Parallel Programme
The parallel programme includes side events (such as workshops, courses, seminars etc...) and social events (like receptions, tours or dinners) meant to complement the symposium.
Social Events
Welcome Reception
Join the welcome reception on Monday, 21 October. The welcome reception is hosted by Gothenburg City and free of charge. Have some drinks, network your way through the crowd and enjoy a toast to a great beginning of the conference!
The official programme will begin at 19:15 CEST after the side events have concluded.
Side events can be added to your registration during the registration process.
If you would like to add this social event to your already existing registration, log in to your SETAC account and go to My Account > View My Events. Click on View Booking > Get More Tickets and purchase the event(s) that are missing in your registration.
Conference Dinner
Join us for an delightful evening during the Conference Dinner at the Elite Park Avenue! Starting with a mingle over delicious canapés, followed by a two-course sit-down dinner and entertainment, this is a perfect opportunity to network, connect and unwind.
Fee: 70€ regular members, 35€ student members
Side events can be added to your registration during the registration process.
If you would like to add this social event to your already existing registration, log in to your SETAC account and go to My Account > View My Events. Click on View Booking > Get More Tickets and purchase the event(s) that are missing in your registration.
Side Events
Climate Call Game Session
Climate Call - Game-Based Research Communication That Engages Everybody
Klimatkoll Guldheden AB (Climate Call)
Monday, 21 October, 17:30-19:00 CEST
Come play Climate Call - a scientific card game session on how our day to day activities affect the climate and/or try our Climate Quiz -revealing common misconceptions and highlighting positive trends.
Target group
Everyone, especially people interested in communicating and teaching on climate and sustainability as well as biodiversity.
Climate Call Game Session
Climate Call - Game-Based Research Communication That Engages Everybody
Klimatkoll Guldheden AB (Climate Call)
Tuesday, 22 October, 17:30-19:00 CEST
Come play Climate Call - a scientific card game session on how our day to day activities affect the climate and/or try our Climate Quiz -revealing common misconceptions and highlighting positive trends.
Target group
Everyone, especially people interested in communicating and teaching on climate and sustainability as well as biodiversity.
Sustainable Coastal Management Seminar
Integrating Ecosystem Services and LCA for Sustainable Coastal Management: Main Insights from the Cost to Coast Project
INRAE
Tuesday, 22 October, 17:30-19:00 CEST
Coastal territories are vital ecosystems that support human activities by providing a wide range of ecosystem services (ES). However, these ecosystems face increasing anthropogenic pressures due to urbanization, shipping, overexploitation of aquatic resources, and the expansion of recreational and tourist activities. Current decision-making tools for sustainable management often fail to adequately account for the impacts of human activities on ES in both a lifecycle and multicriteria perspective. The Cost to Coast (C2C) project aims to bridge these gaps by proposing a novel conceptual framework to consistently address ecosystem services at a territorial scale from a life cycle perspective. The project was coordinated by CIRAIG (Cécile Bulle) and INRAE (Arnaud Hélias & Eléonore Loiseau) from 2020 to 2024. This closing seminar is an opportunity to discuss the main results with the LCA community with a particular emphasis on: > Revisiting the Territorial Life Cycle Assessment framework to account for ecosystem service > Proposing a new area of protection as well as impact pathways for ecosystem service in LCIA including adaptation capacity > Creating a new set of LCIA indicators to quantify the potential loss of aquatic ecosystem services, integrated into the IMPACT World+ method > Applying the methodological proposals and developed indicators to two case studies, in close collaboration with local stakeholders: the Thau Lagoon in France, and the St. Lawrence River estuary in Quebec.
Target Group
Researchers, academics, decision-makers to discuss the interest and research needs to comprehensively assess environmental impacts and ES in a life cycle perspective to support sustainable land planning
Swedish Life Cycle Center Info Session
Swedish Life Cycle Center - Strengthen the Collaboration and Move the Life Cycle Field Forward!
Swedish Life Cycle Center
Tuesday, 22 October, 17:30-19:00 CEST
Get to know the Swedish Life Cycle Center during this informative side event. In this session, you can expect:
- Introduction to Swedish Life Cycle Center. Learn about our mission, vision, and the role we play in advancing the life cycle filed.
- Our ways of work. Uncover the strategies and methodologies we use to bridge research, industry, and policy to create lasting impact.
- Showcasing Current Projects. Get an update on our ongoing initiatives and learn how you can get engaged.
- Benefits of Partnership. Hear firsthand from our existing partners and understand the advantages of joining the center.
Target Group
- Prospective partners seeking collaboration opportunities.
- People working at current partner organisations that want to learn more and get engaged in the center.
- People interested in launching similar organisations.
- Curious minds eager to learn more about the organisation co-organising the conference togheter with SETAC.
Biogenic Carbon in LCA Recommendations Workshop
Biogenic Carbon in LCA Recommendations Workshop (Life Cycle Initiative)
University of Bath
Wednesday, 23 October, 13:30-18:30 CEST
Reviewing the progress of the project. Discussing options to be recommended, the rationale for this and implications to different contexts/cases.
Target Group
Members of the working groups of the project.
Organise or Sponsor an Event
The symposium offers the possibility to arrange your own side event (such as workshops, courses, seminars etc...) or sponsor a social event (like receptions, tours or dinners). Events will be mentioned in the conference programme, on the website and in invitations when applicable.
Read more about sponsorship opportunities or contact Anna Wikström for more information.