GHD Our Planet - Leaving a Legacy (Australia)

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There is an interesting forum on 21st September to be held on Friday 21 September 2007 at Peninsula in Melbourne Australia.

Peninsula is located at Shed 14, Central Pier, 161 Harbour Esplanade, Docklands. A map is available on the web site.

GHD invites you to attend the world-class OUR PLANET
– LEAVING A LEGACY technical forum. We invite you to
collaborate with leaders of industry and Government, and
workshop solutions to help improve quality of life while
reducing the impacts of human activities on the world.
OUR PLANET is a one-day forum featuring five technical
sessions (see topics below), a networking session and a
spectacular gala-dinner.
» Biodiversity – Reducing the pressure on our ecosystems.
» Integration is the key – Sustainable transport solutions.
» Alternative Energy Sources – What does the future hold?
» Preserving our most precious resource – Water.
» Sustainability – from global trend to strategy and beyond
to implementation.
In addition to the technical sessions, we will also present
a Special Segment on Sustainable Built Environments
and unveil GHD’s carbon neutral concept building of the
future, ZERO.
The gala-dinner will feature a Keynote Address from
The Hon Al Gore, 45th Vice President of the United States,
Author, Environmentalist and Chairman of Generation
Investment Management and a Special Guest Presentation
by Jurg Gerber, the astute Chief Operating Officer of the
World Business Council for Sustainable Development.
Targeted at Federal, State and Local Governments, private
enterprise, infrastructure owners and operators, the
professions, financiers, academia and research institutes,
OUR PLANET is about demonstrating leadership, harnessing
innovation and fostering a sustainable economy that serves
society as a whole.
GHD is proud to implement OUR PLANET as a carbon
neutral initiative.

REGISTRATION
The registration fee is AUD1,100 (including GST) per person. Register now at GHD | Our Planet to secure
your place.


Note: I dont work for GHD, I got this on email and thought it might interest some of our Australian readers