RUC Sunrise
Triple C Conference
Climate Change Communication
New Perspectives after the COP15
_Homepage_: http://sunrise.ruc.dk
LogoSUNRISE_2010_Conference Announcement _
The RUC Sunrise Triple C Conference: Climate
Change Communication, will take place from the
20th-22nd of April, 2010 at Roskilde University
in an attempt to address the various impacts of
climate change on a regional, as well as global
level after the COP15. The Sunrise conference
combines outreach and academia by providing a
space for scientists, academics, business
people, NGOs and students to meet and share their ideas.
In light of December?s COP15, the challenges of
climate change are beginning to impact how we
envision the future and what adjustments we can
make now, in order to create a sustainable
difference. Roskilde University would like to
turn its attention to the pragmatic, as well as
visionary options of addressing various climate
change challenges, by looking at different types
of research and action in communication, culture, and clean-technology.
Challenges to our cultures relationship with
nature are beginning to demand a rethinking and
restructuring of conventional notions of
mobility, energy, agriculture, construction and
consumption. Clean-Technology will help usher in
new ways of how we organize society, helping to
convert our fossil fuel economy to a low carbon
future. Communication plays an essential role in
climate change adaptation and mitigation,
helping to bridge the gap between science and society, technology and culture.
The conference spans over three days. On day
one, the conference will host a panel of
distinguished keynote speakers, such as Mads
Øvlisen, Member of the UN Global Compact Board.
On day two participants will split up into three
academic tracks: culture, communication and
clean technology. Students will also present
their own research on this day, namely in the form of posters.
On day three, participants will ride the
klimaexpress, a bus tour which stops at various
locations in Zealand in order to see what types
of sustainable development initiatives are taking place at the local level.
Please refer the following attachment if you are
interested in submitting a paper to the conference.
We are looking forward to see you in April
On behalf of the Sunrise conference:
*Thomas Tufte*
Professor
Dept. of Communication,
Business and Information Technologies (CBIT)
Roskilde University
*Per Homann Jespersen *
Associate Professor
Department of Environmental, Social and Spatial Change (ENSPAC)
Roskilde University**
*Søren Riis*
Assistant professor
Department of Culture and Identity (CUID)//
Roskilde University**
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LogoSUNRISE_2010* * RUC Sunrise
Triple C Conference
Climate Change Communication
New Perspectives after the COP15
_Homepage_: http://sunrise.ruc.dk
_Call for Papers_
On behalf of the *RUC Sunrise Triple C
conference: ClimateChangeCommunication* the
organizing committee cordially invites the
submission of paper abstracts related to any of the following themes:
_Culture:_ Climate change is radically
challenging nearly all aspects of human culture,
from micro-level individual habits of
transportation and consumption to the
macro-level organization of global institutions
and networks. Papers may address issues
connected to following questions: What are the
cultural tools of mitigating and adapting to
climate change? What is a sustainable culture?
Does climate change declare a renaissance of nature in culture?
_Communication:_ How we communicate about
climate change within the media and our everyday
lives can have a profound impact on the actions
we decide to take. Communicating about climate
change requires correctly reported information
in the media, as well as the articulation of
ownership, participation and action amongst all
relevant stakeholders. How can communication
serve as a fundamental articulator of social
mobilization in the mitigation of and adaptation to climate change?
_Clean-Technology:_ Mitigation and adaptation to
climate changes has a technical aspect that
influences most sectors of our societies. The
technological aspect focuses on the design and
implementation of clean-tech solutions in
sectors such as energy production, transport,
agriculture, and manufacturing. What are the
barriers to the implementation of climate
technology and what actions are needed to bring about the required changes?
Submissions to be considered for presentation at
the conference must contain an abstract in
English of 150-250 words. Please remember to
write your name, institution, country and paper
title. The abstract should consist of the following:
* Statement of purpose
* Paper description
* Your conclusions or final summary
Abstracts should be received by January 15,
2010. Abstracts will be peer reviewed and a
notice of acceptance will be sent out by February 2, 2010.
*You can submit your abstract through the
SUNRISE HOMEPAGE at: *http://sunrise.ruc.dk
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If your abstract is accepted there will be the
opportunity to have it published in a peer
reviewed selection of conference papers
Presentations will last approx 30 minutes with
an additional 10 minutes for Q&A.
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Thomas Tufte, Professor
Bldg 42-3, Roskilde University, POB 260, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Tel: (+45) 46743204 Fax: (+45) 46743075 Email: (ttufte /at/ ruc.dk)
http://www.ruc.dk/komm/Ansatte/vip/ttufte/
Principal Investigator of MEDIeA 2009-2013
(Media Empowerment & Democracy in East Africa)
Further info at: Ørecomm, Consortium for
Communication & Glocal Change http://orecomm.net
