awards, conferences & exhibitions ACE
‘CREATING A LOW
GREEN
CARBON SOUTH EAST’
STRATEGY
29 - 30TH NOVEMBER 2007, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
The Environment Centre (tEC) is pivotal speakers in the field of low carbon 2007
hosting a major two-day conference on development. An overview of current
low carbon development. Innovation strategies, plans and solutions will enable TUESDAY 27TH NOVEMBER 2007,
Secretary John Denham MP heads the developers, suppliers, planners and THE IET, SAVOY PLACE, LONDON
list of policy makers, business leaders councils to help take advantage of this Green Strategy 2007 is the
and low carbon pioneers speaking at growing market.” principal conference for organisations
the conference. The conference will be held at the exploring the strategic importance of
Christine Watkins, Chief Executive of University of Southampton, itself a low environmental sustainability and climate
the Environment Centre (tEC) said “Low carbon pioneer and home of the world- change response.
carbon development will soon become the renowned Sustainable Energy Research A number of the leading commercial
norm. The conference will give all those Group. thinkers in this field will give you a clear
responsible for creating a low carbon Entry to the conference costs £75 per picture of what companies are really
economy in the South East the opportunity day. For more information visit doing in response to climate change. They
to hear the opinions of National and www.environmentcentre.com. will offer pragmatic advice on what a
Green Strategy can achieve and how it
A CHANGING CLIMATE – A
can be implemented.
Those speaking include: HSBC, M&S,
Boots, Royal Mail, SAB Miller, Sun, EDF,
CHANGING INDUSTRY
Arup, NHS, PIRA, Forum for the Future,
The Carbon Trust and Jeremy Leggett plus
many others. It is one day out of the
Climate change has been described foster a broader sense of the shared office. Full details can be found at
as the greatest environmental challenge issues and possible solutions across the www.greenbizevents.co.uk.
facing the world today. Rising water industry. It will challenge individuals
temperatures are expected to cause and organisations to think about how they
significant changes in weather patterns, can respond to climate change related
including increasing the frequency and issues in their current and future roles.
severity of extreme weather events, such The Seminar will open with a session POSITIVE
as floods and droughts. Expected rises in exploring what we can expect from climate
sea levels will endanger vulnerable coastal change, given current scientific modelling
areas and the valuable natural and man- and research, and then subsequent
BUSINESS
made assets currently located there. The sessions will address how the water
challenges that these predicted changes industry is responding to the challenges, in
will bring to the water industry have the areas of water resources, flooding,
2008
inspired the IWO Eastern Area’s Winter energy use, transport and innovation.
Seminar 2007, which will explore and Guest speakers already confirmed
debate the water industry’s response to include: Hazel Thornton from the Met 16TH - 17TH APRIL 2008, OLYMPIA
the effects of predicted climate changes. Office, Matthew Chell from the East of TWO, EARLS COURT
The IWO Eastern Area Winter Seminar England Climate Change Partnership, Dr Positive Business 08, the business
will be held at the Møller Centre in Julian Wright from the Environment exhibition for maximising profits by
Cambridge from the 4th to the 6th Agency, David Dangerfield from Thames going green, being ethical and
November 2007. It will present two full Water, Andrew Brown from Anglian Water, innovating for the future, will take place
days of topical presentations, debates and Dr Simon Gerrard from the University of on the 16th and 17th April 2008 at
inspirational thinking on the central theme East Anglia, Ashley Baxter from the Energy Olympia Two, Earls Court.
of ‘A changing climate - a changing Savings Trust and Melinda Appleby from The event will consist of over
industry’, plus a lively programme of the Consumer Council for Water. 35-hours of free-to-attend seminars,
social events. The Winter Seminar is Attending an IWO event is a great over 200 exhibitors that will help
intended for anyone who works, or aspires opportunity to enhance your individual businesses find green and ethical
to work, in the water sector, as well as for professional development, gain further solutions, interactive feature areas, a
environmental professionals, wishing to industry knowledge, and create valuable series of half day conferences and high
broaden their horizons and increase their business links. Take the opportunity to profile awards.
understanding of the challenges that are attend an event and find out what benefits SustainableFM is a media partner
expected due to climate change. IWO can offer you! of Positive Business 08.
Presentations from a number of highly To book your place on this For more information please visit:
relevant speakers will provide an event contact Lyndsey Campbell at www.positivebusinessshow.com Or
opportunity for individuals to learn more IWO, on 0191 422 0088 or e-mail: call 020 7100 1621 and ask to speak
about what we can expect from climate lyndsey@iwo.org.uk to Philip or Vicki.
change and additionally provide a For more information about IWO or
platform for debate and discussion to other events visit www.iwo.org.uk
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