The fair will be held in parallel to:
- KOMTECHNIKA International Trade Fair of Municipal Technologies
- GMINA Fair of Products and Services for Local Governments.

22nd - 25th November 2011, Poznań, Poland.

Website:http://poleko.mtp.pl/en/


NORTH WEST ENERGY FORUM - creating
new opportunities in the low carbon economy

The North West Energy Forum has been active for over 60 years, delivering energy briefings and networking opportunities for North West energy professionals. This FREE conference is NWEF’s showcase event, pulling together key regional players in the energy sector and attracting over 150 delegates.

Programme
08.30 Exhibition viewing and registration
09.15 Welcome and introduction to NWEF
John Ogle, NWEF President
09.25 Carbon Strategy in the North West
Councillor Neil Swannick
09.45 The Green Deal: a national perspective
Alex Masri, Department of Energy and Climate Change
10.10 Low Carbon Housing Retrofit Strategy: supply chain opportunities
Anne Parkes, Association of Greater Manchester Authorities
10.30 Panel Discussion and Q&A
10.45 Exhibition viewing and coffee
11.15 ecoSMARTER Project: how it can benefit your business
Caroline Riley, Carbon Smart
11.30 The Green Deal: what can it do and what should you do?
Arnout Andrews, Camco
11.50 Finance Options for Energy Projects
Ewan Addison, Siemens Financial Services
12.10 Closing remarks
Luciana Berger MP, Shadow Minister for Energy and Climate Change
12.30 Panel Discussion and Q&A
13.00 Exhibition viewing and lunch
14.30 Conference close

24th November 2011, 08:30am - 14:30pm, Old Trafford Stadium, Sir Matt Busby Way, Manchester, England.

Website: http://www.nwef.net


2nd GLOBAL BUSINESS OF BIODIVERSITY SYMPOSIUM

The 2nd Global Business of Biodiversity Symposium (GBOB)  is also set to host the world’s first-ever Global Business of Forests (GBOF) in the UK.

The event is being held to coincide with this, the UN’s International Year of Forests. Leading experts and businesses from across the globe will converge to collaborate and discuss the issues that are at the heart of our environmental concerns and to raise awareness of the opportunities that are emerging for business and industry going forward.

This conference and exhibition, brings together two of the most important conventions (CBD) and (UNFF), in order to frame how business can help address the issues surrounding biodiversity loss and the specific effects of deforestation.

A clear signal of the importance of the issues and of this conference can be seen by the high-level support that it is attracting. The UK Secretary of State for the Environment, Caroline Spelman; the European Commissioner for Environment, Janez Potocnik, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF), United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEPFI) are among the many others are contributors.

The Indonesian State Minister for the Environment, Prof. Dr. Ir. H. Gusti Muhammad Hatta, M.Si, will participate in the final high-level ministerial debate on the Value of Natural Capital to Business. Delegates have access to all areas and so will have the opportunity to get up close and to ask questions of speakers participating in all of the plenary and parallel sessions.

The event, which has Linklaters as its advisors, also has top-flight speakers from across major businesses including: PUMA, Pepsico, Danone, BSkyB, United Utilities, Shell, JP Morgan, Dow Chemicals. Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Jupiter Asset Management, PwC, CO-OP, UPM, BASF, BP, Mondi Group, Inter Continental Hotel Group, amongst many others.

 28th November 2011, the IET, Savoy Place, London, England.

Website: www.globalbusinessofbiodiversity.com/events/


WORLD AGRICULTURAL FORUM CONGRESS 2011
Feeding 7 billion - how to feed the world

In 1798, the English economist and clergyman Thomas Malthus predicted that one day the population of the world would outstrip the globes ability to feed it. The 31st October 2011 was the day the UN estimated that the global population would reach 7 billion.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) and others are alarmed that the world is running out of agricultural capacity to feed itself and to provide all the other necessary things the land provides. The talk is of improving food security. According to the UNs Department of Economic and Social Affairs, global population is predicted to rise to anywhere between 9 and 12 billion by 2050.

