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*{{NewNov25}}''' 10-21 November 2025 (Belém, Brazil): The Conference of the Parties (COP30)''' - The largest global United Nations event for discussions and negotiations on climate change. COP is held annually, with the presidency rotating among the five UN-recognized regions. In 2025, Brazil will have the honor of hosting the [https://cop30.br/en 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30)]. The chosen city will provide the world with a unique platform to discuss climate solutions, firmly rooted in the heart of the Amazon. The event will gather world leaders, ministers and representatives of international organizations to discuss how to tackle the climate crisis through fair and sustainable energy transitions, as well as forest and biodiversity conservation. [[Solar Cookers International|Solar Cookers International's]], Executive Director, [[Caitlyn Hughes]], Science Director, [[Alan Bigelow|Dr. Alan Bigelow]], and Strategic Partnerships Manager, [[Keith Wingeard]], will be representing the solar cooking community. The SCI team will showcase the success of new programs in [[Mali]] and the [[Central African Republic]], along with progress from the [[Kakuma Refugee Camp]] in [[Kenya]]. See the schedule of [https://www.solarcookers.org/events?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=26f9e7d7-8105-49bb-879a-84c253adb0e6 SCI's participation and presentations...]

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*{{NewFeb25}}'''CONSOLFOOD 2025, 5-7 May 2025, (Marseille, France) - Advances in Solar Thermal Food Processing''' The gathering expects to attract, once again, top experts from all over the world to present and discuss topics related to advances in solar food processing and solar cooking. An exhibition of solar cookers will be available for viewing during the conference at the nearby the solar restaurant [[Le Présage]]. The solar restaurant, along with the demonstration cookers, will produce a solar lunch. The whole conference program will be delivered in hybrid format, so those who register, but are not present at Marseille, will be able to participate online. Contact [[Celestino Ruivo]] at [mailto:cruivo@ualg.pt cruivo@ualg.pt] for registration information. The expected conference fee is EUR 200 before 1 April 2025. Interested people facing financial difficulties should contact the organizing committee. [[Media:Flyer CF2025 v9 corrected (1)pdf.pdf|Program schedule...]]

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*{{NewSep24}}'''11-22 November 2024 (Baku, Azerbaijan): COP29''' -  The 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, more commonly known as COP29, will be the 29th United Nations Climate Change conference to be held at Baku Stadium.  [https://cop29.az/en#contact-home More information...]

*{{NewOct24}}[[Solar Cookers International]] members, [[Alan Bigelow|Alan Bigelow, Ph.D.]], [[Keith Wingeard]], and Dr. Stephane Villatte will be representing the solar cooking sector at COP29. They will be providing press conferences, participating in scheduled events, and sharing an exhibition space with the [[International Solar Energy Society|International Solar Energy Society (ISES)]] from 18-21 November. Various solar cookers will be on display, with  information available about the [[Performance Evaluation Process|Performance Evaluation Process (PEP)]] testing protocol for solar cookers. [https://www.solarcookers.org/events More information on times and places of events...]

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*'''12-14 July 2023 (A Coruña, Galicia, Spain): CONSOLFOOD2023''' - The Fifth International Conference, will be held in A Coruña, [[Spain]]. This year registrants will be able to attend in-person and online. As result of the call for submission of abstracts, forty-two proposals were selected.  {{NewJul23}}[[Media:Tentative cf23 v1.pdf|CONSOLFOOD 2023 tentative schedule of presentations]]. If you are interested in attending CONSOLFOOD20230 in person at A Coruña or online, please submit your registration by the '''4 July 2023''' by sending your registration data to [[Celestino Ruivo]] at [mailto:cruivo@ualg.pt cruivo@ualg.pt] [http://www.consolfood.org/download/Flyer-CF2023.pdf Event details...]

*'''3rd Annual Worldwide Solar Cooking Awareness Week: 23-30 June 2023:''' [[Events#All_country_events|David Chalker of Sun BD Corporation reminds us to create awareness for solar cooking during this recognized period (Northern Hemisphere)]]

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*{{NewOct22}} '''26-28 April 2023 (Palma de Mallorca, Spain): 4th International Conference on Solar Technologies & Hybrid Mini Grids to improve energy access''' - The conference will provide an opportunity for an exchange between practitioners from the industry, academia, and development institutions working in the field of decentralized energy access and local development. It will cover hands-on technical, social, and environmental considerations, and business and management aspects, with the aim of sharing experiences, learning from each other, and networking. Solar PV and thermal technologies and other decentralized renewable energy technologies offer a unique opportunity to provide access to modern energy services to more than 1 billion people lacking access to energy in rural areas worldwide.  [https://energy-access-conferences.com/84297/detail/4th-international-conference-on-solar-technologies-and-hybrid-mini-grids-to-improve-energy-access.html More information...]

