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Note: The Gallon Environment Letter GL will post a selection of events from environmental non-profit groups and from organizational subscribers. The general principle for the free listings is one event a year held in Canada or featuring Canadians and on the types of issues discussed in GL relating to business, environment and sustainable development. The decision of whether to post, what to include and how long the posting is listed is the decision of the GL editor. Please allow plenty of lead time and send events in plain text to editor@gallonletter.ca with the Subject line as "Event for Free GL Posting"; if commercial please include name and email for the contact person for your organizational subscription of the Gallon Environment Letter. Listings are not an endorsation of the event or the group. Otherwise GL offers paid space identified as sponsored space for 250 words at the price of $100 in the electronic edition which would include a listing on the events web page.

Ongoing Over Time 2008

...to September 2008. The Journal of Industrial Ecology has a Call for Papers for a special issue on Applications of Material Flow Analysis (MFA). Submissions of articles for the special issue will be due by September 1, 2008. Ester van der Voet, of the Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML) at Leiden University, and Claudia Binder, of the Department of Geography, Division of Social and Industrial Ecology at the University of Zurich, will serve as co-editors of the special issue.

The Journal of Industrial Ecology is a peer-reviewed international journal owned by Yale University, published by Wiley-Blackwell and headquartered at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies.

Material flow analysis (MFA), the tracking and analysis of materials through the environment and the economy at various scales, is growing in sophistication and generating increased interest among environmental researchers around the world. MFA holds out the promise of a unique lens through which to examine environmental challenges, providing a valuable addition to the toolkit available to analysts and decision makers. Despite the dramatic growth in the methodological rigor of MFA, its practical utility remains to be fully appreciated. The goal of this special issue is to document examples of the practical use of MFA, explore the insights obtained from it, and assess the leverage for environmental problem solving that it provides.

Papers should be submitted electronically via Manuscript Central at < http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jie>. Details about the preparation of the manuscript can be obtained from the Journal's web page < www.blackwellpublishing.com/jie> or from the editor. Send inquiries to: Reid Lifset Editor, Journal of Industrial Ecology
Yale University School of Forestry & Environmental Studies 205 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT, 06511-2189 USA indecol^yale.edu [replace ^] www.blackwellpublishing.com/jie

June 2008

Commission for Environmental Cooperation. June 25-June 27, 2008. Government Conference Center, 2 Rideau Street, Ottawa, Ontario.

June 25 North America 2030: An Environmental Outlook. Meetings of the Joint Public Advisory Committee (Open to the public as space allows.) A discussion paper prepared by Stratos Inc. and the International Institute for Sustainable Development IISD will support this forum for public and expert discussion on emerging trends which will affect North America's environment in the next two decades. More information: http://www.cec.org/outlook

June 26 Fifteenth Regular Session of the CEC Council. (Open to the public as space allows.) Contact: Nathalie Daoust Phone: 514.350.4300 email http://www.cec.org/calendar/details/index.cfm?varlan=english&ID=2097

June 27 Meeting of Senior Trade and Environment Officials (closed to the public)

July 2008

Global Ecological Integrity Group. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
BERLIN, 16-20 JULY 2008 "Reconciling Human Existence and Ecological Integrity" Humboldt University, Faculty of Agriculture and Horticulture
www.globalecointegrity.net www.agrar.hu-berlin.de
An Interdisciplinary Conference focused on the role Ecological Integrity plays in achieving a Sustainable World.
Location: Humboldt University - Faculty of Agriculture and Horticulture (Main Conference Venue)
Conference Structure:
• 4 day academic conference with papers and discussions
• evening public panel
• side-events

[October 16, 2007 - First call for papers: see web site for topics. The call for papers is flexible. GEIG will also celebrate its 15th Anniversary book launch in Berlin. For further information contact Conference Secretariat: k.bosselmann@auckland.ac.nz or lwestra@interlog.com]

August 2008

5th SETAC World Congress August 3-7 2008 Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney Australia http://www.setac2008.com/ Call for session proposals at http://www.setac2008.com/pdf/Call_for_Session_Proposals.pdf. The committee states that it is particularly keen to encourage proposals for sessions that are forward looking, integrative and timely. They may include proposals for sessions related to:

  • Environmental implications of new emerging technologies or methodologies (e.g. green chemistry, alternative energy, nanomaterials, bioinformatics, DNA barcoding)
  • Interactions between climate change and the fate and effects of chemicals
  • Valuing ecosystems and the impacts of environmental toxicants on ecosystem services and sustainability
  • Environmental toxicology and chemistry in developing countries – challenges and opportunities
  • Regional issues (e.g. threats to coral reefs, mining in tropical environments)
  • Other environmental assessment topics relating to biology, chemistry, ecology, engineering, life cycle assessment, ecological and human health risk assessment as well as regulation and management.

