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National Design event Winners announced plus event catalogue FREE download PDF + many other Media upadtes for SRD Change 11 National :: Appreciate the ideas, acknowledge the innovation, do your own digital review of the exhibition and the winners fine work :: Winners Press Release PDF :: Catalogue PDF 4MB :: Media Page. and more... |
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SRD Change Video Channel :: Review several of the latest videos, showreels and more featuring responsible design at your favourite host. :: SRD Change on VIMEO :: SRD Change YouTube channel. |
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Free Expo of Eco Ideas and SRD Change 11 National special encore exhibition2 on 10+11 Sept :: Lots to see, experience and do. Eco ideas, exhibitions and activities in Sydneys scenic entrance Sanctuary on North Head. Details and program at Manly Environment Centre website. SRD talk on Sunday 11 Sept. at noon..."Designing the future" plus encore exhibition and more... |
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Another SRD Change graduate shines... Rachael Cassar to show at New York Fashion Week :: Attend her fundraiser 9 Jul $25, Sydney or see her in NY Sept. One of only seven emerging designers from around the world selected by the show's organizers! Rachael has been committed to creating a sustainable high-end fashion label for 5 years. All her designs are hand made from recycled materials through the process of deconstruction. She's passionate about recycling & using her skill to up-cycle, promote re-using,/recycling & bringing pre loved fabric back to life. One of our feature exhibitors from SRD Changex 07 :: see her coture design and awards www.rachaelcassar.com |
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Vote SRD Change 10 idea to win funding Fortue Sustainable Fuel Stove reduces health risks from cooking fuels in 3rd world (enter + win here) . :: Australia + Global |
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David Report offers critical thought in the intersection of design, culture and commercial life. With a creative and humanistic approach. Aiming to make a difference by challenging the conventional mindset. Feature reports on Design + Culture ; Time to ReThink Design ; A Checklist for Sustainability ; 5 Key Design Trends ; Plus sections on DESIGN : CULTURE : COMMERCIAL LIFE : ARCHITECTURE : ART : FASHION : MUSIC : TRAVEL : Website : Also from David Carlson, the founder of DesignBoost & the NY event 14-16 June. website of the same name reviews, comments & analyses relevant issues from around the world.:: Sweden + NY + Global |
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The Global Village Construction Set (GVCS) is a modular, DIY, low-cost, high-performance platform that allows for the easy fabrication of the 50 different Industrial Machines that it takes to build a small, sustainable civilization with modern comforts. Get involved. 'Your project is amazing. Thrilling, actually...It's people like you who really give me hope for the future." Chris Anderson, TED Curator Video on TED talks. :: US + Global |
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Now online : the best Graduate projects : SRD Change 11 National :: In its 8th successful year, SRD Change includes National entries to reveal the top graduate degree designs from Universities nationally for SRD Change 11 : graduate sustainable design exhibition. Last year $10,000 in prizes, great exposure and the opportunity to promote great projects to a wide audience that encapsulate solid ideas for our future. See past PDF catalogues confirm only the best are included to further the discussion & understanding of responsible design. :: Au + global focus |
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2011 Design NSW: Travelling Scholarship - a grant of $18,000:: - assists a NSW designer at the start of their career to undertake a program of professional development overseas. Award recipient announced at the start of Sydney Design festival at the Powerhouse Museum and featured in the festival program and on D*Hub www.dhub.org Designs assessed by: *Authenticity and innovation *Practicality and performance *Ecological impact and social responsibility. Open: 4 April : Closes: 30 May 11 www.dhub.org/comp_entry.php
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Three "Your Home" guides contain a wealth of ideas and detail for people building, buying or renovating. They're all online and some in print, with hundreds of pages of environmentally sustainable solutions that show how to make a more comfortable home with less impact on the environment - one that will also be more economical, healthier to live in and adaptable to changing needs. Written by architects, designers and builders, the Technical edition has recent updates on insulation, lighting and solar hot water :: The Renovators guide. Direction for a procedure that's growing in importance for getting it right :: The Your Home Buyers Guide. step-by-step what to look for and the important questions :: Au + |
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Big Green Idea funding initiative grants :: Open to environmentally conscious Aussie innovators, including designers, artists, scientists and engineers. As long as you have plans to make a real contribution to Australia's environmental future then you should consider applying. A maximum of six awards, either $10,000 or $20,000 cash grants, will be given in a range of areas including low-carbon transport and travel, energy efficiency, sustainable design, sustainable communities and creative industries. Web :: Australia |
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The Buckminster Fuller Challenge Semi-Finalists.