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*{{NewOct22}} '''26-28 April 2023 (Palma de Mallorca): 4th International Conference on Solar Technologies & Hybrid Mini Grids to improve energy access''' - The conference will provide an opportunity for an exchange between practitioners from the industry, academia, and development institutions working in the field of decentralized energy access and local development. It will cover hands-on technical, social, and environmental considerations, and business and management aspects, with the aim of sharing experiences, learning from each other, and networking. Solar PV and thermal technologies and other decentralized renewable energy technologies offer a unique opportunity to provide access to modern energy services to more than 1 billion people lacking access to energy in rural areas worldwide.  [https://energy-access-conferences.com/84297/detail/4th-international-conference-on-solar-technologies-and-hybrid-mini-grids-to-improve-energy-access.html More information...]

*'''23-30 June 2022: 2nd Annual Worldwide Solar Cooking Awareness Week (Northern Hemishere)''' - [[David Chalker]] of [[Sun BD Corporation]] reminds us to create awareness for solar cooking during this recognized time. Invite a few friends over for a solar cooked meal, or possibly put together an impromptu cooking demonstration. Other ideas?

*{{NewApr21}}'''17-23 December 2021: Solar Cooking Awareness Week (Southern Hemisphere)''' - A loosely organized bid to acknowledge the fun and benefits of solar cooking. Show someone how to solar cook and share a meal.

*{{NewJun20}}'''15-19 June 2020 (Manila, Phillipines): Asia Clean Energy Forum''' - The Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF) is one of the leading clean energy events held each June in Asia. ACEF connects diverse stakeholders from across Asia and the globe, facilitates knowledge sharing, and highlights ADB’s groundbreaking work to scale up clean energy investment in the region. Some of the topics to be covered: Global energy challenges and impact of Covid -19, scaling energy tech, and the transition to clean energy. [https://www.asiacleanenergyforum.org More information...]

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*{{NewNov19}}'''2-13 December, 2019 (Madrid, Spain): COP25''' - The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is hosting the twenty-fifth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP25) has been scheduled to take place in Feria de Madrid in Madrid, Spain from 2-13 December, 2019. [https://unfccc.int/cop25 More information...]

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*{{NewJul19}}'''5-7 November, 2019 (Nairobi, Kenya): Clean Cooking Forum 2019''' - The Clean Cooking Alliance and the Kenya Ministry of Energy will co-host this forum with the theme of “Investment. Innovation. Impact.” The sector’s flagship event will bring together hundreds of attendees from around the world working to build an inclusive industry that makes clean cooking accessible to the three billion people who live each day without it. [https://www.ccacoalition.org/en/event/clean-cooking-forum-2019 More information...]

*{{NewJun19}}'''30 July 2019:''' [https://pfan.net/pfan-adaptation-call/ PFAN Call for Proposals Seeks Projects & Businesses with Climate Adaptation Benefits for Development & Investment Support]
*'''16 July 2019: Sun Ovens 101 Workshop''' - Still time to register for the free online workshop set to take place at 7 p.m. CDT. All the basics of solar box cooking with live Q&A. [https://www.sunoven.com/sun-ovens-101-workshop/?mc_cid=dd7bcb7e27&mc_eid=5de771b032 Register]

*{{NewOct18}}'''2 October - 31 December 2018:''' The [[India|Indian]] government is sponsoring a  competition to offer awards for what they deem to be the the most user friendly solar cookers. Entries need to be submitted by 31 December 2018. Competition details: [http://dst.gov.in/callforproposals/national-grand-challenge-awards-designing-user-friendly-smart-solar-cooking National Grand Challenge Awards for Designing User Friendly Smart Solar Cooking Solutions] [https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/centres-boost-to-solar-cooking/article25127124.ece Additional design criteria]

