Science and Policy for a Sustainable Future

The 5th bi-annual conference of the United States Society for Ecological Economics (USSEE) will be held in Washington DC from May 31st to June 3rd 2009. The conference theme is “Science and Policy for a Sustainable Future”. This theme intends to move the debate from scientific discoveries and insights to practical solutions and viable policies. Conference participants will come from academia, the non-profit sector and the public sector with the goal of advancing collaborations between the private, public and non-profit sector to advance sustainability.

The USSEE is one of ten regional professional organizations with the International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE) forming the world wide umbrella organization. All ecological economics societies hold professional meetings that serve as a forum for exchanging information, presenting cutting edge research results and advancing practical solutions toward an ecologically sustainable and economically viable future.

Ecological Economics is the science of sustainability. It brings together academics and practitioners from a variety of science and social science disciplines including biology, ecology, chemistry, computer science, economics, management, sociology, philosophy.

The common goal of ecological economists is to improve theoretical models and practical approaches to achieve long term economic well-being without undermining the absorptive, regenerative and resource capacity of the natural environment.

We welcome co-sponsorship of sessions, and particularly we wish to reach out to ecological, economic, and other professional societies as well as appropriate NGOs.

We also welcome partnering with organizations that share the interests and vision of USSEE for a sustainable future. Finally, we seek financial support to make the 2009 conference a vibrant and impactful meeting that includes those with limited resources.