Nowadays one of the most urgent necessities of our society is the promotion of technological systems that allow continuous progress while respecting the integrity of natural ecosystems as well as human environment. The progress to be a real progress must provide our society with the services it needs while at the same time preserving the natural resources and minimising energy consumption and waste production. The development of the Integrated Green Policies will enable technological and industrial progress to be effective: progress for the earth’s progress.

The conference intends to promote exchange of professional experiences and networking when striving towards higher environmental quality and sustainability. The comparison and discussion of ideas will deal with several interesting themes focusing the interaction of policies, legislation and action programmes and their executing in research, training and education as well as practical case studies and industrial and commercial applications and prospects for the future.

Conference programme
The conference programme consists of keynote addresses by invited prominent European experts, participants’ papers and interactive workshops. Social events and professional visits are included.

Networking Possibilities
During the conference days the participants are also offered an excellent possibility to create partnerships and develop new project ideas and discuss future challenges of the EEE Network.

Who should participate
Engineers, educators, trainers and researchers, training manager, environmental managers, environmental consultants, experts and policy makers from industry, governmental and municipal authorities; all actors who are contributing to the concepts of sustainability and their implementation!

Topics – related to central theme of “Integrated Green Policies”
· International and European environmental policy
· Environmental legislation
· Environmental territorial certification
· Environmental product certification and declaration
· Business strategies
· Green procurement
· Integrated Product Policy (IPP)
· Methodologies: LCA and Green Design
· Tools: software and databases
· Recycling, reuse and waste disposal
· Maintenance technologies
· Cleaner processes
· Energy efficiency and Eco-balance
· Transport
· Education and Training

We wish to present a comprehensive overview of present state of the art of the green policies, and the future challenges they set to research, training and education as well as engineering applications in industry and commerce and peoples’ everyday life.

Call for Papers
Participants who would like to present a paper at the conference are invited to send an abstract of no more than 500 words by 10 June 2001 by e-mail to secretariat@eeenetwork.net or by fax to +32 647 18 10 or by mail to EEE Network, Av. de l’Orée 19, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium. Authors will be notified of acceptance by 30 June. Final papers must be submitted by 30 September 2001 to be included in the conference proceedings.

Venue
ENTREE 2001 is held in the modern Course and Conference Centre of the University of Florence, Centro Didattico Morgagni, Università degli Studi di Firenze (http://www.unifi.it), Viale G. B. Morgagni 40, Firenze, Italy. Daily transport from the hotels to the conference site is organised. The city of Florence (http://www.firenze.turismo.toscana.it) is well connected by national and international regular flights and the railway network.

Date 14-17 November 2001

Language English

Conference Fee
The conference fee for participants presenting a paper is 400 euro, if paid before 30 September, and is 600 euro for others. The fee covers the conference programme, one copy of the proceedings (ISBN), ad- ministrative costs, daily transport from hotel to conference site, vis- its, meals during the conference hours and the conference dinner.

Bank Connection
BBL, Galerie Louise, Brussels, Belgium Account No. 310-1040881-60, Reference: ENTREE 2001

Accommodation
Rooms are reserved in the historical centre of the city of Florence. For all information refer to: Miss. Consuelo Lombardi, Universalturismo S.p.A., Via Cavour, 180/ r, 50129 FIRENZE, ITALY, Tel. +39 055 50391, Fax. +39 055 5039212 E-mail: consuelo.lombardi@universalturismo.com

Downloads
- Call for Papers in PDF format (Adobe Acrobat)
- NEW! Draft Conference programme (Adobe Acrobat, 1,48 Mb)
- Registration form in PDF format (Adobe Acrobat)
- Download Adobe Acrobat Reader

For further information contact :
Mr. Vito D’Incognito
Take Care S.r.l.
Via A. Caccianino, 3
20131 MILANO, ITALY
Tel. +39 02 70633610, Fax + 39 02 70633620
vdincognito@take-care.it
http://www.take-care.it

Mr. L. Puliti / Mr. D. Giannelli
PCM W.Gr.,
University of Florence Via di Santa Marta, 3
50139 FIRENZE, ITALY
Tel. +39 055 4796566 / 290 Fax +39 055 4796394
entree2001@dmti.unifi.it
http://www.pcm.unifi.it/entree2001

Or contact the EEE NETWORK COORDINATOR