Wednesday 29th September

11.00–3.00pm   Student Competition Final Judging – QUT Gardens Theatre

Judges: Michael Fotheringham,

Cathy Girard and Mario Schjetnan

3.00–5.00pm     Registration – QUT Gardens Theatre

5.00–8.00pm   

Official after-hours conference club

National Welcome and Happy Hour
Poolside

First Floor

Quay West

Alice Street,  near QUT entrance

REACTIONS
Friday 1st October
7.00–9.00am Urban Regeneration – Special Event Breakfast Sponsored by EDAW gillespies Bill Hanway, Director, EDAW UK + Malcolm Snow, Director Urban Planning, Urbis JHD Mr Trevor Reddacliff AM, Chairman, Urban Renewal Task Force Chair: Graeme Harvison, EDAW Gillespies Quay West Suites Ground floor 132 Alice Street Brisbane An opportunity for conference delegates to bring clients, colleagues and friends to take part in a networking breakfast. Click here for more information. Note: not included in conference registration – separate charge applies use registration forms or special breakfast event form
9.00–10.00   Prof Paul van Beek, QUT Mario Schjetnan, GDU, Mexico City Chair: Prof. John Hockings, QUT	Sponsored by
10.00–10.30      Morning Tea Sponsored by 10.30–11.30      Parallel Sessions THREE
Regional Landscapes    main theatre Chair: Dr Darryl Low Choy, Griffith University, Brisbane City Models    QUT B119 Chair: Bill Hanway, EDAW UK New Partnerships-Infrastructure     QUT B121 Chair: Prof Bob Stimson, Univ Queensland Linda Corkery, UNSW: Envisioning the Parklands that will shape Western Sydney Robin Edmond, Principal, Hassell: China model - A new sustainable city for an old civilisation. Grayson Perry, Gold Coast City Council, Manager Economic Development: Economic Development and City Image. Prof. Helen Armstrong, QUT: New Future landscapes: New Forms of Green for Mega-Cities: Peri- and Inter-urban Agricultural Space Michael Fotheringham, San Francisco: New paradigms of Public Space. Richard Goodwin: The Landscape of Infrastructue. Robert Preston, University of Sydney, Lyndal Plant, Brisbane City Council, and Jim Pulsford, Natural Resources Management South East Queensland: Recording public preferences for scenery and complementary development in South East Queensland Andrew Hammonds, Hassell Brisbane: Sustainable Urban Development – Kelvin Grove Urban Village. Adrian McGregor Director mcgregor+partners, Sydney: Challenging Australian Sub-urbanism: the case for compact cities.
11.30 –1.00 Lunch 1.00–2.00 Debate: “That Big is Best” Moderator – Alan Saunders ABC ‘The Comfort Zone’ To read more about Alan's ABC radio hosting, visit http://abc.net.au/rn/czone/default.htm Six panelists explore the benefits and the efficiencies of size and density, as opposed to the environmental costs and social fragmentation of mega-cities. Speakers include Malcolm Middleton, Jennifer Neales, Peter Spearitt, Helen Armstrong Loenard Lynch and Michael Papageorgiou. The mood of the debate will be focused on 'wit' as well as 'wisdom'.
2.00–5.00 Workshop: (gardens theatre): Chair: Alan Chenoweth Queensland’s 200 Mile City: Major Surgery or Bandaids? Rapid growth of low density cities… determine principles which could be taken to government for action in words and drawings under the following areas: • Urban footprint • Open space in the city • Regional open space • Urban design elements • Identity- retaining and enhancing character • Subtropical design - what is appropriate or 2.00–5.00 Professional Site Sessions travel by bus to one of the sites below: Numbers are limited for each site visit, those who nominate early will be allocated their first choice. Requires separate payment – see registration form or extras forms - click here Old Sites to New Parks (Roma St, Rocks Riverside Park) Urban Renewal (Kelvin Grove, New Farm) Urban bushland & winery (Sirromet Vineyard, Redland Indigiscape) 5.00–7.00 Visit Southbank Markets
7.00 pm –12.00 pm Sponsored by Powerlink Queensland -- AILA National Project Awards Dinner Brisbane Convention Centre - Southbank separate charge applies see - registration forms Pre-dinner Drinks sponsored by               Australian Landscape Foundation Launch - Introduced by Dr Catherin Bull Concrete Association Student Awards - winner announced Introduced by Jim Sinatra and CEO Concrete Association AILA National Student Competition - winner announced Introduced by Gill Lawson and Michael Fotheringham Sponsors FOLIO BOOKS and Corporate Traveller AILA National Landscape Architecture Project Awards - Jury Chair: Beau Beza Research & Communication Awards in Landscape Architecture Environment Awards in Landscape Architecture   Planning Awards in Landscape Architecture Design Awards in Landscape Architecture The National Award in Landscape Architecture