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Don’t forget that tomorrow is the conference Sustainability Now – a virtual event – no carbon footprint involved in your travel.  Look out for me and come and say hi…

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Phil Clark, Building magazine’s editor-in-chief of digital communities, (loving that job title!) has kindly asked me to be a sustainability champion at Building magazine’s Sustainability Now – a virtual event taking place 13 and 14 May. I’m not quite sure what this entails – I hoping for virtual champagne in the VIP lounge.

I took part last year but didn’t blog the event (seem to remember it was in the first or second week of July). There was some great conversations in the lounge (Phil blogged about it here). Given the liveliness of last year, perhaps champions will be virtual bouncers, throwing out trolls and watching out for flaming? Anyway, I’m looking forward to participating and have added a button at the side and above which should send you through to registration.

Content promises to include discussions on issues such as Passiv design, the zero carbon definition and the CRC.

Sign up now before you forget, and I’ll remind you all closer to the time too…

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I’m back in the UK and gradually acclimatising to the shock.  Trying not to translate prices into US$ and shaking my head at the price of petrol (£1.09 in Leeds!).  Just as well I no longer have a car…

I am currently without landline, broadband and laptop, so blogging opportunities are low.  Bear with me (and BT) – things should return to normal soon.

I’ll be twittering from Think 08 tomorrow and hopefully meeting quite a few bloggers in the flesh.  If you see me, come and say hi.

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This looks intriguing.

ABSTRACTS DUE February 1, 2008

ANNOUNCEMENTS of Accepted Papers March 1, 2008

COMPLETED DRAFTS DUE June 1, 2008

The Topic

Following successful Congresses in Berlin 2005 and Leeds 2006, the Council for European Urbanism will hold its third international congress in Oslo, Norway from the 14th to 16th September 2008.

The congress will discuss the rapidly-evolving topic of “Climate Change and Urban Design”. Papers are invited on the latest implications in science, policy, education and best practice. What is the latest science telling us? What are the consequences for urban development internationally? What are the practical solutions available to reduce climate gas emissions from urban settlements and transportation? What strategies are available to adapt to changing conditions?

The congress will welcome government officials, planners, architects, social scientists, ecologists, developers, local community activists, and all other development stakeholders who feel a responsibility to contribute to more sustainable urban development.

We invite authors engaged in urban development and climate change topics from all parts of the world to submit paper proposals with abstracts by February 1, 2008.

Announcements of accepted proposals will be on March 1, 2008. Completed drafts of papers will be due by June 1, 2008.

Topics look good ,especially:

THEME SIX: Innovative New Strategies

Papers in this category should discuss new theoretical or pragmatic approaches, such as certification schemes (LEED-ND in the USA, BREEAM in the UK, et al.), trading schemes, new coding approaches, and other innovations.

which we’ve been talking about recently and I’ve always fancied a trip to Norway.

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