The 3rd International Urban Design Conference is being held from 30th August to 1 September 2010 at the National Convention Centre, Canberra.
“Designs On Our Future” will be the theme in 2010. Australia’s population is projected to increase by 60 per cent in the next 40 years, what impact will this have on our existing cities?
The conference will examine how our new cities are conceived and our existing ones are adapted, re-designed and managed.
The program will feature distinguished international and national keynote presenters. Three concurrent sessions being held in the conference program will offer participants the opportunity to present latest research and topics of interest.
Invited keynote presenters include;
The Hon Anthony Albanese MP - Leader of the House; Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
Jeremy Harris - former Mayor of Hawaii, Sustainable Cities Institute USA
Dr Ken Henry AC – Secretary to the Treasury, Australian Government
Prof Richard Weller - Discipline Chair of Landscape Architecture, University of WA
Prof Peter McDonald - Director of the Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute and Australian National University
Rod Fehring - Chief Executive Officer, Lend Lease Primelife and Chairman of the Australian Housing Research Institute
Julie Katz - National Vice President UDIA and Managing Director of The Planning Group
