From sabine.campe@pik-potsdam.de Thu Nov 21 11:33:57 2002 Received: from mailscan1.cac.washington.edu (mailscan1.cac.washington.edu [140.142.32.136]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.12.1+UW01.12/8.12.1+UW02.11) with SMTP id gALJXurw031376 for ; Thu, 21 Nov 2002 11:33:57 -0800 Received: FROM mxu5.u.washington.edu BY mailscan1.cac.washington.edu ; Thu Nov 21 11:33:56 2002 -0800 Received: from s8.pik-potsdam.de (s8.pik-potsdam.de [193.174.19.132]) by mxu5.u.washington.edu (8.12.1+UW01.12/8.12.1+UW02.11) with ESMTP id gALJXsWH021907 for ; Thu, 21 Nov 2002 11:33:55 -0800 Received: from LT66 (lt66.pik-potsdam.de [193.174.17.86]) by s8.pik-potsdam.de (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with SMTP id UAA33126; Thu, 21 Nov 2002 20:35:06 +0100 Message-ID: <077601c29195$0caa57c0$5611aec1@pikpotsdam.de> From: "Sabine Campe" To: Subject: Invitation, 2002 Berlin Conference on the Hum Dim of GEC Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 20:34:44 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0773_01C2919D.6CC2E480" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0773_01C2919D.6CC2E480 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I N V I T A T I O N 2002 BERLIN CONFERENCE ON THE HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL = CHANGE "Knowledge for the Sustainability Transition: The Challenge for Social = Science" Free University of Berlin, 6-7 December 2002 The Environmental Policy and Global Change section of the German = Political Science Association is pleased to invite you to its 2002 = Berlin Conference "Knowledge for the Sustainability Transition: The = Challenge for Social Science".=20 The 2002 Berlin Conference will explore the role of knowledge in times = of global environmental change from a variety of perspectives, = including:=20 * the influence of different kinds of sustainability knowledge on = international and national global change policies, ranging from the role = of global environmental science to local education and awareness = programmes;=20 * the different ways in which political systems influence the = generation, synthesis, and dissemination of sustainability knowledge; = and=20 * the challenges of new notions of integrative knowledge production = systems, such as Sustainability Science, for the social sciences. Conference web site: www.environmental-policy.de (-> 2002 Berlin = Conference). The 2002 Berlin Conference has been endorsed by Institutional Dimensions = of Global Environmental Change (IDGEC), a core project of the = International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change = (IHDP), as well as by the Federation of German Scientists (VDW) and the = German Association for the United Nations Berlin-Brandenburg chapter. The 2002 Berlin Conference is organised by the Global Governance Project = (www.glogov.org), a joint research programme of the Potsdam Institute = for Climate Impact Research (PIK), the Environmental Policy Research = Unit of the Free University of Berlin, and Oldenburg University. Keynote speakers are: * Dr Rajendra PACHAURI, chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate = Change, and director, Tata Energy Research Institute, New Delhi * Professor John SCHELLNHUBER, director, Tyndall Centre for Climate = Change Research, and founding director, Potsdam Institute for Climate = Impact Research * Professor Coleen VOGEL, chair, International Human Dimensions = Programme * Professor Oran YOUNG, chair, IHDP Institutional Dimensions core = project The conference features six parallel panel sessions, seven plenary = presentations, and two open Knowledge Conversations, with a total of 130 = speakers from 35 countries. Panellists are drawn from a variety of = fields, including political science, policy studies, environmental = science, international relations, environmental economics, science and = technology studies, sociology, and international law. In order to facilitate our planning, we request participants to = pre-register for the conference by fax. The registration form is = downloadable at www.environmental-policy.de (-> 2002 Berlin Conference). = Deadline for registration is Friday, 29 November 2002. We have taken all efforts to prevent cross-postings of this e-mail, and = apologise for any failures in this respect. We look forward to seeing you at what promises to be an exciting = conference. With best regards, Frank Biermann Chair, Environmental Policy and Global Change section of the German = Political Science Association, and leader, Global Governance Project = (glogov.org) Sabine Campe Manager, 2002 Berlin Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global = Environmental Change, and research fellow, Global Governance Project = (glogov.org) Contact: berlin-conference@pik-potsdam.de ****************************** Global Governance Project Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) PO Box 60 12 03 14412 Potsdam, Germany Facsimile ++49-(0)331-288-2640 / E-mail: = berlin-conference@pik-potsdam.de URL: http://www.glogov.org ****************************** ------=_NextPart_000_0773_01C2919D.6CC2E480 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I N V I T A T I O N
 
