Events and Opportunities

Event: Grand Challenges and Integrated Innovations: Science for Poverty Eradication and Sustainable Development
25–26 February 2013 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The overarching goals of the conference are to:

1. Highlight the important contributions of science to poverty eradication and sustainable development
2. Connect IAP academies and members with Grand Challenge opportunities
3. Provide opportunity for IAP academies and members to shape future Grand Challenges
4. Showcase innovators, particularly young innovators, tackling these Grand Challenges

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Rio de Janeiro

Event: 9th International Conference on Ecosystems and Sustainable Development
8–20 June 2013 Bucharest, Romania

The aim of the conference is to encourage and facilitate interdisciplinary communication between scientists, engineers, economists and professionals working in ecological systems and sustainable development. Emphasis is given to those areas that will benefit from the application of scientific methods for sustainable development, including the conservation of natural systems around the world. The conference objectives have evolved over the years, seeking to integrate thermodynamics, ecology and economics into 'ecodynamics'. Learn more.

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Environment

Event: 2nd International Conference on Knowledge, Culture and Society
13–14 July 2013 Jakarta, Indonesia

ICKCS 2013 aims to bring together researchers, scientists, engineers, and scholar students to exchange and share their experiences, new ideas, and research results about all aspects of Knowledge, Culture and Society, and discuss the practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted. Learn more.

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Jakarta

Event: Nigeria Summit 2013: Enabling and Implementing the Change
19–20 March 2013 Lagos, Nigeria

Nigeria has a young and growing population, a wide range of natural resources and a government full of internationally renowned reformers yet life for the average Nigerian is not improving. There’s no shortage of visions that see Nigeria transformed into a dynamic, competitive economy where entrepreneurialism and innovation thrives. But the real need is for action at all levels. Bringing together 180+ international business leaders, investors, policymakers and influential commentators, our flagship Nigeria Summit will focus on what is being done to execute the vision. Learn more.

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Lagos

Event: Healthcare in Africa 2013: The Patient Perspective
19–20 February 2013 Cape Town, South Africa

Healthcare in Africa will once again gather 180+ influential healthcare stakeholders from government, providers, suppliers and patient groups to explore the key issues around healthcare systems in the continent. Our 2013 summit will focus on identifying healthcare solutions designed to meet the needs of patients – rather than the needs of doctors, governments, companies or donors. Patient-centric approaches are starting to become mainstream in developed healthcare markets, where they are coming to be seen as the best way to make good healthcare available to everyone at a manageable cost. Could the same be true in Africa or is taking the patient perspective an unaffordable luxury for most countries? Learn more.

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Health

Event: Dubai International Humanitarian Aid and Development Conference and Exhibition
25–27 March 2013 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The overall aim of DIHAD is to contribute to the further enhancement of technically sound and principled international humanitarian and development assistance. In keeping with Dubai’s strategic location between ‘East’ and ‘West’, its energetic entrepreneurial climate and diverse international character, DIHAD further endeavors to build bridges between various actors and countries from around the globe engaged in addressing needs of those affected by crises, disasters or the adverse effects of under-development. In addition, DIHAD strives to provide a platform where assistance providers can interface with relevant actors from the corporate and governmental sectors with a view to creating meaningful synergies in support of those in need. DIHAD aims to further evolve into a truly global event with a distinct yet appropriately-sized regional character. Learn more.

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Event: 19th Annual International Sustainable Development Research Conference
1–3 July 2013 Stellenbosch, South Africa

The central focus of ISDRC19 will be that of Just Transitions, with perspectives from both the global north and south. The outcome of ISDRC19 is expected to be similar to that stated by Swilling and Annecke (2012): “…there should be little doubt that imagining and implementing more sustainable futures is the greatest challenge that our generation faces. To do this we not only need new ways of thinking, but we need to understand the history of patterns of thinking that fail to appreciate the evolutionary significance of our incontrovertible dependence on other living species and nature in general.” Learn more.

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Environment

Event: The Justice Conference
22–23 February 2013 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Justice Conference is a two-day annual event to promote dialogue around justice related issues such as human trafficking, slavery, poverty, HIV/AIDS and human rights, featuring internationally acclaimed speakers, hundreds of humanitarian organizations and dozens of pre-conference workshops. Learn more.

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Justice and inclusion

Event: PEGNet Conference 2013: How to Shape Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Economies in the Developing World – Global, Regional, and Local Solutions
17–18 October 2013 Copenhagen, Denmark

Economic growth has come largely at the expense of natural resource depletion and environmental degradation, and has not yet provided the basis for substantial reductions in economic and social inequality, which is why the concept of green growth aims to find ways to make growth compatible with environmental sustainability without neglecting the social dimension. The conference will address cross-sectoral issues and aspects related to sustainable management of sectors like agriculture, industry, energy and transport; as well as the adoption of sustainable life styles reducing individual ecological footprints, equity concerns, and strategies for poverty eradication. Learn more.

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Environment

Event: Women Deliver Global Conference
28–30 May 2013 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

At the Women Deliver 2013 conference, we expect more than 5,000 participants from Ministries of Health, Finance and Development Cooperation, Parliaments, leading civil society organizations, global companies, media and more. Through our groundbreaking conferences we convened in 2007 and 2010, Women Deliver galvanized political commitment, financial investments and on-the-ground action to reduce maternal mortality and achieve universal access to reproductive health. In 2013, we will focus on the links between health and other issues critical to the empowerment of girls and women, including education, environment, human rights, and more. More than 120 concurrent sessions, high-level plenaries, skills-building workshops, and ministerial and parliamentarian forums will inspire and inform your work to build a better world for girls and women. Learn more.

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