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16-19 March - Cannes France - The MIPIM Horizons 2010 international property sustainability conference, with speakers to include Boris Johnson, mayor of London, Sten Nordin, Mayor of Stockholm; Rafal Baniak, Polish Undersecretary of State; Ralph DiNola, Principal, Green Building Services inc. (USA) Seet www.mipim.com

18 March
Melbourne - Blue Diamond Lounge, Lvl 15, 123 Queent St. - Join the Green Building Council Australia for their networking evening. This relaxed informal event provides for an ideal opportunity to network with colleagues and industry members. Click here for more details.

23 March 2010

Sydney - The Green House, Lvl 15, 179 Elizabeth St - Join the Green Building Coucnil Australia for the first Sydney networking evening of 2010. This relaxed informal evening provides for an ideal opportunity to share drinks and canapes with colleagues and industry members.  Click here for more details

23-25 March
Commmon Ground retreat near Seymour, north of Melbourne -Join a team of leadership experts from Audacious Leadership as they discuss new insights and techniques that will help bolster your leadership skills and adapt to an ever changing world.

Deep Leadership - The Fifth Estate readers qualify for a 20 per cent discount on Audacious Leadership's Deep Leadershp retreat 23-25 March at Common Ground, in bush setting near Seymour, north of Melbourne. Pictured is Tathra Street who says; "Upgrading our leadership style isn't like an instant download, it's a journey. The Deep Leadership Retreat looks beneath the surface of contemporary leadership issues by summoning our personal and collective wisdom. It's designed to for those looking for some perspective and a fresh approach as we navigate uncharted waters through unprecedented change in our society and on the planet."

Deep Leadership - The Fifth Estate readers qualify for a 20 per cent discount on Audacious Leadership's Deep Leadershp retreat 23-25 March at Common Ground, in bush setting near Seymour, north of Melbourne. Pictured is Tathra Street who says; "Upgrading our leadership style isn't like an instant download, it's a journey. The Deep Leadership Retreat looks beneath the surface of contemporary leadership issues by summoning our personal and collective wisdom. It's designed to for those looking for some perspective and a fresh approach as we navigate uncharted waters through unprecedented change in our society and on the planet."

20 per cent discount to TFE readers
Registration cut off date 28 February
See website for details or contact Tathra on 0416 743 605 at tathra@gmail.com

March 17-18
Adelaide - The Stamford Plaza- Sustainability Conference, Powerhousing Australia, on rent models, capital, growth, managing debt,and environmental issues such as building retrofits, maintenance and tenancy. Designed for  Board members, CEOs, CFOs, Property Development Managers, Project Managers, HR Managers, Asset Managers, Tenancy Managers, Research and Policy workers and other housing professionals. Speakers include Rowan Dowland of mecu

26 March
Canberra - National Portrait Gallery, National Awards for Planning Excellence 2010, with keynote Speakers:  Governor-General of Australia, Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce, AC and Professor Bill Randolph,  www.planning.org.au

12-14 April
Sydney -  Convention and Exhibition Centre - The ninth IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Working Fluids, will feature Norway’s Petter Nekså and Macedonia’s Risto Ciconkov as keynote speakers. Hosted by the International Institute of Refrigeration  and AIRAH (the Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Airconditioning and Heating) Petter Nekså is a senior research scientist at SINTEF Energy Research in Trondheim, Norway and will “lift the lid on the subject of CO2 – a refrigerant from the past that he says has prospects of being one of the main options in the future and Risto Ciconkov will deliver a talk on the subject of natural refrigerants in developing countries. Contact www.airah.org.au/iir-gl2010

14 April
Brisbane - The Sebel Citigate - Listen to three expert speakers explore the importance of indoor environment quality to worker productivity. Hear first hand from Professor Margaret Burchett from the University of Technology Sydney, whose ground-breaking research is revealing how and why plants can contribute to a happy, healthy work environment.

Click here for more details.

20-21 April
Berlin. British Embassy.The International Housing Exchange Conference, followed by two days of study visits  to energy efficient and sustainable projects (new construction and retrofits) in Germany (Berlin, Leipzig and Dresden) and northern Poland (Szczecin). The overall focus of the meeting and visits will be on energy conservation and environmental sustainability—specifically centered on four areas: new construction; retrofit; property operations (including management and resident involvement); Interaction/initiatives with energy providers. Contact: penelopem@lmhs.com.au

A $6000 scholarship is available from mecu to attend this conference. Contact steven.lynch@mecu.com.au)

21-23 April
Perth, International Property Conference 2010
See website for details

30 August - 1 September
Canberra - 3rd International Urban Design Conference
See website for details


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