FIRST BIG EVENTS ON THE CALENDAR

• Energy and the Environment Forum: our shared futures, promoted by Ecomondo and Key Energy, Conai, Legacoop and Emilia Romagna Region, under the aegis of the Italian Ministry of the Environment, Land and Sea, the Italian Ministry for Economic Development and Legambiente (Italian environmental organisation) and Ambrosetti Hom in an organisational role.
• Sustainable development award for businesses, promoted by the SUSDEF foundation for sustainable development, under the auspices of the Italian President of the Republic. To be considered for the Ecomondo 2010 award, see: www.ecomondo.com/premio.
• Adapting to climate change: new professions and business opportunities, organised by ENEA-Bologna and the Sant'Anna Secondary School, Pisa.
• International convention on the EU Directive on waste, national transpositions and relative management tools, organised by the European Commission Representation in Italy (currently under definition).
• ACT CLEAN and Green EIP (Eco-compatible Industrial Planning) organised by ENEA.
• Environmental innovation, energy efficiency and renewable energy, organised by ENEA and Legacoop.
•  Local authority energy-saving measures, organised by UNITEL and Mediagraphic.
•  Environmental certifications and marks, in the green economy and with new consumer awareness, organised by ERVET and Legacoop, in collaboration with Life + PROMISE project partners (ANNCC Coop, Confindustria, and the Liguria, Lazio and Emilia Romagna regions).
•  Green Public Procurement: "green" that is really "green": methods and tools to prepare Green Public Tenders, organised by the IPP-GPP Management Committee, ENEA, Italian LCA network, and GPPNet.

• Conventions on waste:
 Waste management and best practices in recovering materials and energy; with the participation of the European Commission, Italian Ministry for the Environment, Italian Ministry for Economic Development, Emilia Romagna Region, ISPRA, CNR, ENEA, FISE Unire, Federambiente, ANCI, Conai, Legacoop, National Association of Italian local Agenda 21 groups, ONR (Italian national observatory for waste), the Italian National Register of Waste Disposal Agencies, Unitel, ARPA Emilia Romagna, ERVET, etc.
•  "Waste: industrial research into management and value creation", organized by the University of Bologna Rimini Campus and CTS Ecomondo.
• New waste management regulations forum: "The New Waste Tracking Control System. SISTRI and implementation of Directive 2008/98/EC", organised by ISPRA and Ecomondo.
• International convention: "Open discussion on waste management in countries bordering the Mediterranean to the south", organised by ATIA-ISWA Italia in collaboration with CTS Ecomondo.
• XII National Compost Conference: Composting and anaerobic digestion in microorganisms, organised by CIC in collaboration with ISPRA.
• IV WEEE Forum. The new WEEE system: results and prospects, organised by FISE Servizi and promoted by the Italian Centre for the Coordination of WEEE, ANCI, ANIE, Federambiente, and Fise-AssoRAEE.
• International Convention "Building a recycling society: the future of the inert waste sector", promoted by Emilia Romagna Regional Council in collaboration with ANPAR and Firse Unire.
• LCA seminar - The sustainability of technologies: is there a role for LCA? organised by the Italian LCA network.
• End of Life Vehicle Convention, organised by Fiat Group SpA.
• Convention: "The waste sector and local public service reform: changes in regulations and prospects for the future", organised by Legacoop Servizi-Cooperambiente.
• 2nd International Conference on the Biobased Economy and Biorefineries, organised by SusChem Italy and Biofuels Italia technological platforms.
• Convention: "What to do with old tyres: the state of the art in the system", organised by Ecopneus.
•   "Why recycle?" convention, organised by CARPI, the Italian national consortium of packaging recycling, collecting and manufacturing operators.
•  Environmental sustainability of packaging use in the fruit and vegetable distribution sector, organised by CPR System-Cooperambiente.


• Oro Blu conventions: innovative water treatment technologies, curbing consumption, recycling and new pollutants, in collaboration with the Italian National Institute of Health, La Sapienza University, etc.
• Convention: "Integrated Water Service", organised by La Sapienza University, CNR (Italian National Research Council) - Water Research Institute and Federutility.
• International workshop "Decentralized management of water resources", organised by ENEA.
• Workshop "Systems and technologies to reduce leakages and make water systems more efficient" organised by IWC-Italian Water Convention.
• Convention "The results of water research projects funded nationally and internationally" organised by CNR-Water Research Institute and La Sapienza University.


