SESEC IX will take place on the 8th, 9th and 10th of November 2010, in Lausanne, Switzerland.

The theme will focus as usual on the promotion of local sustainable development. This edition will more specifically address topics related to : “Define an integrated approach on sustainable development at local scale”

SESEC IX focuses as follows:

• Fighting greenhouse effect  
• The role of IFGRA (International Federation of Green Regions Associations)
• Metamorphose, model of a sustainable program for the city of Lausanne
• Applied academic and private consortium  
• Public - private partnerships  
• The role of the private sector
• Solutions and models for tomorrow
• Key role of EPFL and Applied Universities in incorporating training at all levels       
• Choice of presentations and visits  

In principle and in practice, SESEC is NOT a classical symposium but a platform for promoting concrete projects, project consortiums and identifying new sources of finance. The  SESEC  Committee believes that across the world economic growth will  increasingly depend on  the ability to coordinate  solutions to social challenges such as preserving a healthy environment, promoting energy savings, improving life-quality and providing healthy and abundant food for everyone.

SESEC IX  will  present ‘Best Practice’  projects whose positive results demonstrate the benefits of adopting an integrated approach. SESEC IX will also help with the organization and development of new  projects at the  local level, the creation of new jobs and the promotion of a more sustainable approach to the environment.

Provisional program and information on the web site