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Call for Papers: ETH PHD Academy for Sustainability and Technology: Managing Carbon Constraints (Submission Deadline: Nov 15, 2006)

  • 1.  Call for Papers: ETH PHD Academy for Sustainability and Technology: Managing Carbon Constraints (Submission Deadline: Nov 15, 2006)

    Posted 10-06-2006 04:21
     

    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 1st,, 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

     

    We welcome your applications and thank you for distributing this information to interested PhD candidates.  

     

    Best wishes,

    Volker Hoffmann

     

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    Prof. Dr. Volker Hoffmann
    Group for Sustainability and Technology
    Dept. for Management, Technology, and Economics
    ETH Zurich
    8092 Zurich, Switzerland
     
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