March 3 - 4, 2009
NEXT FORUMS…
The seventh forum, hosted by ITAS, Research Center Karlsruhe (Germany), is set for June 2010 in Berlin. The eighth Forum will be held
in Melbourne, Florida, March 2011. For More Information, Contact Linda Ward at lward@fit.edu or (321) 674-7573.
BOOK: Sustainability 2009: The Next Horizon
WFIT Radio
"Sustainability" Interview (5 min., Mar 2,
2009)
Download the News Release (Feb 10, 2009)
Conference Program
Secretary of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Michael W. Sole is the Keynote Speaker at SUSTAINABILITY 2009: The Next Horizon, an international interdisciplinary conference focusing on practical solutions to emerging sustainability issues. This forum is an outgrowth of a United States State Department partnership between Florida Institute of Technology and Budapest University of Technology & Economics originating in 2001. The conference is designed to appeal to a varied audience, offering the latest academic perspectives for practitioners and policy makers.
Scheduled over 2 days on sunny Florida's Space Coast, Sustainability 2009 covers timely topics:
► Sustainable Tourism
► Climate Change & Adaptation
► Climate Risks: Hurricanes & Lightning
► Sustainable & Resilient Communities
► Renewable Energy
► Sustainable Technologies & Innovation
Presenters include faculty from Florida Tech and other leading academic research institutions, NGO representatives, regional planners, and political leaders.
Beyond its interdisciplinary format, Sustainability 2009 embeds an international focus with its inclusion of a transatlantic perspective by researchers from the Budapest University of Technology & Economics (BME), the oldest technological university in Europe. Sustainability 2009 is the 6th in a series of conferences hosted by Florida Tech and BME, alternating venues between Budapest and Melbourne, Florida.
SEE THE LATEST IN ALTERNATIVE ENERGY VEHICLES... (Photos are representative)
RAV4-EV - A Large Battery Powered Vehicle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_RAV4_EV
PRIUS PHEV
Third party modified Prius. Looks the same as the regular type vehicle except for the concealed plug port, perhaps under a gas fill
port. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktG-0IioHWo
FREE E-TEXT BOOKS & PUBLISHERS LINKS FROM PREVIOUS FLORIDA TECH/BME SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCES PROVIDED BELOW...
Forum 1: Rationality in an Uncertain
World (Edition Sigma Publishers, Berlin)
Agenda
Introduction
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Forum 2: 2005 Environmental Studies: Implications for Sustainability ($50 + s/h, 9 copies remaining)
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Forum 3: Assessing Societal Implications of Converging Technological Development (Edition Sigma Publishers, Berlin)
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Forum 4: 2007 International Forum on Sustainability ($65 + s/h, 4 copies remaining)
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Forum 5: 2008 - Issues of Forcasting and Roadmapping (in press)
Previous Yearbooks from Florida Tech & BME
2003 - How Science Can Support Environmental Protection ($50 + s/h, 15 copies remaining)
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2004 - Science Supporting Environmental Protection ($50 + s/h, 15 copies remaining)