 |
 |
I am pleased to forward information for the International Society for Industrial Ecology’s second conference, to be held in Ann Arbor, MI, from June 29 – July 2, 2003. Attached is the conference's call for papers. Please feel free to post this information on your e-mail lists and websites. The International Society for Industrial Ecology (ISIE) is a professional society dedicated to supporting research, applications, and communication related to the rapidly growing field of industrial ecology. Industrial ecology encompasses tools and frameworks such as life-cycle assessment (LCA), eco-design, eco-industrial parks, materials flow accounting (MFA) and cleaner production (CP). For additional information, including how to become a member, please visit our website at www.yale.edu/is4ie. ISIE members are eligible for discounted conference rates. Abstracts for papers to be presented at the meeting may be submitted over the web [log in to unmask] The deadline for submission of abstracts is November 4, 2002, and authors with accepted abstracts will be notified in January, 2003. Call for Papers Industrial Ecology for a Sustainable Future June 29-July 2, 2003 Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA Special attention will be given in workshops and platform sessions to the following themes: "Sustainable Transportation" and "Sustainable Consumption." We are inviting research contributions to platform and poster sessions on these themes as well as on the following topics: * Material/Substance Flow Analysis * Managing Energy and Greenhouse Gases * Life Cycle Assessment and Management * Spatial Dimension of Industrial Ecology * Eco-Industrial Parks and Networks * Biomaterials and Biocomplexity * Sustainable Manufacturing * Design for Environment * Indicators, Metrics and Corporate Sustainability Reporting * Social Dimensions of Industrial Ecology * Sustainable Cities and Regional Metabolism * Industrial Ecology in a Global Context * Input-output Analysis in LCA and MFA * Industrial Ecology Tools and Modeling * Policy Cases * Other topics will be considered and suggestions may be submitted For additional information on the conference, including how to register, please visit us on the web at http://www.yale.edu/is4ie and click on the button labeled ISIE Events.