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"Australia: Solutions for Reconstruction"
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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)
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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) |

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| 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. |
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About the Companies
Areas
of expertise for the following Australian companies include:
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Architectural Design
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Construction Management Solutions
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Documentation Management
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Master Planning and Design
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Modular / Deployable Buildings
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Post-disaster Communication
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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:
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Mid-Tapti Gas
Field Expansion (British Gas Exploration Ltd) - Mumbai, India
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The Venetian –
Macao (Aconex manages more than 10,000 pieces of mail and document
correspondence per day on the development)
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Ocean Park
Redevelopment - Hong Kong
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Algeria
Highway Construction – Africa
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Burj
Residences - Dubai, UAE
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Between the
Bridges - Abu Dhabi, UAE ($218 million resort development)
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Lulu Island -
The Kingdom of Bahrain ($1.2 billion development)
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Victoria
Square - Belfast, Northern Ireland
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London School
Redevelopments – UK
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Eureka Tower -
Melbourne, Australia (92-stories)
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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:
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:
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Emergency
Lighting Systems
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Exhibitions
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Movies/Commercial (including: Star Wars III; Mission Impossible
II; Junction Boys)
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Advertising
(including: Toyota; Ford; Mercedes; Bank of America; Bacardi)
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Night
Construction Works
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Construction
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Civil Works
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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:
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Urban Research and Analysis
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Site Development Assessment
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Rezonings and Planning Scheme Amendments
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Consultation with Authorities, Communities
and Agencies
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Advocacy for Permits, Disputes, Appeals and
Hearings
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Subdivision Design
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Structure Planning, Strategic Studies and
Outline Development Planning
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Social Planning
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Asset Sale and Disposal Strategies
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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:
Rail
Airports and
Aviation
Maritime
Urban
Infrastructure
Transport
Planning
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:
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Urban Master
Planning and Design
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Retail Master
Planning and Design
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Development
Analysis
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Landscape
Master Planning and Design
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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.
- 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
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Cost:
$15 (includes Continental breakfast)
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required by April 12, 10:00 a.m.
(cancellation notice required by
April 12, 10:00
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