Conducting your Green Office Gap Assessment

When:  1.0  hours/week for 4 weeks (Feb. 2, 8,16 & 23, 2012 ). 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST.

Where: ON-LINE (All sessions are recorded so you never miss a session).

STUDENT PRICE: $ 148.75

Description:

In this program conduct a “green” office gap assessment by completing an energy, water, waste, healthy workspaces and transportation checklist. Learn about strategies for understanding your Office baseline. And examine the best practice steps for Green Office implementation.

65% off for students, on a first come basis

Link: http://www.sustainabilitylearningcentre.com/Public-Courses/steps-to-greening-your-office-environment.html

ON-LINE Integrating ISO 26000 (Social Responsibility) into your Management Systems.

When: Feb. 7 to Feb. 28, 2012. 1:00 to 2:30 pm EST.

Where: ON-LINE All sessions are recorded so you never miss a session.

Description:

In this course we will show you how ISO 26000 provides practical guidance to the standard measurement and operationalization of Social Responsibility within your company and your supply chain.

We will also demonstrate its value in providing guidance for stakeholder engagement, CSR reports and claims. Business wants guidance on the best metrics to help benchmark, signal commitment to sustainability, and identify areas that need improvement. In this program we will show you how ISO 26000 can provide this guidance. 65% off for students, on a first come basis

Link: www.sustainabilitylearningcentre.com

Ontario Network for Sustainable Energy Policy ? Annual Workshop (2012)

Niagara?on?the?Lake, ON, 23 ?25 April 2012

The sustainable provision of energy services is critical to development, at household, local, national and globalscales.  Effective policy plays a role in advancing this goal.  Clearly?articulated principles and well?crafted rules toguide decision?making can help communities advance sustainable energy provision while simultaneouslyimproving their standard of living. In the Canadian province of Ontario, energy issues lie near the top of the political agenda.  As the Provinceattempts to transform its economy based upon ‘green energy’ strategies, there is a lively debate regarding themost effective means of moving forward.  This workshop aims to contribute to this discussion by hosting papersthat investigate aspects of energy policy that have consequence for Ontario.  This could either be investigationsof issues in which Ontario plays a role (e.g., communities within Ontario, the province as a whole, or some largerphysical grouping in which Ontario is important) or studies of experiences outside of Ontario but for whichlessons for Ontario are evident and systematically applied (e.g., evaluation of a policy experience in anothercountry, and its application to Ontario). While we welcome proposals from the entire range of energy policy issues, including those that are concernedwith any of a variety of ‘fuels’ or ‘end?uses’, we are particularly interested in papers that address one or more ofthe following themes: 1) What is the role of community energy planning?2) What have been the economic, social, planning, political and other impacts of Ontario's Green Energyand Green Economy Act and similar legislation in other jurisdictions?3) How do electoral politics influence energy policies?4) To what extent, and in what ways, do energy policy and climate policy interact?5) How have innovations in conservation and demand management policies succeeded and/or failed inadvancing energy sustainability? While paper presenters are not obliged to produce a complete, written paper for the workshop, they areexpected to make a presentation using slides and/or a handout.  All presenters will be encouraged to submittheir materials to the workshop organisers (e.g., their slides) no later than one week after the workshop’sconclusion, so that they may be posted on the ONSEP website. Interested individuals are invited to submit a title and 300?word abstract before 1 February 2012.  Applicantswill be notified whether their paper is accepted for presentation at the workshop by 15 February 2012.  Successful applicants will then have until 1 March 2012 to register for the workshop.  Non?registration by thistime may mean that their acceptance will be withdrawn, and that their paper?slot may be offered to anotherapplicant.  (Registration fees will be $500 per person – though $250 for students; this includes room and boardfor the duration of the workshop.

Information is available at http://www.onsep.org)

Applications should be sent to Prof. Ian Rowlands (irowlands@uwaterloo.ca), University of Waterloo with thesubject?line of ‘ONSEP 2012 abstract’. Inquiries may also be directed to Prof. Rowlands. (Note: FES may cover the registration costs of the FES student whose paper is accepted)

CALL FOR PAPERS

UNDERGRADUATE CONFERENCE on LATIN AMERICAN & CARIBBEAN STUDIESFriday, March 16, 2012 @ York University, Toronto

The Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC) at York University is inviting undergraduate students to present papers on any topic related to Latin America and the Caribbean. In recognition of the diversity of research projects, papers are welcome from all disciplines including (but not limited to) the social sciences, humanities, fine arts, environmental studies, law and business. This conference represents an outstanding opportunity to recognize the work of undergraduate students and to provide them with a setting to further explore their academic interests. The students will be asked to present their papers in a panel chaired by an upper-level graduate student. Emphasis will be placed on helping students improve their presentation, critical thinking as well as research skills. Presenters will receive a CERLAC Certificate of Accomplishment. The Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC) is an interdisciplinary research unit concerned with the economic development, political and social organization, and cultural contributions of Latin America and the Caribbean. The Centre works to build academic and cultural links between these regions and Canada; to inform researchers, policy advisors, and the public on matters concerning the regions; and to assist in the development of research and teaching institutions that directly benefit the peoples of the regions.

Contact/Submissions: We encourage applicants to submit 10 pages maximum (double space) papers to lacsconf@yorku.ca.

The deadline for the submission of papers is Friday, February 17, 2012.

Applicants will receive confirmation of acceptance by early March.

For more information about CERLAC

The first IACPES Summer Course in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics will be held the week of Aug 27-31, 2012 at York University.

We ask that all IACPES students put this week on hold. We are happy to have investigators and collaborators attend as well. The summer course will be open to non-IACPES students who have an interest in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. Other activities during the week will also be open to non-IACPES students, conditional on space availability. Travel and accommodation costs will be covered for all IACPES students. More details will be forthcoming. A brief synopsis of the week is as follows: August 27 - IACPES Symposium (all students should plan on making a presentation) August 28-30 - Summer Course in ACP August 31 - Training activities for students (to be announced) No further details are available at the moment; they will be communicated as they come available.

We look forward to seeing you all in August.

For information on IACPES visit: http://fsepg.apps01.yorku.ca/