See below for Interactive Poster Session Program

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP SESSIONS (SIGs) Tuesday 26^th June, 9am – 12 noon, Bruce Mason Centre

These informal sessions provide the opportunity for individuals to come together as a group to discuss a common topic or issue of interest. The various topics to be discussed are: Edge City Networks; Business Improvement Districts (BIDs); Managing Retail Sprawl; Transit Oriented Design (TOD); and Place Making. Please nominate on your registration form which SIG session you would like to take part in. Please email renee@ictcsociety.org should you wish to suggest an additional SIG topic to be included in the program or nominate to lead any one of the above SIG topics. Selection of topics will be at the discretion of the organising committee. These sessions are inclusive for fully registered and Tuesday delegates. Coach transfers will be provided prior to sessions for those delegates who are staying at any of the three conference Hotels in Auckland CBD.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

David Feehan, President, International Downtown Association (IDA), New York, USA

Dave Feehan has devoted a 35-year career to rebuilding and revitalizing cities. He has directed downtown programs in Des Moines, Detroit, and Kalamazoo, and neighborhood development programs in Pittsburgh and Minneapolis. He helped found and served as the first director of the Citizens League of Southwestern Pennsylvania, a Pittsburgh-based regional public policy organization. He has been active in IDA for 15 years, and the programs he has directed have won several awards, from IDA, the International Parking Institute, and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. He has served IDA as a board member and officer, most recently as chairman. He was appointed by the board to serve as president and chief executive officer in April, 2001.

Under Dave’s leadership, IDA has set records for attendance at conferences, and has seen steady growth in other areas.Dave maintained an active consulting practice before coming to IDA, assisting a number of cities, including New York, Chicago, Las Vegas, and Miami Beach.

Dave holds a Masters Degree in Social Work Planning and Administration from the University of Pittsburgh. He has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Iowa and Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, MN.

Ethan Kent, Vice President, Project for Public Spaces, New York, USA

Ethan Kent is a knowledgeable and articulate expert in the practice of Placemaking, with experience on over 150 PPS projects. He is driven by the potential of places to be catalysts for healthy communities and local economies, and his work at PPS is fueled by his experiences evaluating and photographing public spaces in hundreds of cities around the world.

During his time at PPS, Ethan has been deeply involved in many technical assistance projects including large-scale and complex transportation projects, streetscape improvements and transit facilities and many parks, plazas and civic squares. In conjunction with these projects, Ethan regularly develops and conducts workshops and training sessions in addition to practicing comprehensive public space analysis, planning and visioning.

Instrumental in the refinement of PPS' community participation tools and techniques, Ethan has contributed a significant portion of the content that appears in PPS presentations. He has also guided content development and management for the PPS website and for PPS' collection of over half a million images. His articles, quotes and images have appeared in numerous publications including Landscape Architecture Magazine, Utne Reader, Urban Land and Governing Magazine.

An inspiring and persuasive speaker, Ethan has brought PPS' Placemaking message, experience and resources to many groups around the world. In addition to being hosted by many communities, he has recently presented to graduate planning and design audiences at Yale, Columbia, University of Washington and Harvard, and conferences of ULI, LISC, Planners Network, and the World Social Forum.

Education: Ethan studied sociology, environmental studies and economics at Bowdoin College in Maine. He explored local development issues in the context of globalization during a year spent traveling around the world as a participant in the International Honors Program. Ethan completed all course work for a Masters Degree in Environment and Community through Antioch University Seattle.

Interactive Poster Sessions

The Poster Display Area is located in the foyer area of the first floor and will be on display throughout the conference. The schedule below indicates the day presenters will be at their posters to answer any questions you may have.

Wednesday 27^th June, 2007: 1.00pm – 1.30pm

The Third Generation Planning Project: An advanced Major step towards Urban Development in Libya - Dr Sami Assadi & Dr Omar Aboukhder, Al-Fateh University, Libya

Low Impact Design - An Environmental Friendly and Affordable Approach to Intensified State Housing Redevelopment - Priscilla Chung, The University of Auckland, New Zealand

Lost City: Alternative Visions of Suburbia in the era of Peter Fraser and Ernst Plischke - Christopher Harris, Public Transport Co-Ordinator, North Shore City, Auckland, New Zealand

Locals Making a Difference - Stuart Jardine, CEO, City of Gosnells, WA

Thursday 28th June, 2007: 1.00pm - 1.30pm

Delivering Partnerships: The Queensland Sustainable Homes Program - Leo Jensen, Manager Planning and Environment, Caboolture Shire Council, Qld

'The Port. What's Happening? Legal Mechanisms for the Redevelopment of Port Adelaide, South Australia - Lesley-Anne Petrie, Lecturer in Law, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA

Re-Creating Liveable Neighbourhoods - Addington, Christchurch - A Case Study - Maurice Roers, Senior City Planner, Christchurch City Council, New Zealand