The Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative (SCORAI) is organizing an international conference "The Future of Consumerism and Well-Being in a World of Ecological Constraints" to be held on June 12-14, 2013, at Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. 
The conference seeks:

• To improve understanding of the complex driving forces underlying prevalent consumerist lifestyles in the wealthy parts of the globe.
• To generate insights about fostering a necessary transition toward alternative ways of pursuing individual and societal well-being in a technological society cognizant of ecological limits.
• To build on recent developments to establish a vibrant global research community focused on sustainable consumption.

Deadline for abstract submissions is October 1, 2012.