World Calendar of Events

Conference: International Conference on Solid Waste Management
Date: November 9-10
Location: Khulna, Bangladesh
Purpose: The conference is part of a three-year EU-Asia partnership program.

Conference: 4th International Conference on Waste Management and Technology
Date: November 18-20
Location: Beijing, China
Purpose: The purpose of the conference is to promote exchange among the international experts and to enhance technology cooperation

Conference: Orbit 2009 China: Biomass and Organic Waste as Sustainable Resources
Date: November 19-21
Location: Beijing, China
Purpose: the conference will address biogas, composting, biomass recovery, bio-ethanol, and other issues and serve as a platform for cooperation between international experts and the Chinese researchers and decision makers

Conference: Ports and the Environment: 2nd International Conference
Date: December 3-4
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Purpose: The conference will focus on key issues related to ports and terminals, including ballast waste management and hazardous cargo

Conference: "Making an Impact - Collective Actions Towards Sustainable Consumption and Production"
Date: December 7-8
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Purpose: Hosted by the European Economic and Social Committee, this conference will convene speakers to discuss and develop recommendations about the role of civil society in SCP at a regional, national and international level

Conference: Sixth International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability
Date: January 5-7
Location: Cuenca, Ecuador
Purpose: The Conference uses a multidisciplinary approach to focus on questions of sustainability

Conference: 2010 North American Environmental Field Conference and Exposition
Date: January 12-15
Location: Tampa, Florida
Purpose: The conference will address advances and innovations in environmental site characterization, sampling, monitoring, and remediation technology

Conference: 9th International Electronics Recycling Congress
Date: January 20-22
Location: Salzburg, Austria
Purpose: The conference will tackle a range of challenges facing the electronics recycling industry

Conference: 10th National Conference on Science, Policy, and the Environment: The New Green Economy
Date: January 20-22
Location: Washington, D.C.
Purpose: This multi-disciplinary and multi-sectoral conference will engage involved scientists and decision-makers from a wide range of organizations to address topics related to science, policy, and the environment

Conference: US Composting Council Annual Conference and Trade Show
Date: January 24-27
Location: Orlando, Florida
Purpose: Conference topics include organics recycling, Anaerobic digestion, mechanical biological treatment (MBT) and other alternative waste treatment technologies, streamlining state composting regulations, developing product standards

Conference: MGP 2010
Date: January 27-29
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Purpose: The 2010 MGP Symposium will cover a wide range of current topics related to MGP site management and will present advances in the technologies used to investigate and clean up former MGP sites

Conference: International Conference on Environmental Pollution, Restoration, and Management
Date: March 1-5
Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Purpose: The conference theme is “Improving Environmental Quality in Developing Countries”

Conference: 10th Annual International Automobile Recycling Conference
Date: March 3-5
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Purpose: This annual conference provides an opportunity for professionals to discuss technical, policy, and legal developments related to automobile recycling around the world

Conference: Globe 2010
Date: March 4-6
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Purpose: GLOBE is a bi-annual event focusing on sustainable business practices in North America

Conference: 2010 International Conference on Challenges in Environmental Science and Computer Engineering
Date: March 6-7
Location: Wuhan, China
Purpose: The conference provides an international forum for professionals engaged in the fields of geoscience and remote sensing

Conference: Global Plastics Environmental Conference 2010
Date: March 8-10
Location: Orlando, Florida
Purpose: The conference will focus on topics including reclamation and supply; bio-based products; and electronics recycling

Conference: 33rd Annual Landfill Gas Symposium
Date: March 8-11
Location: San Diego, California
Purpose: The conference addresses innovative landfill gas control, management, and utilization practices

Conference: 25th International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management
Date: March 14-17
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Purpose: A broad range of waste management topics will receive attention at this large annual conference

Conference: Economic Degrowth Today
Date: March 25-28
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Purpose: This second conference on socially sustainable economic degrowth links economic, environmental and social perspectives and includes sessions on zero waste and environmental justice

Conference: 7th International Conference: Cooperation for Waste Issues
Date: April 7-8
Location: Kharkiv, Ukraine
Purpose: The conference focuses on the transfer and exchange of best practices and experience, and the development of applied waste management approaches

Conference: Second International Conference for Innovation for Sustainable Production
Date: April 18-21
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Purpose: The conference will include tracks on sustainable production; sustainable chemistry; sustainable energy; materials for sustainable production, and carbon capture and storage

