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31st ATSE National Symposium

The Academy held its 31st National Symposium on 17-18 November 2008 at the RACV Club, Melbourne. 31st Symposium outcomes brochure: Zero transport CO2 emissions by 2050. PRESENTATIONS - Day 1 The Hon Peter Batchelor MP Minister for Energy and Resources; Minister for Community Development Mr Mike Taylor FTSE, Secretary, Department of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development (The Australian Situation, Dimensions of the Australian Challenge) Professor William Mitchell Alexander Dreyfoos Professor of Architecture and Media Arts and Sciences, MIT; Director, Smart Cities Group, MIT Media Laboratory (Sustainable Urban Mobility) Mr Martin Thomas, FTSE, Chair, Dulhunty Power Ltd and Chair, ATSE Energy Forum (An Overview of Alternative Transport Fuels, including a focus on Biofuels) Mr Gavin Hughes, Managing Director, CSR Limited (First Generation – Ethanol, Sugar) Mr Dean Twist, Commercial Manager, Biodiesel Producers Limited (Second Generation – Biodiesel) Mr Brendan Millane Director, Key Economics Pty Ltd Mr Simon Brewster Chief Engineer, Orbital Australia Ltd Mr Tim Bult, Managing Director, Wesfarmers Energy (LNG/LPG as Alternative Transport Fuels for Australia) Mr Richard Hunwick, Hunwick Consultants Pty Ltd (Electricity) Professor Max Lu FTSE, Director, ARC Centre for Functional Nanomaterials, University of Queensland (Hydrogen) Mr Luke O'Donoghue Director, Sustainable Transport Energy, WA Department for Planning and Infrastructure Dinner Speaker Mr Henry O'Clery PRESENTATIONS - Day 2: Executive Director, Future Climate Australia Mr Des King Manging Director & CEO, Caltex Australia Limited Professor Ian Lowe AO FTSE, President, Australian Conservation Foundation (Alternative Transport Fuels for Australia: Environmental and Ethical Challenges and Risks) Mr Phil Potterton, Director, The Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics (BTRE) (Alternative Transport Fuels for Australia: Economic Challenges and Risks) Dr John Wright, Director, Energy Transformed Flagship, CSIRO (Alternative Transport Fuels for Australia: Engineering, Research, Infrastructure and Implementation Pathways)