Programme Overview

Full conference programme 3.1 MB
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Half of the parallel sessions - those marked with an asterisk (*) - were built on the basis of the call for papers, peer-reviewed by the Scientific Committee chaired by Prof. Carlo Jaeger from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. The other half of the sessions was developed at the initiative of the European Commission Directorate General for Research.

Day 1 – Tuesday 26.05.2009

10:00 – 11:30	Opening session: Achievements, challenges and expectations
11:30 – 11:45	Coffee Break
11:45 – 13:00	Sustainable development: a matter of life and death
13:00 – 14:30	Lunch
14:30 – 16:30	1. Research for sustainable development: who is accountable?	2. Sustainable cities: from an oxymoron to a target	3. Cash and Theory:* Corporate responsibility, life-cycle assessments and environmental technologies for economic development	4. Still waters run deep:* Tools and methods for water management
16:30 – 17:00	Coffee Break
17:00 – 19:00	5. How can R&D help industry's transition towards sustainable production?	6. Car electrification: on the path towards sustainable road transport?	7. Live and learn:* Towards social sustainability	8. Sustainable development in the city:* Groundwater recharge, water management and spatial planning
19:00 – 21:30	Cocktail in exhibition area (19:00 – 20:30)

Day 2 – Wednesday 27.05.2009

09:00 – 10:00	Award ceremony for the competition of the call for papers
10:00 – 13:30	Coffee Break
10:30 – 13:00	9. Presentation of winning papers (1)*	10. Foresight and public goods - A new framing for agricultural research	11. Enhancing global sustainability through international cooperation	12. Changing mindset in industry
13:00 – 14:30	Lunch
14:30 – 16:30	13. Economics, employment, behaviour and territorial dynamics	14. Alternative visions: the contributions of civil society organisations to research for sustainable development	15. Fix it !* Approaches for sustainable solutions	16. “Yes, we did”:* Shared experiences of strengthening the sustainability of research
16:30 – 17:00	Coffee Break
17:00 – 19:00	17. Nuclear energy and sustainability: the role of research	18. Interactions and feedbacks between ecosystems and climate change	19. New imaginings*	20. Promises:* How to deal with unsustainability?
19:30 – 21:30	Dinner in Brussels town hall

Day 3 – Thursday 28.05.2009

09:00 – 10:00	Developmental difficulties
10:00 – 10:30	Coffee Break
10:30 – 13:00	21. Presentation of winning papers (2)*	22. A gram of prevention is worth a kilo of cure: environmental research is a good investment	23. Can research bring about an energy revolution?	24. A pathway to sustainable development: a German perspective
13:00 – 14:30	Lunch
14:30 – 16:00	Between past and future
16:00 – 16:15	Coffee Break
16:15 – 17:30	New beginnings

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