Earth'09: International Conference on Green Management in a Warming World: Challenges and Opportunities

The conference will be held at Cochin, Kerala, India, 20 to 21 March 2009, organized by Chair, Global Environmental Change, SCMS COCHIN and UNESCO Peace Chair, Manipal University. The conference aims at addressing the present and future challenges of global environmental change and their implications on businesses and the society at large. The key theme of Earth'09 is 'Green Management in a Warming World: Challenges and Opportunities'.

 

For further details please see the website: http://scmsgroup.org/php/show_newsdetails.php

ENVIROENERGY 2009

An International Conference on Energy and Environment, EnviroEnergy 2009, is being conducted by the National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, India during 19-21 March 2009, Taj Chandigarh, Chandigarh INDIA. The Conference aims at addressing the challenges in the emerging areas of energy and environment to achieve sustainable development. The Conference, EnviroEnergy 2009, shall provide a useful forum to academicians, technologists, entrepreneurs and policy makers worldwide for exchange of concepts and emerging technologies in the fields of energy and environment. It shall include a highly focused technical program consisting of presentations on regular and specialized tracks at the intersection of business and technology; exhibits of new products, technologies and solutions from academia and industry. The Conference shall attempt to evolve an agenda for environmental policies, identification of green technologies and their subsequent implementation for sustainable development.

 

For more details please see the website: http://www.enviroenergy2009.

6th International Biofuels Conference

The 6^th International Biofuels Conference is scheduled to be held on March 4-5, 2009, at Hotel Le Meridien, New Delhi. The conference will deliberate on some of the most relevant and contentious issues facing the biofuels movement. The conference is designed to provide in-depth information about the local and global potential of this sector, to facilitate debate on the concerns raised, and proposes to examine new developments in the biofuels industry. The themes are: 1) Biofuels Policy 2) Next Generation Biofuels 3) International Perspectives 4) Technology, by-products and value addition    5) Food vs Fuel debate: The case for India 6) Evolution of biofuels in different states of India 6) Other issues relevant to the current context.

 

For more information about the conference please visit the website: http://www.winrockindia.org

Green Energy Summit 2009

The Green Energy Summit 2009 will be held at Bangalore, Karnataka, India, 3 to 7 March 2009. It will explore path breaking initiatives, tech, products & solutions that will accelerate the production and adoption of viable, new, non-polluting forms of energy. The conference runs along four tracks. These are: Green power - will focus on the actions that are required to make renewable energy a significant part of the Indian energy portfolio mix. Green IT - will explore IT strategies and best practices for energy use, identify and examine key technologies. Green buildings - will focus on growth opportunities in all aspects of green architecture, design, engineering and maintenance, leading to high performance buildings. Green fuels - will examine the challenges ahead in improving the sustainability of our transport systems, while reducing our carbon footprint.

 

For more details please see the website: http://www.greenenergysummit.com

ANA World Conference 2009

ANA World Conference – 2009 on "Animal Nutrition: Preparedness to Combat Challenges" is being organized by Animal Nutrition Association (ANA), India in collaboration with Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, International Livestock Research Institute, Addis Ababa, and Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar. The conference will be held at New Delhi, India, 14^th to 17^th February 2009. The conference will comprise of 03 plenary sessions and 08 symposia covering topics related to feed resources, farming system, livestock production, biotechnology and other related areas. Besides there will be 03 Round Tables on topics of current interest. The themes are: Animal Nutrition, Feed resources, Mixed Farming, Environment, Food Safety, Biotechnology, Livestock production, Feed quality assurance.
 
For more details please see the website:http://www.anaworldcon2009.in/

Mega Water Expo 2009

Water Expo 2009 is scheduled at Chennai Trade Centre, Tamil Nadu, India during February 26th, 27th and 28th 2009. The expo will focus on water management with a special focus on packaged drinking water. Other highlights include WATMAN 2009 – a three day conference on water management with a special focus on the theme - Conserve, Recycle and Reuse and a two day workshop on wastewater management.
To know more about the conference please see the website: http://watertoday.org

Advanced Technology in Exploration and Exploitation of Minerals

The conference will be held at the Taj Hari Mahal, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, 14 to 16 February 2009. The Conference will showcase technological solutions for effective and safe exploration and mining in the current production driven resource environment. These technologies cover a wide spectrum of mining activities, from exploration, mine planning and scheduling to mine operations, management and control. The Conference will be an opportunity for industry and academia to meet and discuss solutions for achieving safe and profitable mining in the production oriented market. The overall objective of this Conference is to address the measures, mechanisms and policies that are indispensable to exploit minerals more efficiently in future. The specific aim is to see how India can utilize advanced technology to thrive and stay ahead and also identify technology areas where advances can improve energy efficiencies, increase productivity and reduce wastes from mining activities.

For more details please see the website: http://www.mineadvtech.com

International Symposium on Rock Mechanics and Geo environment in Mining and Allied Industries (RGMA-09)

   

The symposium will be held at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, 12 to 14 February 2009. The symposium is being convened to assess and understand the interface of the different aspects of the theory, tools and practices of Rock Mechanics on one hand and the Geoenvironment on the other, in the mining and allied industries. The symposium themes are: (a) ROCK MECHANICS - • Laboratory and in-situ investigations, • Mechanics of Rock Breakage, • Rock Fragmentation: tools and techniques, options of analysis,• Mechanics of structures in and on rocks, • Rock-reinforcements and Stabilizations of structures, • Modelling and Analysis of Rock Mass Behavior, • Underground Space Applications, • Mechanics of Extreme workings, • IT-enabled Rock Mechanics: Scope of Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Fuzzy and Artificial Neural Network. (b) GEO-ENVIRONMENT - • Prediction and Management of Ground Vibrations, Flyrocks and Airblasts, • Subsidence- prediction and mitigation of its impacts, • Impact of mining/ rock excavations on ground water and air, • Coal Bed and Coal Mine Methane drainage, • Slope stability and land slides, • Geo-hazards, • Reclamation and closure of mines, • IT-enabled Geo-environment
For more details please see the website: http://www.itbhu.ac.in/min/conferences/rgma/rgma09.html

National Conference on Disaster Management

The Asian Institute of Management & Technology, Dhaurang, Yamuna Nagar is organizing a National Conference on "Disaster Management" during 22-24 February 2009. The objectives of the conference are: (a) To make people aware of these disasters and disaster prevention, mitigation and preparedness. (b) To share recent experiences of major disasters, how they were tackled and what were the lessons learnt. (c) To get acquainted with recent developments in technology and other knowledge that can aid prevention and mitigation of disaster. (d) To make a future road map on disaster management for India. (e) To draft recommendations for a global policy in saving the earth and its environment from natural disasters.
For more details about the conference please see the website:  www.NCDM2009.com