Conference Invitation

"Knowledge for the Sustainability Transition:
The Challenge for Social Science"
2002 Berlin Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change

Berlin, 6-7 December 2002

The Environmental Policy and Global Change Working Group of the German Political Science Association is pleased to invite you to its 2002 Berlin Conference "Knowledge for the Sustainability Transition:The Challenge for Social Science". The 2002 Berlin Conference is organised by the Global Governance Project of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and the Environmental Policy Research Unit of the Free University of Berlin, and has been endorsed by Institutional Dimensions of Global Environmental Change (IDGEC), a core project of the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP).

Plenary Speakers are:

• Frank BIERMANN, Chair, Environmental Policy and Global Change section, German Political Science Association, and Leader, Global Governance Project, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Free University of Berlin
• Rajendra PACHAURI, Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and Director, Tata Energy Research Institute (TERI), New Delhi
• Christian PATERMANN, Director, Environment and Sustainable Development Programme, DG Research, European Union
• John SCHELLNHUBER, Director, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, Chair, Global Analysis, Integration and Modelling (GAIM) project of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme, and founding director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
• Coleen VOGEL, Chair, International Human Dimensions Programme (IHDP) on Global Environmental Change
• Oran YOUNG, Chair, IDGEC Scientific Committee, and Director, Institute of Arctic Studies and Institute on International Environmental Governance, Dartmouth College, USA
• Hansvolker ZIEGLER, Chair, International Group of Funding Agencies, and Deputy Director General, Federal Ministry for Education and Research, Germany
  
  

The 2002 Berlin Conference features parallel panel sessions and plenary presentations. Panellists are drawn from a variety of fields, including political science, policy studies, environmental science, international relations, environmental economics, science and technology studies, sociology, and international law.

Supporters
The 2002 Berlin Conference would not have been possible without the support or co-operation by

• Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (conference secretariat)
• Environmental Policy Research Unit of the Free University of Berlin
• German Federal Ministry of Education and Research
• German Association for the United Nations (DGVN), Berlin-Brandenburg Chapter
• Federation of German Scientists (VDW)
  

Pre-registration Policy
In order to facilitate our planning, we request participants to pre-register through fax. The fax form is a downloadable pdf-file. We ask all participants, including paper presenters, chairs and discussants, to send a registration fee of Euros 100 (Euros 25 for students with valid student ID) upon registration. Registration at the conference venue is possible; there will be an administrative surcharge of Euros 30 for registration at the conference venue.

Thematic Outline
The 2002 Berlin Conference will explore the role of knowledge in times of global environmental change from a variety of perspectives, including:

The deadline for proposals expired 31.07.02. Notifications of acceptance have been sent by 14.08.2002.

Additional information can be found at on this website, including the full conference programme as well as information sheets on the conference venue, hotels nearby, travel and Berlin tourism.

If there is anything else you would like to ask or suggest, please do not hesitate to contact:

Sabine Campe, Manager, 2002 Berlin Conference

c/o Global Governance Project
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
P.O. Box 60 12 03
14412 Potsdam
Germany

E-mail: scampe@pik-potsdam.de

telephone: ++49-331-2882572
facsimile: ++49-331-2882640