Jim Bolger, Chairman of the Advisory Board of the World Agricultural Forum says: If there is one thing which must not be compromised, it is the availability of food. Food shortages lead directly to a disrupted society, no matter where in the world. He continues while the concerns about food security are real, it does not mean we are necessarily facing catastrophe - far from it. The human race is hugely innovative and adaptive and with the right approach, can almost certainly make up any perceived shortfalls. But if history is any guide, it wont happen by doing things the same old way.
 
The 2011 Congress of the World Agricultural Forum (WAF) entitled Rethinking Agriculture to sustain a growing global population will address the new ways of feeding the growing global population. This Congress focused on rethinking what we do now in agriculture and food production aims to provoke the generation of ideas to solve real problems and not solutions to fit a particular political problem.

Constituted by the non-profit World Agricultural Forum, the Congresses have a record of bringing together speakers and delegates from all walks of life in a neutral environment. Global leaders from the business, political, diplomatic, NGO and academic worlds will be present to think and debate how things can be done differently to improve global food security. As always many delegates will have strong opinions. But being impartial, the Congress is open to all ideas and shades of opinion. 

28th November - 1st December 2011, Renaissance Hotel, Brussels, Belgium.
 
Website: www.worldagriculturalforum2011.com


COP17 / CMP7 UN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE 2011

The United Nations Climate Change Conference will bring together representatives of the world's governments, international organizations and civil society. The discussions will seek to advance, in a balanced fashion, the implementation of the Convention and the Kyoto Protocol, as well as the Bali Action Plan, agreed at COP 13 in 2007, and the Cancun Agreements, reached at COP 16 last December. 

This year the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 7th Session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties (CMP7) to the Kyoto Protocol, will be held in South Africa.

As with previous United Nations (UN) Climate Change conferences, participation at COP 17 and CMP 7 will be restricted to appropriately nominated representatives of Parties, observer States, accredited observer organizations and the accredited media. However, those Parties to the Convention that are not Parties to the Protocol may participate as observers in the meeting of the Parties.

Thousands of participants from government representatives to observer organizations take part in sessions.  The COP 15 in Copenhagen in 2009 attracted over 24,000 delegates, including some 10,590 government officials, over 13,000 representatives of UN bodies and agencies, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, and 3,221 accredited media members. COP 16 / CMP 6 in Cancun last year had over 11,800 participants.

28th November - 9th December 2011, Durban, South Africa.

Website: www.cop17-cmp7durban.com


POLLUTEC HORIZONS

It has become apparent to the event's organisers from the innovations submitted, the exhibitors attending and the entries for the show’s various awards and trophies that the preservation of resources is today’s dominant environment topic. In response to this and alongside its traditional coverage, Pollutec Horizons is focusing this year on a number of major themes that are in step with this trend, which reflects new professional concerns. These will be:

Cleantechs - Focus on the clean technologies of tomorrow, from concept to application via their financing.
Environmental engineering and biodiversity - Focus on a new profession, which combines understanding, resources, methods and people working for biodiversity.
Enterprise and the sustainable town - Focus on solutions that help to implement a sustainable development policy: eco-design, training, reduced consumption mobility, corporate social responsibility… 
The performance of industrial processes - Focus on solutions that can be applied up- or downstream of processes so that production chains can be optimized whilst remaining competitive. 

29th November - 2nd December 2011, Paris-Nord Villepinte, France.

Website: www.pollutec.com


21st CLEAN GULF TRAINING & EXHIBITION

North America's largest oil spill training event & exhibition returns for its 21st year, and companies from throughout the oil and chemical spill, maritime security industry and the marine salvage industry will be in attendance. Key professionals and decision makers from throughout the Gulf Coast and beyond will come together to view the latest products, services and technologies, as well as hear about the latest trends and developments in the oil spill response industry.

New for 2011 Clean Gulf will host 2 co-located events - The Industrial Fire, Safety & Security Training Event & Exhibition and the Deepwater Prevention & Response Conference. IFSS will draw over 1,000 industrial emergency response professionals, making CLEAN GULF one of the largest emergency response events in the U.S. The Deepwater Prevention & Response Conference will bring together drillers, subsea operators, pipelines, shipping companies and other service providers in the petroleum supply chain.

