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Share with students/postdocs--Financial aid available to attend SIEYP/ISTAS'09--apply now

  • 1.  Share with students/postdocs--Financial aid available to attend SIEYP/ISTAS'09--apply now

    Posted 01-06-2009 18:53
    Symposium on Industrial Ecology for Young Professionals (SIEYP)--held
    in conjunction with the ISTAS/ISSST 2009
    May 17, 2009, Mission Palms Hotel, Tempe, AZ, USA

    With the generous support of the U.S. National Science Foundation, we
    are delighted to offer financial aid to participants of the first
    Symposium on Industrial Ecology for Young Professionals. To be
    eligible, the applicant must be a graduate student or a post-doctoral
    researcher from a university or non-profit organization. Apply before
    January 31, 2009. Financial aid will only be available for round-trip
    airfare in economy class and accommodation based on double occupancy.
    Financial aid will be awarded as reimbursements up to a given amount.
    Reimbursements will be processed after the conference. Please allow at
    least 3-4 weeks for the arrival of reimbursement checks. Information
    regarding the SIEYP and the financial aid application can be found at www.isiestudents.com/SIEYP.html
    . Questions and concerns regarding the financial aid application may
    be directed to the organization committee at SIEYP2009@gmail.com.

    SIEYP is being held in conjunction with:

    2009 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS ‘09)

    Theme: Social Implications of Sustainable Development

    May 18-20, 2009
    Tempe, Arizona, USA

    The IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS) is
    an annual international forum that explores the social implications of
    technology. ISTAS’09 will be held concurrently with the IEEE
    International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology (ISSST),
    with joint sessions related to an overall conference theme of
    sustainability. ISTAS ‘09 will bring together participants interested
    in sharing their research, projects, and ideas about: Technological
    innovation as a strategy for sustainable development; Ethical
    considerations in sustainable development; Roles for expert and lay
    knowledge in sustainable development; Perspectives from South, North,
    East, and West in a context of globalization; Role of ‘community’ in
    sustainable development; Professional education for sustainable
    development; Systems thinking as a frame for inquiry on sustainable
    development; and other sustainability-related topics.

    Submit paper/panel/presentation proposals by January 20, 2009 at http://www.ieeessit.org
    .




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    Clinton J. Andrews
    Director and Associate Professor
    Program in Urban Planning and Policy Development
    Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
    Rutgers University
    33 Livingston Avenue #302
    New Brunswick, NJ 08901 USA
    policy.rutgers.edu/faculty/andrews
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    fax +1-732-932-2253
    CJA1@rutgers.edu
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