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28/09/2006:
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Waste Away Festival: the Story of the 3Rs |
Start Date: |
08/09/2006 |
End Date: |
22/10/2006 |
Location: |
Forth Valley |
Venue: |
Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum, Dumbarton Road, Stirling |
Audience: |
Public |
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Following the opening event on Saturday 9 September, you can visit the fun Waste Away Festival to learn more about recycling and composting. There will be interactive displays and lots more to see and do, with the waste team on hand to answer your questions. Each week the festival will cover a different theme, incorporating waste minimisation, recycling, home composting, fly tipping and litter, and brown bin compost. |
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02/10/2006:
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SEPA Change Tomorrow Today Seminar |
End Date: |
03/10/2006 |
Venue: |
Edinburgh International Conference Centre |
Audience: |
Industry (invited) |
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The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is hosting this State of Scotland's Environment seminar. The seminar programme includes presentations from Ross Finnie MSP, Minister for the Environment and Rural Affairs; Dr Harry Burns, Chief Medical Officer for Scotland; Professor Jan Bebbington, Vice Chair Scotland, the Sustainable Development Commission; Professor Mike Hulme, Director, The Tyndall Centre for Climate Change; and Professor Colin Galbraith, Director of Scientific and Advisory Services, Scottish Natural Heritage. The seminar will be hosted by Sally Magnusson, presenter, journalist and writer. The seminar will also launch SEPA's 2006 State of Scotland's Environment report. Reflecting on the changes since the first ever State of Scotland's Environment report ten years ago, this significant publication will present the facts about our air, land and water and more, and identify issues that must be addressed.
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www.sepa.org.uk/changetomorrowtoday |
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03/10/2006:
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Eventful Scotland 5th Annual Conference: “Waste to Resource |
End Date: |
04/10/2006 |
Venue: |
Glasgow Hilton |
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The ‘Waste to Resource Management–Making the Transition’ Conference and Exhibition follows the success of last year’s event and will address the many and varied problems facing the waste industry’s transition to a resource management industry. Features at this year’s event will include an enhanced and extended indoor exhibition with stands from major waste companies, recycling and reprocessing companies and suppliers. The prestigious Industry Dinner and Awards Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, 4th October 2006 in the Grand Ballroom and will incorporate the Scottish Waste Industry Awards Ceremony which recognises outstanding achievements in the waste sector in Scotland. |
Contact: |
For more information click here |
Website: |
www.eventful-scotland.org.uk |
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21/10/2006:
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UK Master Composter Conference |
Venue: |
Ryton Organic Gardens, Coventry |
Audience: |
Industry |
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Garden Organic in partnership with Changeworks, WRAP and the Recycle Home Composting Campaign are hosting the UK Master Composter Conference. This should be of interest to anyone currently involved or planning to become involved with the promotion of home composting whether from the local authority or community sector. The seminar on Friday is a chance to learn more about the existing Master Composter schemes that use volunteers to promote home composting, and to gather information on setting up such schemes. The event on Saturday is for the volunteers themselves to meet fellow Master Composters from around the country, to share experiences and to pick up lots of composting information. |
Contact: |
Harriet Marshall at Garden Organic on tel: 0247 630 3517 |
Email: |
hmarshall@hdra.org.uk |
Website: |
www.crns.org.uk/events_new/other.htm#m... |
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25/10/2006:
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Cylch 9th Annual Conference - Is Recycling Sorted? |
End Date: |
26/10/2006 |
Venue: |
De Vere St. David's Park Hotel, Flintshire |
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More information about this event will be available in due course at www.cylch.org/cylch-conference.html |
Website: |
www.cylch.org/cylch-conference.html |
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26/10/2006:
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Sustainable Scotland Network Annual Conference: 'Planning for a Sustainable Scotland' |
End Date: |
27/10/2006 |
Location: |
Highland |
Venue: |
Our Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh |
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This year's conference will focus on the role of land use planning, and the new Scottish Planning Bill, in developing a more sustainable Scotland. The event is sponsored by the Scottish Executive, the Sustainable Development Commission in Scotland and the Improvement Service. It is also supported by the Royal Town Planning Institute and the Saltire Society.
Keynote speakers include: Malcolm Chisholm MSP (Minister for Communities); Clive Harridge (RTPI President); Jim Mackinnon (Scottish Executive Chief Planner); Karen Whitefield MSP (Convenor of the Communities Committee); Adrian Hewitt (Merton Borough Council); Helle Soholt (Gehl Architects, Copenhagen); Jon Pape (Copenhagen Authority); Neil Kirkpartick (ARUP); John Barrett (Stockholm Environment Institute); and Cllr Trevor Davies (City of Edinburgh Council).
