Call for Stories on People’s Empowerment by UNSDN

Deadline: May 14th, 2013

The Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) seeks to find and bring to scale the most incredible stories on people’s empowerment around the globe. Stories like YOURS!

You can nominate yourself, or another person you admire who empowered you and therefore your unique and special story. We truly believe that the major social challenges of our time can be solved only with the full participation of people at all levels of society.

This innovation award represents DSPD’s commitment to the promotion of people’s empowerment and social development globally. It is administered by DSPD as part of its mission to promote more equitable growth, seeks to identify innovative approaches for poverty eradication, social integration, full employment and decent work for all.

The deadline for submitting your stories is  14 May 2013.

Once the selection process is completed, we will be honored to announce the final six winners on our website. Winners will also receive an award certificate from the United Nations.

To submit your story, please complete the online form following 2 basic rules:

1 – 1.000 words maximum for your written story (in English)
2 – 10 minutes maximum for your recorded video-story (in English or with English subtitles)

Empower yourself and Inspire the World!

Click here to submit your story.

Further information: http://unsdn.org/?p=3540

ITU Green ICT App Challenge 3rd Edition

Deadline: June 30, 2013


​ Call for Concept PapersIn support of the “World Environment Day” (WED) and to follow up on the Paris Call to Action on “Smart Sustainable Cities”, ITU and Telefónica have announced a Green ICT Application Challenge to uncover innovative ICT approaches and applications towards addressing global environmental issues in cities and urban areas.The submission period begins on 20 December 2012 at 12:00 PM Central European Time (“CET”) and ends on 30 June 2013 at 12:00 PM CET. Further information: http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/climatechange/greenict/2013/Pages/default.aspx

Amsterdam International Water Week

Deadline:May 15th, 2013

The call for papers for the Amsterdam International Water Week is now open!

The Amsterdam International Water Week invites you to submit Your papers for the International Water Week Conference: Integrated Water Solutions for a green economy
Timeline for programme development:

• Outline paper submission closes: May 15th, 2013

• Authors notified of acceptance: July 8th, 2013

• Advanced Programme: July 15th, 2013

• Submission of Full Paper: September 1th, 2013

• Authors may submit papers for either oral or poster presentations

• Papers submitted must be limited to two A4-size pages (including figures and tables)

• Papers have to contain adequate information to allow a sound review

• On the basis of the papers received, a stringent review will be undertaken by the Programme Committee to select papers for the conference in its appropriate format – Oral or Poster.  The selection criteria includes high technical quality, relevance to the themes/topics and depth of information content.   Papers that are deemed commercial in nature will not be accepted.

• If selected, authors are strongly encouraged to submit full papers (maximum 8 pages) which will be further peer-review for publication in IWA’s relevant scientific journals.*

• At least one author of each selected paper must register and attend the conference to present the paper.

• Authors must meet their own expenses to attend the conference, including registration fees, travel and accommodation.

katharine.cross@iwahq.org

Download the Call for papers

To submit Your Paper click here

Paper Submission Procedures

For more information about the call for papers:

Katharine Cross Programmes Coordinator International Water Association (IWA)

*Publication Papers selected for oral presentation are invited to submit full papers to be peer reviewed for publication in IWA Publishing’s journals Water Science and Technology, Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, or Water Practice and Technology.  Specifications for the formatting of papers are available on the IWAP website. at http://www.iwaponline.com/wst/i2a.htm.

Further information: http://www.internationalwaterweek.com/2013/03/11/call-for-papers-now-open-2/

Nutrition Fair 2012

Deadline: August 27, 2012

Nutrition Fair 2012 merupakan kegiatan terbesar dari Himpunan Mahasiswa ilmu Gizi (Himagizi IPB) yang terselenggara ke dalam beberapa rangkaian kegiatan.

COMPETITION	1)  Lomba Essay dan Poster untuk siswa SMA 2)  Lomba Karya Tulis Ilmiah untuk mahasiswa 3)  Lomba Memasak untuk mahasiswa IPB dan ibu–ibu PKK di sekitar kampus IPB Dramaga (Info Lebih Lengkap dapat dilihat di Page Competition)
EVENT	1)  Senam Aerobik 2)  Nutrition Expo 3)  Education Expo 4)  Bazar Makanan 5)  Seminar Nasional (Info lebih Lengkap dapat dilihat di  Page Event)

ACARA PUNCAK

Hari/tanggal  : Sabtu -Minggu, 22-23 September 2012

Waktu            : Pukul 07.00 – 17.00 WIB

Tempat          : Fakultas Ekologi Manusia dan Graha Widya Wisuda,  Kampus IPB Dramaga Bogor

