Conference abstracts submission deadline has been extended until April 15th, 2016.
"History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives"

Abba Eban
"Then I say the Earth belongs to each generation during its course, fully and in its right no generation can contract debts greater than may be paid during the course of its existence"

Thomas Jefferson, September 6, 1789
"Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."

The Report of the U.N. Brundtland Commission, Our Common Future, 1987
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LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Prof. Aleksander Zidanšek
Institute Jozef Stefan
Ljubljana, Slovenia

CHAIR
Prof. Neven Duic
University of Zagreb
Zagreb, Croatia

CO-CHAIR
Prof. Zdravko Kravanja
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia

CO-CHAIR
Prof. Jurij Avsec
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia

CO-CHAIR
Prof. Alojz Poredoš
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia

CO-CHAIR
Prof. Zvonimir Guzović
University of Zagreb
Zagreb, Croatia

Conference secretary
Prof. Natasa Markovska
Academy of Sciences and Arts of the Republic of North Macedonia - MANU
Skopje, North Macedonia

Dr. Marko Ban
SDEWES Centre
Zagreb, Croatia

Nevena Grubelić
SDEWES Centre
Zagreb, Croatia

Iva Gavran
SDEWES Centre
Zagreb, Croatia

Dr. Tomislav Pukšec
University of Zagreb
Zagreb, Croatia

Dr. Hrvoje Mikulčić
University of Zagreb
Zagreb, Croatia

Zvonimir Petranović
University of Zagreb
Zagreb, Croatia

Tomislav Novosel
University of Zagreb
Zagreb, Croatia

Nikola Matak
SDEWES Centre
Zagreb, Croatia

Antun Pfeifer
SDEWES Centre
Zagreb, Croatia

Tihomir Tomić
University of Zagreb
Zagreb, Croatia

Marina Barbarić
University of Zagreb
Zagreb, Croatia

Dr. Meri Karanfilovska
Institute for Communication Studies
Skopje, Macedonia

Dr. Andreja Abina
Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School
Ljubljana, Slovenia

Dr. Uroš Puc
Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School
Ljubljana, Slovenia

Damjan Andreevski
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia

Jakob Murko
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia





CONFERENCE PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE

Prof. Aleksander Zidanšek
Institute Jozef Stefan
Ljubljana, Slovenia

CHAIR
Prof. Daniel Rolph Schneider
University of Zagreb
Zagreb, Croatia

Prof. Natasa Markovska
Academy of Sciences and Arts of the Republic of North Macedonia - MANU
Skopje, North Macedonia

Prof. Neven Duic
University of Zagreb
Zagreb, Croatia

Dr. Petar Varbanov
Pázmány Péter Catholic University
Budapest, Hungary





SPECIAL SESSION PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE

Prof. Neven Duic
University of Zagreb
Zagreb, Croatia

Prof. Jiří Jaromír Klemeš
Pázmány Péter Catholic University
Budapest, Hungary

Prof. Henrik Lund
Aalborg University
Aalborg, Denmark

Prof. Daniel Rolph Schneider
University of Zagreb
Zagreb, Croatia

SSPC Secretary
Prof. Aleksander Zidanšek
Institute Jozef Stefan
Ljubljana, Slovenia





KEYNOTE AND PANEL PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE

Prof. Ingo Stadler
Cologne University of Applied Sciences
Cologne, Germany

CHAIR
Prof. Maria da Graça Carvalho
Instituto Superior Técnico
Lisbon, Portugal

Prof. Neven Duic
University of Zagreb
Zagreb, Croatia





AWARD COMMITTEE

Prof. Natasa Markovska
Academy of Sciences and Arts of the Republic of North Macedonia - MANU
Skopje, North Macedonia

CHAIR
Prof. Jiří Jaromír Klemeš
Pázmány Péter Catholic University
Budapest, Hungary

Prof. Ingo Stadler
Cologne University of Applied Sciences
Cologne, Germany

Dr. Brian Vad Mathiesen
Aalborg University
Aalborg, Denmark

Prof. Aleksander Zidanšek
Institute Jozef Stefan
Ljubljana, Slovenia





POSTER EVALUATION COMMITTEE

Dr. Petar Varbanov
Pázmány Péter Catholic University
Budapest, Hungary

CHAIR
Prof. Sharifah Rafidah Wan Alwi
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Prof. Meng-Chieh J. Lee
National Taichung University of Science and Technology
Taichung, Taiwan

Dr. Şiir KILKIŞ
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK)
Ankara, Turkey

Prof. Aleksander Zidanšek
Institute Jozef Stefan
Ljubljana, Slovenia





SPECIAL ISSUE PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE

Prof. Neven Duic
University of Zagreb
Zagreb, Croatia

CHAIR
Prof. Poul Alberg Ostergaard
Aalborg University
Aalborg, Denmark

Prof. Simeon Oka
Institute Vinca
Novi Beograd, Belgrade, Serbia

Dr. Subhas K. Sikdar
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Cincinnati, United States


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