Dear Colleague,

In addition to the calendar of upcoming environmental events, this edition of the ECOresearch Newsletter provides you with a brief update on the preparations and program highlights of EnviroInfo-2006. The online registration form, call for participation and list of accepted papers are now available online. We would like to congratulate the authors on their excellent contributions, and thank the reviewers and program committee members for their ongoing efforts as well as their valuable feedback to help authors further improve their work.

Five internationally renowned experts have agreed to present keynote speeches at EnviroInfo-2006. Please visit the conference Web site for the scheduled times and the keynoters' short biographies.

Martá Nagy-Rothengass, European Commission, BE
Head of Unit, DG INFSO G.5 ICT for the Environment
Directorate General, Information Society and Media

Werner Pillmann, Austrian Health Institute (ÖBIG), AT
Chairman of the German Computer Society's TC 4.6.1
Computer Science in Environmental Protection

Franz Josef Radermacher, University of Ulm, GE
Scientific Director, Research Institute
for Applied Knowledge Processing (FAW)

David Alan Stainforth, Oxford University, UK
Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics Department
Climateprediction.net Chief Scientist

Bebo White, Stanford University, US
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC)

We will keep you updated about the further progress,
and look forward to welcoming you to Graz in September!

The EnviroInfo-2006 Organizing Committee

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UPCOMING EVENTS:

Event Date: May 23, 2006
Conference - Power, Poverty and Sustainability:
(May 23-26): Power in the form of energy is vital in our lives. Power in politics can determine our place in society and how we lead our lives. Lack of political power can lead to life in poverty. Power and poverty affect the sustainability of the environment and society. How can impact assessment illuminate these relationships?
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Event Date: May 31, 2006
Event - Ethical Corporation 2006:
(May 31 - June 1): Now in its fifth year, this event aims to answer to the most pressing questions in a complex and ever-changing arena. It’s one of the most important corporate responsibility gatherings in Europe, assembling top-level speakers from across the continent for lively debate and a frank exchange of views.
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Event Date: Jun 06, 2006
Conference - Geo-Environment 2006:
(June 6-8): This conference aims to study the role of geosciences in environmental management. It is a forum among researchers, engineers, planners, decision-makers, consultants and other professionals interested in the contribution of geosciences and geo-information to environmental management, land preservation, remediation and sustainable development.
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Event Date: Jun 18, 2006
Conference - EnvironMetrics 2006:
(June 18-22): The 17th annual meeting of the International Environmetrics Society (TIES 2006) aims to foster the development and use of statistical and other quantitative methods in the environmental sciences, environmental engineering, and environmental monitoring and protection.
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Event Date: Jun 29, 2006
Event - EnviroTech-2006:
(June 29-30): Vendors at ENVIROtech 2006 are leading suppliers of emissions control and waste management equipment & services. Delegates are senior decision makers involved in meeting emissions targets and implementing waste management strategies. Visitors are decision makers from waste generating industry as well as local and central government.
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