Further information: http://nutritionfair2012.wordpress.com/

Tokyo Tech Indonesian Commitment Award (TICA) — 2012

Deadline: October 10, 2012

TICA invites submissions for our 2012 Research Paper Contest for undergraduates students and those who have graduated in 2012 from Indonesian universities. The purpose of this contest is to inspire, promote, and support students engaging in the research in the sciences and engineering disciplines towards an innovation nation. We are holding three clusters this year:

• Cluster 1: Social Science & Engineering, which covers Econnomics, Industrial Management, Human & Decision Science, Architecture & Urban Planning, Environmental Building & Engineering, etc.
• Cluster 2: Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, which covers Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Power Engineering, Information Science & Technology, Robotics & Mechatronics, Control & System Engineering, Computer Science, etc.
• Cluster 3: Applied Science & Engineering, which covers Applied Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, and Astronomy, Bioscience & Biotechnology, Energy Science & Engineering, Materials & Metallurgical Science Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Science & Engineering, etc.

The contest has the following requirements:

• Originality. Each paper must be an original and must be the author’s own work. Papers previously published are not eligible.
• Format. The paper must follow the format provided by TICA 2012 committee.
• Authors. All undergraduates students or 2012 graduates from Indonesian universities. The competition is only open for Indonesian students.
• Coauthors. Papers written by more than one student are permitted.
• Advisors. Papers must be approved by at least one advisor from the university authors belong to.
• One Submission. Students may submit only one paper, whether as sole author or one of the coauthors.

The awards for each winner are:

• Tokyo & campus tours for 3 best papers
• Plaque & certificate for 9 best papers
• Proceeding TICA 2012 for 9 best papers
• Letter of achievement upon request

Deadline for submission — October 10, 2012

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Further information: http://tica.ppitokodai.org/2012/06/17/press-release/#more-531

TUNZA Eco Generation June 2012

Deadline: June 24, 2012

Further information: http://tunza.eco-generation.org/competitonInfoView.jsp?viewID=1147&searchType&searchName&pageNumber=1

Essay Writing Contest for University Students by UN Academic Impact 2012

Deadline: June 15, 2012

Lomba Cerita Mini Teens Go Green 2012

Deadline: June 20, 2012







Further Information: http://teensgogreenjkt.blogspot.com/2012/06/lomba-cerita-mini-teens-go-green.html

International Essay Contest for Young People 2012

Deadline: June 30, 2012
Further information: http://www.goipeace.or.jp/english/activities/programs/1201.html

THEME:	"Creating the Future We Want" Future begins with the vision we hold now. What kind of future do you wish to create for yourself and the world? Please share your dream and ideas for making it a reality.
GUIDELINES:	1. Essays may be submitted by anyone up to 25 years old (as of June 30, 2012) in one of the following age categories: a) Children (ages up to 14) b) Youth (ages 15 - 25) 2. Essays must be 800 words or less in English, French, Spanish or German; or 1600 characters or less in Japanese, typed or printed. 3. Essays must have a cover page indicating (1) category (Children or Youth) (2) essay title (3) your name (4) address (5) phone number (6) e-mail (7) nationality (8) age as of June 30, 2012 (9) gender (10) school name (if applicable) (11) word count. Teachers and youth directors may submit a collection of essays from their class or group. Please enclose a list of participants' names and the name and contact information of the submitting teacher or director. * Entries missing any of the above information will not be considered. 4. Entries may be submitted by postal mail or online. * IMPORTANT: To send your essay online, you must go to the online registration page at www.goipeace.or.jp and follow the required steps. 5. Essays must be original and unpublished. 6. Essays must be written by one person. Co-authored essays are not accepted. 7. Copyright of the essays entered will be assigned to the organizers.
DEADLINE:	Entries must be received by June 30, 2012.
AWARD:	The following awards will be given in the Children’s category and Youth category respectively: 1st Prize: Certificate and prize of 100,000 Yen (approx. US$1,300) ... 1 entrant 2nd Prize: Certificate and prize of 50,000 Yen (approx. US$650) ... 2 entrants 3rd Prize: Certificate and gift ... 5 entrants Honorable Mention: Certificate and gift  ... 25 entrants
	* 1st prize winners will be invited to the award ceremony in Tokyo, Japan scheduled for November 2012. (Travel expenses will be covered by the organizers.)
	** All prize winners will be announced in November 2012 on the Goi Peace Foundation web site (www.goipeace.or.jp) and UNESCO web site (www.unesco.org/youth). Certificates and gifts will be mailed to the winners in December.