30th November - 1st December 2011, Henry B Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA.

Website: www.cleangulf.org


ENVIRONMENT 2011 - ADAPTING TO CHANGE THROUGH 'LOCALISM'

This annual conference from The environment Ageny for England and Wales gives regulators, business, government agencies, local government and campaign groups a chance to set out their view of the way ahead over the next four years; and discuss the dilemmas confronting business leaders, policy-makers and strategic planners. This year Environment 2011 will be held in association with Environmental Protection UK.

This unique event maps the future for decision takers wrestling with the pace of change, investment decisions, and the huge behavioural and economic changes necessary to reduce our carbon output, protect and create healthy local environments, reduce and manage waste and move towards alternative, cleaner energy and transport.

Keynote Speakers are Lord Chris Smith, Chairman, Environment Agency and the Rt Hon Caroline Spelman MP, Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

1st December 2011, Hotel Russell, Russell Square, London, England. 

Website: www.neilstewartassociates.com/sw120


PESTICIDES IN WATER - is the current ideology 
practical and sustainable?

This one day event will attempt to highlight the problems with the current ideology related to pesticides in water.  Individual pesticides have unique properties, and many variable factors determine the specific risk in terms of water pollution and these include the half-life;  mobility in soil and solubility in water: Many pesticides are fairly soluble in water so that they can be applied with water and be absorbed by the target. The higher the solubility of the pesticide, the higher the risk of leaching.  Residual herbicides are generally of lower solubility to aid soil binding but their persistency in the soil can cause other problems.

The following issues will also be considered:
* Should the 0.1 ug/litre blanket (one size fits all) EU limit be challenged and replaced with a USEPA risk based approach with individual values for each approved pesticide?  For products based upon metaldehyde and glyposate this could make orders of magnitude differences in permitted concentrations
* The issues of cost and carbon footprint of pesticide removal strategies from water
* Food security versus use of pesticides in relation to population predicted increase
* Screening of pesticides as used in routine food analysis versus targeted analysis for targeted routine water analysis?
* Technical innovations and future pesticide use and dealing with the challenge
 
Who should attend?
Water companies operational and laboratory staff       
Pesticide manufacturers                                             
Agricultural community                                               
Environmental consultants                                        
Regulators 

1st December 2011, The Lakeside Conference Centre, FERA, Nr York, England.

Website: www.aquaenviro.co.uk


GREEN VISION 2011 - RETROFITTING BUILDINGS

Taking the Retrofit discussion global and building on the success of the last GVis Event in July, another web enabled Retrofitting Buildings event has been organised. It is hosted by Leeds Metropolitan's Centre for Knowledge Exchange.

The organisers claim that delegates will: 
* Discover the lessons learnt on the Empire States Building Retrofit Project and learn several key lessons for the retrofit of large multi-tenant commercial office buildings.
* Understand the Business opportunities of the UK Retrofit Market.
* Participate in two hands on expert roundtables of their choice on Occupant behaviour, Low Carbon Workplaces , The Green Deal , or Leeds Metropolitan Estates Retrofit project.
* Experience a lively Pecha Kucha presentation showcase covering different aspects of Retrofitting (Historical Buildings , Renewable technologies, case studies).

The event will be blogged and discussed live across social media to encourage perspectives from international individuals and organisations that may not be able to attend in person, to give Leeds businesses a wider business vision. The hashtag for the event is #GVis2011
There is alos a live webcast, so if you are unable to join on the day our presentations and roundtables from DECC and Low Carbon Workplaces will be available to view live on the day free of charge.

1st December 2011, 1.30pm - 5.30pm, Old Broadcasting House, Leeds, England.

Website: www.green-vision.org.uk


5th INTERNATIONAL ALGAE CONGRESS 2011

The fifth International Algae Congress is organised by the European Society of Microalgal Biotechnology (ESMB), the German DLG e.V. (German Agricultural Society) and DLG BENELUX from the Netherlands. This edition focusses specifically on the potential of microalgae and aquatic biomass.

