Over 120 participants representing universities from 30 countries have followed the invitation of the Research and Transfer Centre "Applications of Life Sciences" of the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, and will attend the World Symposium on Sustainable Development at Universities, which takes place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 5-6 June 2012, as a parallel event to the World Conference on Sustainable Development (WCSD), also known as Rio+20.  Further details can be seen at:

http://www.haw-hamburg.de/en/ftz-als/veranstaltungen/world-symposium-on-sustainable-development-at-universities-wssd-u-2012.html

The opening session, at 09.00 am Brazilian time (GMT -5 hours) can be followed by livestream at:

http://www.puc-riodigital.com  or http://puc-riodigital.com.puc-rio.br a project led by local students at the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.

As a result of the conference a book with the papers will be produced this year. It will also showcast the SKINT project and introudce the project to a wide audience.