International Society for Industrial Ecology explained

International Society for Industrial Ecology
Formation:February 2001
Type:Professional society
Headquarters:New Haven, Connecticut
Website:http://www.is4ie.org

The International Society for Industrial Ecology (ISIE) is an international professional association with the aim of promoting the development and application of industrial ecology.[1] [2]

History

The decision to found ISIE was made in January 2000 at the New York Academy of Sciences in a meeting devoted to industrial ecology attended by experts from diverse fields. The society formally opened its doors to membership in February 2001.[1]

Membership

ISIE offers different types of membership that can be purchased from the Wiley-Blackwell website. Members get access to 6 issues of the Journal of Industrial Ecology published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of Yale University, as well as discounts for attending ISIE biennial conferences and discounts on books published by Wiley-Blackwell.[3] [4]

Recent conferences of ISIE have been held at locations such as the University of Ulsan in South Korea,[5] Melbourne, Australia,[6] University of California, Berkeley,[7] and Stockholm Environmental Institute.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About. International Society for Industrial Ecology. July 3, 2014.
  2. Web site: International Society for Industrial Ecology. Center for Industrial Ecology, Yale University. July 3, 2014. July 31, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120731184149/http://cie.research.yale.edu/about/international-society-industrial-ecology. dead.
  3. Web site: Membership in the ISIE. July 3, 2014. International Society for Industrial Ecology. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714162825/http://is4ie.org/membership. July 14, 2014. dead.
  4. Web site: Joining International Society for Industrial Ecology. Wiley-Blackwell. July 3, 2014.
  5. Web site: ISIE 2013 (University of Ulsan). July 3, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141026153829/http://isie2013.ulsan.ac.kr/main/. October 26, 2014. dead.
  6. Web site: Industrial Ecology in the 21st Century. July 3, 2014. May 22, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140522161816/http://wp.csiro.au/isie2014/. dead.
  7. Web site: ISIE 2011 Conference, June 7-10, 2011, University of California, Berkeley. July 3, 2014. June 19, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140619140707/http://isie2011.berkeley.edu/. dead.
  8. Web site: Conference of the International Society for Industrial Ecology. Stockholm Environmental Institute. July 3, 2014.