Full paper: http://uvsq.academia.edu/IoanCiumasu/Papers/360083/Turning_Brain_Drain_Into_Brain_Networking

http://www.esrel2011.com/ NEWS: the online submission system of abstracts is STILL OPEN untill 30 january. After that, there will remain the possibility to edit online the already submitted abstract. The deadline for submission of full papers is 31 March 2011. The deadline for abstracts was on 15 January 2011. A special session will be organized on the topic "Techno-social Innovations for the Management of Environmental Risks", by: Ioan M. Ciumasu,

http://www.esee2011.org/ I signal here two special sessions: "Eco-Innovation: Transitions to the Eco-Cities of the Future (* Summary 1) - organized by Ioan M. Ciumasu, University of Versailles, Econoving International Chair, http://econoving.universud-paris.fr/index.php?lang=en "Biodiversity Conservation calls for Ecological Economics" (** Summary 2) - organized by Ioan M. Ciumasu, University of Versailles, Econoving International Chair, http://econoving.universud-paris.fr/index.php?lang=en

Aceasta este o conferinta bienala a ISEE - The International Society for Ecological Ecological Economics, http://www.ecoeco.org/ Editia precedenta a avut loc intre 7 si 11 August 2008 la Nairobi, Kenya. Detalii sunt disponibile aici: http://www.ecoeco.org/conference08/home.php Pentru membri ISEE (taxa anuala de 15 de dolari SUA pentru cei cu venituri sub 15 000 dolari pe an), taxa de participare la ISEE 2010 este redusa de la 300 la 250 de dolari.

The journal Environmental Science and Pollution Research (ISI IF (2008) 2.492) has released a special issue (Volume 16, Supplement 1, August 2009) dedicated to environmental sciences and technologies in Romania. The issue comprises peer-reviewed research articles in the field of environmental pollution from Romania, but also takes a wider, Danube basin and EU perspective. The issue is freely available online at the ESPR webpage: http://www.springerlink.com/content/112851/

Prague, September 01-05, 2009 Registration is possible (late bird) untill the event's start, and on site. Details: http://www.eccb2009.org/index.php

The journal Environmental Science and Pollution Research (IF 2008: 2.492) – published a special issue (Vol. 16, Supplement 1 – August 2009), dedicated to the Swiss-Romanian research program Environmental Science and Technology in Romania – ESTROM. The core of the ESPR special issue is made by the publication of the main peer-reviewed articles from 9 Swiss-Romanian research projects (2005-2007) focused on water quality in Romania. All 9 research

This is the latest from a series of initially Franco-Romanian workshops for reflections and debates on higher education, with participation in the later years from all across the European Union. At the last edition in Iasi, participants came from: Austria, France, Hungary, Ireland, Romania, Spain and United Kingdom. Avenue: Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens - European harmonization of degrees - Professionalization of studies - Development

Venue: "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University Aim: Visiting and research partnering Details at: http://www.icmpp.ro/scienceday/

Summary I present an analysis upon the potential of Central Europe, as a region, to be an engine in the future transition to sustainability. The analysis is based on the observation that two transitions overlap in the region: towards market economy (not yet finished, because it still needs consolidation and a long way to go before it can reach the richness level of western Europe) and towards sustainability. This overlap can be a fertile ground and