Conference: 11th China International Environmental Protection Exhibition and Conference
Date: April 27-29
Location: Shanghai, China
Purpose: The event is a showcase for international environmental protection technologies and innovations

Conference: WasteExpo 2010
Date: May 3-5
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Purpose: WasteExpo is North America's largest solid waste and recycling trade show

Conference: Environmental Toxicology 2010
Date: May 4-6
Location: Cyprus
Purpose: This International conference will address the need for the exchange of scientific information among experts on issues related to environmental toxicology, toxicity assessment and hazardous waste management

Conference: ISRI 2010
Date: May 4-8
Location: San Diego, California
Purpose: This annual convention and exposition is the world's largest scrap recycling industry trade show

Conference: Ninth Annual Conference on Carbon Capture and Sequestration
Date: May 10-13
Location: Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
Purpose: The conference provides a forum for US and international professionals to exchange information and ideas concerning carbon capture, separation and sequestration technologies that are being or could be deployed in the US and North America

Conference: Disaster Forum 2010: Plan to Succeed
Date: May 10-13
Location: Banff, Alberta
Purpose: The conference provides a forum for professionals in the areas of disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery

Conference: 18th Annual North American Waste-to-Energy Conference
Date: May 11-13
Location: Orlando, Florida
Purpose: The conference focuses on municipal waste-to-energy operational issues and policy, technology, and research initiatives

Conference: 3rd International Conference on Engineering for Waste and Biomass Valorisation
Date: May 17-19
Location: Beijing, China
Purpose: The conference will include discussions on the valorisation of municipal, industrial, agricultural, electronic, plastics, construction and demolition wastes

Conference: Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds
Date: May 24-27
Location: Monterey, California
Purpose: Held biennially since 1998, the Conference is one of the world's leading environmental remediation conferences

Conference: Green Remediation
Date: June 5-7
Location: Amherst, Massachusetts
Purpose: Co-sponsored by EPA and UMass Amherst, the conference will address the full range of environmental, energy, and economic aspects of green and sustainable remediation

Conference: Society for Environmental Geochemistry and Health International Conference
Date: June 27-July 2
Location: Galway, Ireland
Purpose: The conference addresses topics related to the environmental geochemistry of air, water, sediments and soils, including contaminated land and waste management

Conference: Orbit 2010: Organic Resources in the Carbon Economy
Date: June 29-July 3
Location: Heraklion, Crete
Purpose: The 7th ORBIT Conference will deal with all aspects of organic residues recovery: from waste prevention and decoupling to beneficial recycling of compost and energy recovery

Conference: International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE) 2010
Date: July 4-7
Location: Bari, Italy
Purpose: ISIE is an international forum to share breakthroughs in research, emerging technologies, and success stories in industrial electronics and applications

Conference: Waste Management 2010: Fifth International Conference on Waste Management and the Environment
Date: July 12-14
Location: Talinn, Estonia
Purpose: This bi-annual conference is organized by the Wessex Institute of Technology

Conference: Enviro Conference and Exhibition
Date: July 21-23
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Purpose: The Enviro Conference will focus on keynote addresses and workshops dealing with sustainability issues faced by governments, business and the public

Conference: 19th World Congress of Soil Science
Date: August 1-6
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Purpose: The conference theme is "Soil Solutions for a Changing World"

Conference: Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals National Conference
Date: September 12-15
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Purpose: the AHMP National Conference is the environmental, health, safety and security (EHS&S), hazardous materials, and waste management industry's essential forum for national and international information exchange and networking

Conference: 2010 Global Waste Management Symposium (GWMS): Promoting Technology and Scientific Innovation
Date: October 3-6
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Purpose: GWMS serves the needs of the landfill community within the solid waste and recycling industry

Conference: Resource Recyling Conference
Date: October 27-28
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Purpose: The Resource Recycling Conference will offer in-depth, comprehensive assessments of MRF technologies, recycling market developments, collection innovations and new public policy and legislative initiatives related to municipal waste

Conference: Ecobalance 2010
Date: November 9-12
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Purpose: Ecobalance is one of the longest-established conferences that addresses methodologies and practices for sustainability based on life-cycle thinking

Conference: International Green Summit
Date: November 9-14
Location: Moura, Portugal
Purpose: The Summit will address issues related to innovation, sustainability in business, renewable fuels and energy, consumer products, leadership strategies and ethics, and other topics