2003 Berlin Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change


	Conference Invitation “Governance for Industrial Transformation” 2003 Berlin Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Berlin, 5-6 December 2003 The Environmental Policy and Global Change section of the German Political Science Association (DVPW) and its partners are pleased to invite you to its 2003 Berlin Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change, to be held in Berlin on 5-6 December 2003. The 2003 Berlin Conference is endorsed by Industrial Transformation Project of the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP-IT), and is organised by the Environmental Policy Research Centre of the Freie Universität Berlin. Additional support is provided by the SUSTIME Project of the University of Applied Sciences Lausitz and partners, the Global Governance Project of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), the Freie Universität Berlin and Oldenburg University, and the German Association for Ecological Economic Research (VÖW e.V.). Plenary Speakers Prof. Dr. Nicholas Ashford, Director of the Technology and Law Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge Rainer Baake State Secretary, Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Reactor Safety Dr. Frans Berkhout, Director of the Sustainable Technologies Programme, University of Sussex Prof. Dr. Marina Fischer-Kowalski, member of the IHDP-IT Scientific Steering Committee, University of Vienna Ken GREEN, Director CROMTEC/Institute of Innovation Research, Manchester School of Management Dr. Klaus Jacob, Environmental Policy Research Centre, Freie Universität Berlin Ashok Jaitly M.A., Rural Energy Division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi Prof. Dr. Martin Jänicke Environmental Policy Research Centre, Freie Universität Berlin Dr. René Kemp, Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) Prof. Dr. Jan Rotmans, Director ICIS, University of Maastricht Prof. Dr. Pier Vellinga IHDP-IT Prof. Dr. Stefan Zundel University of Applied Sciences Lausitz The 2003 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. 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 2003 Berlin Conference aims to bring together new and innovative research — in particular with an empirical emphasis — that indicates possible pathways for the successful governance of industrial transformation processes, addressing History: What were the driving forces in cases of a successful management of industrial transformation or the stimulation of ecologically friendly innovations and markets? Foresight: What methods and which indicators are necessary and available to forecast future patterns of production in order to devise and implement appropriate policies as early as possible? Scope: Are efficiency improvements as a result of modernisation processes a sufficient condition for industrial transformation? What policies are required to stimulate more radical or disruptive policies? New Generation of Strategies and Instruments: In how far are evolutionary strategies such as strategic niche management, transition management or time strategies likely to bring about the necessary changes? Are the so-called 3rd generation instruments that build on collaboration and information likely to contribute to the required changes? Multi-actor and multi-level Governance: What institutions, actors, strategies, instruments are most likely to bring forward substantial changes in the relationships between societies and the natural environment and how can the different levels from global to regional be co-ordinated? The deadline for proposals expired 15.07.03. Notifications of acceptance will be sent during August 2003. Additional information can be found 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: Bianca Barth, Manager, 2003 Berlin Conference c/o Environmental Policy Research Centre Ihnestr. 22 14195 Berlin Germany E-mail: BC2003@zedat.fu-berlin.de Facsimile: ++49-30-838 566 85