Dear colleagues on ONE-L,
I'm writing to let you know about the 2008 Gordon Research Conference
(GRC) in Industrial Ecology which will be held at Colby-Sawyer
College in New London, New Hampshire, USA, August 17-22, 2008.
GRCs are unique among research meetings for their quality of content,
relatively small size (100-120 people), diversity of participants,
cutting-edge science often still unpublished, and a schedule allowing
for extended discussion and informal interactions. Background on
Gordon Conferences can be found at <www.grc.org/about.aspx>.
Celebrating their 75th anniversary, GRCs, are among the most
prestigious research conferences in science and technology. (For
those on the ONE list working exclusively in the social sciences and
management, GRCs will be unfamiliar. For those in the sciences, the
GRCs are very high profile.)
Industrial ecology, as many of you know, is a highly
interdisciplinary field that focuses on environmental challenges
related to sustainable production and consumption often by examining
materials and energy flows at various scales. The field includes
concepts and tools such as life-cycle assessment, materials flow
analysis, input-output analysis, industrial symbiosis, design for
environment, and integrated product policy. For more information:
<www.is4ie.org>
The theme of this year's GRC is: Transforming the Use of Energy,
Materials, Water, and Wastes. See the program at
<www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2008&program=industeco>.
Application information: <www.grc.org/application.aspx?id=9367>
Application deadline: July 27, 2008, but participation is limited to
120 attendees.
Poster proposals: Send abstracts to Reid Lifset, <
reid.lifset@yale.edu>
Poster proposal deadline: March 30 and June 30. Early submissions
receive preference.
Poster guidelines:
<www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2008&program=industeco> (middle of the page)
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Reid J. Lifset, Assoc.
Dir. <http://environment.yale.edu/>School of
Forestry & Env. Studies
Industrial Environmental Mgmt. Program Yale University
Editor, <http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/jie>Journal of Industrial
Ecology 205 Prospect Street
203-432-6949 (tel) -5912 (fax) New Haven, CT 06511-2189 USA
reid.lifset@yale.edu