Australian Cycling Conference
The 2nd Annual Australian Cycling Conference
Adelaide
Monday 18 & Tuesday 19 January 2010
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Program The program is available here. This may be subject to minor changes closer to the event. Official opening The 2010 Australian Cycling Conference will be opened by the Honorable Patrick Conlon, Minister for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure (DTEI), Member for Elder, Legislative Assembly SA. Guest speaker The guest speaker for the conference is Ineke Spapé, an urban and traffic planner from The Netherlands.
Ineke is an I-ce international cycling
expert, member of the Dutch Transport Safety Board, Associate Professor
at the NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences (where she lectures in
Mobility and Urban Planning) and a consultant in mobility and space
with Dutch consulting firm SOAB consultants. Ineke is also familiar
with the Australian context and how the Dutch experience can be related to this.
The Organising Committee welcomes Ineke's involvement with the Australian Cycling Conference. Ineke will be available to talk to other organisations
in more detail; if interested, please direct enquiries to Stu Clement (conference@hubtt.com.au).
Distinguished speaker The Organising Committee is pleased to welcome Ian Lowe AO to the Australian Cycling Conference. Ian Lowe is Professor of Science Technology and Society and former Head of the School of Science at Griffith University, an adjunct professor at Sunshine Coast University and QUT, and an honorary research fellow at the University of Adelaide. In 1996, he was chair of the advisory council producing the first national report on the state of Australia's environment. He is a patron of Sustainable Population Australia. Ian was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2001 for services to science, technology and the environment. In 2002, he was awarded a centenary medal for contributions to environmental science and won the Eureka Prize for promotion of science. His contributions have also been recognised by the Prime Minister's Environmental Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement, the Queensland Premier's Millennium Award for Excellence in Science and the University of NSW Alumni Award for achievements in Science. Ian was named Humanist of the Year in 1988 and elected President of the Australian Conservation Foundation in 2004 - a position he still holds. Ian has authored or co-authored 8 books, 10 Open University books, more than 50 book chapters and over 500 other publications. He wrote a regular column for New Scientist for 13 years and also writes for several other publications, as well as contributing frequently to electronic media programs. One of Ian's principal interests is in the way policy decisions influence the use of science and technology, especially in the fields of energy and environment, and Ian's topic at the 2010 Australian Cycling Conference reflects this interest. Interactive Conference Round-tables Theme: Shaping a New Australian Cycling Strategy. The Australian National Cycling Strategy was developed to guide cycling from 2005 to 2010. In this time, there has been a boom in cycling around the nation. So where to from here? The Conference round-tables are an opportunity for the delegates to make new connections in identifying and tackling the challenges that lie ahead for cycling policy and promotion, and to put Conference proceedings into practice. Abstracts A link to abstracts is available here. Proceedings A link to proceedings will be made available after the conference. |
The University of Adelaide | Hub Traffic and Transport | Adelaide City Council |
The Bicycle Institute of South Australia | The City of Charles Sturt | InfraPlan |
Sustainable Transport Consultants | Traffic Calming Australia | Tonkin Consulting |
The Planning Institute of Australia (SA division)