Tuesday 9 December - Friday 12 December 2008, Auckland, New Zealand - Blueprints for Sustainable Infrastructure - the 3rd International Conference on Sustainability Engineering and Science hosted by NZSSES.

Posted on Sustainabilitank.info on September 4th, 2008
by Pincas Jawetz (PJ@SustainabiliTank.com)

2008 Conference: Blueprints for Sustainable Infrastructure

Tuesday 9 December - Friday 12 December 2008

Mark your calendars now.

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Blueprints for Sustainable Infrastructure is the 3rd International Conference on Sustainability Engineering and Science hosted by NZSSES. Click here to view details of the launch event.

The Inaugural conference in 2004 debated the philosophy and definitions of sustainability, our 2nd Conference in 2007 - Talking and Walking Sustainability - focused on developments, a little more philosophy and a lot of what was happening in reality. The 3rd conference takes the approach that sustainability is now essential and will offer methods and models for achieving sustainable outcomes.

Infrastructure provides the basic needs for society, and sustainable infrastructure systems are essential for the survival, health and well-being of a society. These are complex, interdependent and dynamic systems in need of greater understanding and recognition. Key to this understanding is recognising the dependence on environmental systems and services, the interdependence on other infrastructure systems, and on social, technical and economic systems.

This conference will help foster and develop that understanding. Attending the conference will be invaluable to anyone involved in the disciplines of engineering, environmental and social science, and for consultants and business leaders amongst others. We look forward to seeing you there.

Principal Sponsors:

ICSER - International Centre for Sustainability Engineering and Research
University of Cambridge, Centre for Sustainable Development

Keynote Speakers (as of May 2008):

Dr. Paul T. Anastas is Professor in the Practice of Green Chemistry, Yale University. Paul is known as “The Father of Green Chemistry,” having coined the term in 1991.
Dr. Carol Boyle is Chair of NZSSES and Director of ICSER.
Dr. Terry Collins is Thomas Lord Professor of Chemistry at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). He is an ex-pat Kiwi and one of the founders of the field of Green Chemistry.
Prof. Peter Guthrie leads the Centre for Sustainable Development at the University of Cambridge. His research is focused on the assessment of large-scale projects for sustainability.
Dr. James R. Mihelcic is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and State of Florida 21st Century World Class Scholar at the University of South Florida (Tampa). He is the founder (and current director) of the Master’s International Program in Civil & Environmental Engineering that allows graduate students to combine education and research with developing world service in the U.S. Peace Corps.
Dr. Peter Newman is Professor of Sustainability at The CUSP Institute in Curtin University. Prior to this he was Director of the WA State Sustainability Strategy and NSW Sustainability Commissioner.
Dr. Jean Venables OBE FREng. of Crane Environmental, England. Among Dr Venables’ other credentials, she is Chairman of the Thames Estuary Partnership and Chairman of the Expert Panel for the Thames Estuary 2100 Project.
Sponsored by Institution of Civil Engineers
Prof. Roger Venables is a Chartered Civil Engineer, Chartered Environmentalist and Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, with 30 years’ wide-ranging experience of civil, marine and offshore engineering, and research and development in those fields.
Dr. Jan Wright is the New Zealand Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.