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Diary Diary
Build Green rounds up environmental events to sustain you for the next couple of months
BGreen + The Big Project Awards 2011 6th December The first of their kind in the region, the BGreen and The Big Project Awards will recognise the outstanding companies and individuals that have contributed to the construction and sustainability industries in the GCC. World Green Tourism Abu Dhabi 5th – 7th December – Abu Dhabi Held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), it is the first dedicated eco-tourism event in the region. A global conference and supporting exhibition bring together key industry leaders who share their experience and expertise to ensure a sustainable future for tourism. Business in the Community’s National Environment Conference 2011 9th December – Leeds, England With a theme of “Business Unusual – Making it Happen” this event aspires to inspire and enable business leaders, future leaders and environment experts to understand, construct and deliver the business case for sustainability in their own organisation. 4th International Congress of Environmental Research 15th – 17th December – Surat, India Covering environmental research, planning and management, abstracts and research papers in disciplines including technology, physical sciences, social and life sciences, law and management will be read, presented and discussed, with two awards presented.
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International Seminar on Global Environmental Issues: Challenges to Industry, Ecology and Society 24th – 25th December - Kalyani, Nadia West Bengal, India Papers from academics, research scholars, students, practitioners and industry representatives from various disciplines will be invited to present papers. Accepted full papers will be published in the conference volume. One paper will be selected for the Best Paper Award in each technical session. World Future Energy Summit 2012 16th – 19th January – Abu Dhabi The summit is the world’s foremost annual meeting committed to advancing future energy, energy efficiency and clean technologies by engaging political, business, finance, academic and industry leaders to drive innovation, business and investment opportunities. Gulf CIO Summit 2012 25th – 26th January – Doha An exclusive gathering of C-level ICT executives from some of the region’s leading companies, and is designed to stimulate interaction, education and provide business opportunities. It focuses on breakthrough technologies, the challenges of implementing them and the priorities of today’s CIOs. SmarTech@WETEX 2012 13 – 15 March 2012- Dubai Introduced as a new segment within WETEX to tackle critical issues on energy conservation, water and electricity, including environmental protection and preservation.
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