A half-day
seminar at Te Noho Kotahitanga Marae, Unitec from 1.00 – 5.00pm with
refreshments until 7.00pm Friday September 7th, convened by Marcus Williams and
Matthew Bradbury.
The focus
will be on current and potential research around the themes underpinning the
Auckland Ecologies Research Focus established by the FRSC in 2011.
After the
whakatau there will be six micro presentations by CIB staff currently engaged
in cross-departmental FRSC funded research projects.
Micro
Presentations
Paul
Woodruffe (DVA) (research partners Ken Simpson, Ilse Marie Erl, Sara Donoghey,
and Faye Norman) - The Everyday Collective; Rosebank Rd (articulating
local community groups with council and business)
Kristina
Kaza (Arch) (research partners Allan McDonald, Jeannette Budget and Graeme
McConchie) – Prone (Auckland’s earthquake prone heritage buildings)
Dushko
Bogunovich (Arch) – (research partners John Boon, Matthew Bradbury, Nikolay
Popov, Leslie Haines, David Turner, Peter McPherson) - Auckland 2020/30/40/50 (Alternative
Growth Scenarios for the Supercity. Stage 1 - Case Study: Eco-town (east
Auckland))
Janine
Randerson (DVA) (research partner Chris Manford) - Neighbourhood Air (creative
media as a tool for increasing awareness and agency for environmental air
quality in Auckland)
Ngaire
Molyneax (DoMM) (research partners Dina Sharma, Ken Simpson and Victor Grbic) –
Organisational capability enhancement in urban Maori (understanding Maori
business in Auckland)
Leslie
Haines (L/Arch) (research partner Nikolay Popov) - Auckland’s Urban Forest (mapping
distribution and intensity of Auckland trees)
Guests
Neil
Donnelly, Manager Strategic Planning of Todd Property Group
"My
acid test for success is to know that when I drive past our developments in 15
- 20 years I will still feel as proud of them as I do today. Longevity is a key
element of Todd Property Group's success." Evan Davies, Managing Director
Our vision
for Todd Property Group is to be the leader in developing properties that
contribute sustainable and lasting value to communities. Todd Property
website
Stephen
Cavanagh – Manager Sectors - ATEED
Auckland
Tourism Events & Economic Development (a council-controlled
organisation)
Auckland is
often quoted as the economic powerhouse of New Zealand, due to its size,
influence and business performance. However, it remains a region of untapped
potential, where significant opportunities exist to leverage its unique
business, tourism, and events landscape to further increase economic growth for
the betterment of Auckland and New Zealand. ATEED website
Structure
Marcus
Williams will outline the CIB Research funding structure for 2013
Ken
Simpson will talk about the Rosebank Rd/Unitec relationship platform TEPU
Matthew
Bradbury will talk ‘blue skies’ about the Auckland Ecologies focus.
Social
Attendees
are invited for a light meal and refreshments at the Wairaka room at
Carringtons after the seminar.
