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December 2007

Seminar: Climate Change and Groundwater, the Forgotten Sink [PDF]


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Institute for Sustainable Resources

Thursday 13th December 2007

Room A316, A Block, Gardens Point Campus, 2 George St, Brisbane QLD 4000


Prof Xu is part of a team of South African Hydrogeologists / Groundwater Engineers from the University of Western Cape and University of Orange Free State, which researches analytical methods for assessment of groundwater recharge and aquifer storability. He is a leader in a pan-African network of groundwater organisations and has close links with the UN, European community and of course China. Prof Xu will talk about changing climatic patterns, notably rainfall variations and how these translate to likely changes in recharge to groundwater systems in different environments and ways of analysing these trends and potential for prediction.

Seminar Poster [PDF]

Speaker CV [External link]












November 2007

Seminar: Environmental Trading: the essentials


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Institute for Sustainable Resources

Thursday 22nd November 2007

Room B117, B Block, Gardens Point Campus, 2 George St, Brisbane QLD 4000

There is no cost involved but registration is mandatory for catering purposes.


Seminar Flyer [PDF]
Speakers [PDF]
Seminar Poster [PDF]

Map to Block (This ISR locational map also presents the location of B block within QUT, Gardens Point).





Unleashing the Green Dividend
Property Council of Australia - Queensland Division's Sustainable Buildings Conference 2007



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The Property Council of Australia - Queensland Division

Thursday 1st November and Friday 2nd November 2007

Crowne Plaza Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast


Trent Bruinsma Business Development Manager
or phone 07 3225 3000











October 2007

Kelvin Grove Urban Village 2007 post occupancy energy audit [PDF]


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Australian Green Development Forum, Kelvin Grove Urban Village, Queensland University of Technology, The Queensland Sustainable Energy Industry Development Group, and Queensland Government Department of Housing

Wednesday 31 October 2007, 8:00pm for 8:30pm start

The Community Hub (in the Village Precinct)
Kelvin Grove Urban Village, Brisbane



Registration form with further event information: Link [PDF]







8th Annual Environmental Student Project Awards Evening
8th Annual Environmental Student Project Awards Evening [PDF]


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Institute for Sustainable Resources, Engineers Australia, Waste Management Association of Australia

Monday 22 October 2007, 5:00pm for 5:30pm start

QUT Gardens Theatre Foyer, 2 George Street, Brisbane
Map of QUT with Gardens Theatre Foyer: Link [PDF]
For further map details please visit QUT's 'Campuses - maps, locations and addresses' webpage: Link


Flyer: Awards Evening Flyer [PDF]
Notice: Award Winners [PDF]
Notice: Event Photos




How Safe is Rainwater? A New Zealand perspective [PDF]


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Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering/ Infrastructure Research Theme

Tuesday 16 October 2007, 11:30am to 12:30pm

Kindler Theatre, N Block, QUT Gardens Point Campus


Event Information Sheet [PDF]


RSVP to
Phone: (07) 3138 2793





Free Public Seminar "Climate change and food production - what we really need to worry about!" [PDF]


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Institute for Sustainable Resources

Friday 19 October 2007, 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Z304, Z Block, QUT Gardens Point Campus


Seminar speaker Dr Peter Jamieson is one of the world's foremost biometeorologists, examining the impacts of climate change and variability on food production throughout the world, including the effect of elevated carbon dioxide on ecosystem productivity.
Seminar Flyer [PDF]


None required






September 2007

Free Public Lunch time Seminar: Land Rehabilitation in Australia by using Coal-Fired By-Products [PDF]

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Professor Kaoru Yamaguchi, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan

Institute for Sustainable Resources and Institute for Creative Industries and Innovation

Wednesday 12 September 2007, 1:00pm – 2:00pm

A316 Meeting Room, A Block, Gardens Point Campus


Seminar Flyer [PDF]

Free
















Debate: Nuclear Energy vs Renewable Energy for Australia’s Future


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Part of the QUT Faculty of Science Show Case Program, also featuring ISR Acting Director Peter Grace

