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Re-inventing the Private Car - Changing Personal Mobility in the 21st Century

Australia’s first seminar dedicated to exploring alternatives to private car ownership that fit our changing lifestyles and create sustainable cities.

By Future Effect Pty Ltd - 3rd November 2004 - Back to News

This ground breaking event features:

• International keynote speaker, Dr Susan A Shaheen, presenting for the first time in Australia Dr Shaheen is progam leader for Innovative Mobility Research (IMR), University of California, Davis
• Developed and implemented the innovative CarLink 1 and 11 pilot programs
• This year’s most cutting edge information on a new transport solution, including live demonstrations of web-enabled cars
• Prominent Australian experts from local, state and federal government and the private sector

Details

Thursday 18 November 2004
8.30am-2pm
ZINC at Federation Square
MELBOURNE

Presented in partnership with the Australian Greenhouse Office and City of Melbourne.

Also featuring

• Rod Quantock
• City of Melbourne Lord Mayor John So
• Joey Tabone, Australian Greenhouse Office
• Michael Glotz-Richter, Senior Project Manager for Sustainable Mobility, Department of Building and Environment, Bremen, Germany
• Bruce Jeffreys and Nic Lowe, Newtown CarShare
• Plus expert panel guests

Designed for professionals involved in

Land-use and transport planning Fleet management
Architecture and green building design Local government
Property development Provision of public transport
Environmental programs Motor vehicle industry
Intelligent transport systems & telemetrics

Endorsed by

Year of Built Environment 2004, Australasian Fleet Managers Association, Intelligent Transport Systems Australia, Planning Institute of Australia and International Association of Public Transport

Register today

Visit www.futureffect.com/reinvent and complete the online registration form or contact futureffect on 02 9571 5566 or email reinvent@futureffect.com to request a registration form.

Please note: Registrations close on 12 November. Places are filling fast, so register now to secure your spot.

Source: http://gippsland.com/

Published by: news@gippsland.com

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