IPWEA is inviting abstracts for papers to be presented at its Sustainability in Public Works conference to be held in Tweed Heads/ Coolangatta from 27 to 29 July 2014. Submissions close 16 December 2013.

Tell the world about your sustainability solution by presenting a paper to the conference. This is the ideal opportunity to showcase your project, approach, tool or other innovation that enhances sustainability in public works, also including but not limited to climate change resilience. Your paper can address topics from any of the conference's three sub-themes:

• sustainable infrastructure
• sustainable communities
• responding to climate change.

 
Also consider submitting an entry in the 2014 IPWEA Sustainable Solutions in Public Works Awards, which are being held in conjunction with the conference. The purpose of these awards is to encourage solutions and improvements in the sustainability of public works and services by showcasing and celebrating the latest innovations and success stories.
The conference will bring together practitioners, researchers, elected members, service and product providers to focus on what we should be doing today to safeguard the future of our infrastructure and services to our communities.

Over the two full days of presentations, and an optional half-day field tour, panel discussions and networking, the conference will help practitioners make sense of current sustainability and climate change developments, and generate ideas, useable knowledge and practical measures that can be applied to make a real difference.

The conference Call for Abstracts is now open. Details can be accessed at www.ipwea.org/Sustain2014, along with abstract and award guidelines, and submission details.

Contact Dr Stephen Lees of IPWEA at [email protected] or on 0412 264 187 if you have any queries.

Abstract submissions close on 16 December 2013.