The New Urbanism & Smart Transport 2011 International Conference Perth - Australia  Towards Liveable Cities & Better Communities Thank you to everyone who attended the New Urbanism and Smart Transport 2011 Perth. The response was better than we had hoped, perfect for a great how mix of urban designer, planners and transport people worked at this international conference, also the great benefit of skills and knowledge of joint academic and professional expertise. Thank you to all the Ministers, Keynote Speakers and Concurrent Speakers. We were amazed with the high quality of your presentations, your expertise, and the considerable presentation skills you brought to Perth.   Thank you to our  facilitator, supporters, committees and organisers, who provide valuable support . This conference, not surprisingly, was a great deal of work, and having help is essential.   And, of course, thank you to our Sponsors for your continued support. Without your help putting on a conference like this would be very hard indeed.    Thanks to all of you for making the New Urbanism and Smart Transport 2011 Perth a big success and a blast, too! We will definitely be back next year, with an even better Urbanism and Smart Transport!   Posted October 1, 2011

The New Urbanism is a vision that is becoming a reality in a few new communities.  New Urbanism claims to offer a real, smart growth method of town and city planning that will repair cities and make them the livable, vital things they once were.     

Chairman's Welcome

Dear Colleague

On behalf of the organising committee, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the New Urbansim and Smart Transport International Conference in Perth.  Improving   cities  and  implementing  new urbanism  requires  a community  effort - with  all  transport  organisations,  including  universities and other educational  institutes  engaging  with the state and local  governments  and community to  get  more  involved in such activities as:

• Providing government and other decision-makers with a clear and accurate understanding of the public's priorities and needs,
  especially at the State and local level;
• Maintaining strong public support for new urbanism and Smart Transport;
• Disseminating information quickly at the state and local level;
• Ensuring the effective delivery of services;
• Taking New Urbanism and Smart Transport messages to as wide an audience as possible, especially to groups within the
  community that  are hard to reach; and
• Encouraging people to act as advocates for New Urbanism and Smart Transport. 

The New Urbanism International and Smart Transport 2011 Conference aims to inspire and connect professionals, public servants,  academics  and citizens, bringing international keynote speakers and participants to seek, develop, and exchange views on innovative
    
New Urbanism, Sustainable Urbanism, Road Management and Transit Oriented Development (TOD). They will share ideas and experiences to support the community, educational institutes, government bodies and other organisations. 

A variety of practical presentations will be made on the conference theme with emphasis on what can be achieved at both global and local levels, including what individual Perth Local and Australian State Governments may be able to achieve. This is a practitioner level conference and delegates will gain information that they can implement immediately. 

This two-day conference will explore best practice approaches and opportunities for state and local government, developer's educational institutes and universities, community, transport, land use organisations and others to enable them to meet the challenges of improving the application of New Urbanism, Sustainability, Smart  Transport and Road Managements and Safety. 

We have always been graced by some of the most significant international and local researchers and compelling speakers as we are sure  we will be in September 2011. Come and join us for this international event in Perth.

Sincerely

Professor John H E Taplin

Conference Chairman