15.-17.02.2012 in Wien
Join the first Multinational Knowledge Brokerage Event on Sustainable Consumer Electronics!
The event will address various puzzling questions raised within the fields of ICT in general, and sustainable consumer electronics in particular, with regards to their contribution to economic growth and sustainable consumption. Discussions will specifically focus on the issues of energy labelling, e-waste, the potential of telework, as well the diffusion of broadband internet and its implications for residential energy consumption.
We are happy to welcome high-level keynote speakers from the policy and research arenas:
- Lorenz Hilty, University of Zurich & EMPA
- Peter Johnston, European Policy Center & Club of Rome
- Inge Røpke, Technical University of Denmark
- Vida Rozite, International Energy Agency
Date: 15-17 February
Venue: Vienna University of Economics and Business
The event offers:
• easy access to cutting-edge research findings on sustainable consumption and economic growth in the context of sustainable consumer electronics,
• a networking opportunity with policy makers, an internationally rewarded research group and top scholars from all over Europe,
• the opportunity to learn innovative forms and methods of effective knowledge brokerage,
• an exploration and visualisation of contradictions and synergies of sustainable consumption and economic growth in the context of sustainable consumer electronics.
The event is carried out within the FP7 funded project RESPONDER which aims to promote sustainable consumption by exploring novel ways of knowledge brokerage that help to improve management of potential political, social and economic contradictions with economic growth. For further information, please see the event flyer attached.
Please note that the number of participants is limited to 40 people. For registration and/or further information, please send the attached registration sheet to ict@scp-responder.eu by January 22, 2012. Participants will receive a final confirmation letter of registration right after the deadline.
Veranstaltung
Vortrag: Wirtschaft ohne Wachstum?
