
| May 2016 |
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| Conference: International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds Exit Date: May 23-26 Location: Palm Springs, CA Purpose: This is the world’s largest and most comprehensive meeting on the application of innovative and existing technologies and approaches for characterization, monitoring, and management of chlorinated and complex sites |
| Conference: International Conference on Advancing the Global Implementation of Decommissioning and Environmental Remediation Programs Exit Date: May 23-27 Location: Madrid, Spain Purpose: Sponsored by the IAEA, the conference will address technical, institutional, regulatory, and environmental remediation topics |
| June 2016 |
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| Conference: Tuning in to Zero Waste: 5th Annual National Zero Waste Business Conference Date: June 1-4 Location: Austin, Texas Purpose: This conference will demonstrate how Zero Waste can be a key part of business climate change and sustainability plans by reducing greenhouse gases and increasing operating efficiencies |
| Conference: Waste Management 2016 Date: June 7-9 Location: Valencia, Spain Purpose: The conference provides a forum for the exchange of scientific information and work on the current situation of waste management amongst professionals, researchers, government departments and local authorities |
| Conference: Sustainable Food Summit Exit Date: June 9-10 Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Purpose: Sponsored by the FAO, this session looks at approaches to reducing food losses in the supply chain, as well as waste at a consumer level |
| Conference: Pathways to Impact: Driving Scale and Aligning Values Exit Date: June 14-15 Location: New Haven, CT Purpose: Sponsored by the U.S. Business Council for Sustainable development and Yale University, the conference will address the practical impacts of policy drivers for sustainability |
| Conference: Sustainable Minerals ‘16 Exit Date: June 23-24 Location: Falmouth, UK Purpose: An astute and conscious application and use of metals, materials and products supported by the reuse and recycling of these materials and end-of-life products is imperative to the preservation of the Earth’s resources. This conference will discuss all aspects of material and metal usage |
| July 2016 |
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| Conference: 13th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant Exit Date: July 16-21 Location: Providence, RI Purpose: The 13th ICMGP will follow the tradition of previous ICMGP conferences with synthesis, detailed sessions, and presentations on mercury science, technology, management, and human health. |
| Conference: Eurosoil 2016 Exit Date: July 17-22 Location: Istanbul, Turkey Purpose: Sessions covering all aspect of soil science will be part of this conference |
| Conference: 2nd World Congress and Expo on Recycling Exit Date: July 25-27 Location: Berlin, Germany Purpose: The conference focuses on the importance of recycling and waste management techniques; e-waste recycling and management; solid waste management; industrial waste recycling; food waste recycling; and other topics |
| August 2016 |
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| Conference: 4th International Conference in Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies Exit Date: August 7-11 Location: Las Vegas, NV Purpose: The conference themes include designing structures with sustainable materials, energy management during construction, greenhouse gas reduction, and life cycle analysis. |
| Conference: 6th International Conference on Environmental Pollution and Remediation (ICEPR'16) Exit Date: August 19-20 Location: Budapest, Hungary Purpose: The goal of ICEPR'16 is to gather scholars from all over the world to present advances in the relevant fields and to foster an environment conducive to exchanging ideas and information |
| Conference: 6th International Disaster and Risk Conference Exit Date: August 28-September 1 Location: Davos, Switzerland Purpose: IDRC Davos 2016 contributes to the post-Sendai process and will cover different risk and disaster areas and a number of cross-cutting themes |
| Conference: 2016 Recycling Conference: Where the Industry Evolves Exit Date: August 30-September 1 Location: New Orleans, LA Purpose: The conference, now entering its seventh year, will include over 500 vendors and top materials management decision-makers |
| September 2016 |
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| Conference: Electronics Goes Green 2016 Exit Date: September 6-9 Location: Berlin, Germany Purpose: With a focus on technology and business models, topic areas include material efficiency and sustainability management |
| Conference: Resource Efficiency and Waste Management Solutions Exit Date: September 13-15 Location: Birmingham, England Purpose: The event covers multiple dimensions of the waste hierarchy |
| Conference: 21st International Congress for Battery Recycling Exit Date: September 14-16 Location: Antwerp, Belgium Purpose: The congress provides a platform to exchange information on regulatory and technology developments related to the environmental impacts of batteries |
| Conference: International Conference on Emerging Contaminants and Micropollutants in the Environment Exit Date: September 20-23 Location: Sydney, Australia Purpose: Special themes include emerging contaminants in megacities, microplastics and nanomaterials |
| Conference: International Conference on Sustainable Development 2016 Exit Date: September 21-22 Location: New York, New York Purpose: The ICSD provides a unique opportunity to bring together stakeholders from government, academia, the United Nations, international agencies, NGOs, and grassroots organizers to share practical solutions. |
