Myanmar Urban Development Conference 2013
Date
6 – 8 May
Myanmar Urban Development Conference is the only strategic city planning and construction and infrastructure development conference dedicated to addressing the scope and ambitions towards urbanising the new Myanmar.
It aims to provide the international urban planning and construction community with a professional platform for networking, learning and exploring the vast opportunities offered by Myanmar while exchanging new ideas, technology know-how’s and best practices for building a new Myanmar.
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Technology and Governance in an Innovative City
Date
03 May 2013| 10:00am – 12:00pm
What is the future of cities? How do cities innovate and stay innovative? How should cities govern themselves? What is the role of technology? Join Professor Edward Glaeser, Mr Peter Ho, Mr Narayana Murthy and Professor Wang Shu, four members of the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities’ International Advisory Panel, in a discussion on these big issues in today’s rapidly urbanizing world. The discussion will be moderated by Professor Chan Heng Chee, Chairman of the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities.
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Closed Landfills: New EPA Guidance
Date
14 May 2013
In December 2012, the EPA released new guidelines for the rehabilitation and aftercare of closed landfills. These guidelines will apply to landfills nearing the end of operation and already closed landfills, where environmental risks or impacts require ongoing aftercare and monitoring. There are important aspects for planners in dealing with closed landfill and land uses encroaching on these facilities.
Presentations will be followed by a Q&A panel discussion and networking session.
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Productive cities: opportunity in a changing economy
Date
6-7pm, Thursday 9 May 2013
It is time to put the functioning of our cities squarely on the economic reform agenda. Cities are essential to generating economic growth and to creating and sharing opportunities. In the past, our cities have served us well in this regard. But if Australia is to prosper in an ever more knowledge-intensive global economy, then our cities must perform these roles differently – and much better – than they do today.
At this free public seminar, leading business figure Sir Rod Eddington, Chairman of Infrastructure Australia and author of the East West study on Melbourne’s transport needs, will discuss Productive Cities with Jane-Frances Kelly, Director of the Grattan Institute Cities Program.
6-7pm, Thursday 9 May 2013