Wednesday 12 September 2007, 4:00pm – 5:30pm

GP Theatre Auditorium, Gardens Point, Brisbane



Professor Adrian Herington, Head of School, School of Life Sciences

Erin Rayment, Postgraduate Student, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation

Professor Peter Grace, Professor of Climate Change and Acting Director, Institute for Sustainable Resources




10th International River Symposium & Environmental Flows Conference [External Html Link]


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Dr Nick Davidson, Prof Gerald Galloway, Lucy Emerton, Patrick McCully, Prof Angela Arthington, Prof Kevin Rogers, and Prof Vince Resh. For short and in-depth profiles visit the River Symposium web site. [External Html Link]


Several, including QUT. For more information view the full sponsor list [External Html Link]

3rd to 6th September 2007,


Visit the River Symposium website [External Html Link]

Registration details [External Html Link]


















Hearing the city, part of the "Sensing the City" Workshop series for 2007 [External Html Link]


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Centre for Subtropical Design

Tuesday 4 September 2007, 1:30pm – 7pm

State Library of Queensland: Auditorium 1 and The Queensland Terrace


Visit the Centre for Subtropical Design website. [External Html Link]

Free














Achieving Sustainability, QUT Corporate Sustainability Seminar [PDF]


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QUT Student Guild, THIESS, ARUP, Engineers without Borders Australia

Monday 13th August 2007, 5pm – 7pm (RSVP by 8th of August 2007)

OJW room, Level 12, S Block, QUT Gardens Point

RSVP by 8th August 2007 via email to Engineers without Borders Australia:


Visit the Engineers without Borders Australia website. [External Html Link]

QUT Student Guild members Free, Nonmembers $5.



















July 2007

Free Public Symposium and Book Launch [PDF]


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Dr Mark Diesendorf (Institute of Environmental Studies, UNSW) and Professor Ian Lowe (Griffith University, Sunshine Coast University and QUT)

Friends of the Earth Brisbane, Queensland Conservation Council, QSEIDG c/o QUT, in association with the Institute of Environmental Studies, UNSW

2nd of July 2007, 5.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.

Room B117, B block, QUT, Gardens Point

No RSVP, registration or payment required.

















June 2007

Free Workshop: Environmental Banking [PDF]


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Hugh Lavery

Institute for Sustainable Resources

13th of June 2007, 9.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m.

Room B505, B block, QUT, Gardens Point

No RSVP, registration or payment required.













May 2007

Natural Resources Conference 2007 [External Html Link]

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Queensland Government Department of Natural Resources and Water

23rd of May 2007(registration closed 16th of May 2007)


Visit link: Department of Natural Resources and Water website












April 2007

Affordable Sustainable Housing Breakfast & Conference [PDF]

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Kelvin Grove Urban Village, Indigo Group, Queensland Government Environmental Protection Agency

17th of April 2007

Kelvin Grove Urban Village, further information on brochure.

Essential, view registration form in brochure for more details.












EWB QUT Corporate Sustainability Seminars [PDF]

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Engineers Without Borders (QUT Chapter), Queensland Government Environment Protection Agency, Mauncell | Aecom Corporation

18th of April 2007 (RSVP by 14th of April 2007)

OJW ROOM, S Block, Level 12, Gardens Point Campus


www.ewb.org.au/main/ (for QUT EWB chapter details)














March 2007

Climate Comfort V Climate Change: Climate Friendly AC Solutions [PDF]

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Queensland Sustainable Energy Industry Development Group

19th of March 2007

QUT Gardens Point Campus, Block S, Floor 12, O J Wordsworth Room

Essential, closes Friday 16th of March 2007, registration form attached to flyer.















February 2007

A heat engine based on evaporative cooling at reduced pressure [PDF]
Renewable technologies, School of Mathematical Sciences 2007 Seminar Series

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Noel Barton


QUT School of Mathematical Sciences, Sunoba Pty. Ltd.

21st of February 2007

Room O603, O Block, Gardens Point Campus, QUT