The Conference aims at providing a forum for an analysis of the new developments and a new vision of the future. Recent events - such as the conflicts within several North African and Middle East oil and gas-exporting countries, and the nuclear disaster in Japan - have added elements of...

The objective of the conference will be to examine the dynamism of the world energy sectors in the context of what effect the Kyoto Process, which ends in 2012, had on the energy markets, technologies, and systems of the world, as well as what technological and market developments occurred in...

CONFERENCE THEMES: - Theoretical and empirical models of government policies for the bioeconomy - The impact of the bioeconomy on agriculture production, welfare, and poverty reduction - Import bans and restrictions, biosafety and environmental regulations, trade, and intellectual property...

Environment, energy, health, food safety and food security are among the most important nowadays issues linked with the challenge of a sustainable development of the so called bio-economy. Agriculture is a core sector of the bio-economy but the latter includes other important industries...

Topics: Energy economics and finance; Energy security and politics; Energy production and alternative energy resources; Linkages among energy markets; Modeling energy prices and volatility; Energy derivatives; Energy efficiency; Energy geopolitics; OPEC and non-OPEC energy production and policy;...

Papers are welcome in the fields of employment and industrial relations, human resource management, labour history, the economics and sociology of work, and related disciplines.

The co-operation of several co-organisers makes it possible to fall back on different competences in the areas of sustainability and renewable energy in particular and to seize them in a successful symbiosis.

The 2009 conference will discuss the Impact of Globalization on Technological Changes upon organizations and society that will lead to sustainable development. Attendees will focus on the drivers for Technological changes such as Higher Education and Community AQUIS and the impact of IT,...

ECKM 2009 provides an opportunity for academics and practitioners from Europe and elsewhere who are involved in the study; management, development and implementation of knowledge management initiatives to come together and exchange ideas.

Conference technical topics include: Air quality monitoring and assessment; Chemometrics; Ecological monitoring; Energy and Environment; Environmental human health statistics; Environmental monitoring; Environmental reporting and indicators; Environmental standards Environmental surveys;...