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Social Science e-Conference - Addressing Global (and local) Environmental Change
2014-08-11 02:44:27 UTC
Registrations are now open for the on-line "Transitions to Sustainable Development - Social scientists meeting the challenge" e-conference which will run from 25 August - 8 September 2014. It looks to build on the challenges set out through the key messages and recommendations suggested in the World Social Science Report 2013 summary. This e-conference aims to:
* showcase the range of social science initiatives addressing global and local environmental change
* identify ways in which the social sciences can help society manage transitions to sustainable development
* look at how to strengthen the use of the social sciences in addressing the linked challenges of environmental change and sustainable development
* support social science leadership in integrated research
* provide participants an opportunity to engage with new colleagues and strengthen the social science community of practice
The e-conference will be run as a moderated online discussion using the TSD-network Forum. You can register at http://esocsci.org.nz/networks/transitions-to-sustainable-development/e-conference/
WHO IT'S FOR:
This e-conference is expected to have wide relevance - and will be of particular interest to social scientists and those who use and integrate social science, including research, community and sector leaders, indigenous groups, policy makers and R&D funders/donors. More information on the e-conference, and how to register can be found on the TSD-network e-conference registration page. Participation is free, and of course there are no travel costs!
BENEFITS OF GETTING INVOLVED
The conference team are looking for people who might want to participate a little more actively - and widen their social research community of practice - as an e-conference session moderator, and/or by contributing some posts that can help frame the key sessions. They hope a number of participants - from PhD students through to more senior researchers - will contribute a few hours to be part of the moderation team helping guide participants through the key discussion topics. This is one way the conference will contribute to network development, and it will provides participants with an opportunity to broaden their individual communities of practice. Similarly, the conference team are also happy to look to link up participants who want to work with others to develop a feature post on a topic of their choosing.
For more information contact Will Allen - willallennz@gmail.com
(on behalf of the TSDNetwork e-conference lead-moderators team)
Transitions to Sustainable Development Network - eSocSci
http://esocsci.org.nz/networks/transitions-to-sustainable-development/e-conference/
Will Allen
New Zealand
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