The 2009 ANZSEE Conference

Green Mileage in the Global Meltdown: An Ecological Economics Way Forward

27-30 October 2009

Conference of the Australia and New Zealand Society for Ecological Economics (ANZSEE)

Registration now on-line (see right hand navigation bar).

The 2009 ANZSEE Biennial Conference will be held at the Darwin Convention Centre from the 27th to the 30th of October. The overall theme of the conference this year will be Green Mileage in the Global Meltdown: An Ecological Economics Way Forward. This has been chosen to encourage discussion and ideas on how ecological economics can help provide both economic and sustainability solutions in the wake of the global financial crisis. A recent report released by the United Nations Environment Program concluded that 'The right mix of policy actions can stimulate recovery and at the same time improve the sustainability of the world economy. If these actions are adopted, over the next few years they will create millions of jobs, improve the livelihoods of the world's poor and channel investments into dynamic economic sectors.' GGND-ES (pdf). In other words we need to build on the opportunities for recrafting economic policies so that the overall outcomes will enhance social and economic well-being as well as environmental sustainability. As part of the conference, we will be offering masterclasses on specific methods as well as a special day long workshop at the end looking at research related to indigenous issues and in particular, climate change. We recommend a weekend trip to Kakadu National Park after the conference. For details please visit the venue page. It is approximately 3 hours from Darwin to the park's Bowali Visitor Centre. We look forward to seeing you all at ANZSEE09.

Key Presenters:

Bob Costanza

Prof. Bob Costanza, Gund Professor of Ecological Economics, Director of the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics at the University of Vermont, Founding Editor of the Ecological Economics Journal and Co-Founder of the International Society for Ecological Economics

Clive Hamilton

Prof. Clive Hamilton (AM), Professor of Public Ethics at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, and author of Scorcher: The dirty politics of climate change and The Freedom Paradox: Towards a post-secular ethics

Richard Howarth

Prof. Richard Howarth, Editor in Chief, Ecological Economics

Conference themes for delegate presentations:

  • Green new deal - discussion/roundtable
  • Renewable energy transformation
  • Climate change and Copenhagen
  • Indigenous perspectives and opportunities
  • Climate adaptation
  • Integrated assessment
  • Environmental values
  • Measuring progress in the 21st Century
  • Sustainable production and consumption

!!CALL FOR PAPERS AND POSTERS!!

Abstract submission: 17 August 2009. Abstracts for parallel session papers and posters should be 250 words or less and be related to the conference themes. Advise of acceptance of Abstracts will be provided by 31 August 2009. Full papers are due on 30 September 2009.

The conference will also have a Poster Session. Posters can be on any topic related to Ecological Economics.

IMPORTANT DATES:

17 August 2009 - Abstracts due

Once your abstract is approved and you are registered, you will be able to upload your final papers. Authors who wish to have their final paper peer reviewed, please follow the instructions for emailing a copy to us when you upload your final paper to the website. The only help available from ANZSEE for assistance to attend the conference will be for students. There will be 5 travel scholarships offered for up to $A1500 each. Could students wanting to be considered for these travel scholarships please indicate this when they submit their abstract.

31 August 2009 - Authors advised of acceptance of abstract.

30 September 2009 - Papers due. All papers received on time and accepted for the conference will be on the CD of the Conference Proceedings. There is no strict word limit but for peer-reviewed papers, we would encourage a length of no more than 5,000 words. We recommend you use the following Author Guidelines (pdf). There will be an indication of which papers are peer reviewed and which are in the unreviewed stream. A special edition of a journal from the conference is planned so that best papers can be published.

Please note there are two awards for students at the conference. If you want to be considered for the prizes, please indicate when you submit your paper..

  1. Best Presentation by a Student or Early Career Researcher ($A250.00)
  2. Best PhD presentation ($A500)

Morning tea, lunch and afternoon teas are provided for the duration of the 4 days at no additional cost to conference participants. A welcome function with drinks and light snacks is provided on the Tuesday. Please note breakfast and dinner are not provided as part of conference registration.