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Smart Cities in Smart Regions - Call for Papers / Registration

May 10 2016
May 12 2016
Europe/Helsinki
Sibelius Hall
Ankkurikatu 7
15140 Lahti

This international Conference offers an excellent meeting, networking and discussion forum and brings together thinkers, planners, practitioners, academics and experts from businesses, private and public sector government to share latest ideas, discuss products, processes and to debate issues and challenges around themes relating to the creation of more 'Smart Cities in Smart Regions'.

From smart cities to smart learning environments - A comparative study

Feb 9 2016 16:00
Europe/London
University of Glasgow
Room 432, School of Education
St. Andrews Building, 11 Eldon Street

We are in the midst of a new economic age, a complex competitive landscape defined largely by globalization and digitalisation. That means that the utilization and production of knowledge and innovativeness have become critical to organizational survival (Uhl-Bien, Marion, McKelvey, 2007).

UALL 2016 Annual Conference, University of Oxford - The engaged university as a public good

Mar 16 2016
Mar 18 2016
Europe/London
Rewley House, University of Oxford
1 Wellington Square
Oxford

The Annual Conference is the high point of the UALL year, and we are pleased that our 2016 Conference will be held at Rewley House, University of Oxford. I am pleased to attach the outline Conference Programme together with the Call for Papers (deadline 30 November):

RESURBE III International Conference on Urban Resilience - 17-20 February 2016

Feb 17 2016
Feb 20 2016
Mexico/General
UNAM
National Autonomous University of Mexico
Mexico City

Recycling Cities Network (RECNET) is pleased to announce RESURBE III International Conference on Urban Resilience, to be held in 17-20 February 2016 in Mexico City, Mexico.



RESURBE III is hosted by The National Autonomous University of Mexico UNAM,  and organized in the frame of RESURBE International Program on Urban Resilience.



CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES 


RESURBE III main objective is to facilitate the discussion on urban resilience, aiming at empowering local communities for local actions.


International Committee for the Collections and Activities of Museums of Cities - Migration Workshop Glasgow 26/27 November 2015

Nov 26 2015
Nov 27 2015
Europe/London
Open Museum
200 Woodhead Rd
Glasgow

We are living in cities which are becoming more culturally and linguistically diverse through migration. In 2015 CAMOC, in its special 10th year anniversary, decided to focus on migration and its representation in city museums, first by dedicating its annual conference on the theme and now by partnering with the Open Museum, Glasgow to organise a special interactive workshop on 26/27 November 2015. I hope that PASCAL subscribers may be interested in attending.

Bristol Learning City Partnership LCN Inclusion Workshop - 12 November 2015

Nov 12 2015 09:30
Nov 12 2015 12:30
Europe/London
St Pauls Learning and Family Centre
94 Grosvenor Rd
Bristol

The Bristol Learning City Partnership will shortly be holding a workshop which is part of the PASCAL's Learning City Network series of inclusion workshops . The workshop is taking place at the St Pauls Learning and Family Centre, Grosvenor Road, St Pauls, Bristol BS2 8XJ on 12th November from 9.30 – 12.30.

Seniors as Lifelong Learners: barriers, strategies, outcomes - RMIT Melbourne - 30 Nov 2015

Nov 30 2015
Australia/Melbourne
RMIT, City Campus
Storey Hall, 336/348 Swanston St
Melbourne

You are invited to a PASCAL Learning Cities Networks Inclusion Workshop, "Seniors as Lifelong Learners: barriers, strategies, outcomes", at RMIT on 30 November, 2015. The venue is Seminar Rooms 1 & 2, Storey Hall, RMIT City Campus, Building 16, Level 7, 336-348 Swanston Street, Melbourne.

Engaging Society in Responsible Research and Innovation: What¹s Next?

Nov 9 2015
Nov 10 2015
Europe/Brussels
Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts
Academy Palace, Hertogsstraat 1
Brussels

The future of the European science and technology field depends on Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI). Wider engagement with European citizens, stakeholders and users is a crucial part of this emerging landscape. Regardless of what role you play in research and innovation in the future you will need to consider how societal actors can work with you to address societal challenges.

Turning up the Heat: Why the World must reach an agreement in Paris

Oct 15 2015 17:30
Australia/Melbourne
RMIT City Campus, The Chamber, Building 1, level 2R
124-126 La Trobe St
Melbourne

In 2015, France will be hosting and presiding the 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21/CMP11), otherwise known as “Paris 2015” from November 30th to December 11th. COP21 will be a crucial conference, as it needs to achieve a new international agreement on the climate, applicable to all countries, with the aim of keeping global warming below 2°C.

Commonwealth People's Forum 2015 programme announced

Nov 23 2015
Nov 26 2015
Europe/Malta
Corinthia Hotel
St. George's Bay
St Julian's STJ 3301

Headed by a keynote speech by environmental activist and author Vandana Shiva, the programme has been announced for the Commonwealth People's Forum (CPF) 2015.

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