[CODATA-international] Fwd: Call for Session Proposals & Abstracts for 23rd Pacific Science Congress, June 13-17, 2016, Academia Sinica, Taipei

[Simon CODATA]

The CODATA community will be interested in the Call for Proposals for the 23rd Pacific Science Congress, June 13-17, 2016, at the Academia Sinica in Taipei.

Further information is available at http://www.psc2016.sinica.edu.tw/proposal.asp

CODATA Vice-President Takashi Gojobori, as well as ICSU President Gordon McBean and ICSU Past-President Yuan-Tseh Lee are among the keynotes.

CODATA Executive Committee Member, DT Lee, has drawn our attention to the tracks on 'Connecting Science and Innovation for a Sustainable 21st Century' and 'Emerging Technologies’ as being of particular interest to the CODATA community.

Please see the further information below.

With very best wishes,

Simon.
___________________________
NEW! Get Ready to Apply for the CODATA-RDA Research Data Science Summer School http://www.codata.org/news/75/62/Get-Ready-to-Apply-for-the-CODATA-RDA-Research-Data-Science-Summer-School

CODATA International News and Discussion List: http://lists.codata.org/mailman/listinfo/codata-international_lists.codata.org

Data Science Journal: http://datascience.codata.org/
___________________________
Dr Simon Hodson | Executive Director CODATA | http://www.codata.org

E-Mail: simon at codata.org | Twitter: @simonhodson99 | Skype: simonhodson99
Blog: http://www.codata.org/blog
Diary: http://bit.ly/simonhodson99-calendar
Tel (Office): +33 1 45 25 04 96 | Tel (Cell): +33 6 86 30 42 59

CODATA (ICSU Committee on Data for Science and Technology), 5 rue Auguste Vacquerie, 75016 Paris, FRANCE

Begin forwarded message:

> From: DTLee <dtlee at iis.sinica.edu.tw>
> Subject: Call for Session Proposals & Abstracts for 23rd Pacific Science Congress, June 13-17, 2016, Academia Sinica, Taipei
> Date: 30 September 2015 15:21:47 CEST
> To: Simon CODATA <simon at codata.org>
> Reply-To: dtlee at ieee.org
> 
> Call for Session Proposals & Abstracts for 23rd Pacific Science Congress, June 13-17, 2016, Academia Sinica, Taipei: http://www.psc2016.sinica.edu.tw/proposal.asp
> 
> In particular the following tracks may be of interest.
> 
> III.  Connecting Science and Innovation for a Sustainable 21st Century
> 
> A. Science for Society: Building Green Societies
> 
> Science for Society Keywords:
> (1) Citizen science
> (2) Science communication
> (3) Science and media
> Science Education Keywords:
> (1) STEM (Science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
> (2) MOOC(Massive open online course)
> (3) Gender Issues in Science Education
> Green Economy Keywords:
> (1) Greening agriculture and fishing industries
> (2) Create decent jobs and rebuild the middle class
> (3) Green manufacturing industries
> (4) Demand management for energy and water
> (5) Resource recycling and rare resource management
> Growing Smart Cities / Sustainable Urbanism Keywords:
> (1) Low carbon city
> (2) Urban metabolism
> (3) Urban resilience
> (4) Urban governance
> (5) Smart city
> Green Architecture Keywords:
> (1) Building energy
> (2) Low carbon building
> (3) Smart building
> (4) Health building
> (5) Eco building
> Sustainable Transportation Keywords:
> (1) Sustainable mobility
> (2) Active mobility
> (3) Transit-oriented development
> (4) Public transport
> (5) Electric vehicles
> Gender and Science Keywords:
> (1) Gender diversity in STEM fields 
> (2) Sex and gender inclusive STEM research 
> (3) Gender policies for promotion of women in STEM
> (4) Entrepreneurship by STEM women
> 　　and
> 
> B. Emerging Technologies
> 
> Big Data: Acquisition and Analytics in the Biological, Ecological and Social Sciences
> Advanced Materials
> Alternative Energy Research
> New Tools for Biodiversity Protection: Remote Sensing, Mapping, and Aerial Monitoring
> Desalination Technology
> Human-Machine Interfaces
> Complexity Science: New Tools for Biological and Social Science
> Biomimetics and Biomechanics
> Green Manufacturing (“Cradle-to-Cradle” Product Design, Production, and Consumption)
> Data Visualization
> 
> 
> THE 23rd PACIFIC SCIENCE CONGRESS
>  
> JUNE 13-17, 2016
> Academia Sinica, Taipei
>  
> Call for Symposium & Workshop Session Proposals
>  
> The 23rd Pacific Science Congress (PSC-23) will be held in Academia Sinica, Taipei, on June 13-17, 2016. The main theme of the PSC-23 is “Science, Technology, and Innovation: Building a Sustainable Future in Asia and the Pacific.”
>  
> The Organizing Committee of the 23rd Pacific Science Congress is announcing a Call for Symposium & Workshop Session Proposals for the Congress. If you would like to propose a session, please submit your proposal containing requested information to the PSC-23 website (www.psc2016.sinica.edu.tw). Please note the deadline for submitting proposals is scheduled for October 31, 2015.
>  
> Sub-Themes for Submission Include:
> 1.           Climate Change and Earth System Sciences
> 2.         Biodiversity and Natural Resources
> 
> 3.         Food / Water / Energy
> 
> 4.         Human Health
> 
> 5.         Human Diversity and Inclusive Development
> 
> 6.         Disaster Risk Reduction
> 
> 7.         Science for Society: Building Green Societies
> 
> 8.         Emerging Technologies
> 
> Plenary Speakers：
> - Dr. Takashi Gojobori speaks on “Biodiversity and Natural Resources” (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)
> - Dr. Sandra Harding speaks on “Human Diversity and Inclusive Development” (University of California, Los Angeles)
> - Mr. Lawrence Kent speaks on “Food / Water / Energy” (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)
> - Dr. Yuan-Tseh Lee speaks on “Science for Society: Building Green Societies” (Academia Sinica)
> - Dr. Gordon McBean speaks on “Disaster Risk Reduction” (International Council for Science, ICSU)
> - Dr. George Whitesides speaks on “Emerging Technologies” (Harvard University)
> - Dr. Chi-Huey Wong speaks on “Human Health” (Academia Sinica)
> - Dr. David Wratt QSO speaks on “Climate Change and Earth System Sciences” (Chief Scientist (Climate), National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand)
>  
> Founded in 1920 and based in Honolulu, Hawaii, the Pacific Science Association (PSA) is a regional, non-governmental, scholarly organization that seeks to advance science and technology in support of sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific.
>  
> Chi-Huey Wong
> Chairman of the 23rd Pacific Science Congress
> President of Academia Sinica
> ___________________________________________
> Contact Information:
> The PSC-23 Website: www.psc2016.sinica.edu.tw
> The PSC-23 Secretariat
> Email: psc2016taipei at gmail.com
> Tel: +886-2-8751-3588
> Fax: +886-2-8751-2799
> 

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.codata.org/pipermail/codata-international_lists.codata.org/attachments/20150930/2d158936/attachment-0004.html>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: EDM_PSC_2016.pdf
Type: application/pdf
Size: 794955 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://lists.codata.org/pipermail/codata-international_lists.codata.org/attachments/20150930/2d158936/attachment.pdf>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.codata.org/pipermail/codata-international_lists.codata.org/attachments/20150930/2d158936/attachment-0005.html>