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| 2 June 2010 | Auckland Growing Green: Environmental Reform and the Green Economy; Aotea Centre, The Edge, Auckland; two days. | www.edsconference.com | The EDS National Conference 2010 will examine how the environmental reform process can be harnessed to support a greening of the economy, which in turn can support a strong green brand for the country. Speakers will explore future trends in international markets, unpack the key elements of a green economy, and identify how these might apply to the New Zealand context. Sessions will then critically evaluate prospective changes in environmental governance and management and examine how these might be better designed to support green growth. |
| 11 June 2010 | Wellington Adult and Community Education Conference 2010: Freedom to Fly; Pipiri; three days. | www.aceaotearoa.org.nz | Applications open for workshops for this year's conference. Submissions need to reach ACE Aotearoa no later than March 31 to be considered. They are looking for workshops which reflect the theme "Freedom to Fly". The theme is a reminder that ACE 'empowers adults to fly in whatever direction they choose and at their chosen pace'. |
| 21 June 2010 | Auckland Investment Solutions for a World in Jeopardy: How to invest to save the planet rather than destroy it; Auckland University of Technology; one day. | www.csri.org.nz | Big Questions for Our Time. How can investors be assured about the type of investment they are making? How do we know whether the practices of the offshore organisations we're investing in are ethical and sustainable? What are the validated measures that we can use to verify actions with promise? Are our on-shore organisations performing as we think they should? Is it possible to define ethical, sustainable practices and benchmark organisations and our investment in them, against these standards? People involved include: Chris Mulcare, Jack Bradin (USA), Philip Mills, Lee Coates (UK), Ron Mark, Nick Collins, Dr Andy West, Dr Wayne Cartwright, Dr Ralph Sims, Rod Oram, Mark Bytheway (Aust), Dr Robert Howell. |
| 8 September 2010 | Nicolas Stern three public lectures in Auckland. 8-10 September, 7 p.m., Venue: Fisher & Paykel Appliances Auditorium, Owen G Glenn Building, 12 Grafton Rd, Auckland | http://www.auckland.ac/robb | 8 September - Lecture 1: Managing climate change and promoting development: risks, scale and values. 9 September - Lecture 2: Policies for low-carbon growth and development: Creating a new era of progress and prosperity. 10 September - Lecture 3: Progress towards a global deal. |
| 12 November 2010 | Signs of Change National Conference | http://www.signsofchange.org.nz | The first decade of the 21st Century has confirmed the warnings of the previous fifty years – the historical development path is not sustainable. Air, water, energy, soils, forests, fish… over exploitation enabled by new technology and emboldened by new economies has brought the world’s resources, ecosystems, and even the climate to the tipping point. There have been people from many disciplines struggling to alert society to the need for change. This conference is inviting people who have found a new way (or maybe an old way) to make things work sustainably. |
| 30 November 2010 | Auckland 4th NZSSES International Conference: Transitions to Sustainability; University of Auckland; four days | www.nzsses.auckland.ac.nz/conference/abstracts.htm | Call for Papers. Abstracts are invited for peer review. Abstracts not exceeding 300 words are due by 16th April 2010. Themes: Embedding Sustainability; New Economics of Sustainability; Beyond Today's infrastructure; Evolutions in Technology; Limits to Growth; Resilient Societies. |
| 5 January 2011 | Waikato Seventh International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability; University of Waikato, Hamilton; three days. | www.onsustainability.com/conference-2011 | The Sustainability Conference is held annually in different locations around the world. The Conference was held at the University of Technology, Mauritius in 2009, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala, Terengganu, Malaysia in 2008; University of Madras, Chennai, India in 2007; Hanoi and Ha Long Bay, Vietnam in 2006; and the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, Island of Oahu, Hawai’I, USA in 2005. The 2011 Conference will work in a multidisciplinary way across the various fields and perspectives through which we can address the fundamental and related questions of sustainability. |
| 11 January 2011 | Sharing Power: A New Vision for Development; Whakatane; five days. | www.ceespsharingpower.org | A multi-disciplinary conference that builds on the vision of a world where equity is at the root of a dynamic harmony between people and nature, as well as among peoples. A world of diversity, productivity and integrity of natural systems. A world in which production and consumption patterns are sustainable, and where cultural diversity is intertwined with biological diversity and both generate abundant livelihoods opportunities. Confirmed speakers include some of the world’s leading thinkers on sustainable development. Ashok Khosla (India), Winona La Duke (USA), Julia Martin-Lefevre (Hungary), Sir Hirini Moko Mead (NZ) and Elinor Ostrom, the first woman to receive the Nobel prize in economics. Ostrom’s research shows that community ownership or management of common property, such as forests, water resources, and fisheries, is more effective than commonly acknowledged. |
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