September 2008

Green Party of Canada. Bi-Annual National Convention 2008. September 4-5, 2008. New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. http://gm2008.greenparty.ca/

Feast of Fields. Sunday September 7, 2008 at Everdale Organic Farm &
Environmental Learning Centre. Hillsburgh, Ontario. "Sustainability Starts With Your Local Organic Farm" Features abundant samples of local wines, craft beers and farm-fresh organic delicacies created by top Southern-Ontario chefs. Directions and buy tickets online (usually a sell-out crowd) Feast Coordinator: (519) 855-4859 x112 Fax: (519) 855-4334 email http://feastoffields.org/

October 2008

International Joint Commission Biennial Meeting. St. Clair Centre for the Arts. Windsor, Ontario, October 6-7, 2009.
The IJC holds a Biennial Meeting every two years to hear from scientists and the public about issues relating to the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, and to assist the Commission with preparing its Biennial Report, this will be the 15th, on the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. Contacts: Washington Frank Bevacqua email 202-736-9024 and Ottawa Greg McGillis email 613-947-1420
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2008 World Urban Forum October 13-17 Nanjing, China.
The World Urban Forum is a biennial gathering that is attended by a wide range of partners, from non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations, urban professionals, academics, to governments, local authorities and national and international associations of local governments.
Contact Zhe Li E-mail lizhe@mail.cin.gov.cn
http://www.unhabitat.org/content.asp?cid=4613&catid=535&typeid=24&subMenuId=0

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ExpoPlast2008: Roadmap to a Sustainable Future! October 20-21, 2008. Palais des congres Montreal, Quebec. The Canadian Plastics Industry Association will release "A Technology Road Map for the Plastics Industry" for discussion at the CPIA's Solutions Center at the conference. http://www.expoplast.org

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Canadian Environment Network 2008 Annual General Assembly. Seneca College, Toronto, Ontario. October 24-26. The Theme is Health and the Environment. Established in 1977, RCEN "is an independent, non-partisan organization. It does not take positions on environmental issues. Rather, the RCEN actively encourages and supports those who take part in public consultation processes, participate in working groups, or who are delegates to national and international conferences. More and more federal government departments favour the RCEN's delegate selection process because it is transparent, bilingual, and supported by the environmental community for its unparalleled and effective voice for reaching policy makers." Not a public event per se; voting delegates are members of the National Council; other representatives of member groups attend as observers. http://www.cen-rce.org/

January 2009

28th Annual Organic Conference at the University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario. Theme: O is for Opportunity. January 22-25, 2009. Exhibit space available usually sold out six months before. Contact: Tomas Nimmo Conference Manager Organic Food Conferences Canada Box 116 Collingwood, Ontario L9Y 3Z4 tel: 705 444-0923 fax: 705 444-0380 http://www.guelphorganicconf.ca email

February 2009

Americana The International Environmental Technology Trade Show and Conference. 8th biennial Edition March 17-19, 2009. Montreal Convention Centre (Hall Viger) Montreal, Quebec. Organized by Reseau Environnement. http://www.americana.org/tiki-index.php?page=Home&switchLang=en

June 2009

ICLEI 2009 World Congress. June 14-18, 2009 Edmonton, Alberta. The ICLEI World Congress takes place every three years and provides Mayors, local government elected officials and staff, representatives from international agencies, national governments, donors and other partners with the opportunity for peer exchanges, knowledge-sharing, capacity building and on-site visits and exhibits.
http://www.iclei.org/worldcongress2009 [February 4, 2008 still under construction]

12th EUEC 2009 - Energy & Environment Conference. January 25-28, Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, Arizona (see GL Vol. 13 No. 2 for 2008 conference)
info@euec.com http://www.euec.com

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