21 examples of inspiring Socially-Responsible Design. The annual Challenge supports the development and implementation of a strategy with significant potential to solve humanity's most pressing problems. 2011 Semi-Finalists have undergone a rigorous review and were advanced from a pool of 162 entries. The titles, entrants names and a short summary of their project is listed online here. You can then navigate to the entries' feature page for a more in-depth description, including video and images. Also see the Idea Index 1.0 for a searchable collection of all years entries. A healthy selection of responsible design ideas and systems. :: Online |
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SRD is planning a seminar Entrepreneurship + Responsible Design :: to get your greener design ideas to market, stimulate discussion & connections. Global Links with advice and tips to succeed. Au.:: Creative Entrepreneur at ADU, access to free business tools + much more :: from Miami, US, the Launch Pad at Toppel :: from the UK ...Innoventique FREE mag to $ from innovation :: and the Inventor's Guide by Hyphen for all new product to development :: Au + UK |
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Beyond Zero Emissions launch event+video. Good discussion on a clean energy future. Transcript + video (video recently released made by Maryella Hatfield from The Future Makers & UWS Media Production Students). Ideas and direction are well covered and require wider support. Opportunities abound as many of the devices + products to deliver this clean energy need to be designed... :: Au + |
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Management of Resources + Defensive Planning to Reduce impacts of "Natural" Disasters :: The 21st century has shown in stark reality that we can no longer build, farm, harvest, mine or design with impunity. Understanding, planning and better management strategies are the keys to survival for all resources and living things. Extensive discussion, evaluation and review must assess the situation(s), then redesign all processes to allow sustainable best practice to manage our world for a safer future . Ed. Articles 1 2 3 4 + Seminars / Conferences / Links below will assist. |
:: Sustainability Drinks Australia :: Sydney : Melbourne : Adelaide : An open invitation is extended to all who are "passionate about sustainability"! Enjoy a non-sponsored (buy your own drinks) evening of networking. New Guest speakers:
Information. RSVP required : Sydney monthly 2nd Wed. 6-8 pm 'new home' CBD Hotel 4th Floor, 75 York Street (cnr of King) :: Melbourne monthly 1st Wed. 6-8 pm Feddish Cafe Bar & Restaurant Federation Square ::
Adelaide alternate months 3rd Wed. 6-8 pm Saldechin, King William St :: Other events Now Perth & more? :: across Australia |
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Now Free :: ecospecifier Australasia web resource:: a knowledge base of over 6000 eco-products, eco-materials, technologies and resources & leading global source of sustainable development & life-cycle assessed green product information. Independent information with a search interface, for innovative sustainable product solutions.
Categorises products by rating scheme compliance such as Green Star. Website now FREE to Air! Simply Login: Free Password: ecospecifier for full access. SRD is proud to have been the original designers for this with RMIT in 1999 :: Across Australia |
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Feb thru June 2011 :: Strategies for Sustainable Funding Seminars :: Strategies every community organisation should consider putting in place to provide for a practical, workable, integrated, sustainable fundraising strategy. Learn the many sources of funding grants - donations, community-business partnerships, alumni/membership, special events. Build a sustainable future for your group. VENUES :: Across Australia |
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greenups : Sydney's green drinks
:: first Tuesday, monthly : Help take sustainability from the fringe to mainstream via a fun + accessible informal space to share ideas, network and find inspiration. Own website greenups.net :: On greendrinks.org/index/Australia/Sydney :: On twitter.com/greenups : An initiative of Liane Rossler, Dan Cass, Ben Ward, Phil Stubbs, Jess Miller and Dave Gravina. The 2011 dates are 1 Feb, 1 Mar, 5 Apr, 3 May, 7 Jun, 5 Jul, 2 Aug, 6 Sep, 4 Oct, 1 Nov & 6 Dec. :: A variety of cool venues in Sydney, Australia |
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SUMMARY from SRD Annual General Meeting 15 dec 10 :: An eventful 21st year of good progress. The night included the global picture and summaries of SRD Change 10 success, recent conference highlights from Shanghai (and other conferences below). Plus an SRD update, Election of officers and discussion of how SRD can do more to grow via Smart media, Web eNews and online admin./ CRM, and developing Entrepreneurship. All of this is open for your contribution and input. Report Summary :: Ultimo, Sydney, Australia |
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Feb 08 2011 :: The Future Makers doco. Alternative energy + sustainable design :: Several Australians are world leaders in the field of renewable energy. They're serious about creating clean energy options to make a big difference and showing that solutions to climate change doesn't have to cost the earth. More details or RSVP sustainability@ashfield.gov.nsw.au or ph 9716 1921. Time: 7 for 7.30pm start. Venue: The Cadigal Room, Ashfield Aquatic Centre : Ashfield, Sydney, Australia |
