In the period 26-28 October 2011, Stockton University, New Jersey, United States, jointly co-organised and hosted WASD’s 9th Sustainability International Conference entitled “Sharing Knowledge Making a Difference: The Role of International Scientific Cooperation”.

The conference highlighted the quintessence of scientific cooperation to forwarding sustainable development goals beyond the advancement’s country of origin. Discussions included the feasibility of creating universal tools for learning, case studies comparing results of similar policies in different regions, and successes in policy or business development plans.