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ONE Newsletter February 2020: Workshops, Academies, and Meetings

  • 1.  ONE Newsletter February 2020: Workshops, Academies, and Meetings

    Posted 02-14-2020 14:34

    2020 NBS Sustainability Centres Community Workshop

    Click here to register

    24-26 June 2020 in Vienna, Austria

    The biennial workshop is an initiative of the Sustainability Centres Community (SCC), managed by the Network for Business Sustainability (NBS).

    Since 2012, the SCC has brought together leaders of sustainability/responsibility centres from business schools and universities around the world to discuss shared challenges and opportunities.

    2020 ETH Academy on Sustainability and Technology

    The theme of this year's academy is "Understanding technological, organizational, and institutional processes for sustainability."

    The academy will take place from 14-19 June 2020 in the beautiful mountain scenery of the Swiss Alps. 

    The deadline for applications is 6 March 2020

    The academy provides a unique platform for junior researchers (Ph.D. students and postdoctoral researchers) with a background in engineering, management, economics, and political sciences to present their work to an audience of diverse yet like-minded scholars and an international faculty with a record of accomplishments in research on energy and climate policy, environmental entrepreneurship and business, and sustainable technologies. Participants obtain detailed feedback on their research design, theoretical approaches, and methodology. In addition, we provide plenty of room for informal discussions and networking!

    This year's faculty consists of:

    • Prof. Dr. Ann Langley, Professor of Strategic Management, HEC Montréal
    • Prof. Dr. Gregory Nemet, Professor of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    • Dr. Johannes Meuer, Senior Researcher of Sustainability and Technology, ETH Zurich
    • Prof. Dr. Volker Hoffmann, Professor of Sustainability and Technology, ETH Zurich
    You can find details on the academy and the application process on our website (https://sustec.ethz.ch/teaching/phd-academy/academy-2020.html).

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    Good health to you and yours,
    Nicholas Poggioli

    University of Michigan
    ONE Communications Team
    www.nicholaspoggioli.com
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