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Feb 12-27 2011 : 12th Annual SLF at Federation Square :: Mission : Safe Climate The Sustainable Living Festival again showcases a huge range of exhibitors, talks, workshops, designers market, art, films + performances celebrating & inspiring sustainable communities. A major annual extended program of events in the heart of Melbourne that's well worth a visit. : Related initiatives like the next "Worlds Biggest green drinks" + 500 little ideas (7-17th Feb) and Melbourne's Eco-city Sustainability Campaign : www.slf.org.au/festival :: Melbourne+, Au |
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Feb 17+18 2011 : 2 Options 1.Submit your designs 2.Sayle Chair launch by Yves Behar :: 1. Do you have what it takes to be the next Yves Behar of the design world? Ask him (by Feb 10). Emerging designers across Asia are invited to submit... via Faceboook 2. Over drinks + canapes hear Herman Miller designer Yves Behar talk about design concepts of the new SAYL chair. RSVP online. :: Sydney Thu 17 Feb 18:00-21:00 at Simmer On The Bay 13 Hickson Rd Walsh Bay, Au + Melbourne Fri 18 Feb 15:30-18:30 at Living Edge showroom 345 Bridge Rd Richmond, Au |
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Feb 17-18 2011 : Net Impact Conference :: "Growing. Together. Sustainably" for MBA students, alumni and sustainability professionals. Speakers for the main day Feb 18, include corporate sustainability practitioners from NAB, Nestle, Quicksilver, Foster's and TruEnergy plus ClimateWorks, Fareshare, Flexicar, Wasabi Energy and Beyond Zero Emissions. Feb 17, a sustainability careers panel at MBS followed by Rapid Action Project (RAP) + networking drinks at the new HUB. online. :: the HUB + Coles Theatre, MBS, Melbourne, Australia |
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Feb 26 2011 : Social Innovation Sydney Free Bar Camp :: Participate in an intriguing day of ideas, conversation and creative thinking. We'll be crowdsourcing ideas for creating new business models for social good and building up our community network of changemakers. Listen, consider, contribute and participate in a multi-stream event full of innovation choices... free registration :: COFA, Paddington, Sydney, Australia |
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Feb 27- Mar 2 2011 : Green Cities building conference :: Explore new ideas, make connections, launch new products + technologies. learn how:*Green buildings provide greater comfort, productivity and health benefits *The green building industry is looking at developing sustainable communities and places. *Green buildings consume less resources, are cheaper to operate and provide a higher ROI. The Melbourne Convention Centre is the first convention centre in the world to be awarded a '6 Star Green Star' environmental rating by GBCA : greencities.org.au :: Melbourne, Australia |
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Mar 1-3 ecobuild UK 2011 conference, seminars + expo :: Ecobuild is the future of design, construction and the built environment in the UK - The latest developments, new product launches and the people who matter. Architecture, construction + the built environment. Many attractions for a practical, hands-on experience with expert advice. Attractions Ecobuild installer, NaturalZED, Renew, Solar hub, Extreme timber, Natural traditional... sustainable Cityscape, Modern masonry, Water wise, Cool workspace, Renewable retail, Passivhaus SIPShaus :: Ecobuild ExCeL, London, UK |
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Mar (8+) 9-10 2011 : 7th Australian Conference on Life Cycle Analysis :: We now live in a world where an environmental strategy is an essential element of business practice. But how do we choose strategies that are robust and will survive the scrutiny of an increasingly knowledgeable and sceptical marketplace? Meet the people instrumental in advising large retailers in the US and UK, actively pushing the boundaries of what sustainability strategies will look like in the future. LCA in agriculture, food, building, water and consumer products. Optional Workshops. GBCA + CPD points. WEB :: Hilton on the Park Hotel, East Melbourne, Au |
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Mar 9-11 2011 : EcoForum Conference & Exhibition :: EcoForum is a multi-disciplinary environment industry event that encourages participation, provides real solutions and business leads and facilitates discussion and knowledge sharing on issues of concern. CONFERENCE TOPICS *Land & groundwater remediation *Waste & resource recovery *Water cycle sustainability *Water & climate change *Communication & engagement. WEB :: Australian Technology Park, Eveleigh, Sydney, Australia |
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Mar 30 (Mar 31 in Au) : Benign by Design: Implementing Green Chemistry by the Use of Alternatives Assessments :: With increased consumer desire for greener products, manufacturers are seeking ways to embrace sustainable product design. Part 3 of this three-part series will focus on the use of alternatives assessments to achieve greener product design. Learn how chemical alternatives assessment facilitate green product design, the Green Screen framework & more. Free Webinar :: global access, Thurs 3am Au, AEDT, check your local time |
