Marxism & Psychology Research Group (MPRG)

Dear Colleague,

On behalf of the Conference Organizing Committee, I would like to inform you of the:

SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL, CULTURAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY     
University of Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador     
5-7 January 2010      
http://www.SustainabilityConference.com     

The International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability aims to develop a holistic view of sustainability, in which environmental, cultural and economic issues are inseparably interlinked. It works in a multidisciplinary way, across diverse fields and taking varied perspectives in order to address the fundamentals of sustainability.

The Sustainability Conference is held annually in different locations around the world. The Conference was inaugurated in 2005 at the University of Hawai'i, Manoa, USA. It was held at Hanoi and Ha Long Bay, Vietnam in 2006; University of Madras, Chennai, India in 2007; Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Terengganu Malaysia in 2008 and the University of Technology, Mauritius in 2009. We are pleased to hold next year's Conference at the University of Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador. In 2011, the Sustainability Conference will be held 5-7 January at the University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.

The 2010 Conference features the following Plenary Speakers:      
* Natarajan Ishwaran, UNESCO/University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia      
* Lucía Astudillo Loor, ICOM/University of Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador      
* Katya Gonzalez Ripoll, Ministry of Culture, Bogota, Colombia      
* John M. Whiteley, University of California, Irvine, USA      
* Douglas Worts, Worldviews Consulting, Toronto, Canada      
For more information about these Speakers, please visit the Conference website:      
http://onsustainability.com/conference-2010/plenary-speakers.

In addition to Plenary Presentations, the Conference includes Parallel Presentations by practitioners, teachers and researchers. We invite you to respond to the Conference Call-for-Papers. Presenters submit their written papers for publication in the refereed International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability. If you are unable to attend the Conference in person, virtual registrations are also available which allow you to submit a paper for refereeing and possible publication in the Journal.

The deadline for the final round in the call for papers (a title and short abstract) is 15 December 2010. Proposals are reviewed within two weeks of submission. Full details of the Conference, including an online proposal submission form, may be found at the Conference website: http://www.SustainabilityConference.com/.

In 2011, the Sustainability Conference will be held 5-7 January at the University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.  Located on New Zealand's north Island, the city of Hamilton is an important center for manufacturing, research and education. The University of Waikato includes the internationally recognized School of Maori and Pacific Development, which plays an important role in sustaining Maori culture. For more details on the 2011 Conference, please visit the Conference website: http://onsustainability.com/conference-2011/.

We look forward to receiving your proposal and hope you will be able to join us in Cuenca in January 2010.

Yours Sincerely,

Lucia Astidillo     
University of Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador     
For the Advisory Board, International Conference and Journal on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability