Call for Abstracts-Beyond Firewood:Exploring Alternative Fuels & Energy Technologies
| Contributed by Erin Patrick | |
| 12 August 2008 | |
This is the first-ever major international research conference on firewood and alternative cooking fuels and energy technologies in humanitarian settings on December 11-12, 2008 in New Delhi, India.Last date of abstract submission:15th September BackgroundThe Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children is an advocacy and expert resource organization working on behalf of refugee and displaced women, children and adolescents around the world. The Women’s Commission, based in New York, conducts research, documents findings, provides technical assistance and undertakes advocacy. One key focus of the Women’s Commission’s work since 2005 has been on ensuring safe access by displaced women and girls to appropriate cooking fuel.As part of its Fuel and Firewood Initiative, the Women’s Commission will be hosting the first-ever major international research conference on firewood and alternative cooking fuels and energy technologies in humanitarian settings on December 11-12, 2008 in New Delhi, India. The conference will bring together developers, practitioners and users of alternative fuels, energy technologies and physical protection strategies appropriate for use in humanitarian settings from around the world. The aim is to share experiences and create new linkages among researchers and practitioners, and build an empirical basis for fuel-related interventions in humanitarian settings. In addition, the conference will link technical experts with humanitarian staff in sites and regions that are urgently in need of such interventions. The Women’s Commission’s conference steering committee is now soliciting abstracts for presentation at this conference. All submissions must be limited to 400 words or less and must be submitted in English via the online abstract submission Web site www.fuelnetwork.org/conference. Submissions received in any other manner will not be considered. All information requested on the submission Web site must be provided and submitted with your abstract before your abstract will be considered. If an applicant wishes to submit an abstract based on an already-published paper, it will be the responsibility of the applicant to obtain all necessary permissions in advance of the conference. Submission of an abstract represents a commitment by the applicant to attend the conference should that abstract be selected for presentation, to present a finished paper according to the conference presentation standards and format, and to answer questions from conference participants regarding the presentation. Abstract submissions will be received between August 12 – September 15, 2008. All abstracts will then be reviewed by the conference steering committee and applicants notified of the committee’s final decision by October 1, 2008. Contact informationAdditional information regarding the call for abstracts and conference details may be found on the conference Web site and will be continually updated. Applicants are therefore requested to check the site regularly. All questions and requests for further information should be sent to fuelconference@.... BeyondFirewoodconference_callforabstracts.pdf (165 KB) Read the details here | |