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Apr 8-9 : Design4... ISDA Conference. Why do we need new designs? :: Is it simply to create another version of last year's gizmo? Ideally, the goal is to improve the world we live in, but that can mean a lot of different things - a healthier planet, a better user experience, a growing business, a stronger community, and more. What do you design for? Join the 2011 IDSA Northeast conference dialogue and speakers who share what they DESIGN4 and innovative approaches for reaching their goals. :: |
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Apr 12 : COFA TALKS: Less is Better: Do We Really Need More Stuff? :: WHO: Michael Garbutt, Selena Griffith & Astra Howard. What is good design... the roles that designers play in mapping our futures... and explore the complex relationship we have with 'stuff' WHERE: COFA Main Lecture Theatre EGO2 Cnr Oxford St & Greens Rd, WHEN: 6:30pm Tues COST: Free & Open to the Public. Come Early & Enjoy a Drink (from 5:30pm) more :: Paddington, Sydney, Au |
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May 6-8 2011 : Eco Xpo :: all-inclusive forum of eco companies and their customers. Each company represented is a proud owner or user of an organic, natural and/or sustainable brand. Maximum exposure of these brands is necessary for success, and Eco Xpo is the ideal platform for these brands sharing a common value to showcase the best in each industry. A unique experience, a fun and learning event, suitable for the whole family. Exhibitors participating adhere to certified organic and good environmental practice and must act in accordance for entrance, to ensure they are genuine participators. Eco Xpo :: Royal Hall of Industry, Moore Park, Sydney, Au |
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May 26-27 2011 : What Design Can Do :: celebrates the power of design and its problem-solving abilities. This two-day event exposes design as a catalyst of change and renewal and a way of addressing the societal questions of our time. Too often design is associated only with aesthetics, trends and luxury, but design can mean so much more. At its best, design can change, improve, renew, inspire, involve, shock, move, disrupt, help or solve. What Design Can Do intends to demonstrate the value of design thinking as a response to the challenges of today's world. With a lineup of international speakers from all design disciplines :: Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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Jun 7-10 2011 : Sustainable Brands Conference ::. Tomorrow's brand leaders come to our conferences to grapple with the dynamic economic, environmental and societal context in which their brands sit today. Learning to rethink what they do, how they do it and how they communicate. Learn how tomorrow's brand leaders are creating tomorrow, today! :: Monterey, CA, USA |
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Jun 11-12 2011 : Gathering'11 - to build a better future :: Join today's leading thinkers & socially innovative builders - for a weekend of inspiration, and to lay down a foundation for action. Our intention: to explore & cocreate pathways to a future of real solutions to the world's most pressing social & environmental challenges. A gathering of futurists, technologists, activists, economists, artists, social entrepreneurs, programmers, policy-makers & designers. Web :: Abbotsford, Vic., Au |
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Jun 21-22 2011 : VERGE Globalcast :: The GreenBiz VERGE Virtual Conference brings you into the conversation describes a convergence of energy, information, building & vehicle technologies. This is leading to a new wave of innovation along with radical new efficiencies & leapfrog advances in sustainability for business and society. An interactive event giving you access to a livecast symposium in San Francisco, & two pre-conference discussions livecast from Shanghai & London. Find it all online here :: Shanghai, London, New York + global |
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Jun 22-23 2011 : Massive Change Network : Global Design Seminar 2 :: ~ Incomplete Manifesto for WHealth. Session 1: 5 AM-7:30AM CT, Chicago, Brisbane (8pm AET), Copenhagen. Session 2: 11 AM-2:30PM CT, Chicago, Geneva. (2am AET) Twitter. online Four seminars annually :: Chicago Globalcast online |
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Jul 7-8 2011 : Creating Climate Wealth Australia (CCWA) :: Catalysing a move to a low-carbon economy via action-based financially sustainable business solutions & engaging corporate Australia in the opportunity. Web . Also Washington in May London in Sept Sydney Press transcript +wmv : mp4 :: Sydney, Au |
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Jul 19-23 2011 : The World Environmental Education Congress (WEEC) :: Learn, encounter, share and debate new ways of thinking, feeling and doing, explore new trends in research and practice. Objectives *Encourage the sharing of research, strategies, skills and practices between cultural groups and various communities that help to bridge the knowledge-commitment-action gap; Broaden and deepen networks by facilitating sharing within the environmental education community; Explore opportunities to influence public policy, especially education, social and environmental policy; Explore and experience strategies for fostering sustainability in society. www.weec2011.org/Exhibitionhall.aspx :: Brisbane, Qld, Au |
