August

17th- 22nd

28th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants

Birmingham

There will be a full scientific programme over the five days of the conference, covering all aspects of dioxins, “Stockholm” POPs, brominated flame retardants, perfluorinated chemicals, and “emerging” contaminants. This year’s theme is “Looking to the Future: Developing the Next Generation”, which encapsulates the conference’s desire to encourage the participation of young POPs scientists. See www.dioxin2008.org for further details.

September

1st- 3rd

Building Resilience: Responses to a Turbulent World

Oxford

The key note speakers will be: Professor Ralph Stacey, Business School, University of Hertfordshire, author of numerous books on complexity; Professor Bernard Lietaer, co-designed and implemented the convergence mechanism to single European currency system; Dr. Tony Kendle, Foundation Director at the Eden Project; Mark Lynas, Journalist and author of three books on climate change; Sarb Sembhi, Director of Metis-For, a world expert on networked surveillance, IT security and cybercrime.  The deadline for papers is April 30th, 2008. The early bird discount ends on June 30th, 2008. See www.ukss.org.uk  for more information or download a flyer here.

9th

Construction Resource Efficiency

Watford

A free one day interactive seminar from BRE. See here for a schedule and booking form.

10th- 11th

The Energy Event 08

Birmingham

This conference focuses on energy procurement, management and efficiency, including water efficiency, with over 120 exhibitors in seven exhibition rooms and a conference programme provided by the main bodies in the industry. You will gain valuable information on how to increase your company’s energy and water efficiency; you will also learn how to become more profitable and more importantly andhow to decrease your company’s carbon footprint. See here for further details.

15th

Volcanoes as agents for global change?

London

Join one of the winners of this year’s L’Oréal For Women In Science Fellowships as she talks about her work on volcanic hotspots and the environmental impacts of their emissions. See here for more information and a booking form.

15th

Euromoney and Ernst & Young Global Renewable Energy Awards

London

The awards programme, dubbed the ‘Green Oscars’, takes place every year alongside the Renewable Energy Finance Forum (REFF) London and is the perfect platform to celebrate the achievements in the private sector that drive continued growth in the renewable energy industry. See here for more information.

16th- 17th

Waste 2008

Manchester

The Fifth Biennial International Conference providing waste management professionals with a forum to present the findings of research and development and to debate topical waste and resource management challenges. See here for more details.

17th- 19th

PUrE Conference 2008: Impacts of Pollution in a Changing Urban Environment

Manchester

The main aim of the PUrE conference is to bring together internationally-leading researchers and experts to help address the challenges posed by pollution in cities. The conference will provide a forum for researchers and professionals from academe, industry and other organisations as well as policy makers to present and discuss the state-of-the-art developments in this field and to identify key future research needs. See here for further details.

17th

Striking the Balance Between Affordable and Sustainable Housing

London 9.30-16.30

This event will explore the themes of the Government’s Housing Green Paper and examine the challenges in increasing supply of housing; providing well designed and greener homes that are supported by infrastructure yet at the same time providing more affordable homes to buy or rent. See here for further details.

22nd- 24th

Air Pollution 2008

Skiathos, Greece

This conference is organised by the Wessex Institute of Technology and the objective of the conference is to bring together researchers who are active in the study of air contaminants. Case study papers are encouraged, particularly those discussing the evaluation of emission techniques and strategies. For more information please visit the conference website.

23rd

Thinking & Acting Sustainably: Profile of a 21st Century Professional

London

This one day workshop from the IES and PP4SD will bring together professionals from different areas to engage in practical activities and dialogue on sustainability and sustainable development. The workshop will explore ideas on how best to integrate sustainable development principles into your professional practice. Discounts for IES Members. Download a flyer and an application form or contact the IES office for more details.

23rd

Air Quality - Planning for the Future

Glasgow

Environmental Protection UK - Scottish Division (formerly NSCA Scotland) are happy to announce advance notice of their first major air quality event since their re-launch at the end of 2007. Email Iain Mclellan for further details.

23rd- 25th

Inhaled Particles X 2008

Sheffield

Topics will include cardiovascular disease, exposure to asbestos and other soil based contaminants, nano-particles. ETS, issues effecting developing countries and domestic exposure to biomass fuels. IPX will bring together world renowned and up and coming researchers from a wide range of specialist disciplines with a common aim and purpose: to understand better the nature of inhalable particles and their effects once inhaled. See here for more details.

29th- 30th

2nd European Water and Wastewater Management Conference

Birmingham

This conference will provide an update on the latest technologies available for the treatment of water and wastewaters, delivered as a series of submitted technical papers. This year also sees a greater number of organised workshops and as well as carbon management there will be a session devoted to the Future Water, the Government's proposed Strategy for Water with an opportunity to hear from the key figures across the industry in this debate. A workshop has also been organised to discuss awareness amongst the Water Companies of the WFD and its implications. Download a full programme here.

