Don’t miss the Urban Design Conference
5 August 2011
The 4th International Urban Design Conference is being held from the 21st – 23rd September 2011 at the Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort and Spa. The theme for the conference is Resilience in Urban Design, through measures such as supported interconnectivity, appropriate densification within urban footprints, multiple transit modes and walkability, socially inclusive design, economic resilience, and adaptive built environments.
The conference program will be the best yet with over 100 presentations from Australia, New Zealand, United States of America, United Kingdom, South Africa, China, Malaysia, Yugoslavia, Austria, South Korea and Egypt. To view the program visit http://www.urbandesignaustralia.com.au/
Keynote Speakers include:
- Mr David Singleton, Arup Director, Global Planning Leader and Group Sustainability Director
- Mr Roger Bayley, Roger Bayley Inc, Canada
- A/Prof Paul Pholeros, Director of Healthabitat and Principal of Paul Pholeros Architects
- Ms Sue Holliday, Managing Director at Strategies for Change
- Ms Sara Stace,Director of National Urban Policy in the Major Cities Unit, Department of Infrastructure and Transport
- Dr Deborah Dearing, National Manager, Strategic Urban Planning, Stockland
- Mr David Marks, Managing Director, Marks Barfield Architects, United Kingdom
- Mr Tim Williams, Tim Williams Architects
For the first time the conference will be filming speaker presentations (Video/Audio/PowerPoint). The entire program will be available online after the event to those who attend as a full delegate, presenter, exhibitor or sponsor. Each individual will receive a user name and password to access the conference archive. This opportunity is not available to day delegates.
To register go to http://www.urbandesignaustralia.com.au/registration.html or for more information contact the Conference Secretariat.
The 4th Healthy Cities: Making Cities Liveable Conferenceheld at the Outrigger Little Hasting Street Resort and Spa, Noosa from the 27 – 29 July 2011 was a fantastic platform for Government and Industry sector professionals to discuss causes, effects and solutions that relate to population health, sustainability, natural resource management, transport, climate change, urban design and more.
The Outdoor Design Source team thoroughly enjoyed the event and were happy to support the industry.
Keynote Speakers included:
Dr.Edward Blakely, Professor of Urban Policy, United States Study Centre, University of Sydney
Mr Philip Allsopp, Founder/Principal, Transpolis Global,Arizona, USA
Mr Andrew McNamara, General Manager, Strategic and International Policy, Energy Supply Association of Australia
Prof Darren Bilsborough, Managing Director of Cminus consulting
A/Prof Helen Berry, Associate Professor and Deputy Director, Centre for Research and Action in Public Health, The University of Canberra
Mr Karlson Hargroves, Co-Founder and Director, The Natural Edge Project.
http://www.urbandesignaustralia.com.au/registration.html
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