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Call for Papers: <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">ETH</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">PhD</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Academy</st1:placetype></st1:place> for Sustainability and Technology,

"Managing Carbon Constraints", February 23-27, 2007 (Application Deadline: Nov. 15, 2006)

Dear colleagues

We are happy to announce the call for papers to the first <st1:placename w:st="on">ETH</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">PhD</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Academy</st1:placetype> for Sustainability and Technology - "Managing Carbon Constraints", from February 23-27, 2007, in <st1:country-region w:st="on">Switzerland</st1:country-region> (ETH <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Zurich</st1:city></st1:place>). The aim of the academy is to promote excellent PhD research in the fields of Carbon Market Development, Risk Management and Carbon Constraints, Clean Technologies and Innovation. Four days of the curriculum will focus on improving the research design and methodology of participants' PhD projects. On the final day we will discuss the topic with leading business representatives. Feedback will be given by peers and our distinguished faculty:

Ans Kolk (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Amsterdam</st1:placename></st1:place>)

Andrew J. Hoffman (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Michigan</st1:placename></st1:place>)

Volker Hoffmann (ETH <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Zurich</st1:city></st1:place>)

The academy is being supported by the WBCSD and oikos. The deadline for submission of abstracts is Nov 15, 2006. PhD candidates will be informed about acceptance by December 1^st,, 2006. Final papers must be submitted by January 22, 2007. For a comprehensive call for papers, please visit

http://www.sustec.ethz.ch/education/PhD_Academy/Academy07