The program will include sessions covering the spectrum of issues for assessing and managing the lifecycle of electronics and technology: Design for Environment, materials selection, manufacturing processes and systems, energy management, end-of-life policy and reuse/recycling. The implications of ICTs for sustainability are addressed with session on how ICTs interface with manufacturing, distribution and urban systems. There are also sessions on how other emerging technologies converge with ICTs to affect sustainability and on systems approaches needed to assess industry and technology.