• Reclaim Expò conventions: reclamation of contaminated sites, advanced technologies and validation tools, from risk analysis to reuse of the reclaimed site; decommissioning projects; in collaboration with Ambiente & Sicurezza - Il Sole 24 Ore, ISS, Sviluppo Italia manufacturing areas, etc.
• Annual Reclamation Convention. "Reclamation Observatory: bringing enterprise and institutions together"; "Market fluctuations in a period of economic crisis and changing legislation. Developers, architects and contractors: different points of view" organised by Ambiente&Sicurezza, Il Sole 24 Ore, TTL Bonifiche Technical Board, and in collaboration with Golder Associates.
• Presentation of Reclamation Report, organised by Federambiente and TTL Bonifiche Technical Board.
• Round table with local bodies and associations: The Experiences of Companies, organised by the TTL Bonifiche Technical Board.
•  Convention "Dredging and the handling of (contaminating) sediments in Italy: state of the art, open problems and prospects", organised by SusChem Italy, ISPRA, ISS, the Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea, and the TTL Bonifiche Technical Board.
•  Convention looking at decommissioned areas, now and in the future: "Emerging markets that are strategic for decommissioning" "Brown to Green: the requalification of decommissioned areas".


• Air conventions: air quality, strategies to reduce emissions, real time controls with advanced technologies, health hazards, organised by the Italian National Institute of Health and CNR (Italian National Research Council).
• Convention "Large industrial sources of emission of organic and inorganic micro pollutants: energy production, the metal industry, waste disposal", organised by the Italian National Institute of Health, in collaboration with La Sapienza University, and CNR-Water Research Institute and Federutility.


• Cooperambiente conventions: "Cooperating for the environment" on sustainability, energy efficiency and responsible consumption.
• Convention "A cooperative contribution to the smart grid", organised by Legacoop.
• Convention "The development of long bioenergetic supply chains, starting from developing countries: the role of cooperatives", organised by ENERCOOP S.C.
• Convention "Integrating buildings and systems, saving energy in industry: best practices in construction", by ICIE and the RICOS Consortium.
• Convention "Environmental education and natural tourism in protected areas, parks, nature reserves and wildlife sanctuaries", organised by Legacoop Turismo.


• Sustainable Cities conventions
•  Training course "Legislative and voluntary tools for environmental town planning: from Strategic Environmental Planning (VAS) to EMAS, as well as Action Plans for Sustainable Energy and the Climate", "The financial mechanisms and instruments of Local Authorities to fund Climate Plan actions", organised by eAmbiente s.r.l, the National Association of Italian local Agenda 21 groups and Ecomondo.
•  National conference  "Urban projects and strategies for sustainable cities. A review of the efforts and positive experiences of cities dealing with climate change", organised by the National Association of Italian local Agenda 21 groups, ANCI and Ecomondo.
•  Round Table "European cities and urban projects dealing with climate change", organised by eAmbiente s.r.l., the National Association of Italian local Agenda 21 groups and Ecomondo.
•  National convention "City Climate Plans. Sharing experiences", organised by the National Association of Italian local Agenda 21 groups, ANCI and Ecomondo.
•  International convention "Waste management in strategies to combat climate change. European projects and experiences in the Mediterranean area", organised by the National Association of Italian local Agenda 21 groups and Ecomondo.
•  National convention "Legambiente presents the list of Italy's most virtuous towns and cities: the top projects and ventures in the country in 2009"organised by eAmbiente s.r.l and Ecomondo.
•  National convention "Design, creation and introduction of certification systems for buildings: the Green Building Council addresses the new challenges in sustainable building to improve the quality of life of citizens", organised by eAmbiente and Ecomondo.
•  Cities and citizens. Interactive event dedicated to citizens to disseminate guidelines on best practices for more sustainable cities, organised by eAmbiente and Ecomondo


• Green Cafès, open areas hosting workshops and talk shows to illustrate case studies, green products and best practices, as well as to present publications looking at sustainability issues.
• Green Supply Chain as a marketing tool for businesses, organised by Palm SpA
• "The European Union Eco-label for tourism services: an opportunity not just for the hotel industry and tourists" organised by ISPRA
• Serving the environment: sustainability in the restaurant sector, organised by ARPA ER and Conferescenti ER
• Green buying in mass retailing, organised by the Autonomous Province of Trento
• Green buying for Sustainable Events, organised by the Riva del Garda Convention Centre and Mauro Saviola Group.
• Added value of the European Union's Eco-label environmental product certification, organised by ISPRA.


Other issues currently being defined
• Industrial eco-design: cutting raw materials and energy consumption, lowering the impact of manufacturing and service activities on the environment, green hi-tech.
• Sustainable products and consumption: presentation of certified companies and meetings with the authors of books dealing with the sustainable economy, etc.
• 2010, the year of biodiversity, organised by the Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea.
• Risks and Safety, management and solutions.