The programme sessions address the following themes; Aquatic Biomass - BioFuels & By-products, Production systems; Scale & Economics, Genetic Enginering vs. Strain Colllection, BioRefinery Concepts, Sustainable Aquatic Cycles, and Innovative Applications of advanced biotechnological solutions.

Visitors will meet delegates from various sectors from the algae industry, including scientists, aquaculture, algae producers, waste managers, water treatment, end-users (food, feed, aquaculture, pharma), VC PE and other investors, consultants, energy companies, equipment, technology & infrastructure and government agencies.

1st - 2nd December 2011, Radisson DOM hotel, Berlin, Germany. 

Website: www.algaecongress.com


PVJAPAN 2011 - A total photovoltaics event

Dubbed as the ultimate Gateway to Japan’s Expanding Solar Market, this event for photovoltaics in Japan will bring together all the key players in solar power generation.
PVJapan is jointly organized by two industry organizations, Japan Photovoltaics Energy Association and SEMI.

With the launch of a new Feed-in Tariff scheme scheduled to start in July 2012, Japan's photovoltaic market is expected to grow in a rapid pace in comming years.

Meet the Key Industry Players: PVJapan 2011 show floor will be filled with topnotch industry players such as Sharp, Kyocera, Suntech, Q-Cells, Panasonic/Sanyo, Solar Frontier and LDK just to name a few.

Show Floor Zoningm: The entire photovoltaics value chain is categorized into seven exhibit zones to allow visitors gain an industry perspective and indepth information efficiently.
 - Solar Cells/Modules Zone
- System, BOS and Smart Network Zone
- System Integrate and Construction Zone
- Manufacturing Equipment Zone
- Inspection and Measurement Tools Zone
- Components, Materials and Facilities Zone
- Other Related Products and Services Zone

Themed Plaza Zones (Hall 11)
Next Generation Solar Cell Plaza - focuses on innovative photovoltaic technologies of tomorrow including organic thin-film, dye-sensitized, multi-junction and quantumdot photovoltaic cells.
Solar System Installation Proposal Plaza - focuses on products and services for solar system installations of which market is expected to show a strong growth in next years.
 
Renewable Energy World Fair Academic Gallery (Hall 11): More than twenty universities and research institutes will present their latest accomplishments. This will also serve as an ideal venue for information exchange and network building between industry and academia.

5th - 7th December 2011, Makuhari Messe International Convention Complex, Makuhari New City, Japan.

Website: www.pvjapan.org/en


BWMTech 2011 - Ballast Water Technology

The 7th annual BWMTech 2011 - is described by the organisers as the event that gives you expert guidance on selecting and installing the right treatment system for your shipping fleet, as well as managing the retrofit installation process and meeting the requirements of the BWM Convention.

New for 2011:
• Health risks from chemicals involved in ballast water treatment
• Ballast water treatment in Port - an innovative solution
• BWM and tank monitoring - the lost connection
• Expert guide to meeting compliance criteria
• A technical retrofit installation workshop
• Interactive treatment technology forum

Attend BWMTech 2011 to meet the experts shaping the future of ballast water management and ensure that your company is fully equipped to remain compliant.

7th - 8th December 2011, Congress Centre, London, England.

Website: www.informaglobalevents.com


CONCRETE OFFSHORE WIND 2011
Concrete Gravity Base Foundations for Offshore Wind Farms

Renewable energy infrastructure is essential to developing a sustainable built environment and meeting UK carbon reduction targets. Concrete gravity bases and the related supply chain can meet the requirements based on cost, technical potential, environmental impact and practical delivery. 

This conference and exhibition will present the latest information from developers, solution providers and material suppliers, as well as offering networking opportunities.

8th December 2011, Church House, London, England.

Website: www.concretecentre.com


BUSINESS UNUSUAL - MAKING IT HAPPEN
BITC National Environment Conference 2011

In every organisation there are those with the vision or technical skills to spot new opportunities that can take their business forward. This event aims to inspire and enable environment experts and business leaders to spot sustainable business opportunities and develop and translate them into successful business cases that will be more likely to secure board approval.