| October 2016 |
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| Conference: 5th International Conference on Climate Change Adaptation Exit Date: October 15-16 Location: Toronto, Canada Purpose: The event aims to provide a platform for participants to learn about best practices and foster research collaborations on adaptation |
| Conference: International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure Exit Date: October 17-19 Location: Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China Purpose: The conference will address new tools and latest research to support sustainable infrastructure |
| Conference: Eleventh International Conference on Waste Management and Technology Exit Date: October 21-24 Location: Beijing, China Purpose: ICWMT is an important international platform for specialists and officials to discuss scientific problems, exchange experiences, and look for innovative solutions. |
| Conference: Electronics Reuse Conference Exit Date: October 24-26 Location: Houston, TX Purpose: This conference will explore best practices and new techniques for refurbishing and repairing used electronics efficiently and cost-effectively. |
| November 2016 |
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| Conference: Sustainable Supply Chain Summit Exit Date: November 10-11 Location: London, England Purpose: The Sustainable Supply Chain Summit will present sessions focused on the key issues for supply chain professionals |
| Conference: Risk and Resilience: Mining Solutions 2016 Exit Date: November 14-16 Location: Vancouver, Canada Purpose: The conference will address risk assessment, risk management, and implementation of mitigation measures in all phases of mining. |
| Conference: Planning for Closure 2016 Exit Date: November 20-22 Location: Santiago, Chile Purpose: The conference will cover the full range of issues associated with mine closure, including environmental risk, funding, and stakeholder involvement. |
| Conference: European Resources Forum Exit Date: November 9-10 Location: Berlin, Germany Purpose: the European Resources Forum is a platform for discussion on the issue of sustainable resource use and seeks to contribute to the development and implementation of common positions for policy-making in Europe and internationally |
2015 Events
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| January 2015 |
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| Conference: Eighth International Conference on Remediation and Management of Contaminated Sediments Date: January 12-15 Location: New Orleans, LA Purpose: The Conference will be a forum for sharing experiences and opportunities toward the goal of remediating, restoring, and maintaining the environmental and economic vitality of waterways. |
| Conference: Eleventh Sustainability Conference Date: January 21-23 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Purpose: The 2015 focus for this conference is “Sustainability Dividends – Developmental Fault Lines” |
| Conference: XIII International Conference on Environmental Pollution, Public Health and Impacts Date: January 26-27 Location: Istanbul, Turkey Purpose: The conference provides an interdisciplinary forum for the presentation of new advances and research results in relevant fields of environmental pollution and public health |
| February 2015 |
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| Conference: Plastics Recycling 2015 Exit Date: February 23-25 Location: Dallas, Texas Purpose: The Plastics Recycling Conference is a premier conference for the plastics recycling industry. |
| March 2015 |
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| Conference: Save the Planet: Waste Management and Recycling Exit Date: March 11-13 Location: Sofia, Bulgaria Purpose: An important purpose of the conference is to encourages waste and recycling technology transfer to South-East Europe. |
| Conference: Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction Exit Date: March 14-18 Location: Sendai, Japan Purpose: A conference focus will be to review implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action and to adopt a post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction. |
| Conference: The 30th International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management Exit Date: March 15-18 Location: Philadelphia, PA Purpose: The conference will address a wide range of topics, and participants are expected from over 40 countries. |
| April 2015 |
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| Conference: Mine Water Solutions in Extreme Environments 2015 Exit Date: April 12-15 Location: Vancouver, Canada Purpose: The conference provides a forum for presentation and discussion about issues, challenges, and successful solutions that enable responsible mining while minimizing the use of, and preserving water resources in challenging environments. |
| Conference: 3rd Global Soil Week Exit Date: April 19-23 Location: Berlin, Germany Purpose: Global Soil Week is an international multi-stakeholder event dedicated to the sustainable management of soils. |
| Conference: 11th Global Congress on Process Safety Exit Date: April 26-29 Location: Austin, TX Purpose: The Congress has grown into the world's largest gathering of practitioners in the field from industry, regulatory bodies and academia. |
| May 2015 |
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| Conference: 4th Annual National Zero Waste Business Conference Date: May 5-7 Location: Los Angeles, CA Purpose: Experts from a diverse range of industries will share innovative ideas, practical tools, and first-hand experience to demonstrate how Zero Waste can be a key part of business climate change and sustainability plans by reducing greenhouse gases and increasing operating efficiencies. |
