EVENTS

This page is a bulletin board for forthcoming events such as conferences, seminars and exhibitions concerned with law and policy issues in relation to mineral resources. To post an event to this page please email the event details to: minerals.forum@unctad.org.

Please include the event title, venue, dates, a contact name and email, and a description of the event. Additional information such as programmes or documents may also be forwarded, preferably in MS Word or Adobe PDF formats.

Title of event: 2002 ACUNS/ASIL Summer Workshop on International Organization Studies: Strategies for Sustainable Resource Development - Policy and Practice
Venue: University of Namibia (UNAM), Windhoek, Namibia
Dates of event: 11 to 23 August 2002
Name of event organizer: Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS) and the American Society of International Law (ASIL)
E- mail address of event organizer: acuns@yale.edu

Event details:

A call for applications to the 2002 ACUNS/ASIL Summer Workshop on International Organization Studies has been announced.

The Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS) and the American Society of International Law (ASIL) are sponsoring the twelfth in a series of summer workshops to be held this year at the University of Namibia (UNAM), Windhoek, Namibia, from 11 August to 23 August 2002. The workshop will be focusing on policy and practical strategies for sustainable resource devlopment, and is designed specifically for international relations and law school faculty, advanced graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, lawyers and practitioners from policy circles and civil society.

Completed applications must be received no later than Monday, 15 April 2002. A full description of the program and an application form (PDF 50KB) is available in Adobe PDF Format. If you would prefer a faxed or hard copy please contact the Secretariat (acuns@yale.edu) providing your relevant details.

Title of event: Renewable Energy: UK Government Policy and Industry Opportunities
Venue: The Balmoral, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Dates of event: 30 April 2002
Name of event organizer: The British Wind Energy Association
E- mail address of event organizer:

Event details:

A one day conference that will bring together a panel of speakers from government and industry to provide a dynamic assessment of how the renewable energy market is developing. The focus will be on the UK Government's proposal to source 5% of their electricity needs from renewables by the end of 2003 increasing to 10% by 2010, in the process creating a £1 billion renewable energy market.

The conference brochure is available in Adobe PDF (353KB).

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