The transition to a low carbon economy offers the greatest opportunities ever known to construct thriving, sustainable businesses and organisations that bring value in the short and long term, but this will only be possible with vision, planning and action now.

However, groundbreaking research reveals that even the leading businesses will fail to exploit many of the environmentally sustainable options open to them, and that radical business transformation is unlikely before 2020, instead we will see a continuation of business as usual but in a slightly more efficient form in the next ten years.

Key speakers
* Lindsey K Parnell, CEO and President, InterfaceFLOR
The business case for sustainability
* Jonson Cox, Executive Chair, UK Coal
The business case for sustainability at UK Coal
* Cal Bailey, Marketing and Sustainability Director, and Colin Robertson, Sustainability Manager, NG Bailey
How they work with the board to get a positive decision
* Solitaire Townsend, Founder, Futerra
Communicating the sustainability message for positive results inside and outside your organisation
* Hannah Senior, Managing Director, Duraweld
Case study - "Business Unsual" in action
* Ian Blythe, Head of CSR, Boots UK
Case study - "Business Unusual" in action
* Paul Kelly, External Affairs and Corporate Responsibility Director, ASDA
The external drivers that have influenced ASDA to focus on sustainability and what they are likely to be going forward
* Chris Harrop, Marketing Director, Marshalls
Dragon's Den Challenge 

9th November 2011, Weetwood Hall Conference Centre and Hotel, Leeds, England.

Website: www.bitc.org.uk


BUILDING RESILIENCE: RESOURCE SECURITY AND THE ROLE OF THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Now that the seven billionth person arrived on the planet, it is clear that resource scarcity and security are fast rising up both economic and environmental agendas. 

A more circular economy, that rewards the stewardship of valuable resources, could help protect the economy from future shocks and uncertainties, reduce the environmental impacts of supply chains - from primary resource extraction to end-of-life - and open up new business opportunities. 

Global demand for resources could treble in the next forty years, but access to resources is becoming more difficult as energy costs rise, resource-exporting countries impose restrictions and climate change impacts bite.

Green Alliance, in association with the CBI, is hosting a high level conference to debate the risks and opportunities with government ministers Vince Cable MP and Caroline Spelman MP, and with EU environment commissioner Janez Potočnik. 
 
Confirmed speakers include:
Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
Janez Potočnik, European Environment Commissioner
Neil Bentley, Deputy Director-General, CBI
Caroline Spelman MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Liz Goodwin, CEO, WRAP
 
12th December 2011, CBI conference Centre, Centre Point, 103 New Oxford Street, London, England. 

Website: www.green-alliance.org.uk
 


ADBA NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2011
The Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association

The ADBA National Conference is a major UK conference for the anaerobic digestion and biogas industries. Hosted by The Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association (ADBA), this annual event attracts over 200 delegates from all sectors of the industry from waste, food, energy and water to national and local Government. The organisers claim it is the only event in the sector that allows its delegates to directly influence the development of the AD and biogas industries. They say this makes it the event that all key decision makers want to attend.

The conference will debate whether the AD industry is finally gathering momentum. Despite progress with the announcement of the RHI and the development of the AD Strategy and Action Plan, is the AD industry actually moving forwards at the rate required or are there still major obstacles preventing this vital growth? If the UK is to meet its climate change and renewable energy targets by 2050 then a mature AD industry is critical. A mature UK AD industry can deliver over 40TWh of renewable energy, equivalent to 20% of the UK’s domestic gas demand and a significant proportion of the UK’s renewable fertilisers.

High level debates led by expert panels will cover the following issues:
* Is the AD Momentum Building?
* Waste Collection, Gate Fees and the Impact of Eric Pickles
* Ofwat - OFT Market Study and impact on Water and AD industries
* The Role of Standards in the Development of the AD Industry
* Delivering a Strategy for Biomethane as a Transport Fuel

The ADBA National Conference also features a table-top exhibition and a host of networking opportunities. 

14th December 2011, One Great George Street, Westminster, London, England.

Website: www.adbiogas.co.uk