| Conference: RCBC 41st Annual Zero Waste Conference Exit Date: May 6-8 Location: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada Purpose: The Recycling Council of British Columbia (RCBC) facilitates the exchange of ideas and knowledge that enable efficient solutions to eliminate waste and is Canada's longest serving recycling council. |
| Conference: Third International Symposium on Bioremediation and Sustainable Environmental Technologies Date: May 18-21 Location: Miami, Florida Purpose: The 2015 Symposium will present information on advances in bioremediation and the incorporation of green and sustainable practices in remediation. |
| Conference: Unmaking Waste 2015 Exit Date: May 21-24 Location: Adelaide, Australia Purpose: This conference invites participants to explore new approaches to reduce the speed, volume and impacts of ‘waste-ready’ global consumerism. |
| June 2015 |
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| Conference: Bridging Divides: Spaces of Scholarship and Practice in Environmental Communication Date: June 11-14 Location: Boulder, Colorado Purpose: The conference promises to discuss, explore and bridge the many divides, challenges and opportunities facing environmental communication and practice. |
| Conference: International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant (ICMGP) Exit Date: June 14-19 Location: Jeju, Republic of Korea Purpose: The conference provides a forum for researchers and policy makers to explore important advances in mercury research and to facilitate internal and international collaborations. |
| Conference: 6th International Conference of Debris-Flow Hazard Mitigation Exit Date: June 22-25 Location: Tsukuba City, Japan Purpose: DFHM aims to promote international cooperation, communication and exchange of knowledge among researchers and practitioners. |
| July 2015 |
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| August 2015 |
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| September 2015 |
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| Conference: Brownfields 2015 Exit Date: September 2-4 Location: Chicago, Illinois Purpose: The National Brownfields Training Conference is EPA’s premier event for promoting public-private partnerships to stimulate community revitalization and sustainable brownfields redevelopment. |
| October 2015 |
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| Conference: LCA XV Exit Date: October 6-8 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Purpose: This is North America’s largest conference on life cycle assessment in 2015. |
| Conference: World Resources Forum 2015 Exit Date: October 11-15 Location: Davos, Switzerland Purpose: The overall 2015 forum theme is "Boosting Resource Productivity by adopting the Circular Economy". |
| Conference: World Efficiency Show and Congress (PDF) Exit (20 pp, 1 Mb) Date: October 13-15 Location: Paris, France Purpose: World Efficiency is the first biennial event for policy makers and businesses looking for resource and climate solutions. |
| Conference: Remediation Technologies Symposium 2015 Exit Date: October 14-16 Location: Banff, Canada Purpose: The three-day technical program will consist of a minimum of 70 platform presentations on remediation technology. |
| Conference: 10th International conference: BIODEGRADABLE WASTES Exit Date: October 15-17 Location: Námešt nad Oslavou, Czech Republic Purpose: The conference will address food waste prevention, planning tools, and methods, as well as examples of good practice and techniques, for the entire cycle of biowaste management in rural and urban environments. |
| Conference: Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development Exit Date: October 26-30 Location: Geneva, Switzerland Purpose: At the Forum, governments, mining companies and industry associations will convene to discuss enhancing the contribution of the mining sector to sustainable development. |
| Conference: 10th International Conference on Waste Management and Technology (ICWMT) Exit Date: October 28-30 Location: Sichuan Province, China Purpose: The 10th Conference, which will meet under the theme 'Towards Environmental Quality Improvement,' will include keynote speeches on solid waste issues and technical field trips to e-waste and hazardous waste treatment plants. |
| November 2015 |
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| Conference: Third International Conference on Social Responsibility in Mining Date: November 4-6 Location: Antofagasta, Chile Purpose: The conference will address ways the language of corporate social responsibility can be aligned with innovation in practice to serve for societal needs. |
| Conference: Contaminated Site Management: Sustainable Remediation and Management of Soil, Sediment and Water Date: November 16-19 Location: San Diego, California Purpose: The conference will address tools and strategies for identifying, mitigating, and managing contamination. |
| December 2015 |
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| Conference: 4th International Seminar on Environmental Issues in Mining Date: December 2-4 Location: Lima, Peru Purpose: Enviromine provides an opportunity to learn about innovations and developments, enabling the mining industry to operate in a sustainable manner while maintaining economic viability. |
| Conference: OECD Green Growth and Sustainable Development Forum Exit Date: December 14-15 Location: Paris, France Purpose: Each year, the Forum it focuses on a different cross-cutting issue related to sustainable development and green growth. It is open to a wide range of stakeholders and experts from OECD Committees, agencies, other international organizations, government officials, civil society, academics and the private sector. |