Public Venue and Soft Target Security Summit 2017

Australia's Strategy for Protecting Crowded Places from Terrorism places the responsibility for owners and operators to assess the vulnerability of their sites and protect it against a potential terrorist attack. 

Strategies in the nation-wide toolkit will also be explored through key case studies at the upcoming Public Venue and Soft Target Security Summit including:

• Commonwealth Games: Hardening strategies for existing venues and events, identifying vulnerability and implementing effective protective security 
• Victoria Police: Mitigating security risk and exploring the partnerships that can be built between pubic and private sector stakeholders to better protect crowded places
• Vivid Sydney: The challenges of open street events and developing procedures to plan for the worst case scenario
• Melbourne Cricket Ground: Protection in sporting events and changing your organisation's risk and threat assessments to be fully prepared
• Marriott Hotels: Training security staff to identify and report suspicious activity, and scenario planning if the hotel is the target

 View the latest agenda here.

Join confirmed attendees from Bayside Council, Botanic Gardens and Centennial Parklands, Bendigo Stadium, Regional Facilities Auckland, Sydney Trains, Transport NSW, VIC Police, NSW Police and more.

Secure the last few tickets, simply register online or email registration@iqpc.com.au

The Congestion and Urban Mobility Summit 2017

5 - 6 December, Sydney

As the country's population continuously grows, the issue of congestion on our transport modes has become a greater focus over the years. In response to this, we introduce Australia’s only event dedicated to the issue, the Congestion and Urban Mobility Summit 2017.

Featuring expert speakers from The City of Sydney, Roads and Maritime Services, VicRoads, Sydney Trains, Parramatta City Council, Brisbane City Council and more, will focus on topics of reducing road congestion and building future network capability through the delivery of intelligent transport infrastructure and systems.

The summit will provide strategies to help in:

• Utilising Intelligent Transport Infrastructure and Systems to Optimise Road Networks
• Planning and Delivering Current and Future Transport Projects to Increase Network Capacity
• Optimising Traffic Flow during Peak Congestion Periods through Tactical Network Management

To find out more, view the event guide here.

To help get an idea of the content planned for the summit, you can read a recent article with Dennis Cliche, CEO at Sydney Motorway "WestConnex: Responding to Population Needs, Easing Congestion and Creating a Better Connected Sydney".

Spaces are filling fast so reserve your seat now by registering online or calling 02 9229 1000. 

InQuik Bridging Systems 

Bridge Renewal Program round 3 funding announced - InQuik Bridging Systems deliver in 4-5 weeks and typically take 3-4 days to install. At the IPWEA NSW conference we will present a case study on our first InQuik Bridge constructed predominantly by a NSW council works department and project managed by the council. This method enables the use of local cranes, local concrete and local labour to install the bridge, keeping the majority of the funds within the local community. 

InQuik supply pre-fabricated components comprising reinforcement steel and formwork, but no concrete. The components are a quarter of the weight of a similar-sized precast concrete panel, and are simply placed on site and filled with concrete. The InQuik system is fully designed and certified by SMEC (Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation) and fabricated to Australian bridge standards by ARC (Australian Reinforcing Company). http://inquik.com.au Contact: sales@inquik.com.au

Compliance Management Made Easy

Managing compliance with legal obligations is a critically important task and can become a time consuming and expensive part of running any business.

Lawstream, an online application, provides an affordable and easily used solution for businesses to manage and demonstrate how they comply with their legal obligations. No need to install software or databases, Lawstream can be accessed from any computer with an internet connection.

Lawstream was developed as an application to assist you in managing your obligations for any legislation across any industry that your organisation needs to demonstrate compliance with, including:

• Legislation
• Contracts
• Licenses
• Accreditations
• Management plans

Lawstream is easy to navigate, intuitive and has a user focused interface that allows you to quickly assess your level of compliance and generate reports that show what legislation your organisation is compliant with.

With proprietary features such as the ability to assign roles to individual sections of legislation, live updates to ensure you are accessing current legislation, multiple sub companies and projects and advanced search capabilities, compliance management has never been made easier than with Lawstream.

For more information or to arrange a free trial visit lawstream.com.au or call +61 (08) 9335 9330. lawstream@lawstream.com.au

Want to enhance your career with ageing specialty knowledge and skills? 

Australia's ageing population has major implications for governments at all levels. How we approach the challenges of our changing society will be determined in great part by policy experts and planners with specialist knowledge in ageing, who can create effective plans for this shifting demographic.

The University of Melbourne offers a suite of subjects designed to produce leaders with advanced knowledge in ageing issues.

Delivered online, you can tailor your study to meet your professional development goals, with single subject study right through to a masters available.

There are a broad range of subjects available including Ageing Health and Human Services, which explores the theoretical and practical aspects of designing and delivering services as policies shift in relation to aged care; and Ageing in Society, where students learn about ageing from a range of contexts including how ageism and older people are portrayed in government policy.

Applications are now open to commence study in January.

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Business Improvement in Local Government
Description

The Business Improvement in Local Government conference held on 22nd to 23rd November 2017 in Sydney will focus on working smarter, more efficiently, finding cost-savings and aligning future direction with the needs of the growing community.

Key themes:

• Lead change management
• Boost financial sustainability
• Optimise service planning & delivery
• Maximise technology & data governance for decision-making
• Improve performance reporting and process transparency
• Understand human centred design

Who will attend?

Local Government & Council executives with roles & responsibilities for:

• CEO & General Manager
• Director of Corporate/Business Services
• Business Improvement
• CFO & Finance
• Digital Transformation
• Change Management
• Data & Analysis

Register now to secure early bird rates!

For more information, visit the website or contact us at registration@criterionconferences.com.