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Building on the success of our inaugural event in 2008, Integral Sustainability invites you to participate in SAS2010. This interactive forum will bring together international and Australian sustainability assessment practitioners. It will also provide an input to the International Association for Impact Assessment review and update of the effectiveness of EIA and SEA practice. Pre-conference training courses in sustainability assessment principles and multi-criteria decision analysis for sustainability will also be offered on 24 May.

Strategic Assessment for Sustainable Development
Sustainability assessment, as a process for evaluating the sustainability implications of a proposed strategy or action, is increasingly recognised as an important tool for implementing sustainable development. While much focus has been placed to date on project-level environmental, social, and health impact assessment (ESHIA), there are increasing calls for the application of sustainability assessment at more strategic levels of decision-making, with the aim of delivering long-term environmental, social and economic benefits through development. SAS2010 will feature Australian and international speakers who will review and compare recent trends and developments in this rapidly evolving field. The potential of strategic environmental assessment (SEA), defined as environmental impact assessment (EIA) applied to policies, plans and programmes, as a vehicle for strategic sustainability assessment will be explored.

SAS2010 will also provide a forum for all practitioners to exchange views and information on local approaches and applications for assessing the sustainability of policies, plans and projects, with an emphasis on tools and techniques for the analysis and integration of sustainability considerations within decisionmaking processes. Interactive sessions will allow participants to identify and discuss practical ways forward within their specific sectors.

Further details will be posted on this website as they become available.

Expressions of Interest
The organizers invite expressions of interest from presenters and sponsors. We welcome contributions addressing any aspect of the theory and practice of sustainability assessment, and particularly those addressing strategic applications of sustainability assessment.

To register your interest email Jenny Pope:
jenny@integral-sustainability.net

Hello to everyone who has been asking whether Integral Sustainability is planning to organise another Sustainability Assessment Symposium this year. We are delighted that there is so much interest, and we are pleased to announce that the short answer to the question is ‘sort of’. The time is not right for another two day event like the hugely successful SAS2008 but instead we are planning a smaller event to provide an opprtounity for SAS2008 participants to reconnect, to welcome new sustainability assessment colleagues to the network and hear about what is happening at the cutting edge of sustainabilty assessment.

The plan is an after-work seminar and sundowner to be held in October or November in the CBD or Northbridge. There will be formal presentations for about an hour followed by drinks (cash bar) and nibblies.  We are very close to confirming the date, venue and a fantastic guest speaker, so keep checking the website for details.

And then next year we will be back bigger and better then ever for a full scale SAS2010!

The Sustainability Assessment Symposium – which will be in full swing in just 2 weeks time – is just one of many sustainability-related events happening throughout Perth in September. To be part of Sustainable September, check out the calendar of events at www.sustainableseptember.net.au, or use the Useful Links on this page. We are delighted to be a featured part of this celebration of the work being done by so many people across Western Australia towards a better, more just and more sustainable future.

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