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Jul 26 - 27 2011 : Making Cities Liveable Conference:: FLOOD PROOFING LIVEABLE CITIES will be a Major topic.. Discuss causes, effects and solutions that relate to population health, sustainability, natural resource management, transport, climate change and urban design and more. Delegates will examine the impact of urban and transport planning on the health & well-being of the population and the planet. www.healthycities.com.au :: Noosa, Qld, Au |
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Aug 1-13 2011 : SRD Change 11 National : graduate sustainable design exhibition :: Select entries on showfrom 8 top Australian Universities. After eigtht year of showcasing positive ideas through design, the opportunity exists to show the range of talent available on a National scale. inspiring selection of exhibits and events promoting positive change. Eloquent design vision towards solutions for local and global issues. Promoting greater discussion, concepts & working examples of Design thinking at its best. Details . Coca-Cola Place :: 40 Mount St, North Sydney, Australia |
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Sep 8-11 : International Conference for Eco Ideas :: Manly Environment Centre celebraties 20 years of environmental advocacy & community education with a 4 day Conference + expo. Share best practice experiences, establish networks and learn strategies on the design and implementation of projects that effect change. SRD exhibits and plus a talk on Sunday. At North Head Sanctuary – an area of outstanding Aboriginal significance natural beauty. Website :: North Head, Sydney, Au |
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Sep 14-17 : IDSA International Conference - Community: You.Me.We :: Community & the dynamics it favors are increasingly at work in design & the marketplace it inhabits; changing the nature of what and how we design as it simultaneously reorients consumer behavior. Explore this importance across multiple layers of design, emerging social issues, the decentralizing influence of online resources in manufacturing and distribution, the interplay between local & global participants. About the profession & the world in which you practice. :: New Orleans, US |
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Sep 22-23 : 4th International Urban Design Conference :: Resilient Cities need to endorse density & diversity in building types & public spaces, promote walkable communities and innovative public transport, plus protect natural resources & manage climate change impacts. All component systems need to be more energy efficient, & reduce eco footprint. Resilient Cities encourage local produce & active participation while absorbing impacts of rapidly increasing populations. Find out how :: Surfers Paradise, Qld, Au |
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Oct 4-7 2011 : GreenBuild NEXT International Conference + Expo :: The first time the U.S. Green Building Council is hosting Greenbuild outside the United States. Greenbuild 2011 celebrates what's NEXT for green building. What innovative ideas will you bring to the world's largest conference and expo dedicated to green building? Review their wide range of archived videos Main webpage :: Toronto, Canada |
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Oct 19-21 2011 : International Greening Education Event (IGEE) 3-Day Conference :: Premier global annual event in Karlsruhe, Germany to discuss the challenging issue of integrating sustainability across all academic disciplines. It provides policy makers, senior faculty members, teachers and all the opportunity to share and learn the latest in greening education, examine practical information on teaching and learning sustainability and deliberate on greening education models and programs developed and implemented in several countries. Brochure :: EN Website :: Karlsruhe, Germany |
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Oct 24-25 2011 : Sustainable Innovation 11 :: There is a strong feeling that the discussion has now moved from 'why to do' sustainable innovation to 'how to' make it happen both at a policy and company level. Sustainable Innovation 11 will include invited and refereed papers. : Deadline For Abstracts: 31.3.2011 The event will be a unique learning experience, networking space and opportunity for blue-sky 'out of the office' thinking. Website :: Farnham Castle, UK |
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Oct 24-26 : 2011 IDA Congress :: A summit that unites leaders of disparate disciplines to collectively challenge the boundaries of design. Explore the congress theme Design at the Edges and draw inspiration for innovative design visions. Share new perspectives and see where non-designers will imagine previously unexpected roles for design. The International Design Alliance (IDA) is a strategic venture between the international organisations representing industrial design (Icsid), communication design (Icograda) & interior architecture/design (IFI). (If all designers participate, this will be a great event. SRD) website :: Taipei, Taiwan |
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Oct 27-29 2011 : The Tao of Sustainability :: An International Conference on Sustainable Design in a Globalization Context : Deadline For Abstracts: 15.4.2011 Explores the possibilities of design in developing sustainable solutions for the future of mankind. Constantly accelerating globalization with its rapidly growing flow of artefacts and consumption is a burden not only to the natural environment but to civilizations, communities and individuals. The deepening ecological crisis is a call also for design to develop its problem solving capacity for sustainability?... Website :: Beijing, China |
