The theme for this biennial in "North by Northwest, South by Southwest, Canada and the United States: Past, Present and Future". All proposals should have a distinctive Canadian focus, but we also encourage submissions that consider Canada in a comparative context. We are particularly interested...

The choice of theme itself has and will affect programme of Forum 2009. In addition to traditional plenary sessions, which allow world visionaries to share their understanding of innovating for the health of all, we are planning different types of sessions – or un-sessions – so as to be as...

Theoretical and empirical papers in all areas of business, finance, marketing, management, accounting, MIS, public administration, economics, business education and related fields are welcome. English and Spanish language sessions will be offered.

The World Conference on ESD is one of UNESCO's four global Education Conferences organised in 2008-2009 to discuss education priorities.

Thematic Areas: - Climate change - Economical instruments for the environmental control - Health and environment - Natural Resources Management - Biofuels - Economic assessment of environmental and natural resources