2002 BERLIN CONFERENCE ON THE HUMAN = DIMENSIONS OF=20 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
 
"Knowledge for the Sustainability = Transition: The=20 Challenge for Social Science"
 
Free University of Berlin, 6-7 December = 2002
 
The Environmental Policy and Global = Change section=20 of the German Political Science Association is pleased to invite you to = its 2002=20 Berlin Conference "Knowledge for the Sustainability Transition: The = Challenge=20 for Social Science".
 
The 2002 Berlin Conference will explore = the role of=20 knowledge in times of global environmental change from a variety of=20 perspectives, including:
* the influence of different kinds of=20 sustainability knowledge on international and national global change = policies,=20 ranging from the role of global environmental science to local education = and=20 awareness programmes;
* the different ways in which political = systems=20 influence the generation, synthesis, and dissemination of sustainability = knowledge; and
* the challenges of new notions of integrative = knowledge=20 production systems, such as Sustainability Science, for the social=20 sciences.
 
Conference web site: www.environmental-policy.de (->=20 2002 Berlin Conference).
 
The 2002 Berlin Conference has been = endorsed by=20 Institutional Dimensions of Global Environmental Change (IDGEC), a core = project=20 of the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental = Change=20 (IHDP), as well as by the Federation of German Scientists (VDW) and the = German=20 Association for the United Nations Berlin-Brandenburg = chapter.
 
The 2002 Berlin Conference is organised = by the=20 Global Governance Project (www.glogov.org),=20 a joint research programme of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact = Research=20 (PIK), the Environmental Policy Research Unit of the Free University of = Berlin,=20 and Oldenburg University.
 
Keynote speakers are:
 
* Dr Rajendra PACHAURI, chair, = Intergovernmental=20 Panel on Climate Change, and director, Tata Energy Research Institute, = New=20 Delhi
 
* Professor John SCHELLNHUBER, = director, Tyndall=20 Centre for Climate Change Research, and founding director, Potsdam = Institute for=20 Climate Impact Research
 
* Professor Coleen VOGEL, chair, = International=20 Human Dimensions Programme
 
* Professor Oran YOUNG, chair, IHDP = Institutional=20 Dimensions core project
 
The conference features six parallel = panel=20 sessions, seven plenary presentations, and two open Knowledge = Conversations,=20 with a total of 130 speakers from 35 countries. Panellists are drawn = from a=20 variety of fields, including political science, policy studies, = environmental=20 science, international relations, environmental economics, science and=20 technology studies, sociology, and international law.
 
In order to facilitate our planning, we = request=20 participants to pre-register for the conference by fax. The registration = form is=20 downloadable at www.environmental-policy.de (->=20 2002 Berlin Conference). Deadline for registration is Friday, 29 = November=20 2002.
 
We have taken all efforts to prevent = cross-postings=20 of this e-mail, and apologise for any failures in this = respect.
 
We look forward to seeing you at what = promises to=20 be an exciting conference.
 
With best regards,
 
Frank Biermann
Chair, Environmental = Policy and=20 Global Change section of the German Political Science Association, and = leader,=20 Global Governance Project (glogov.org)
 
Sabine Campe
Manager, 2002 Berlin = Conference on=20 the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change, and research = fellow, Global=20 Governance Project (glogov.org)
 
Contact: berlin-conference@pik-po= tsdam.de
 

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Global=20 Governance Project
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research = (PIK)
PO=20 Box 60 12 03
14412 Potsdam, Germany
 
Facsimile ++49-(0)331-288-2640 / = E-mail: berlin-conference@pik-po= tsdam.de
URL:=20 http://www.glogov.org
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