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"Australia: Solutions for Reconstruction"

A breakfast seminar with a delegation of companies from Australia. Companies are focused on HOUSING, ENGINEERING AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. The delegation's visit is being organized by the Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) and the Industry Capability Network Australia.

 
Monday, April 16, 2007

8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast

8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Presentation and Discussion

Executive Offices, Suite 2900, WTC
(Free validated parking in the WTC Garage)


Note: Following the breakfast, the visiting company representatives will be available to meet one-on-one with interested Louisiana attendees who would like to discuss the opportunities for doing business together.

About the Companies

Areas of expertise for the following Australian companies include:

  • Architectural Design

  • Construction Management Solutions

  • Documentation Management

  • Master Planning and Design

  • Modular / Deployable Buildings

  • Post-disaster Communication

  • Temporary/Emergency Lighting


Aconex is a document management and collaboration system that uses the internet to manage information for projects of all sizes in construction, engineering and facilities management. 

Aconex provides project management and documentation management software for large scale construction and infrastructure planning.

By providing a secure and reliable system for managing project information, Aconex can help you reduce project costs, save time through project management efficiencies and reduce exposure to project risk.

Aconex clients and projects include, but are not limited to:

  • Mid-Tapti Gas Field Expansion (British Gas Exploration Ltd) - Mumbai, India

  • The Venetian – Macao (Aconex manages more than 10,000 pieces of mail and document correspondence per day on the development)

  • Ocean Park Redevelopment - Hong Kong

  • Algeria Highway Construction – Africa

  • Burj Residences - Dubai, UAE

  • Between the Bridges - Abu Dhabi, UAE ($218 million resort development)

  • Lulu Island - The Kingdom of Bahrain ($1.2 billion development)

  • Victoria Square - Belfast, Northern Ireland

  • London School Redevelopments – UK

  • Eureka Tower - Melbourne, Australia (92-stories)

  • Waterfront City - Melbourne, Australia (One of Australia’s largest urban renewal projects)

http://www.aconex.com/ 


Bendigo Relocatable Buildings can provide buildings in a very short time frame, making them an attractive alternative to on-site building works.  Bendigo has built and installed deployable buildings for use as:

  • Aged Care residences

  • Kindergartens

  • Primary and Secondary schools

  • Sports stadiums

  • Correctional Centers

  • Police facilities / Police Stations

  • Call centers

  • Toll booths

  • Residential housing

Other relocatable buildings produced by the company serve as prison cell accommodation units, customer service centers and general office accommodations.

http://brb-buidlings.com 


Clockwork Communications provides aerial and underground construction of telecommunication systems,  in particular post-disaster Communications.


Deployable Structures provides a versatile, modular, folding, logistically economical construction platform.   


Lunar Lighting  is an innovative Australian company that designs and manufactures glare free and uniformed lighting products.  Projects that have utilized Lunar Lighting include, but are not limited to:

  • Emergency Lighting Systems

  • Exhibitions

  • Movies/Commercial (including: Star Wars III; Mission Impossible II; Junction Boys) 

  • Advertising (including: Toyota; Ford; Mercedes; Bank of America; Bacardi)

  • Night Construction Works

  • Construction

  • Civil Works   

  • New Product Launches

 

http://www.lunarlighting.com.au  


The Planning Group has expertise, personal ability, extensive experience and industry leadership in land development, residential building and town development and has broad experience across all areas of statutory and strategic planning, project management and marketing feasibility studies.  Services include:           

  • Urban Research and Analysis

  • Site Development Assessment

  • Rezonings and Planning Scheme Amendments

  • Consultation with Authorities, Communities and Agencies

  • Advocacy for Permits, Disputes, Appeals and Hearings

  • Subdivision Design

  • Structure Planning, Strategic Studies and Outline Development Planning

  • Social Planning

  • Asset Sale and Disposal Strategies

  • Expert evidence to Planning Panels, VCAT and Supreme Court

http://www.theplanninggroup.com.au  


Sinclair Knight Merz(SKM) has extensive experience in the planning, engineering design, construction and management of infrastructure elements. To service this market, SKM offers a strong combination of civil and structural engineers, along with transport planners, transport design engineers, environmental scientists, urban planners and economists. Along with SKM’s extensive track record in engineering, SKM’s breadth of expertise enables SKM to provide a unique service in strategic planning and concept plan development.

SKM’s expertise lies in the following market segments:

SKM’s experience encompasses a broad range of projects such as award winning Tourist Resorts in Queensland, a wide range of operations in Antarctica, road maintenance on national highways, port developments in Malaysia, light rail projects in the United Kingdom, and airport lighting at Auckland Airport in New Zealand.

http://www.skmconsulting.com


Whitefield McQueen is the result of years of individual and team experience producing structurally efficient, functional and elegant architecture.  Our company promotes sustainability through appropriate ESD design.  We strive towards creating built environments that in their construction, operation and reuse, will foster more ecologically sustainable outcomes, ensuring better environments in which to live and work.  Project areas include, but are not limited to:

  • Urban Master Planning and Design

  • Retail Master Planning and Design

  • Development Analysis      

  • Landscape Master Planning and Design

  • Value Engineering

http://www.wmcq.com.au


About the Australian Trade Commission (Austrade)

Austrade is rated the #1 Trade Promotion Organization in the developed world by the WTO.

Austrade is committed to help build the Gulf South region of the United States and has recently opened a new District Office in New Orleans - the first such office for the Crescent City in over 20 years.  

With more than 140 overseas locations in over 60 countries and in Australia, Austrade's domestic network comprises 18 Austrade offices and 54 Tradestart offices including 8 Export Hubs.

Austrade’s mission is to contribute to community wealth by helping more Australians succeed in export and international business by providing advice, market intelligence and support to Australian companies to reduce the time, cost and risk involved in selecting, entering and developing international markets. In addition Austrade provides advice and guidance on overseas investment and joint venture opportunities.

http://www.austrade.gov.au


About Industry Capability Network Australia (ICN)

ICN is an Australian wide network of independent industry consultancies, which are managed by industry and sponsored by government, to achieve beneficial outcomes for Australia's industry and economy. ICN provides a unique range of professional services to project developers and project suppliers from 24 offices throughout Australian and one in New Zealand.

ICN's primary service is to provide assistance to major project proponents in supply chain development. ICN's broad geographical spread of offices and its long list of major clients, combined with its technical abilities and substantial industry data base, provides it with the most comprehensive knowledge of Australian industry of any organization. ICN's in depth knowledge of Australian industry enables it to efficiently match the needs of clients and projects with potential Australian suppliers.

Sponsoring Organizations

Tighe Patton Armstrong Teasdale, PLLC
World Trade Center of New Orleans
In Cooperation With

Ark-La-Tex Regional Export & Technology Center
Baton Rouge Center for World Affairs
Consular Corps of New Orleans
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana
International Freight Forwarders and Customs Brokers Association
International Trade Council/Red River Region
Jefferson Chamber
Le Centre International de Lafayette
Louisiana District Export Council
Louisiana International Trade Center/SBDC
Louisiana Tax Free Shopping
Louisiana Technology Council
Loyola College of Business Administration
New Orleans Chamber of Commerce
Propeller Club, Port of New Orleans
World Affairs Council of New Orleans
World Trade Club of Greater New Orleans

 

Cost: $15 (includes Continental breakfast)

Registration and prepayment are
required by April 12, 10:00 a.m.

(cancellation notice required by April 12, 10:00 a.m.)

If you are a WTC member, the registration fee can be charged to your account number noted on the registration form. 

All registrations on this site are done over a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) line.

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