Glenn Welker
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Subject: ECOTECH'94 - CALL FOR PAPERS
Author: "Announcements: Ecotechnology conference 1994"
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Date: 11/4/93 9:49 AM
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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS AND PAPERS
International Conf. on Ecotechnology for Sustainable Development.
(January - Sept 1994)
You are invited to present a paper either via computer or at a
local face-to-face seminar between January and September 1994.
To accomodate your area of expertise and interests, the general scope of
topics of the Ecotechnology Conference is wide and will deal with many
facets of human life and management of the natural environment. The
conference will however give special focus on aspects related to the
research, development and applications of environmentally and ecologically
sound technologies and practices that contribute to sustainable
development.
Theme 1: UNSUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES
This theme covers practices and technologies that are wasteful and which
result in the depletion and degradation of natural resources, such as
deforestation, salinization, desertification, etc). The scope also includes
practices and by-products which cause or increase pollution of air, water
and land. The objective of this section is to enable us to point our
fingers at unsustainable technologies and to recommend improvements or to
suggest and give greater focus on better and existing alternative
technologies or practices.
Theme 2: PRINCIPLES AND HISTORY OF ECOTECHNOLOGY AND SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
This theme invites papers dealing with, for example: approaches and
concepts on ecotechnology and sustainable development; and policies and
strategies for accelerating eco-sustainable development and natural
resource management. Religion, rituals and socio-economic factors can
greatly influence people's concepts and practices in living in harmony with
nature and sustainable development. Were ancient cultures sustainable -
what remains and why they are disappearing ?.
Theme 3: IDENTIFICATION AND PROMOTION OF SPECIFIC ECOTECHNOLOGIES AND
PRACTICES
Theme 3 will cover papers describing specific indigenous and modern
technologies and practices which may be related to livelihood activities in
agriculture, fisheries, animal husbandry and forestry. They may deal with
food (indigenous foods, fermentations); energy and fuel (bioenergy and
biofuels, solar, wind, geothermal, hydro, tidal, electro-chemical, hydro-
electric, renewable energy); human and animal health (alternative and
herbal medicine); pest control (e.g. microbial or plant pesticides),
biofertilizers (e.g. composts, microbial inoculants, green manure); natural
fibres; etc. Papers on non-agricultural technologies or natural resource
conservation and management are also invited. These may include
technologies for recycling or to maximise the use of resources and other
alternative and appropriate technologies.
Theme 4: INTEGRATED ECOTECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEMS AND PROGRAMS
The theme focuses on integrated systems which are used by tribes and
villagers, rural inland communities, coastal and river communities, and in
cities. It welcomes success stories and project descriptions for e.g. mixed
and integrated farming systems, integrated pest control and resource
management systems, etc. This section also covers descriptions of national,
regional and international projects or programs related to ecotechnology and
sustainable development.
ABSTRACT
An abstract should contain title of paper, names(s) of authors (first name,
FAMILY NAME(s)), postal address(es) and email address, phone and fax nrs.
The abstract (excluding title, names and addresses) should not more than 30
lines (75 characters per line). Abstracts may be submitted between Nov 1st
1993 and Aug 31, 1994. An early submission would however be appreciated as
to facilitate the planning of the conference. Please send your abstract
(ascii file) to: ET-PLAN@SEARN.SUNET.SE.
PAPER PRESENTATION
To present a paper at the computer conference, you should able to receive
and send e-mail. In very special situation, fax may be used. You are only
require to check your email daily from the agreed date of your presentation
for 2 weeks.
Deadline for submission of full papers:
3 weeks before the agreed date of your presentation. Please e-mail your
paper to ET-PLAN@SEARN.SUNET.SE. Full papers should be at least 250 lines
and not more than 400 lines (max 75 characters per line, max 10 references
with full title of publication).
LOCAL SEMINAR
If several abstracts are received from a city, a local face-to-face
seminar may also be organized locally; you will be informed by the local
organizer. Local seminars may also be organized to help participants who do
not have e-mail. Please contact the Network Manager if you like to
volunteer to organize a local one-day or half-day seminar.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The mailing list ET-ANN (Announcements: Ecotechnology Conf.1994)
stores earlier announcements on the Conference. To get these, email to
LISTSERV@SEARN.SUNET.SE with message :
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To receive future announcements (scientific programs, location of seminars
and workshops, etc), please join ET-ANN. Address your email to:
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From:
Mr. Eng-Leong Foo (ECOTECH'94 Network Manager)
UNESCO Microbial Resources Center, Karolinska Inst.
10401 Stockholm, Sweden.
Email: eng-leong_foo_mircen-ki@micforum.ki.se
Fax: 46-8-331547