Dear Reader, This is a short update on the 'Sustainable Development - ONLINE' website of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (a public funded agency of the European Union). SD-ONLINE is now a significant information resource on sustainable development on the internet. In the last few weeks more than 100 web sites have been added to the searchable SD-ONLINE databases. All sites are individually checked prior to inclusion and given a text description. The total number of sites now available is 374. The linked sites cover a huge range of sustainable development items and supportive initiatives - from eco efficiency to sustainable communities. Please find below a selection of the new web sites recently added. For more information on these websites and other additions please visit http://susdev.eurofound.ie CONFERENCES 1. International conference Sustainable Building 2000 22/10/2000 - 25/10/2000, Maastricht, The Netherlands 2. Engaging the World. 16/10/2000 - 20/10/2000, Montreal, Canada 3. The Seventh European Roundtable on Cleaner Production. 2/5/2001 - 4/5/2001, Lund, Sweden 4. Third Conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics (ESEE). 3/5/2000 - 6/5/2000, Vienna, Austria 5. Sustainability 21 5/11/1999 - 6/11/1999, Helsinki, Finland NETWORKS 1. Oneworld 2. European Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Bureau 3. International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change 4. EVA network 5. European Business Council for a Sustainable Energy Future PROFESSIONAL TRAINING 1. Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research. Summer School 2. Ecological Design PgCert/PgDip/MSc. Various study options from 15-30 weeks. 3. Masters in Urban Management. Short courses and 6 or 12 month programmes 4. Ecoprofit Academy Graz. Yearly set of workshops. 5. International discerning Ph.D. Program in Cleaner Production, Cleaner Products, Industrial Ecology & Sustainability. Four year programme - enroll every November. TOOLS 1. Best Practices Database 2. QUEST: a tool to facilitate discussion about regional sustainability 3. Resource Exchange Information System 4. EcoFoot - Ecological Footprints on the Internet 5. The Significance Wizard *********************** END OF UPDATE *************************** IMPORTANT INFORMATION BELOW SD-ONLINE FREE SERVICES Two free services that may be of interest to you: * an email service on latest developments * support for your web site BE INFORMED Each month we send an email containing latest developments on the site to anyone who submitted his/her address using the SD- ONLINE 'Sign Up' form (http://susdev.eurofound.ie). If you have a colleague or friend who you think would benefit from SD-ONLINE please invite them to 'SIGN UP'. Email addresses will only be used by SD-ONLINE and will not be given to any other party. SUPPORTING YOUR WEB SITE We can help you to get your web site noticed by including it in our databases as many thousands of visitors are now using the SD- ONLINE resources. If you have information on Conferences, Networks, Tools or Professional Training Courses related to Sustainable Development, we would very much appreciate it if you would submit your website for review. Go to http://susdev.eurofound.ie PLEASE LINK If you find the website interesting and supportive of your own work please 'link' to http://susdev.eurofound.ie and let us know. Your 'linking' will be extremely supportive in helping us to build this web resource and promote sustainable production and consumption. CONTACT INFORMATION If you need to contact us please email: [log in to unmask] SD-ONLINE PROVIDER The website is a European Union public funded resource provided by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions. It is free to all users. WEB SITE DESIGN This service from the Foundation has been designed and developed by: 'Environmental Design for Ecological Need B.V. (EDEN). For more information on EDEN's database driven websites please email: [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%