MCEC

Solutions for a Sustainable Planet

This International Conference hosted by the Society for Sustainability and Environmental Engineering (SSEE), Engineers Australia, was held on the 23rd - 24th November 2009, at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre in Melbourne, Australia.

The key theme for the conference was ‘Solutions for a Sustainable Planet’ - we firmly believe we can move beyond talk and ideas to implementing practical solutions.

The attendance at the conference was over 200 delegates, the Conference was designed with an emphasis on engineers and scientists from both Australia and overseas, practising across Government, industry, community and academic sectors.

The Conference was a forum to reflect on the increasing role that engineers and scientists play in delivering sustainable solutions in engineering projects and across a wide range of activities. It also highlighted processes and techniques to simplify the complex nature of implementing sustainability. These issues are highly topical and as such have already attracted strong support from government, community and industry. Both theoretical and practical aspects of sustainability were discussed.

A number of key national and international leaders in various facets of sustainability addressed the Conference. There are many complex and varied issues we face on local, national and international scales, and this conference intended to provide a forum for people to showcase their solutions.

Major areas for the conference were:

  • Climate Change and Reducing Greenhouse Emissions
  • Energy Resources and Efficiency
  • Waste Management
  • Green Buildings
  • Education & Professional Development
  • Material Flows and Industrial Ecology
  • Process Engineering & Cleaner Production
  • Sustainability Reporting & Triple Bottom Line Assessment
  • Water Management
  • Transport Infrastructure
  • Urban Planning & Development
  • Environmental Economics & Accounting
  • Community Consultation & Development
  • Governance, Policy & Statutory Processes
  • Innovation & Leadership
  • Aid, Developing Countries and the Millenium Development Goals

Contact: mail@thefullpretzel.com.au for more information or to register to receive further information about the conference.

Engineers AustraliaSSEE

Sponsors

Global Sustainability Sponsor

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Sustainability Analysis Sponsor

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Keynote Speaker - International                 

Keynote Speaker - National

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Sponsoring Carol Boyle
Auckland University

Sponsoring Danial Almagor

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