*'''Monday, June 20, 2016:''' It’s summertime in the northern hemisphere and people are celebrating the peak days for solar cooking! You’re invited to Celebrate Solstice with [[Solar Cookers International]], the global community that working to promote solar cooking around the world. We encourage you to gather with friends and family to host your own solar cooking solstice celebration and then join the global party via Facebook, Twitter, email, or YouTube with #CelebrateSolstice. Share your pictures, recipes, and stories&mdash;a prize will be awarded to the most creative celebration of solar cooking! Even if your solstice is the shortest day of the year, join the northern hemisphere solar cooks online and post, tweet, and enjoy the celebration. YOU make it happen! Preparing meals is something all people do on a daily basis and the solstice is a great time to celebrate this shared experience. Since Solar Cookers International is a worldwide organization, we’re inviting you to enjoy the event of the solstice with SCI’s global community. Join the international community of supporters dedicated to making an impact with solar cooking. Gather your friends wherever you are and join in via Facebook, Twitter, email or YouTube with #CelebrateSolstice on June 20. - See more at: [http://www.solarcookers.org/#sthash.ISP3KpfZ.dpuf Celebrate Solstice - SCI]

*[http://www.pciaonline.org/content/winrock-and-usepa-training-opportunity-household-stove-use Winrock and U.S. EPA Training Opportunity: Measuring and Understanding Household Stove Use] The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) and Winrock International (Winrock) have announced a call for applications for Measuring and understanding household clean cookstove use, the next in their series of trainings and testing opportunities related to field-based stove performance monitoring. Applications due by '''August 5, 2015'''.

*'''Friday, June 5, 2015:''' is '''World Environment Day'''. The UNEP theme is "Seven Billion Dreams, One Planet.Consume with Care." Kitchen waste is still at alarming levels. More needs to be done to promote composting unused food items.

*'''Show your solar cooker to the Untied Nations Development Program by Friday, March 27, 2015''' - The UN is now assessing what viable small and institutional-sized solar cookers are available in the marketplace for widespread distribution in emergency situations. The notice was published on March 19, 2015, and they want submittals by 5 p.m. Friday, March 27, 2015. This deadline appears a bit unreasonable, but there it is.  [https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/33124 Read more...]

*'''Saturday, March 28, 2015: Lights-Off Event''' - Earth Hour started in 2007 as a lights-off event to raise awareness about climate change. It has grown to engage more than 162 countries and territories worldwide. Earth Hour is on Saturday, 28 March 2015 at 8:30 p.m. in everyones local time zone. [http://www.earthhour.org Read more...]

*'''August 1, 2009''' Second Annual International Smoke-Free Solar Cookout Day! The first Saturday in August is the midsummer Saturday, so if the sun is shining, get out your cookers and cook. If possible, take your cookers to a park or town square and cook where other people can see. Let's show the world what solar cookers can do! Locations of special community events last year included Moscow, Idaho; Wichita, Kansas; and Corvallis, Oregon (if you know of a celebration that isn't listed here, please add it to the holiday page linked in at the bottom of this announcement). How many cookers can we light up the world with on the first of August this year? (Due to the way weather and climate work, there is no opportunity for an effective solar cookout for the whole world on one day. Hopefully the equatorial regions and the southern tier will decide to have a similar holiday during their best cooking seasons.) 

*'''March 31, 2009''' Scientists, engineers and researchers are invited to submit abstracts before the deadline of 31 March if they want to present at the ISES Solar World Congress 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa from 11 – 14 October 2009. Please submit your abstract online at http://www.swc2009.co.za before 31 March 2009. Enquiries and information: Tel: +27 (0)12 807 7171, Fax: +27 (0)86 567 0319 Email: [mailto:info@swc2009.co.za info@swc2009.co.za]

*'''October 4, 2008''' SCI to attend Renewable Energy Picnic hosted by Engineers without Borders

*'''August 8, 2008''' Rick Palkovic, co-author of ''Cooking with Sunshine'' will be signing books @ the Avid Reader in Davis.

*'''August 2, 2008''' First Annual International Smoke-Free Solar Cookout Day! The first Saturday in August is the midsummer Saturday, so if the sun is shining, get out your cookers and cook. If possible, take your cookers to a park or town square and cook where other people can see. Let's show the world what solar cookers can do! [[SharonID]] is declaring it a holiday and hopes others will join her. How many cookers can we light up the world with on the second of August? (Due to the way weather works, there is no way to have a solar cooking celebration for the whole world on one day. Hopefully the equatorial regions and the southern tier will decide to have a similar holiday during their best cooking seasons.) 
==See also==
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