Diary

Carbon sequestration to combat global warming

A training seminar on "Carbon sequestration to combat global warming" will be conducted by the Institute of Chemistry on November 21 at Hotel Janaki. The course is intended to provide basic knowledge of modern concepts, techniques and practices involved in Clean Development Mechanism, (CDM) Carbon sequestration and C-trading to industrialists, managers and researchers working in these areas and also for those who intend to venture into these fields.

The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is an arrangement under the Kyoto Protocol allowing industrialised countries to invest in projects that reduce emissions in developing countries. Carbon sequestration technologies capture and store carbon-dioxide that would otherwise reside in the atmosphere for long periods of time.

Expert resource persons will deal with Clean Development Mechanism, its commercial aspects, carbon, sequestration, carbon trading and carbon sequestration strategies to mitigate climate change, carbon negative product concept, contribution of rubber plantations in eliminating green house effect and methodological approaches to assess carbon in rubber plantations.

CMA Lanka conference

The CMA Sri Lanka International Business Management Conference 2008 will be held at the Taj Samudra Hotel from November 20-21.

The theme of this year's conference is 'Competing Globally through Business Management Practices.

The conference has attracted a number of foreign speakers from the international management accounting bodies and many countries such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Germany, UK and representatives of CMA Canada, CPA Australia and CIMA UK from the Asian region.

A number of topics relating to the different sessions on strategic management accounting, strategic business, corporate and enterprise governance, risk management, performance measurement and real life experiences of business leaders will be presented by eminent speakers - international and local. Twelve foreign speakers will address the conference.