3rd annual University Planning and Design Forum

The Australian higher education sector is in a period of rapid growth as it expands in response to new targets set by the Bradley Review. The challenge is to plan, design and deliver a campus and facilities that meet to the diverse needs of the modern university.

The 3rd annual University Planning and Design Forum, moves to Sydney in 2010 after two successful previous forums in Brisbane and Melbourne. The forum focuses on the imperatives of modern service - form, function and finance.

International speakers include:

• Pierre Ouillet, Vice President – Finance, Resources and Operations, University of British Columbia, Canada 
• Bob Wilson, Director – Estates, University of Warwick, UK 
• Professor Helmut Lueckenhausen, Pro Vice Chancellor & CEO, Swinburne University Sarawak Campus, Malaysia 

PLUS: Hear key contributions from:

• Philip Marcus Clark, Chair - Advisory Board, Education Investment Fund
• Paul Barton, Director - Sustainability, Monash University
• Brian Phillips, Director - Facilities Management, University of South Australia
• Colin Rockliff, Director - Campus Infrastructure and Services, University of Sydney
• Adrian Briggs, Managing Director, Macquarie University Property Trust Investment
• David Fuller, Director – Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong
• Sue Slavin, Managing Director, West Coast TAFE
• Shesh Ghale, CEO, Melbourne Institute of Technology

View the rest of the outstanding speaker line-up and detailed program HERE

Join heads of planning, resources and facilities management from our leading universities and VET and experts in higher education infrastructure and design for a forum showcasing our most innovative campuses and exploring the latest projects in university planning and design.

Topics for discussion include:

• Urban renewal and the university
• Financing and building capacity for strategic investment for the future
• Developing effective frameworks to drive deployment and management of resources
• Maintaining and maximising the utilisation of physical infrastructure and facilities
• Creating an experiential learning environment
• University as a destination: sense of place and purpose
• University housing
• Extending the role of private financing to support infrastructure expenditure
• Designing research precincts
• Project management for major projects
• Spatial planning and design for modern learning - openness, inclusion, transparency and social interaction
• Learning commons

PLUS: Complement your attendance with a one day separately bookable seminar on University Housing
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