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The Sustainability Assessment Symposium 2010: Towards Strategic Assessment for Sustainability is now just over 2 weeks away! The draft program is now available on the SAS2010 program page.

I’m sure you will agree that we have a fantastic line-up for both the plenary day on Tuesday 25th May (Day 1) and the concurrent sessions on Wednesday 26th May (Day 2), where there really is something for everyone. Over the course of the two days we will be covering the full range of sustainability assessment practice from the most strategic to the most specific, with plenty in between including presentations of best practice case studies and useful tools and techniques for real-life sustainability assessment.

We would once again like to thank the sponsors of SAS2010: Water Corporation of Western Australia, AECOM, GHD and Curtin University Department of Urban and Regional Planning for making this program possible.

The Symposium Sundowner on Tuesday 25th from 17:00-18:30 at Maria’s on the Terrace in South Terrace Fremantle (the venue for SAS2008!) provides an opportunity to relax with colleagues over a few drinks and finger food – all included in your registration.

To register for SAS2010, just click on the registration button on the sidebar.Registration fees are $770 (inc. GST).

Don’t forget we are also offering the choice of two pre-conference training courses on Monday 24th May –. The cost of each course is $440 (inc. GST).
Course 1: Sustainability Assessment Principles and Practice will be presented by Dr Angus Morrison-Saunders (Murdoch University)
Course 2: Multi-criteria Decision Analysis for Sustainability Assessment will be presented by Associate Professor Des Klass (Curtin University Graduate School of Business) and Dr Jenny Pope (Integral Sustainability).

For international and interstate delegates and speakers who have not yet booked accommodation, the Esplanade Hotel has a number of rooms available at a rate of $198/night. These will be held for us until next Wednesday 12th May. Contact Janice Jensen, Reservations Manager on +61 8 9432 4000 or email: rsm@ehf.com.au.

See you at SAS2010!

You have until this Friday 23rd April to take advantage of our Earlybird offer and register for SAS2010 for only $660! Next week the rate will be $770, or $440 for a day registration.

Other SAS2010 news:

Training Courses:
We are also offering two pre-conference training courses, both to be held (concurrently) on Monday 24th May. Course 1: Sustainability Assessment Principles and Practice will be presented by Dr Angus Morrison-Saunders (Murdoch University, Western Australia) and Dr Alan Bond (East Anglia University, UK). Course 2: Multi-criteria Decision Analysis for Sustainability Assessment will be presented by Associate Professor Des Klass (Curtin University Graduate School of Business) and Dr Jenny Pope (Integral Sustainability). The cost of each course is $440 (inc. GST).

Programme:
The SAS2010 programme is almost finalized, and updates are posted under SAS 2010 Updates. We have a fantastic list of speakers, from interstate and overseas as well as our Western Australian community of practitioners. Speakers include: Michelle Andrews (Office of the Environmental Protection Authority); Gary Prattley (Chairman of the Western Australian Planning Commission), Carolyn Cameron (Commonwealth Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts); Peter Newman (Curtin University Sustainability Policy Unit); Scott Harrison (World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Canada); Bryan Jenkins (Environment Canterbury, New Zealand), other experts on strategic assessment from Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, the UK and the USA, and many, many more. Thank you to everyone who submitted an abstract to present at SAS2010.

Sponsors:
In addition to the Water Corporation of Western Australia, we have three new sponsors to thank: Aecom, GHD and Curtin University. Without the generous support of these organizations, SAS2010 would not be possible – thank you! And there are still sponsorship opportunities available – download the sponsorship package from the sidebar.

Post Symposium Workshop:
The ALCES Group, (www.alces.ca), a team of planners, landuse experts and ecologists specializing in strategic scale landuse models in Canada, will be attending and presenting at SAS2010. They are also offering a FREE workshop on Thursday 27th May to be held at Curtin University Sustainability Policy Unit in Fremantle, offering participants an opportunity to learn about ALCES III, A Landscape Cumulative Effects Simulator. Contact Ewa Szczepaniak at the Curtin University Sustainability Policy (CUSP) Institute for more information.

The Sustainability Assessment Symposium 2010: Towards Strategic Assessment for Sustainability has its first official sponsor! The Water Corporation of Western Australia will be helping us to bring international speakers to SAS2010 and we are very grateful for their support. There are still plenty of sponsorship opportunities available – download the sponsorship flyer from the side bar for more details.

Further information on the two pre-conference training courses that will be offered at SAS2010 is now also available on the training flyer in the side bar. Course 1: Sustainability Assessment Principles and Practice will be presented by Dr Angus Morrison-Saunders (Murdoch University, Western Australia) and Dr Alan Bond (East Anglia University, UK). Both are internationally-recognised experts in sustainability assessment who have published extensively in this field, as well as being innovative and dynamic trainers.

Course 2: Multi-criteria Decision Analysis for Sustainability Assessment will be presented by Associate Professor Des Klass (Curtin University Graduate School of Business) and Dr Jenny Pope (Integral Sustainability). Des is an internationally -recognsied expert on decision theory, and he and Jenny have recently been working together to integra decision theory and techniques into the practice of sustainability assessment. This course is an opportunity learn more about practical tools to enhance your sustainability assessment practice.

Training course fees are $440 for each course and you can register for them, as well as for the Symposium itself, by clicking on the Registration button in the side bar. And don’t forget that Earlybird registration for the Symposium is available until 23 April at $660.

A provisional programme for Day 1 of the Symposium has been posted on the SAS2010 Updates page. If you would like to present at SAS2010, please send a 200 word abstract to jenny@integral-sustainability.net by 15th April.

Registration for the Sustainability Assessment Symposium 2010: Towards Strategic Assessment for Sustainability is now open. SAS2010 will be held at the Esplanade Hotel in Fremantle, Western Australia on 25-26 May 2010.

Integral Sustainability is also offering two pre-conference training courses on 24 May. Training course 1 will address sustainability assessment principles and practice and Training course 2 will explore multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) for sustainability assessment. Further information about the courses will be posted in the coming weeks.

Prices for the Symposium are as follows (inc. GST): $660 Earlybird full registration (before 23 April), $770 full registration (after 23 April), $440 day rate (either 25 or 26 May), $440 training course 1 or 2. Click on the registration button on the side bar to register online through the Symposium secretariat EECW Pty Ltd.

The formal call for papers is also now open. If you would like to present your work or ideas on any aspect of sustainability assesment theory or practice, please send a 200 word abstract to jenny@integral-sustainability.net by 15 April. In particular we invite papers addressing: Strategic sustainability assessment;
Land use planning and sustainability assessment; Local government applications of sustainability assessment;
Tools and techniques for sustainability assessment; Sustainability assessment for infrastructure planning; and Regional sustainability planning. Places for presenters are limited so get in quick! Please note that presenters do need to register and pay for the Sympsosium.

The Symposium programme is taking shape and looking fantastic. Further information about confirmed presenters will be posted shortly.

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