International Workshop on: Cleaner Production and Energy Conservation for Sustainability

International Workshop on: Cleaner Production and Energy Conservation for Sustainability

Cochin, India, 24-26 June 2008

Cleaner Production is the terminology used by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) for articulating the ‘continuous application of an integrated preventive environmental strategy applied to processes, products and services to increase eco-efficiency and reduce risks to humans and the environment’. Cleaner production involves persistent approach to prevent pollution, reduce the use of energy, water and material resources and minimize waste in the production process, and encompasses redesigning products, product components and production processes to achieve sustainable production. Economically favorable cleaner production measures could be particularly attractive for small-scale industry in developing countries by working out mechanisms to foster rapid access, adaptation and implementation of clean and resource efficient technologies. Cleaner Production seeks to minimize the use as well as optimize the reuse and recycling of hazardous and non-hazardous materials. Above all, the Cleaner production strategies ultimately lead to transformation of materials and labour into useful goods and services. Although execution of cleaner production technologies usually requires capital investment, it often gives appreciable monetary returns by minimizing energy consumption and lowering material and handling costs.

In view of the increasing significance of the subject, particularly for the developing countries, the Centre for Science & Technology of the Non-aligned and other Developing Countries (NAM S&T Centre) announces the organization of an international workshop on ‘Cleaner Production and Energy Conservation for Sustainability’ at Cochin, India during 24-26 June 2008 jointly with the Society of Energy Engineers and Managers (SEEM), India in order to acquaint the scientists, researchers, academicians and industry representatives who are engaged in the work on the developments in the field of Cleaner Production and Energy Conservation. This workshop will be instrumental in bringing together the experts to discuss diverse environmental strategies targeted to cause increase in eco-efficiency and minimizing energy consumption in their respective regions / sub-regions.

Request for participation in this event and for nomination form (except from the Indian applicants) may please be sent to the NAM S&T Centre (E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]) (Announcement and nomination form is also available on the Centre’s website www.namstct.org).

5. The following may please be noted:

(a) The last date for submission of applications is 19th May 2008.

(b) Application for participation in the event may please be made only to the NAM S&T Centre in the Nomination Form attached with this Announcement, except that the residents of India are required to submit their application only to Society of Energy Engineers and Managers (SEEM), Trivandrum, Kerala, India. The Nomination Form should be filled in completely without leaving any column blank. An extended abstract of the presentation proposed to be made during the Workshop should be attached with the Nomination Form.

(c) All the participants will be provided free local hospitality (accommodation, meals and local transport) at Cochin for the period 23rd June to 27th June 2008 only (i.e. one day before and one day after the workshop).

(d) For applications received from those member countries of the NAM S&T Centre, which are regularly paying their annual subscription: NAM S&T Centre will provide to and fro international airfare by Excursion Class by Shortest Route to only one official nominee of each country, provided the application is routed through the Focal Point of the NAM S&T Centre in the applicant’s country. The list of the Focal Points is available on the Centre’s website www.namstct.org.

Additional nominations from the Focal Points as well as any other applications made directly to the NAM S&T Centre from such member countries will also be welcome, but such applicants will have to arrange for their own international fare and will also be required to make payment of a Processing Fee of US$200 to the Centre in advance.

(e) For applications received from those member countries of the NAM S&T Centre, which have outstanding dues with the Centre: The applicants from such member countries will make their own arrangement for international travel and will also be required to make payment of a Processing Fee of US$200 to the Centre in advance.

(f) For nominations received from the S&T-Industry Network Members of the NAM S&T Centre: The NAM S&T – Industry Network entitles each Network member, which has no outstanding dues against its membership subscription, to get invitation for one or two nominees each year, depending upon the status of its membership, with full finances paid by the Centre for participation in appropriate activities organised by the Centre. Accordingly, if a Network member has not yet fully availed of this privilege and desires to make a nomination for attending this Workshop, the NAM S&T Centre will provide to and fro international airfare by Excursion Class by Shortest Route to such official nominee(s) of the Network member.

Any additional nominee(s), as well as the nominees of those S&T-Industry Network Members, which are overdue on the payment of their annual network membership subscription, will make their own arrangement for international travel and will also be required to make payment of a Processing Fee of US$200 to the Centre in advance.

(g) For applications received from those countries, which are not the members of the NAM S&T Centre, and for other individual specialists and experts desirous of attending the Workshop: Completed Nomination Form along with a Processing Fee of US$300 may please be sent directly to the NAM S&T Centre. Such applicants will make their own arrangement for international travel.

(h) Information on the member countries and S&T-Industry Network members of the NAM S&T Centre and names/addresses of the Focal Points may be seen on the Centre’s website www.namstct.org.

(i) The selection will be strictly on merit and on first come first basis.

(j) E-mail correspondence will be preferred.

(k) English will be the official language of the International Workshop.

This is a general circular and you are requested to kindly forward this announcement to the concerned S&T organizations, universities and academic institutions, related agencies and individual experts in your country. We solicit your kind cooperation.

Prof. Dr. Arun P. Kulshreshtha,
Director,
Centre for Science & Technology of Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries
(NAM S&T Centre),
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India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road,
New Delhi - 110003, INDIA
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