Sat.Oct 22, 2016 - Fri.Oct 28, 2016

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Lessons From Airline Industry Downtime

Daniel Burrus

If you were one of the millions of travelers impacted by the technology breakdown of two major airlines a few months ago, you have my sympathies. But condolences aside, the unexpected and massive shutdown should serve as a warning to us all about the significant risks associated with an aging and often volatile IT infrastructure—that, and the value of being anticipatory with regard to changing IT requirements.

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Vatican Youth Symposium

Sustainable Development Network

Youth and the Sustainable Development Goals: Challenges and Opportunities On October 30-31, 2016, the Pontifical Academy of Sciences (PAS) , in collaboration with the Sustainable Development Solutions Network and its Youth Initiative (SDSN Youth) , will host the Vatican Youth Symposium at the Casina Pio IV in Vatican City. This two-day conference brings together 50 young leaders, from over 30 countries and a variety of disciplines, to co-generate solutions for the achievement of the Sustainable

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Evolution of the environmental justice movement: activism, formalization and differentiation

EJOLT

By Alejandro Colsa Perez, Bernadette Grafton, Pau l Mohai (1) , Rebecca Hardin, Katy Hintzen and Sara Orvis. School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan, 440 Church St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. (1) Author to whom any correspondence should be addressed. Abstract. To complement a recent flush of research on transnational environmental justice movements, we sought a deeper organizational history of what we understand as the contemporary environmental justice movement in th

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Call for Proposals: Environmental Justice in the Anthropocene

EJOLT

Symposium, 24-25 April 2017, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA Proposal deadline: November 1, 2016 Environmental justice is a central component of sustainability politics during the Anthropocene – the current geological age when human activity is the dominant influence on climate and environment. Every aspect of sustainability politics requires a close analysis of its equity implications, and environmental justice provides us with the tools to critically investigate the manifestations

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How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES

Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.