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21st international conference on science and technology indicators

Francesca Irene Cavallaro — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 12:41:36 +0000

This conference aims to stimulate reflection on the challenges posed to S&T indicator development and use in geographical, cognitive or social spaces that are peripheral or marginal to the centres of economic, scientific or technological activity. The focus is also on emerging areas of research and innovation that are inadequately described by existing, quantitative or qualitative indicators.

The conference will consider papers on a broad variety of topics, with a strong focus on those related to its general theme of “Peripheries, frontiers and beyond”. These include but are not limited to:

Data infrastructure for research metrics
Social media and alternative metrics
Visualisation for policy and evaluation
How do indicators shape research agendas?
Evaluation of mission-oriented research
Science participation and communication
Inclusive innovation and grassroots innovation
Indicators for sustainable development in socio-economic transitions.
Economic regions in transition
Gender and gendered research and innovation
International benchmarking of innovation: challenges and adequacy
Innovation, creativity and culture

Deadline for paper submissions is March 14, 2016.

More information at http://www.sti2016.org/

Land and Poverty Conference 2016: Scaling up Responsible Land Governance

Francesca Irene Cavallaro — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 13:25:50 +0000

The World Bank is pleased to announce the 17th Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty from March 14 to 18, 2016 at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington D.C. The conference theme will be: Scaling up Responsible Land Governance.

Recording of rights for all is increasingly within reach, with services becoming more affordable and appropriate, making tenure more secure. Technology innovations make geospatial data increasingly accessible, along with the growth in capacity to automate processes and manage information, consumer feedback, and electronic payments. Experience with managing systematic registration at-scale and fit-for purpose approaches, participatory mapping, and other forms of crowd sourcing are expanding. The question is no longer whether it can be done but to guarantee inclusiveness, sustainability, reliability, keeping systems current, building capacity and to ensure that better land information and more tenure security contribute to wider societal goals.

For more information, please visit here http://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2015/07/20/land-and-poverty-conference-2016-scaling-up-responsible-land-governance#1

26th Annual IFAMA World Conference & 12th Wageningen International Conference on Chain and Network Management – IFAMA/WICaNeM 2016

Francesca Irene Cavallaro — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 13:16:22 +0000

The International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IFAMA), IFAMA Europe, Wageningen University and the Danish Food Cluster cordially invite submissions for participation in the combined 26th Annual IFAMA World Conference and the 12th Wageningen International Conference on Chain and Network Management (WICANEM) in the picturesque city of Aarhus, Denmark, June 19th to 23rd 2016.

IFAMA, in its 26^th Annual Conference and WICaNeM, in its 12^th Bi-Annual Conference have a history of bringing together relevant innovations and research from industry and academia, which is the hallmark of this conference. A special track on Responsible Innovation in Chains and Networks will take place, and the track coordinators are:

Vincent Blok (Wageningen University, The Netherlands)

Victor Scholten (Delft University, The Netherlands)

Rob Lubberink (Wageningen University, The Netherlands)

The deadline for submitting abstracts of posters, papers, and case studies is November 29, 2015.

For more information please visit here, http://www.ifama.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageID=3621

Critical Issues in Science, Technology and Society Studies – IAS-STS 2016

Francesca Irene Cavallaro — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 10:25:09 +0000

Proposals for special sessions at the next IAS-STS Conference 2016, “Critical Issues in Science, Technology and Society Studies”, are now welcome!

Interested organizers are encouraged to submit both a topic relevant to Science, Technology and Society Studies, as well as a format for the session proposed.

Important dates:

Call for special sessions – 16^th October 2015
Conference – 9^th to 10^th May 2016

For more information please visit http://www.sts.aau.at/ias/IAS-STS/Upcoming-Activities/Call-for-Special-Sessions-STS-Conference-Graz-2016

7th Living Knowledge Conference

Francesca Irene Cavallaro — Mon, 07 Sep 2015 12:11:55 +0000

This Living Knowledge Conference is being funded by the European Commission as part of the EnRRICH project – Enhancing Responsible Research and Innovation through Curricula in Higher Education. EnRRICH aims to build policy, practice and partnerships to create a better awareness of the value of RRI in the curriculum, and to build the capacity of students across Europe to engage in collaborative, ethical open research with communities. As a result the main focus of this conference will be how to build collaborative research into learning and teaching structures in Higher Education.

The official conference website is in progress and will be launched very soon. However, for information is available at http://www.livingknowledge.org/livingknowledge/science-shops/conferences/7th-living-knowledge-conference

Important dates:

7 January 2016: Deadline for submission of abstracts
February 2016: Notification of acceptance of abstracts
March 2016: Deadline for early bird registration
22-24 June 2016: Conference.

1st World Humanitarian Summit – WHS 2016

Francesca Irene Cavallaro — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 14:09:46 +0000

The World Humanitarian Summit is an initiative of the United Nations Secretary-General. The first global summit on humanitarian action of this size and scope, it will be held in Istanbul on 23 – 24 May 2016. The goal of this summit is to bring the global community together to commit to new ways of working together to save lives and reduce hardship around the globe.

The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has tasked the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to manage the WHS. OCHA has worked closely with partners and key stakeholders, including governments, NGOs, UN agencies, the Red Cross / Red Crescent movement, civil society organizations, community groups, businesses, academic institutions and others on the preparations, and will continue to do so in the lead-up to the summit and beyond.

For more information please visit https://www.worldhumanitariansummit.org/whs_about?utm_source=A&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=WHS_FrontPage&utm_content=Banner+Click