The event will feature seminars on Planning Policy and Development Control. We are also holding a 10th Anniversary Dinner and Social Event on the evening of Thursday 26th October, to which everyone is invited.
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Website: |
www.sustainable-scotland.net/conferenc... |
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30/10/2006:
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CSR Conference: Commercial Reality, National Success |
Location: |
Argyll and Bute |
Venue: |
The Lighthouse, Glasgow |
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10am - 2pm |
Audience: |
Industry |
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Scottish Business in the Community (SBC) and Quality Scotland (QS) have joined forces to bring you a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conference, which will go beyond the usual showcasing of CSR activity to challenge and inform understanding of this important area for both public and private sector organisations.
The event will inform the CSR agenda with contributions from organisations showing leadership in the field, including SBC Large Company of the Year winner, KPMG LLP (UK). The first half of the event will profile how you can move from the organic development of CR to gaining strategic control of the area, how impact measurement can be applied and how organisations achieve middle and senior management buy-in.
The second half will investigate how government can appropriately support the development of CR in Scotland. We will investigate where social enterprise fits in the arena and how we can achieve the informed understanding required in the private, public and voluntary sectors for CR to be a sustainable differentiating factor for Scottish business and Scotland as a whole.
info@qualityscotland.co.uk |
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Places at the conference are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis. To book your place please contact Frances or Shona on tel: 0131 556 2333 or email: info@qualityscotland.co.uk. |
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15/11/2006:
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3rd Annual International Conference ‘Sustainability – Creating the Culture’ |
End Date: |
16/11/2006 |
Location: |
Tayside |
Venue: |
Murrayshall House Hotel, Scone, Perth |
Audience: |
Industry |
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Following on from a successful conference in Aberdeen, this conference will build on and further examine the policy, infrastructure and stakeholder requirements needed to create a culture of sustainability. The conference will comprise of plenary sessions, parallel workshops, panel discussions and conference dinner. Plenary sessions will provide delegates with an overview and set the scene for a more in depth debate. Speakers have been carefully chosen to stimulate discussion in one of the most vibrant and critical political development debates happening in Scotland today. Parallel workshops will form a vital part of the day, giving all delegates the chance to hear case studies from leading academics and practitioners. Panel discussion will also take place, talking about the key policies on the sustainable development agenda, offering delegates the opportunity to discuss policy requirements with Sustainable Development Specialists. |
Contact: |
Tel: 0044 (0)1309 678111 |
Email: |
wendy.galloway@sdrc.uhi.ac.uk |
Website: |
www.sustainableresearch.com/events/con... |
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22/11/2006:
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Energy from Waste in Scotland - Ensuring efficient use of a valuable resource |
Venue: |
Dynamic Earth Centre, Edinburgh |
Audience: |
Industry |
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Waste is now regarded as a resource of both materials and energy. In today's integrated waste management plans, it is widely accepted that reduction and recycling can exist with energy recovery. But many questions still remain - - What approach is best to achieve landfill diversion targets?
- Which technologies offer the most efficient energy generation?
- Which technologies work best for rural, low-density populations, and which for urban markets?
- What role will Solid Recovered Fuel play in the energy requirements for industry?
- How will the financing be structured?
- How can public confidence and acceptance issues be resolved?
These and many other questions will be considered at the second Energy from Waste in Scotland conference. It is your opportunity to access the very best information from leading experts in a wide range of fields, and provides the chance to network with a broad range of delegates in this rapidly expanding market. |
Website: |
www.recyclingwasteworld.co.uk/conferen... |
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23/11/2006:
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Making the most of Starter Packs |
Venue: |
Teacher Building, 14 St Enoch Square, Glasgow |
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10am - 4pm |
Audience: |
Industry |
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Starter packs provide a lifeline for people moving out of homelessness. As well as contributing to recycling, the schemes provide valuable volunteering opportunities. This event may be useful for; staff, committee members and volunteers of Starter Pack schemes, anyone who is thinking of setting up a scheme, and policy makers interested in commissioning or funding Starter Pack schemes. |
Contact: |
Scottish Churches Housing tel: 0131 477 4500 |
Website: |
www.crns.org.uk/events_new/other.htm |
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01/12/2006:
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Furniture Reuse Network 17th Annual Conference |
End Date: |
03/12/2006 |
Venue: |
Ramada Hotel, Sutton Coldfield |
Details: |
For more information visit here |
Website: |
www.frn.org.uk/code/annual_conference/... |
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