Category: Events and Conferences upcoming

Connecting People and Places with Universal Design: Queensland leading the way

Brisbane Conference and Exhibition Centre

The aim of the half day symposium is to develop recommendations for raising the presence and profile of universal design and inclusion in the legacy of the Brisbane 2032 Games. It will focus on housing, transport, and tourism.

The half day format will be a speaker panel with representatives from housing, transport, and tourism followed by small group work on framing recommendations. The recommendations will contribute to the implementation of Queensland’s key strategy Elevate 2042 Games Legacy Plan.

This symposium will be of interest to urban and regional planners, practitioners involved in liveable cities, sports administrators, advocacy groups, and anyone who is interested in creating an inclusive Queensland.

Malcolm Middleton, OAM, former Queensland Government Architect, will address the topic of housing. 

 

Kevin Cocks AM, Department of Transport and Main Roads will address the topic of transport.

 

Melissa James, Inclusive Tourism Australia will discuss the topic of tourism.

 

The second half of the symposium will be small group work focused on the Brisbane Games 2032 Legacy. The aim is to frame recommendations for the implementation plan.

With only 50 places for this important event be sure to register early. Registration is $50, CUDA members $30.

The registration page is included within the ATSA Independent Living Expo, which is being held concurrently at the same venue. This has made the process longer than desirable, but it was a way to keep our costs down.

Please follow these instructions to register:

To begin registration go to https://interpoint.eventsair.com/atsa-expo-brisbane-2024/registration/Site/Register 

Enter your personal details on the next page. 

Click through the next page. 

Next page choose 30 May 2024. 

Click through the Expo program pages until you get to the last page which is the symposium. This is where you register for the event.  

Send Jane an email if this doesn’t work and she will organise your registration.

You are welcome to attend the ATSA Expo as well – it’s free.  

New to the list:

A CUDA Symposium: Connecting People and Places with Universal Design: Queensland leading the way. 30 May 2024, Brisbane. The aim of the symposium is to develop recommendations for raising the presence and profile of universal design and inclusion in the legacy of the Brisbane 2032 Games. Only 50 places – book early!

UD2024: International Conference on Universal Design, Oslo, Norway, 20-22 November 2024. The title is, “Universal Design: Shaping a Sustainable, Equitable and Resilient Future!”  List of topics is extensive and showcases the breadth of universal design practice. Conference proceedings will be published open access by IOS Press.

Australian Assistive Technology Conference 2024, 6-8 November, Gold Coast. Theme: Sun, Sea & AT: The rising tide of innovation and inclusive technology. Hosted by ARATA. Submissions close 30 April2024.

CWUAAT: Design for Sustainable Inclusion – Cambridge Workshop on Universal Access and Assistive Technology. 2-4 April 2025, Cambridge UK. Call for long papers opens 3-8 July 2024. Call for poster papers closes 11 October 2024. Themes: diversity and inclusion, intersectionality, inclusive design in challenging contexts, inclusive design and AI. 

Smart Cities Week APAC: 5-10 August, Adelaide. Bringing together leading global policymakers, thought leaders, academics, researchers, philanthropists and corporations to build capability, capacity and cross-sector collaboration to deliver global positive social, environmental and economic outcomes. Smart Cities Week, Auckland 27-28 May.

Other conferences

ICT4AWE 2024 (10th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health) 28-30 April, Angers, France.  Three major tracks: Ageing Well, Telemedicine and Independent Living, and Digital Health and e-Health. Speakers are allowed to present remotely, but this is an in-person event. 

Sydney Build Expo 1-2 May 2024, ICC Sydney, also has a conference program with a stream focusing on diversity, inclusion and universal design. Entry free. 

19th International Biannual Conference on Assistive Technology, Accessibility, Digital Inclusion, 8-12 July 2024, Linz Austria. Call for workshops, posters and meetings, closes 3 May 2024. Note the name of the website is the old name of the organisation. 

ATSA Independent Living Expos – Sydney (22-23 May 2024); Brisbane (29-30 May 2024). ATSA Expos are free to attend and are about assistive technology, mobility solutions, employment support, accessible recreation, holiday ideas, modified vehicles and include a comprehensive seminar program. 

36th Global Conference of Alzheimer Disease International, Krakow, Poland and online, 24-26 April 2024. Several themes.

Smart Cities Week APAC: 5-10 August, Adelaide. Bringing together leading global policymakers, thought leaders, academics, researchers, philanthropists and corporations to build capability, capacity and cross-sector collaboration to deliver global positive social, environmental and economic outcomes. Smart Cities Week, Auckland 27-28 May.

IEA2024 Congress (International Ergonomics Association), August 25-29, 2024 Republic of Korea. Inclusive/universal design and ageing society are included themes.

World Design Congress, London 17-19 September 2025. Hosted by the Design Council. Theme is Design for Planet.

Email udaustralia@gmail.com with a link to your event and it will be added to the list. 

6th International Conference on Universal Design, was held 7-9 September 2022. Brescia, Italy. Transforming our world through universal design for human development. The book of open access conference papers is open access.