From tomor­row on a two-day con­fer­ence will exam­ine the future of bio­di­ver­sity off­set­ting in Aus­tralia. The con­fer­ence enti­tled “Bio­di­ver­sity Off­set­ting for Min­ing, Infra­struc­ture and Urban Devel­op­ment” will focus  on the com­plex and chal­leng­ing task of bal­anc­ing bio­di­ver­sity con­ser­va­tion out­comes with social and eco­nomic pri­or­i­ties – espe­cially for min­ing, infra­struc­ture and urban devel­op­ment com­pa­nies look­ing to develop or expand projects. Fur­ther­more, the con­fer­ence will address recent changes to bio­di­ver­sity off­set pol­icy, build­ing a plat­form for knowl­edge shar­ing to improve off­set deliv­ery around Australia.

Find more infor­ma­tion on the con­fer­ence agenda, the work­shops offered, the speak­ers, the venue, the part­ners and spon­sors online. You can also down­load the brochure.

See also infor­ma­tion on the venue and the agenda below — a large vari­ety of speak­ers, includ­ing gov­ern­ment rep­re­sen­ta­tives (Miranda Lello, John Sei­del), Dr. Phil Gib­bons from Aus­tralian National Uni­ver­sity as well as sev­eral busi­ness rep­re­sen­ta­tives and consultants.

Happy to hear from any­one who attends the con­fer­ence about your observations!

Venue

Syd­ney Boule­vard Hotel

90 William Street,

Syd­ney NSW 2011

Ph: +61 2 9383 7222

Agenda

22 July 2015

23 July 2015