The Victorian Transport Branch of Engineers Australia is running a seminar entitled The Population Predicament: Victoria @ 9 Million

• Prof Lyndsay Neilson, Founding Director for the Centre for Developing Cities
• John Stanley, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, Uni of Sydney
• Brian Haratzis, Director, Macroplan

These three high-profile speakers will discuss future directions for Australian cities, and the Commonwealth agenda for transport and land use planning, comparing Victorian cities with others on an international stage and identify several big ideas we should consider as we approach 2050.

The seminar will be run on Wednesday 9 June, at 4:30pmat the Department of Transport Theatrette, Level 5, 121 Exhibition St, Melbourne.

RSVP via this link or call Emily McLean, RACV, on (03) 9790 2916. RSVP’s are essential so that a visitor’s pass can be prepared for you. RSVP’s close strictly at 5pm Monday 7 June. See the attached flier for further details.

Informa Australia is running the 10th Annual National Public Private Partnerships Summit - Advancing the Model for Increased Infrastructure Development & Deciding the Future of the PPP.

The summit, to be held on 17 - 18 June 2010, will discuss whether Public-Private-Partnerships deliver value for money, and provides an opportunity to discuss solutions, as well as the challenges and threats that hamper the much-needed development of infrastructure across Australia.

The Melbourne summit will be held at the Rendezvous Hotel, 328 Flinders Street, Melbourne.

Follow this link to register for the event, or find an agenda and futher information on the event on the Informa Australia website.

The Governance and Management of Urban Transport (GAMUT) research centre is holding its annual International Conference on 2-4 June 2010. The theme for this year's event will be Sustainable Transport in the Asia-Indo-Pacific: Varied Contexts - Common Aims.

This conference will discuss methods to raise the priority of environmental sustainability and social justice in planning for urban transportation in different national contexts in the Asia-Indo-Pacific region. This is considered a prerequisite for the long term economic and political security of the region and the world.

Keynote speaker include;

• Dr Lee Schipper (Senior Research Engineer, The Precourt Energy Efficiency Centre, Stanford University; Project Scientist,Global Met Studies, University of California, Berkeley; formerly Director of Research, EMBARQ; founder of the World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport)
• Professor Jiang Yulin (Director of the China Urban Sustainable Research Center CUSTReC in Beijing)
• Professor Geetam Tiwari (Transport Research and Injury Prevention Program Chair in Transport Planning, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi)

A registration form is attached along with a conference program. For further details on the conference, including conference topics, papers, and contact details, see the GAMUT website.

VLGA Training, the Thinking Transport website and Engineers Australia present:

Social Inclusion Principles for Transport Engineers seminar.

Date: Friday 14 May 2010   9am – 12pm

Venue: Department of Transport Theatrette, 121 Exhibition St, Melbourne.

Sustainable transport networks are built on the practical and strategic skills of engineers.  However, these core skills do not equip Transport Engineers to take a variety of complex social factors into account.

Specifically targeted at engineers, planners and other working in the transport design and management field, this seminar provides unique access to expert presenters who will provide an overview of the social implications of transport planning and how to respond.

Presenters include:

• Professor Graham Currie, Monash University Institute of Transport Studies

• Emily Simatos, Victorian Department of Transport

• Kate Colvin, Victorian Council of Social Services

Thanks to Victorian Department of Transport assistance, this seminar is FREE for all attendees.  Booking is essential.

More details can be found in the attached flier.  To book places or for further information, contact Gordon Young, VLGA Local Government Transport Facilitator at gordonvlga [dot] org [dot] au or (03) 9349 7943. Bookings close Friday 7 May 2010.