29th- 30th

13th EIONET Air Quality Management & Assessment Workshop

Brussels

The workshop will concentrate on the use of data and other environmental information in generating indicators and undertaking assessments. European and country or regional presentations on air pollution and assessment issues will feature. Download a registration form from the EIONET website.

October

15th

The IUCN World Conservation Congress

Barcelona

More than 8,000 of the world’s leading decision makers in sustainable development: from governments, NGOs, business, the UN and academia. Together in one place for 10 days: to debate, share, network, learn, commit, vote and decide. The objective: ideas, action and solutions for a diverse and sustainable world. Further details here.

15th

Air Quality Update: Local Action on Air Quality & Climate Change

Birmingham

With Climate Change becoming a bigger and bigger issue at both local and national level, the need to make practical local links between air quality and climate change is more pressing than ever. This year Environmental Protection UK's Autumn Update focuses on making these links, providing an update on practical local action and also national level activity that affects local practitioners. Our regular topics will not be forgotten, with updates on key air quality developments. See here for more details.

16th

Shrinking Habitats, Species Survival

London 19.00- 20.30

Some species are traditionally, and often unfairly, maligned, while other important species in remote areas are barely familiar to the general public. Tonight you will be hearing about conservation efforts by scientists and volunteers to create awareness of Brown Hyenas and wildlife of the Mongolian Steppe, and to find solutions for their shrinking habitats. Further details here.

21st- 23rd

BWEA30

London

Over 2,000 people will attend BWEA30, the UK’s leading renewable energy event. Over 100 speakers will take to the platform, from government ministers to champions of industry, to highlight the urgent need to invest in wind, wave and tidal power and the opportunities this will bring to the UK, and to address the remaining barriers facing the continued growth of the industry. See here for further details.

25th

SGR Annual Conference & AGM 2008

London

This year's conference will concentrate on issues relating to sustainable buildings and communities. Please check here for more information.

28th- 30th

ChemEng08

Birmingham

A forum for professional engineers and scientists to debate, network, learn, engage and promote. Whether you are an engineer or scientist, a student or an academic. With over 120 exhibitors, a vibrant seminar programme, a research arena and people on hand to advise on your career. See www.chemeng08.com.

November

6th

Solid Recovered Fuels - A Sustainable Option for Britain

London

Britain must renew its waste management systems over the next few years. There are plans to increase the proportion of energy supplied from renewable sources. Defra estimates that England could produce more than 2 million tonnes per year of Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) from household waste. This international conference will bring together current and potential users and producers of SRF. The event will enable local authorities, waste management companies, energy producers and energy users to listen to and discuss SRF with expert speakers from across Europe. See here for further details.

12th

The Burntwood Lecture 2008

London 17.30- 20.30

This year's lecture will be given by Baroness Barbara Young, former Head of the Environment Agency on the topic of 'Energy and the Environment'. The Duke of Westminster will chair the event. The lecture will be held at the Royal Society in London and will also feature the presentation of the John Rose Prize. To request a ticket please contact Adam Donnan.

20th- 21st

Halting the Global Decline in Amphibians: research and practice

TBD

Please contact Joy Hayward at the ZSL to register your interest.

21st

Soundings in Sustainalbility Literacy - A National ESD Swap shop

Gloucestershire

An excellent event where sustainability educators from across the country will gather to generate new insights into two crucial questions. What sustainability skills do graduates need to deal with the challenges of the 21st century? What active learning techniques can help them gain those skills? See here for further details and for a booking form.

December

2nd

Air Quality Modelling of Congested Traffic and Effective Road Traffic Improvements

London

The risk of exceedences of air quality limit values in the UK is primarily related to urban areas containing roads with congested traffic. Although the reporting of exceedences will depend on measurements, the consequences of various measures and plans designed to eliminate exceedences will depend crucially on our ability to accurately model the effect of actions taken and specifically to be able to model the emissions and dispersion of heavy traffic on congested roads. This meeting will focus on this topical issue and ways in which air quality can be improved by road traffic measures.

8th- 10th

2008 NCAS Atmospheric Science Conference

Bristol

See here for further details.

January 2009

February

March

23rd- 27th

Geological Field Skills Training Course: Training the Trainers

The GEES Subject Centre, in collaboration with the British Geological Survey, are running a residential field course to provide academic staff who have little previous experience of geological fieldwork with the skills to enable them to support basic field teaching, including geological mapping. Further details and a registration form will be available shortly. For more information contact Dr Jim Andrews.

April

1st- 3rd

Hypothesis VIII: Hydrogen Systems and Materials for Sustainability

Lisbon, Portugal

The purpose of the HYPOTHESIS series is to provide a forum where representatives from industry, public laboratories, universities and governmental agencies can meet, discuss and present the most recent advances in hydrogen technology. The conference will address all aspects, theoretical, experimental and prototype developments, of hydrogen as an energy carrier. See here for more information.

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