The second SUSPLACE Training Session will take place in Wageningen, NL from October 17 – 26, 2016. The training consist of two course: 1) Academic Writing Skills and 2) Facilitation of Place-based Development.

The XXVIIth ESRS conference will be held in Krakow, Poland, July 24-27, 2017. The theme for the conference is ‘Uneven processes of rural change: on diversity, knowledge and justice’. Initial key dates: Call for abstracts: 20 November, 2016 Deadline for abstract submission; 20 December, 2016 (possibly extended to 5 January 2017) The XXVIIth European Society for Rural ... Read more

From Aug 30 – Sept 1, 2017 theTransformations conference, organized by the Centre for Environmental Change and Human Resilience (CECHR) will be held in Dundee, Scotland, UK. Transformations 2017 is the third in a biennial series of international interdisciplinary conferences that focuses on transformations towards sustainability: addressing contemporary challenges and creating conditions for enhancing people’s wellbeing, today ... Read more

The 11th North Atlantic Forum conference will be held in Bø in Telemark, Norway from September 13-16, 2017. The theme of the conference is Traditions and transformations in the sustainability of rural communities: Balancing Living Culture and Nature. The conference is aimed at promoting sustainability in rural communities that are struggling under the forces of globalization. Initial key dates: Workshops, ... Read more

OuiShare Fest, ‘not your typical conference’. Never has a conference’s tagline so aptly described the experience an attendee is in for. There were no stuffy boardrooms, no saran wrapped sandwiches, no dry monologues from experts — none of that. It was really a festival. A festival of ideas and an ode to collaboration. As OuiShare ... Read more