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04-16-2012 New Economy Summit hosted by Gund
Sunday May 13, 2012
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. + Montreal DeGrowth Conference
International Conference on DeGrowth in the Americas
May 13-19, Montreal, Quebec
http://montreal.degrowth.org/
May 13-19, Montreal, Quebec
http://montreal.degrowth.org/
Thursday May 17, 2012
12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. + Luncheon Roundtable on Environmental Security
UVM's Institute for Environmental Diplomacy and Security, The Gund Institute for Ecological Economics and Champlain College are hosting a luncheon roundtable on environmental security.
There will be a video link with the Naval Postgraduate School in California to discuss a collaborative research opportunity that UVM, and the Naval Postgraduate School are developing. They are seeking additional collaborators for a significant multi-year research program into the environmental and security implications of rare earths scarcity, mining, distribution, and markets. This targeted focus is part of a broader inquiry into the effects on national and environmental security of resource scarcity.
RSVPs to attend the luncheon required by noon on May 16th in order to ensure enough food for all attendees.
There will be a video link with the Naval Postgraduate School in California to discuss a collaborative research opportunity that UVM, and the Naval Postgraduate School are developing. They are seeking additional collaborators for a significant multi-year research program into the environmental and security implications of rare earths scarcity, mining, distribution, and markets. This targeted focus is part of a broader inquiry into the effects on national and environmental security of resource scarcity.
RSVPs to attend the luncheon required by noon on May 16th in order to ensure enough food for all attendees.
Monday May 21, 2012
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. + Sustainable Business Intensive
8th Annual Sustainable Business Intensive
May 21-25, Waterman, UVM
http://learn.uvm.edu/sustainability/leadership-programs/sustainable-business-management-entrepreneurship/
May 21-25, Waterman, UVM
http://learn.uvm.edu/sustainability/leadership-programs/sustainable-business-management-entrepreneurship/
Wednesday May 30, 2012
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. + Gross National Happiness USA Conference
» More Events
- ARtificial Intelligence for Ecosystem Services (ARIES)
- Gund Ateliers
- Genuine Progress Indicators
- Gund YouTube Channel
- Health for Animals and Livelihood Improvement (HALI)
- Massachusetts Ocean Partnership
- Natural Capital Project
- Pro-Poor Climate Change Mitigation
- Research on Adaptation to Climate Change
- Redesigning the American Neighborhood
- Vermont Green Tax and Common Assets Project
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