ENVIROMINE 2009 - First International Seminar on Environmental Issues in the Mining Industry
30 September - 2 October 2009
Chile, South America
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Enviromine 2009, organised by GECAMIN and by the Sustainable Minerals Institute of the University of Queensland, aims to provide an international forum where mining industry professionals may analyze, discuss and interchange recent innovations and developments on the Prediction, Prevention and Control of all environmental impacts associated with the different mining and metallurgical processes.

32nd National Symposium - Future Proofing Australia (Rising to the Challenge of Climate Change)
16-17 November, 2009
Brisbane, Queensland
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The Symposium will draw on the experience and insights of eminent industry leaders and researchers from the UK, USA, Europe, Asia and South Africa in addition to Australia’s leading experts.

Sixth International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability
5-7 January 2010
University of Cuenca, Ecuador
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The Call for Papers has now closed

This Conference aims to develop a holistic view of sustainability, in which environmental, cultural and economic issues are inseparably interlinked. It will work in a multidisciplinary way, across diverse fields and taking varied perspectives in order to address the fundamentals of sustainability.

Tenth International Conference on Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations
19-21 July 2010
Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland
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The Call for Papers closes 8 October 2009!

The Conference examines the concept of diversity as a positive aspect of a global world and globalised society. The Conference will seek to explore the full range of what diversity means and explore modes of diversity in real-life situations of living together in community. The Conference supports a move away from simple affirmations that 'diversity is good' to a much more nuanced account of the effects and uses of diversity on differently situated communities in the context of our current epoch of globalisation.

19th World Congress of Soil Science (19 WCSS)
1-6 August 2010
Brisbane, Queensland
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The Call for Papers closes 31 October 2009!

The Congress, held every four years, presents a global forum at which all those involved in Soil Science can meet with scientists, researchers, academics and professionals to discuss and find Soil Solutions for a Changing World.