The 9th International Conference on EcoBalance

The 9th International Conference on EcoBalance will be held at National museum of emerging science and innovation  in Tokyo from 9th Nov. to 12 Nov., 2010.

Sessions are as follows:

• Special sessions

1. Sustainable management of agricultural and biomass resources using the life cycle approach
2. Sustainable mining from natural and urban reserves
3. Advances of knowledge for assessing water resource use and consumption in LCA 
4. Decoupling environmental impact and resource use from economic growth in Asia
5. Index and methods / tools for social impact, socio-economic analysis, and sustainability
6. International standardization of environmental management accounting (material flow cost accounting), and possibilities to the indicators of  sustainable management and manufacturing
7. Applications of LCA to new-technology innovation
8. Materials for raising environmental consciousness of consumers and promoting environmental practices of consumers

• General Sessions & Categories

---Methodologies for Ecobalance---

Inventory Analysis
Impact Assessment
Risk Analysis
Uncertainty Analysis
Material Flow Analysis / Material stock accounts
Substance Flow Analysis
Input-Output Analysis
Life Cycle Costing
Cost Benefit Analysis
Scenario Analysis
Material Flow Cost Accounting
Environmental Accounting
Eco-efficiency and Other Indices
Socio-economic Integration Methodology
Social Impact Assessment
Design for Environment
Environmental Education
Environmental Psychology/Sociology
Policy & Regulation
International and National Standards
Environmental Information Disclosure
Carbon Footprint / Offset
Database / Software

--Implementation of Eco-innovation---

Sustainable Agriculture and Food
Bioenergy / Biofuel
Renewable Energy
Energy and Resource Conservation
Sustainable Manufacturing
Sustainable Resource Management
Ecomaterials
Management of Hazardous Substances
Information and Communication Technologies
Supply Chain Management
Zero Emission Technologies
Recycling and Waste Management
Waste Water Treatment
Industrial symbiosis / Eco Industrial Development
Sustainable City Planning and Building
Sustainable Transport
Sustainable Consumption
Green Job / Green Servicizing
Emission Trading
Urban mining

Important dates:

• Online Abstract Submission: 15th February 2010
• Abstract Deadline: 15th April 2010
• Acceptance Notification: 20th May 2010
• Online Registration: 1st July 2010
• Final Announcement & Program (Tentative): 3rd August 2010
• Manuscript Deadline: 25th August 2010
• Early Registration Deadline: 10th September 2010

For details, please see the conference homepage that will be open from 5 January.