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Australian Council for New Urbanism Congress 2010
28 – 30 April 2010
Adelaide Convention Centre
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Invitation to attend
The Australian Council for New Urbanism is pleased to extend an invitation to join the Australian Council for New Urbanism Congress 2010. The Congress will be held in Adelaide, South Australia from 28th April to the 30th April, 2010. The ACNU 2010 Congress committee has commenced planning for the Congress, with John Blaess of LMC as its chair.
Keynote Speakers
Guest speakers New Urbanism campaigners Stef Polyzoides and Paul Murrain will stimulate discussion. Adelaide, known for its creative and innovative thinking, will contribute fine food and wines to stimulate the mind and senses. Refreshing built environments and rejuvenating natural places help the ideas to flow.
Conference Themes
The theme of the 2010 Congress, “From Plans to Places”, aims to connect the planners of urban environments to the people who construct and live in new urbanism. This collaboration will result in more livable places and integration of social needs with economic and environmental objectives.
Pre-Congress Masterclass and Charette Course
Sunday, 25 April 2010 - Tuesday, 27 April 2010
The major themes for the Congress will be introduced with the pre-congress Masterclass and Charette Course, using actual case studies. These will flow through the entire Congress program. Politicians and planners will put forward principles and proposals for more compact forms of development and these will be examined, discussed, debated and tested from an environmental and social perspective. Debate will be lively and you will leave with an enriched understanding.
Congress
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All Occasions Management
41 Anderson Street, Thebarton, South Australia 5031.
Phone: +61 8 8125
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Fax: +61 8 8125 2233
Email: alicia@aomevents.com
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Florida and South Carolina Projects Tour, 2-10 June 2009
Join this exciting opportunity to travel with colleagues on an eight-day bus tour to see the highlights of built New Urbanism across the south east of the USA! The Tour will visit the most mature classics of New Urbanism such as Seaside and Celebration, as well as a range of impressive recent projects and some of the best traditional urbanism of the region, including Miami’s South Beach, Savannah and Charleston. Following the tour there is the opportunity to attend the CNU Congress in Denver, Colorado.
Tour Dates
Arrive in Miami, Florida on Tuesday 2nd June 2009; Tour 3rd June to 9th June, Tour finishes in Charleston on Wed 10th June. From there, go onto the USA CNU 17 Congress in Denver (10-14 June 2009), or fly home.
The following places will be the highlights of the Tour:
- Florida - Miami...South Beach and Coral Gables...delightful Art Deco urbanism
- Florida - East Coast new main street town centres - Mizner Park, City Place, Abacoa, and revitalized Fort Pierce
- Florida - Orlando and Gainesville: Celebration, Baldwin Park, Winter Park and Haile Village Centre
- Florida - Panhandle: new sea coast towns: Seaside, WaterColor, Rosemary Beach and Alys Beach
- Georgia - Savannah historic centre
- South Carolina - Habersham, I'On and projects in Charleston
For details on most of the projects, see www.tndtownpaper.com/neighbourhoods and refer to the USA state by state listings.
CNU 17, Denver, Colorado, 10-14th June 2008
Participants on the ACNU Tour can proceed direct to CNU in Denver. For more information on the CNU 17 Congress in Denver, go to www.cnu.org/cnu17
In and around Denver, there are several very interesting New Urbanist projects to see, including Belmar, Stapleton, Bradburn, Lowry, and Prospect New Town, as well as the revitalised core of Denver with its expanding light rail network, and the demonstration mixed use sustainable community of Boulder.Estimated Cost
The ACNU Florida/South Carolina Tour component, based on 40 people and twin share accommodation is estimated at around AUD $4500 (based on 65 cents exchange rate). Single room supplement will be around AUD$1000 extra. These cost estimates allow for all meals during the Tour.
The cost of the return air fare Australia to USA is additional. Based on current United and Qantas internet fares, allow: AUD $3500 - $4500. (Note that individuals may be able to source significantly cheaper fares through the normal discount channels.)
Attendance at the annual CNU Congress in Denver, Colorado will be at additional cost.
In summary, we suggest at this stage to allow around AUD $8000-9000 for the TOUR ONLY, and AUD $9000-10,000 for the TOUR + CNU option. Who knows what the exchange rate will do!For more information, please contact info@acnu.org as soon as possible, and at the latest before 31st January 2009.
To express your interest in participating in the tour and/or CNU Congress, please download and return this form as soon as possible before the 31st of January 2009.
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