A number of leading figures in the architecture, engineering and construction industry will gather on 10 October at the University of New South Wales to discuss ways to boost the presence of women within the industry.

To be held at UNSW, the ‘Engaging Women in the Built Environment’ conference will showcase 20 presentations from women in the industry and academia. The goal of the event is to garner support for all women in the built environment and to share ideas about how the industry can work together as a whole, through new and innovative ways.

Architects participating include founding directors of Aileen Sage, Amelia Holliday and Isabelle Toland , Barbara Schaffer from the NSW Government Architects Office, interior architect Iva Durakovic, UNSW Associate Professor Linda Corkery, Sue Barnsley Principal of Sue Barnsley Designs, and Virginia Kerridge Principal of Virginia Kerridge Architecture.

Following the presentations, attendees are invited to join the presenters for a networking event in the Red Centre Gallery where the Luminocity student exhibition is on view. This will provide the opportunity to connect with women from all areas and levels of industry, to establish relationships with those whom have synergies and mutual interests.

Key info:
Date: Monday, 10th October 2016
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Venue: G001 Theatre, Red Centre West Wing, UNSW Kensington (Map Ref H13)
See more at: https://www.be.unsw.edu.au/events/engaging-women-built-environment#sthash.KVCyNYdj.dpuf

Full list of presenters:

Alison Mirams | General Manager NSW/ACT, Building, Lendlease
Alison Page | Designer & Filmaker, Zakpage
Amelia Holliday & Isabelle Toland | Founding Directors, Aileen Sage
Amy Bendall | Urban Designer, City of Sydney
Barbara Schaffer | Principal Landscape Architect Government Architects Office
Adjunct Professor Diane Jones | PTW, Executive Director
Associate Professor of Practice Elizabeth Farrelly | UNSW Built Environment
Dr. Hazel Easthope | Senior Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre
Iva Durakovic | Interior Architecture, Sessional Academic
Jane Rothschild | Project Director Anganwadi Project and Caroline Kite | Project Volunteer
Jo Lees (nee Skinner) | Senior Project Engineer, Lendlease
Julie Bindon | Founding Director, JBA
Kirsten Stanisich | Director, Interior Design, SJB
Associate Professor Linda Corkery | Landscape Architecture, UNSW Built Environment
Lucy Hughes Turnbull AO | Chief Commissioner, Greater Sydney Commission
Natalie Galea | PhD Candidate. UNSW Built Environment
Natalie Pelleri | Research Associate, UNSW Built Environment
Nicole Gardner | Lecturer, Computational Design UNSW Built Environment
Rina Bernabei | Senior Lecturer, Industrial Design, UNSW Built Environment
Professor of Practice Sue Holliday | Director of Urban Policy and Strategy, UNSW Built Environment ShanShan Wang | Designer, Roam Technologies
Adjunct Professor Sue Barnsley | Principal, Sue Barnsley Designs
Professor Susan Thompson | Planning, UNSW Built Environment
Virginia Kerridge | Principal, Virginia Kerridge Architecture

Lucy Marrett

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