Athens Institute for Education and Research (www.atiner.gr)

7^th Annual International Symposium on Environment, 14-17 May 2012, Athens, Greece

Call for Papers and Participation

Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos (President of the Athens Institute for Education and Research & Visiting Professor, University of Strathclyde, U.K.) and Dr. Theofilos Theophanides, Head, Environment & Agricultural Research Unit, ATINER & Emeritus Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece would like to invite you to submit a proposal for presentation at the 7^th Annual International Symposium on Environment, 14-17 May 2012, Athens, Greece organized by the  Environment and Agriculture Research Unit of the Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER). For the program of the pervious symposiums, book publications based on the conference papers and other information, please visit the conference website www.atiner.gr/environment.htm.

The registration fee is 300 euro, covering access to all sessions, two lunches, coffee breaks, electronic copies of the abstract book and conference material. Special arrangements will be made with local hotels for a limited number of rooms at a special conference rate. In addition, a number of social events will be organized: A Greek night of entertainment with dinner, a special one-day cruise in the Greek islands, an archaeological tour of Athens and a one-day visit to Delphi. Details of the social program are available at http://www.atiner.gr/soc/2012SOC-ENV.htm

The aim of the conference is to bring together scholars and students of environment from all disciplines such as engineering, biology, chemistry, geology, economics, geography, history, political science, communications, environmental health, environmental law & justice, government policy, etc. Areas of interest include (but are not confined to):

Energy (Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy Technologies, Optimization of Conventional Energy Technologies, Energy Management Strategies, Petroleum Waste Management, Techno-economic Evaluation, Energy Policy and Legal Framework)

Water (Water Research Engineering, Biological Treatment of Waste Water, Water Quality Engineering /Modeling / Control, Waste Water Treatment Management Strategies, Techno-economic Evaluation, Water / Waste Water Policy and Legal Framework)

Pollution (Atmospheric / Soil Pollution, Cleaner Production, Natural Methods of Controlling Pollution, Climate Change, Life Cycle Analysis Tools, Waste and recycling, Techno-economic Evaluation, Pollution Policy and Legal Framework, Environmental Management Accounting)

Selected papers will be published in a book, following ATINER’s guidelines and policies. Please submit a 300-word abstract by 24 of October 2011, by email, atiner@atiner.gr   to: Dr. Theophilos Theophanides, Honorary Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens and Head of the Environment & Agriculture Research Unit of ATINER. Abstracts should include: Title of Paper, Family Name (s), First Name (s), Institutional Affiliation, Current Position, an email address and at least 3 keywords that best describe the subject of the submission. Please use the abstract submitting form available at http://www.atiner.gr/docs/2012FORM-ENV.doc. Decisions are reached within 4 weeks.

If you want to participate without presenting a paper, i.e. chair a session, evaluate papers to be included in the conference proceedings or books, contribute to the editing, or any other offer to help please send an email to Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, gtp@atiner.gr, President, ATINER.

The Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) was established in 1995 as an independent academic organization with the mission to become a forum, where academics and researchers - from all over the world - could meet in Athens and exchange ideas on their research and discuss the future developments of their discipline. Since 1995, ATINER has organized about 150 international conferences and has published over 100 books. Academically, the Institute consists of four research divisions and nineteen research units. Each research unit organizes at least an annual international conference and undertakes various small and large research projects.