Hosted by Centre for Rapid and Sustainable Product Development at Leiria, Portugal and organized in cooperation with Polytechnic Institute of Leiria
Main topics of the International Conference:
This Conference aims to provide a major international forum for academics, researchers and industrial partners to exchange ideas in the field of sustainable intelligent manufacturing and related topics. The conference expects to foster networking and collaboration among participants to advance the knowledge and identify major trends in the field. Topics may include, but are not limited to:
Computer-aided green manufacturing;
Eco-design and eco-innovation;
e-Manufacturing;
Green manufacturing;
Sustainable construction for the built environment;
Green supply chain management;
Green transportation;
Renewable energy;
Sustainable power engineering and renewable energy technologies; Reuse, remanufacturing, disassembly and recycling techniques; Sustainable packaging solutions;
Smart manufacturing;
Reverse logistics and product recovery;
Smart and sustainable materials;
Life-cycle engineering and assessment;
Energy efficiency in manufacturing;
Smart design for sustainability;
Sustainable technology innovation;
Sustainable factory planning and scheduling;
Sustainable business models;
Zero-waste production.
Language:
English
Date:
June 29th to July 1st, 2011
Main deadlines:
Submission of Abstracts: 20th of December 2010;
Notification of acceptance: 10th of January 2011;
Submission of preliminary papers: 7th of February 2011;
Acceptance of papers with referee comments: 7th of March 2011;
Submission of revised camera-ready paper: 4th of April 2011.
Venue:
The venue will take place at an important industrial and historical city of Portugal, distant around 1 hour from Lisbon (Leiria, Portugal). All other details will be announced soon in web site.
Contact:
Professor Bártolo, Conference chair, Centre for Rapid and Sustainable Product Development, www.cdr-sp.ipleiria.pt, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, telephone: +351 244 569 441, fax: +351 244 569 444.
Mr. Danilo Guimaraes
(danilo.guimaraes@ipleiria.pt)
Conference Secretariat. Adress: Centro para o Desenvolvimento Rápido e Sustentado de Produto, Centro Empresarial da Marinha Grande, Rua de Portugal - Zona Industrial, 2430-028 Marinha Grande – PORTUGAL, telephone: +351 244 569 441; fax: +351 244 569 444.
Current Issues of Sustainable Development - Governance and Institutional Change
Type of the International Conference:
11th International Conference
Organiser(s):
Hosted by Opole University, Poland. Selcuk University, Turkey. Hochschule Zittau/Goerlitz – University of Applied Sciences (Germany). Internationales Hochschlinstitut Zittau (IHI) – International Graduate School (Germany). PFH Gottingen (Germany). Hamburg university of Applied Sciences (Germany). Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (RUG) – Groningen university (The Netherlands). INYRSS (Lithuania) and The Polish Association of environmental and Sustainable Development Economists.
Main topics of the International Conference:
The general aims of the conference are to discuss and analyse:
Institutions, Governance, and Sustainable Development at different levels of socio – economic development;
The challenge of global governance in the face of climate change and global poverty. Can Europe become sustainable without global sustainability?
Local governance’s capability to achieve sustainable development:
Socio – technological transitions to sustainable development (e.g., energy, sustainable production systems).
Challenges in creating sustainable transport systems.
Sustainable waste management.
Corporate Social Responsibility and the problem of climate change and energy efficiency.
Paradigms and the sustainability research agenda. Should research on eco-efficiency and eco-development, when social inequalities increase on a global scale? Do we need to focus on research eco-efficiency and environmental management strengthening the emphasis on increasing output and consumption, or a change in people’s mental models?
Language:
English
Date:
10th-12th April, 2011
Main deadlines:
Registration and abstract submission deadline: by 18 February, 2011.
Full papers are expected by 21 March, 2011.
The fee should be paid by 18 March, 2011.
After 8 April, 2011, refund will not be possible in case of resignation.
Venue:
Opole University, Faculty of Economics, ul. Ozimska 46a, 45-058 Opole, Poland
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Joost Platje, Opole University, Faculty of Economics, ul. Ozimska 46a, 45-058 Opole, Poland. E-mail:
jplatje@uni.opole.pl
, telephone: +480 600 521110.