http://www.socialimpactassessment.com/SIA HUB NewsWed, 21 Sep 2011 05:01:14 +11en-ushttp://www.socialimpactassessment.com/news-single.asp?ID=49http://www.socialimpactassessment.com/news-single.asp?ID=49Sun, 27 May 2012 00:00:00 +11I have received permission to organize a special session at IAIA'2012 in Porto, Portugal on the topic of "When is SIA Required?" I have a paper on the topic to start the session and am seeking 3-4 short papers from participants in countries where SIA is required and 1-2 from papers countries where SIA is NOT required. Discussion will follow.http://www.socialimpactassessment.com/news-single.asp?ID=52http://www.socialimpactassessment.com/news-single.asp?ID=52Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +11The Centre for Regional Engagement at the University of SA, together with the CRC for Remote Economic Participation (CRCREP) is offering a PhD scholarship through the CRC REP research program entitled: Enduring Community Value from Mining.http://www.socialimpactassessment.com/news-single.asp?ID=51http://www.socialimpactassessment.com/news-single.asp?ID=51Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +11The World Resources Institute just released Ecosystem Services Review for Impact Assessment: Introduction and Guide to Scoping. WRI invites social practitioners to use this method and provide feedback on how to better reflect the social aspects of ecosystem services throughout the impact assessment process.http://www.socialimpactassessment.com/news-single.asp?ID=50http://www.socialimpactassessment.com/news-single.asp?ID=50Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +11The PhD researcher will be based in the Department of Cultural Geography in the Faculty of Spatial Sciences at the University of Groningen. The Faculty of Spatial Sciences at the University of Groningen (RUG) consists of 85 members and focuses on high quality teaching and research in the fields of economic and cultural geography, planning and demography.http://www.socialimpactassessment.com/news-single.asp?ID=48http://www.socialimpactassessment.com/news-single.asp?ID=48Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +11Special Issue of the journal, Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal (IAPA). Submission deadline of full paper: 30 June 2012. Please send an intention to submit paper (EoI) by 30 October 2011 specifying author(s), affiliation, email, draft title and brief (150 word) summary of intended paper.http://www.socialimpactassessment.com/news-single.asp?ID=47http://www.socialimpactassessment.com/news-single.asp?ID=47Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +11The IFC's Sustainability Framework was updated in 2011 to reflect good practice, help protect people and the environment, promote transparency and accountability, and support clients in managing risks and doing business in a sustainable way. The updated framework will be disclosed August 1, 2011, with effective date January 1, 2012.http://www.socialimpactassessment.com/news-single.asp?ID=46http://www.socialimpactassessment.com/news-single.asp?ID=46Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 +11The final program is available for download for The 31st Annual Meeting of the International Association for Impact Assessment, to be held 29 May - 4 June 2011 at the Puebla Convention Center (Centro de Convenciones Puebla). The conference theme is 'Impact Assessment and Responsible Development for Infrastructure, Business and Industry'.