NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE USE OF ENERGY : ISSUES AND CHALLENGES On April 9-10, 2011 At NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad

NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE USE OF ENERGY : ISSUES AND CHALLENGES On April 9-10, 2011 At NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGS) aim at freeing a major portion of humanity from the shackles of extreme poverty, hunger, illiteracy and disease. They establish targets for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women, environmental sustainability and a global partnership for development. In short, they adopt a blueprint for a better world. While we are heading towards the timeline for meeting these goals, the economic crisis that has hit the world economies affect the capacity of the countries, especially the least developed ones to meet these goals. However, we need to accelerate progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals and strengthen the global partnership for development. Renewable energy and its sustainable use remains one of the major concerns of the world community till date. Access to affordable energy services is fundamental to human activities, development, and economic growth. Energy is intricately linked to the economy, social and health issues, environmental protection, and food security, and proper energy use shall result in sustainable development. Thus, Sustainable use of Energy has often been referred to as the Missing Millennium Development Goal. It is in this context, that NALSAR University of Law seeks to provide a platform for the best minds in the country to bring forth their ideas with respect to sustainable energy practices in the world, which would help in the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. The Conference invites participation of field experts, academicians, entrepreneurs, non governmental organizations and student community, to help understand the existing problems in the energy sector of the world and to provide practical solutions to the same for a better future.

SUB -THEMES

• Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources versus International Co-operation- Access and Consumption of Energy in the Developed, Developing and Under-developed countries.
• Sustainable Lifestyles- Lifestyles that reflect effective use of energy resources.
• Imperative for renewable energy resources
• Relative poverty and issues of access to energy
• Technologies created in small towns and villages of the world, which help in sustainable use of energy; local capacity building for better access and use of energy
• Corporate Social Responsibility- responsibility of corporations that form an interest group in the economic and social development of countries.
• Globalization as the vehicle for accessible energy- access to cleaner and efficient technologies
• Waste to energy – issues and challenges

Call for Papers

Papers on any of the above sub themes are invited from field experts, academicians, entrepreneurs, non governmental organizations and student community.

Last Date:\

The dates for submission are as follows:

Abstract Submission last date : 15/03/2011
Full Paper Submission last date : 01/04/2011

Registration

The Conference shall be held on April 9-10, 2011. The registration and inaugural shall be held in the morning on April 9, 2011 and the technical Sessions shall be held on April 9-10, 2011. The Valedictory Session shall be on April 10, 2011. Registration fee for each participant is as follows: ` 4,000/- per delegate, student delegate registration fee shall be ` 2,500/- per student. Registration fee include one pack of conference material, lunch, midmorning and mid evening tea with snack on April 9-10, 2011. The University campus has decent accommodation facility which can be offered to the participants at fixed fee of ` 2,000/- per person per day (limited rooms available). The participants willing to stay in hotels/resorts can inform us so that it can be arranged at a cost of ` 3,500/- onwards per room per day. There are decent resorts close to the University which can make the stay a pleasant experience.

All payments shall be made to The Registrar, NALSAR Universtiy of Law, Hyderabad through Demand Draft payable at Hyderabad.

Venue:

NALSAR University of Law
Justice City, Shameerpet,
R.R. District, Hyderabad-500078

Contact:

Dr. K. Vidyullatha Reddy
Conference Coordinator,
Head Centre for Environmental Studies
NALSAR University of Law
Justice City, Shameerpet,
R.R. District, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh- 500078
http://www.nalsar.ac.in
vidyullathareddy@gmail.com
040-23498104, 23498105, 23498216

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